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"The Presidency Of U. S. Grant: A Reconsideration", Max Skidmore Dec 2004

"The Presidency Of U. S. Grant: A Reconsideration", Max Skidmore

Max J. Skidmore

No abstract provided.


Bennett W. Smith And The Ministerial Influence On Political Life In Buffalo, Sherri Wallace Dec 2004

Bennett W. Smith And The Ministerial Influence On Political Life In Buffalo, Sherri Wallace

Sherri L. Wallace

No abstract.


The Impact Of Church Activities And Socialization On African-American Religious Commitment, Peter Wielhouwer Aug 2004

The Impact Of Church Activities And Socialization On African-American Religious Commitment, Peter Wielhouwer

Peter W. Wielhouwer

Objective. This article examines religious commitment (church involvement, private devotionalism, and religious salience) among African Americans as a function of being served by a religious congregation, perception of the historical role of the church in relation to the group, and religious and racial socialization. Methods. Drawing on traditional Christian expectations of the church, hypotheses are tested using the 1979–1980 National Survey of Black Americans. Three alternative models are tested that explicitly compare the effects of church activities with conventional socialization and demographic models of religious commitment. Results. The results show that the church's fulfillment of its normative roles of discipleship …


"Prominent Abolitionists On Abraham Lincoln", Max Skidmore Dec 2003

"Prominent Abolitionists On Abraham Lincoln", Max Skidmore

Max J. Skidmore

No abstract provided.


The Bush Doctrine And American Civil Religion In The Context Of Us Religious Pluralism, Harlan Stelmach Jun 2003

The Bush Doctrine And American Civil Religion In The Context Of Us Religious Pluralism, Harlan Stelmach

Harlan Stelmach

No abstract available


Security And Peace: Religion And The Iraq War, Harlan Stelmach Feb 2003

Security And Peace: Religion And The Iraq War, Harlan Stelmach

Harlan Stelmach

No abstract available


"Fundamentalism's Challenge To Modern Society", Max Skidmore Dec 2002

"Fundamentalism's Challenge To Modern Society", Max Skidmore

Max J. Skidmore

No abstract provided.


"Breaking The Glass Ceiling: When (Not If) A Woman Becomes President, Max Skidmore Dec 2002

"Breaking The Glass Ceiling: When (Not If) A Woman Becomes President, Max Skidmore

Max J. Skidmore

No abstract provided.


Asking The Deeper Questions About 9/11, Harlan Stelmach Sep 2002

Asking The Deeper Questions About 9/11, Harlan Stelmach

Harlan Stelmach

No abstract available


"Brave New World: Biomedical Research And Health-Care Delivery In Modern America", Max Skidmore Dec 2001

"Brave New World: Biomedical Research And Health-Care Delivery In Modern America", Max Skidmore

Max J. Skidmore

No abstract provided.


Buffalo's "Prophet Of Protest": The Political Leadership And Activism Of Reverend Dr. Bennett W. Smith, Sr., Sherri Wallace Jun 2001

Buffalo's "Prophet Of Protest": The Political Leadership And Activism Of Reverend Dr. Bennett W. Smith, Sr., Sherri Wallace

Sherri L. Wallace

Recently voted as one of Western New York's most influential people for the twentieth century (Gallivan 1999), the Reverend Dr. [Bennett W. Smith, Sr.] Sr.'s own electoral and political activism clearly emanate from the ethical expressions of the social justice ministry of his late friend and comrade, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. King characterized social justice in terms of "comprehensive social empowerment." He believed that freedom for African-Americans without empowerment (i.e. "Civil Rights"), land and/or other social/economic resources, was not "true" freedom (Walker 1991, 24). King's philosophy, similar to Stokely Carmichael's view of "Black Power," articulated a "call …


Agonism, Emma Norman Dec 2000

Agonism, Emma Norman

Emma R. Norman

No abstract provided.


Why Privatization Is Not On The American Social Security Policy Agenda, Max Skidmore Dec 2000

Why Privatization Is Not On The American Social Security Policy Agenda, Max Skidmore

Max J. Skidmore

No abstract provided.


