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“…This gap often entails the rejection of what appears alien to us. But to experience as alien what is indeed familiar is undoubtedly a failure. …”

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“…With the same style and insight he brought to his previous studies of American cinema, acclaimed critic David Thomson masterfully evokes the history of America’s love affair with the movies and the tangled history of Hollywood in The Whole Equation. Thomson takes us from D.W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, and the first movies of mass appeal to Louis B. …”
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“…The recently discovered social instinct enables us to complete the structural theory, with an instinct based social function we call "nos", Latin for "we". …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter Eleven AFTER HELSINKI: GETTING THE NATO-EU RELATIONSHIP RIGHTMILITARY AND ECONOMIC CULTURES; ARM'S-LENGTH NATO-EU RELATIONS; EUROPEAN CAUCUS IN NATO; DEFENSE PRODUCTION AND TRADE; CRISIS MANAGEMENT; Chapter Twelve PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS: DEVIL IN THE DETAILS (II); Chapter Thirteen PARALLEL TRACKS; Chapter Fourteen U.S. CONCERNS CRYSTALLIZE; Chapter Fifteen NICE AND BEYOND; Chapter Sixteen THE NEW U.S. …”

“…"U.S. thresholds for high-order conventional and nuclear war are diffuse and dynamic, differ across regions, and are hard to enforce. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter Seven - The convergence of Terrorism, Insurgency, and CrimeThe Tamil Tigers' Widespread International CriminalNetwork; The Abu Sayyaf Group: An Islamic Terrorist-CriminalGroup; Colombia: The Synergy of Drugs and Insurgency; Al-Qaeda and Hezbollah in Africa: The Conflict DiamondsNexus; Hezbollah and Crime in North America; The Middle Eastern Terrorist-Criminal Nexus in theTri-Border Area of South America; Chapter Eight - Conclusions and Recommendations; Implications for the U.S. Military and the U.S. Air Force; Bibliography…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Chapter 5- Euro-Sclerosis: Causation and Control -- Part II- Evolutionary Economics: A Systemic View -- Chapter 6- Benign Neglect of Dollar: Bretton Woods and its Demise -- Chapter 7- Enter The Globalization : Paradigm Shift -- Chapter 8- Great Crash and Depression : Relook -- Part III- Structural Gaps -- Chapter 9- Metamorphosis of American Capitalism -- Chapter 10- Downfall of Communism : God That Failed -- Chapter 11- Structural Shifts -- Chapter 12- US Savings Gap Vs Global Liquidity Reflux -- Part IV- Looking Ahead -- Chapter 13- Conundrum of Financial Markets : Measuring Risks and Mapping Regulation -- Chapter 14- Rediscovering Keynes -- Chapter 15- New Bretton Woods : Agenda for Global Economic Reform. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…; Congruence of Indian and U.S. Goals in Southeast Asia; Implications for U.S. …”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- What can beauty tell us?: Not a feather out of place -- Learning to die, learning to live: Swallows hide away to die -- Conclusion…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Protestant Natalism in the U.S. -- 3. Martin Luther: Forerunner of Natalism? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The nature of political campaigns -- The functional theory of political campaign discourse -- The role of medium in campaign discourse -- The role of source in campaign discourse -- The role of context in political campaign discourse -- Non-presidential, non-U.S. campaign discourse -- News coverage of political campaign -- Voters : campaign messages and election outcome -- Conclusion…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Why government? Why politics? -- The U.S. system of constitutional government -- Congress -- The presidency -- The courts -- Federalism -- The media, politics, and government -- Public opinion -- Political ideology -- Political participation -- Political parties -- Interest groups -- Public policy -- Economic policy -- Food policy -- Civil liberties and civil rights -- Global affairs…”