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State Terrorism In The Arab-Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Social Constructionism And The Question Of Power, Amani Michael Awwad
State Terrorism In The Arab-Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Social Constructionism And The Question Of Power, Amani Michael Awwad
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The Role Of Elites In The Quality Of Life In Kalamazoo And Calhoun Counties, Sam S. King
The Role Of Elites In The Quality Of Life In Kalamazoo And Calhoun Counties, Sam S. King
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My research examined the role of elites in the quality of life from 1890 to 1990 in two southwestern Michigan communities: Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties. This research is grounded in three research literatures: community power, elites and quality of life. My approach combined a quantitative analysis of six dimensions of quality of life and an historical analysis using case methods to look at the two communities over a 100 year time span.
My assumption at the beginning of this study was that elites play a major role in the quality of life. My data showed that some elites did have …