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With the breakup of the Soviet Union and the subsequent creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the nationality question has assumed central importance. In this collection of essays, twelve leading specialists analyze the current situation.

Traces the shifting tides of New York's ethnic past, from its beginnings as a Dutch trading outpost onwards. This work explores the processes of cultural adaptation to life in New York, giving an account of immigrants new and old, and of the streets and neighborhoods they claimed and transformed.

This study explores the patterns of international conflict and co-operation in four geographical subsystems: the Horn of Africa, the Persian/Arabian Gulf, the South Asian subcontinent and south-east Asia. Each area is scrutinized in terms of its individual dynamics over a period of time.

Attempts to discern the role of personality in helping or hindering creative production. This book assesses the traits necessary to prepare someone for a creative career, as well the crucial developmental experiences that may result in a creative personality.

Morningside Heights, the institutional heart of New York City, is also one of the city's architecturally distinguished neighborhoods. This book explores the architecturally varied complexes built by these organizations. It is suitable for those interested in architecture, urban development, or the history of New York City.

Revered and reviled in almost equal amounts since its inception, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has been responsible for creating and maintaining much of New York and New Jersey's transportation infrastructure - the things that make the region work. This book traces the evolution of the Port Authority.

This monograph challenges the belief that US democracy is incompatible with effective foreign policy. The author argues that any problems are rooted in the incentives of professional statesmen rather than in the impulses which drive the public and its legislative representatives.

A study of Walter Mondale's career, which reveals the dilemma of the modern US Democratic Party and the crisis of post-War American liberalism. It relates the beleaguered state of the Party in 1984, when it was torn apart by generational and ideological disputes.

What is the state of the American welfare state? This work asks how much support there is, who is most supportive, and why there are differences in levels of support. It also reports the results of a survey of attitudes of the general public and members of the US House of Representatives about social security, medicare, food stamps, and more.

Drawing evidence from molecular biology and the fossil record, this study discusses the evolution of metabolism, the eukaryotic host cell, the evolution of the meiotic cell, the acquisition of mitochondria and plastids, and the controversy over the origin of motility organelles.

The contributors to this volume explore the impact of D.W. Winnicott's psychoanalytical theories, focusing on the relevance of his independent version of object relations theory to psychoanalytical literary criticism.

Based on two decades of research, this book reviews the many theories presented to explain this extinction on Earth, particularly covering the idea that it was triggered by the impact of extraterrestrial objects. It also provides a review of a wealth of different pieces of geographical evidence.

Demonstrates that representations of lesbian sexuality occupy specific locations or positions in the arguments, subject matter, and rhetoric of Western European and American literary criticism. This book examines the political context of representations: how lesbian sexuality is used as a signifier and why it appears when and where it does.

Carefully examines the events recorded at the major Permo-Triassic boundary sections and documents the patterns of extinction and survival among the major groups of marine and terrestrial plants and animals. Erwin also provides a detailed summary of the climatic, geologic, geophysical and geochemical events of the Late Permian and Early Triassic.

An important account of the historical roots of the Tiananmen Square incident, Wang Fan-Isaac autobiography documents events in China from 1919 to 1949. Including previously unpublished material in English, this book details past events in China by someone who was there, on the inside.

The Eisenhower Administration developed and implemented policies in Southeast Asia that contributed directly to the massive American military involvement in Vietnam after Dwight Eisenhower left office. This book presents a study of the Eisenhower Administration's efforts to build a nation in South Vietnam in order to protect US global interests.

Details how social workers engaged in direct practice can carry out research projects within the constraints of agencies where money, time, and other resources are precious commodities. The authors cover measurement, assessment, intervention and monitoring of clients' progress, evaluating effectiveness, and reporting results are all discussed in clear and concise terms.

Rockefeller (religion and philosophy, Middlebury College) combines biography and intellectual history in an introduction to the philosophy of Dewey (1859-1952) which emphasizes the evolution of the religious faith and moral vision at the heart of his thought. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Po

This treatise demonstrates how a psychoanalytic reading of a literary work, in which the reader is aware of the response the writer is attempting to elicit, greatly enhances understanding of the work. Problems of methodology in psychoanalytical literary criticism are then explored.

In a candid and entertaining style, Greenberg delves into the psychological aspects of film characters in mainstream movies ranging from Casablanca to Working Girl.

Accommodating Protest explores the subculture framing the behavior of lower-middle-class women in Cairo and evaluates their constraints and opportunities in a rapidly changing city. MacLeod examines the conflicting ideologies of the lower middle class, where economic pressures compel women to enter the workplace, even as traditional values encourage them to stay home as wives and mothers.

This study demonstrates that three subjects traditionally discussed separately - prostitution, hysteria and the popular novel - share a discourse of marginality and of female marginality in particular, central to the 19th-century experience in France.

Discusses their activity as women writers within a culture that saw women only as the inspiring muse, not the creative artist.