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The New Mandarins, Steven Alan Samson

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.

The Midwest Quarterly; Vol. 23 No. 2, William M. Clements, Thomas L. Hartshorne, Richard Moore, Judith Weissman, Wilson O. Clough, James C. Wilson, James Cooper, Jonathan Holden, Thomas P. Lynch, Anthony Sobin, Thom Tammaro, Midwest Quarterly Editors

The Midwest Quarterly: A Journal of Contemporary Thought

in this issue. . .

WILLIAM M. CLEMENTS explores psychological maturation in Anaya’s Bless Me, Ultima. Professor of English at Arkansas State University, Clements has published articles on folklore and popular culture.

THOMAS L. HARTSHORNE reveals the traditionalist lurking behind the with-it façade constructed by Tom Wolfe in his writings on the 1960's. Hartshorne' s interest in recent cultural history has found expression in articles and in the book, The Distorted Image: Changing Interpretations of the American Character since Turner. Hartshorne teaches history at Cleveland State University.

RICHARD MOORE conjures the poetic nature of mathematics through the delightful Tristram, a …

Rum, Romanism, And Virginia Democrats: The Party Leaders And The Campaign Of 1928, James R. Sweeney

History Faculty Publications

The 1928 presidential election posed problems for Virginia Democrats, who were traditionally Protestant and prohibitionist. New Yorker Al Smith's nomination split Virginia's party, allowing Republican Herbert C. Hoover to win by a healthy majority. Led by a Methodist Bishop James Cannon, Jr., Virginians who opposed Smith, a Roman Catholic, cited his link with Tammany Hall and his views on prohibition legislations as justifications to vote against him. State party leaders Harry Byrd, Carter Glass, Louis Joffe, and John Garland Pollard mounted a party loyalty campaign for Smith, but the election's central issue was whether or not a candidate's religion merited …

The Education Of A Sophist: Aspects Of Plato's Protagoras, John Patrick Coby

Government: Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Power, Politics And Public Policy: Bureaucratic Power In The Policy Process, Donald L. Schultz

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Welfare Legislation And American Poverty Traps: Ironies And Characteristics, Theresa Villanueva, Richard J. Caston

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

We argue that legislative attempts to establish bureaucratic programs to eradicate American poverty will invariably result in ironic inconsistencies that will doom such programs to only limited or partial success. As an illustration, we examine the ironic history of the AFDC program as it has been legislated to deal with American poverty. Three sociological accounts for the ironies of welfare programming are then drawn together. One account suggests that undue concern over the work ethic has overridden more direct concern for the deprecating living conditions of the Door. A second account suggests that poverty is so functionally beneficial to a …

A Comparative Analysis Of John Foster Dulles And Henry A. Kissinger And The Impact Their Personalities Had On The Formulation Of American Foreign Policy, Denis Joseph Sullivan

Masters Theses

This thesis examines the impact of personality on the making of American foreign policy. John Foster Dulles and Henry A. Kissinger dominated the American foreign policy process. Their performance allows the political analyst to study the relationship between personality and policy-making.

What follows is a study of John Foster Dulles and Henry Kissinger, their personal background and development, and especially the problems they faced as presidential advisors. Both men were challenged by wars in the Middle East. These Middle East conflicts are here presented as case studies and they reveal how each of these figures met the test. Efforts are …

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 107, Tuesday, September 8, 1981, [Number: 15], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[14] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.

Kay Saunders Review Of Geoffrey Sherington, Australia’S Immigrants 1788–1978, Kay Saunders

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

The Reagan Election And Mandate: Their Fiscal Policy Implications For The Welfare State, James Fendrich, Douglas St. Angelo

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This paper has three main thrusts. The first searches the Reagan campaign, the 1980 Republican Platform, the election and survey results to determine whether or not Reagan can creditably lay claim to a mandate for his social policies. The second thrust investigates the 1982 Reagan spending and taxing programs. Our purpose here is to ascertain if those policies denote major new directions in U.S. social policy. Our third purpose involves an assessment of the Reagan fiscal policies upon the U.S. economy.