"Censorship: Who Needs It? How The Conventional Wisdom Restricts Information's Free Flow", Max Skidmore Dec 2000

"Censorship: Who Needs It? How The Conventional Wisdom Restricts Information's Free Flow", Max Skidmore

Max J. Skidmore

No abstract provided.


“Religion In American Elections And Campaigns.” (With Thomas Young). In In God We Trust? Religion And American Political Life, Ed. Corwin E. Smidt. Ny: Baker Books, 2001., Peter Wielhouwer, Thomas Young Dec 2000

“Religion In American Elections And Campaigns.” (With Thomas Young). In In God We Trust? Religion And American Political Life, Ed. Corwin E. Smidt. Ny: Baker Books, 2001., Peter Wielhouwer, Thomas Young

Peter W. Wielhouwer

No abstract provided.


"There's A Reason It's Called Social Security: Getting The Facts Straight, Viewing Social Security Calmly, Max Skidmore May 2000

"There's A Reason It's Called Social Security: Getting The Facts Straight, Viewing Social Security Calmly, Max Skidmore

Max J. Skidmore

No abstract provided.


"Famine At The Feast: Funding Public Services In Missouri", Max Skidmore Dec 1999

"Famine At The Feast: Funding Public Services In Missouri", Max Skidmore

Max J. Skidmore

No abstract provided.


Esmonde Higgins - Politics As Intellectual Practice, Terry Irving Dec 1997

Esmonde Higgins - Politics As Intellectual Practice, Terry Irving

Terry Irving

This chapter traces Esmonde Higgins' struggle to define his intellectual practice from 1919 to 1954, using his private correspondence and his published writings. It divides his reflections into three parts: alienation, practice, and contradictory aspects of practice.It describes his route from Communist bureaucratic practice to having conversations 'about human interests' with workers as equals in adult education classes and informal domestic gatherings.


American Checks And Balances, A Brief Survey, Christopher Hoebeke Feb 1997

American Checks And Balances, A Brief Survey, Christopher Hoebeke

Christopher H Hoebeke

No abstract provided.


From The Corrupt Few To The Incompetent Many: Questionable Causes And Unintended Effects Of The Direct Election Of Senators, Christopher Hoebeke Jul 1995

From The Corrupt Few To The Incompetent Many: Questionable Causes And Unintended Effects Of The Direct Election Of Senators, Christopher Hoebeke

Christopher H Hoebeke

, August 31-September 3, 1995.


Visioning Through Graphic Recording For City Governments, Harlan Stelmach, Leslie Salmon Jan 1995

Visioning Through Graphic Recording For City Governments, Harlan Stelmach, Leslie Salmon

Harlan Stelmach

No abstract available


Childe And Australia - Archaeology, Politics And Ideas, Terry Irving, Peter Gathercole, Gregory Melleuish Dec 1994

Childe And Australia - Archaeology, Politics And Ideas, Terry Irving, Peter Gathercole, Gregory Melleuish

Terry Irving

This book focuses particularly on Gordon Childe's Australian background and connections, while also linking his European and Australian experiences and various aspects of his work in prehistory, archaeology, history and politics. Included too are Childe's own letters and reminiscences of those who knew him, some published for the first time.


Class Structure In Australian History - Poverty And Progress, Terry Irving, Raewyn Connell Dec 1991

Class Structure In Australian History - Poverty And Progress, Terry Irving, Raewyn Connell

Terry Irving

First published in 1980, this book is an updated and reorganized account of the history of the class structure in Australia. A new chapter discusses the period 1975-1991, and there is a new theoretical chapter introducing the reader to modern debates about class. Separate sections for documents and photographs support the narrative. Extensive notes provide a guide to research literature.


Frontier Theses: Exit, Voice, And Loyalty In East Germany, Rogers Brubaker Dec 1989

Frontier Theses: Exit, Voice, And Loyalty In East Germany, Rogers Brubaker

Rogers Brubaker

No abstract provided.


On Understanding Political Power, Michael Pritchard Dec 1978

On Understanding Political Power, Michael Pritchard

Michael Pritchard

No abstract available.


The Concept Of Political Freedom, Michael Pritchard Dec 1977

The Concept Of Political Freedom, Michael Pritchard

Michael Pritchard

No abstract available.