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A Condensed History Of Israel, Michael Smith

Michael D. Smith

No abstract provided.

Cutting Out Worry: Popularizing Psychosurgery In America, Antonietta Louise Iannaccone

Antonietta Louise Iannaccone

Contemporary Americans think of the lobotomy as an utterly primitive and brutal form of psychosurgery. The film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, especially, popularized the image of it as a violent form of suppression and mind control. But when it was first introduced, the procedure was considered compassionate, effective, and so delicate it was compared to “cutting through butter.” The therapeutic effect was described as “cutting out worry.” Between 1936 and 1978 it is estimated that 40,000 psychiatric patients received lobotomies in the United States; the procedure was not only tolerated, it was popular. How did it ever gain …

The Hellenization Of The West; A Grecian Paradox, Graydon S. Staring

Graydon S. Staring

A brief summary of the great movements, movers and events that through more than two millenniums preserved and spread widely to the present day the culture of a small nation all that tine of parlous stability and seldom independent.

Непревзойденный Мастер Атак Генерал Яков Крейзер, Leonid G. Berlyavskiy

Leonid G. Berlyavskiy

Jacob Grigorevich Krejzer (1905-1969) the first of officers - infantrymen has received a high rank of the Hero of Soviet Union on July, 22nd, 1941 when even rewarding by a medal was an extreme rarity. In the beginning of 1943 under its command the considerable part of the Rostov region, including, Novocherkassk and Novoshakhtinsk has been released. J.G.Krejzeru belongs honour of development and realisation of army operation on Mius-front break.

Pompeii And The Vesuvian God, David Randall Jenkins

David Randall Jenkins

The paper argues the Vesuvian destruction of Herculaneum and Pompeii in 79 AD engendered the formulation of the Anno Domini and the writing of scripture.

The Rise And Fall Of Psychoanalysis In America, Ronald W. Teague Phd, Abpp

Ronald W Teague PhD, ABPP

No abstract provided.

Стоило Ли Профессору Л.Г. Берлявскому И «Академии» Уделять Такое Внимание Личности Э. Кольмана?, Leonid G. Berlyavskiy

Leonid G. Berlyavskiy

Review of opinions by readers as for the person and activities of E.Kolman

China: Re-Emerging, Not Rising, Dylan Kissane

Dylan Kissane

In late 1993 Nicholas Kristof argued in the pages of Foreign Affairs that “the rise of china, if it continues, may be the most important trend in the world for the next century”. Fifteen years later two things are clear: there is no longer any reason to wonder if China’s rise will continue and the impact of this surge in the East is now clearly the most important trend in international politics this century.

Postage Stamps. Metallurgy, Art, History, Fathi Habashi

Fathi Habashi

Postage stamps are important means of communication and many countries have recorded important events, honored worthy individuals, and described interesting facts through this medium. Many historical facts, sometimes obscure, can be found on stamps. Stamps have artistic value, they are created by artists. The present 125-page book is a facsimile edition of 20 articles published by the author in different technical journals; fully illustrated in color. They cover the history of metallurgy, industrial minerals, history of mining, and selected topics such as refractories, metal casting, welding, and mining equipment.

Ideological History And The Secession Rhetoric Of Texas Politicians, William J. Chriss

William J Chriss

This article deals with an episode in the ideological history of Texas. It analyzes the rhetorical strategies employed by Texas politicians during the Secession debate, in order to better understand the political thinking of the people who responded to them. The primary prism through which the strategies of each side are viewed is the extent to which they marshaled analogies from classical history and literature in support of their arguments. Because the unionists in Texas adopted for themselves the role of wise philosophers denouncing mob violence, they often used classical literature and examples from ancient and medieval republican history to …

Иосиф Григулевич – Имя В Истории Советской Науки И Внешней Разведки, Leonid G. Berlyavskiy

Leonid G. Berlyavskiy

Joseph Romualdovich Grigulevich — the Soviet scout-illegal immigrant, subsequently specialist on ethnography and stories of the countries of Latin America, history of Catholic church in Latin America and papacy institute

Curves, Conflict And Critical Points: Reformulating Power Cycle Theory For The 21st Century, Dylan Kissane

Dylan Kissane

This thesis provides a reformulated power cycle methodology to enhance the utility of power cycle analysis in the twenty-first century, while also pointing to future research which might develop the reformulated model further, particularly in measuring soft power.

The Theban Prelude To Alexander’S Greatness, William J. Chriss

William J Chriss

The history of Greece during the early fourth century B.C.E. is often overlooked as a mere interlude between the end of the Peloponnesian War and the beginning of the Hellenistic era. It is as if Athens’ defeat in the Peloponnesian War and Macedon’s victory at the Battle of Chaironea almost seventy years later marked a single event: the fall of Athens and the rise of Alexander the Great. While movies and popular literature leave many casual students with the impression that Athens and Sparta comprised a uniformly bipolar classical Greece that was somehow “conquered” by Alexander the Great, this oversimplifies …

Relativism, Reflective Equilibrium, And Justice, Justin Schwartz

Justin Schwartz

THIS PAPER IS THE CO-WINNER OF THE FRED BERGER PRIZE IN PHILOSOPHY OF LAW FOR THE 1999 AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE BEST PUBLISHED PAPER IN THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS.

The conflict between liberal legal theory and critical legal studies (CLS) is often framed as a matter of whether there is a theory of justice that the law should embody which all rational people could or must accept. In a divided society, the CLS critique of this view is overwhelming: there is no such justice that can command universal assent. But the liberal critique of CLS, that it degenerates into …

Indonesian Political Developments, 1989-1990, Robert Cribb

Robert Cribb

Reviews the years 1989-90 in Indonesian politics, focussing on the politics of secession and the extent to which Indonesia was waiting for the departure of Suharto.

History, Culture, And Problems Of Post-Revolutionary Identity In Contemporary Vietnam, Robert Cribb

Robert Cribb

The chapter explores similarities between Vietnam and Indonesia as post-revolutionary societies.