This study concludes: (1) Reagan can claim a mandate for much of his social policies, (2) the Reagan fiscal …

The Nixon Doctrine: Its Application In The Arabian Gulf, Abdulwahed Al-Mawlawi

Masters Theses

Western Europe and Japan have been heavily dependent on Arabian Gulf oil; the United States' dependency is growing. Hence, the "security" of this region and consequently the securing of the oil flow has become a major strategic issue to the Western and particularly the U. s. policy makers. To the U. s., the British "withdrawal" from the Gulf in 1971 created a strategic "vacuum". Aggressive arms sales to the region and the "policeman" role of the Shah of Iran in the Gulf served as the main U.S. instruments of filling this vacuum. This was a direct application of the "Nixon …

Ua68/2 Intercambio Internacional, Vol. Iv, No. 1, Wku Latin American Studies

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by WKU Latin American Studies program regarding science, politics and economic advances in Latin America as well as cooperative projects between WKU and universities across Latin America. The newsletter is written in both English and Spanish.

The 1938 Kentucky Senate Election: Alben Barkley, The New Deal & The Defeat Of Governor A.B. "Happy" Chandler, Walter Hixson

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Analysis showed that the 1938 Kentucky State primary became the focal point of a national political struggle over the New Deal. The Kentucky campaign was the most significant of the mid-term elections which represented a major test of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's political strength. Senate Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley gave unwavering support to Roosevelt and the New Deal while his opponent, Kentucky Governor Albert B. Chandler, represented conservative Democrats who sought to wrest control of the party from Roosevelt. The clash of two powerful Kentucky politicians and the widespread use of federal and state patronage distinguished the campaign. Barkley's …

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 106, Tuesday, May 26, 1981, [Number: 52], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[18] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 106, Tuesday, April 28, 1981, [Number: 48], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[14] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 106, Tuesday, April 7, 1981, [Number: 45], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[24] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth" Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.

The Midwest Quarterly; Vol. 22 No. 3, John Cody, Robert Schultz, Jeanne F. Bedell, Eugene L. Huddleston, Robert Wexelblatt, Leroy V. Eid, Richard Behm, Jeannine Dobbs, Charles Edward Eaton, Jack Flavin, Lyn Lifshin, Mark Mccloskey, Midwest Quarterly Editors

The Midwest Quarterly: A Journal of Contemporary Thought

in this issue. . .

STEPHEN E. MEATS, who joins the editorial board, received his Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina and chairs the Department of English at Pittsburg State University. He has published widely on American literature.

MICHAEL CONNAUGHTON, who will assume responsibility for our book reviews, received his Ph.D. from Indiana University and teaches English at Pittsburg State University. He has published articles on English and American fiction.

JOHN CODY, who demonstrates the hazards and rewards of close reading, received his M.D. from the University of Arkansas and served his residency in psychiatry at the Menninger School …

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 106, Tuesday, March 3, 1981, [Number: 40], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[14] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 106, Tuesday, February 24, 1981, [Number: 39], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[14] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.

Education As A Strategy In Foreign Policy Of The United States, Ghulam M. Haniff

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

The role of international education as an element in the foreign policy strategy of the United States is examined from the end of World War II until the late sixties. It is hypothesized that education was used as a convenient device during the period of the Cold War for conducting international relations when the battle for men's minds was being fought by the superpowers. Data presented indicates that with the intensification of the Cold War, a greater interest was expressed in international educational projects. As an instrument of the United States foreign policy, education was conceived as a convenient format …

Ua35/11 Student Honors Research Bulletin, Wku Honors Program

WKU Administration Documents

The WKU Student Honors Research Bulletin is dedicated to scholarly involvement and student research. These papers are representative of work done by students from throughout the university.

• Condis, Rebecca. Reconstituted Families: Counseling Concepts and Application
• Miller, Brad. Does Congress Effectively Regulate the Ethics of its Members?
• Grizzle, Dennis. Electron Microscopy of Polytrichum Moss Spores
• Collins, Lynell. Transformational Effects on Cytoskeleton and Cell-Surface Antigens
• Hamilton, Joy. A Summary of Flaws in Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd
• Martin, Lanna. Sadie F. Price: Artist, Botanist, Author and Naturalist
• Wood, Irene. The Imagery of Smoke, Fire and Ash: A Study of the …

Iran; Nicaragua; Cuba; An Analysis Of Revolutions, Neil Moynihan

Honors Theses

Can these revolutions be explained by the withdrawal of the United States? It seems not. Can all three revolutions fit under any one theory of revolution? The answer here will probably also be: no; each theory, however, gives valuable hints about what aspects of each revolution one should analyze.

The Politics Of Repression: Argentina, 1976-79, Nattasin Chongsanguan

Masters Theses

Argentina in 1976 was a place of unusual paradox. The government with more than 60% of the popular vote seemed to have crumbled to the ground with almost no backing from those who had put it into office. Its downfall was due to its inability to resolve the "national crisis" facing the nation.

On 24 March 1976, the military finally intervened via a coup d'etat. Under the new regime, violations of human rights have been reported and protests have been made by leading human rights movements. The military junta argues that its policies and course of actions are necessary for …

F. A. Hayek's Defense Of The Market Distribution Of Income, William Voegeli

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

National Socialism, The German Tragedy, Susan Hall

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

While this study purports to offer nothing new or original to the enormous body of research pertaining to Nazism, the purpose of this thesis is to provide an examination of the political core contained in this particular ideology. The components of National Socialism and their ultimate effect on Germany will be the major focus of this thesis. Nazism, as a political ideology, was an extreme force that shook the foundations of the twentieth-century world.

After an intensive survey of the literature in this field, the author realized that little could be added. The objective, here, is to examine the historical …

Social Position, Political Consciousness, And Political Behavior: A Multivariate Analysis, John Phillips Hunt

Dissertations - ALL

Political behavior during the 1950s and early 1960s was seen as tied to enduring social roots and long-lasting partisan pre-dispositions. Political consciousness factors such as ideology, issues, and political alienation exerted only minimal influence. Since the late 1960s and early 1970s, however, new political and social conditions have brought about a substantial reformulation to these earlier assessments concerning the relationships among social position, political consciousness, and political behavior. The analysis in this dissertation underscores the multi-faceted nature of political behavior in the United States. Although, in terms of numbers of participants, voting remains the core act in American politics, this …

Book Review: Understanding Conflict And War, Vol. 4 - War, Power, Peace, By Rudolph Rummel, Harvey Starr

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Citizen Advisory Committees: The Relationship Between Member Satisfaction And Committee Variables, Linda Kimmel Pifer

Masters Theses

The relationship between the satisfaction members of locally initiated citizen advisory committees have with their committees and the following types of independent variables were examined: (a) shortcomings of the committees; (b) external influences on the committees; (c) information available to the committees; (d) specific actions performed by the committees; and (e) personal characteristics of the members. The membership of eight citizen advisory committees in Kalamazoo, Michigan comprise the sample. A questionnaire was distributed to the members to collect information on the five groups of independent variables, member satisfaction with the committees, and socio-economic characteristics of the members. A satisfaction scale …

The Independent And Montgomery Transcript, V. 106, Tuesday, November 18, 1980, [Number: 25], The Independent, John Stewart

The Independent and Montgomery Transcript Newspaper, 1952-1984

[14] p. "Accept and Defend the Truth." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, county, state and national news, editorials, letters, classified and local business advertisements.

The Midwest Quarterly; Vol. 22 No. 1, Kathryn Tidrick, Scott Edwards, Timothy J. Lukes, Charles Cagle, Kent Blaser, Ronald G. Marquardt, Midwest Quarterly Editors

The Midwest Quarterly: A Journal of Contemporary Thought

in this issue . . .

KATHRYN TIDRICK, who investigates the psychology of the guided tour, is an English psychologist with a Ph.D. from London University who now lives in the United States. She has published articles and a book on the psychology of intercultural contact.

SCOTT EDWARDS, who examines attitudes toward science and progress, received his Ph.D. from Claremont Graduate School and teaches political science at California State University, Hayward. His articles have appeared in numerous journals including MQ.

TIMOTHY J. LUKES, who finds inwardness an inadequate defense against oppression, teaches political science at the University of Santa Clara. …