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Middlemen of the Cameroons Rivers
A book about Duala 'middlemen', intermediaries between Europeans and their own hinterland over three centuries.
Alcohol, Violence, and Disorder in Traditional Europe
Traditional Europe had high levels of violence and of alcohol consumption, both higher than they are in modern Western societies, where studies demonstrate a link between violence and alcohol. A. Lynn Martin uses an anthropological approach to examine drinking, drinking establishments, violence, and disorder, and compares the wine-producing south with the beer-drinking north and Catholic France and Italy with Protestant England, and explores whether alcohol consumption can also explain the violence and disorder of traditional Europe. Both Catholic and Protestant moralists believed in the link, and they condemned drunkenness and drinking establishments for causing violence and disorder. They ...
Women and the Workplace
These proceedings are from a hearing that addressed the so-called "glass ceiling"--the dearth of women in mid- and upper-management level positions in corporations and other organizations. Statements of the following persons are included: Senator Paul Simon; Elsie Vartanian, Director of the Women's Bureau; Senator Robert Dole; Lynn Martin, Secretary, Department of Labor; Representative Susan Molinari; Eleanor Hinton Hoytt, National Council of Negro Women, Inc.; Pat Taylor, National President, National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs; Judith L. Lichtman, President, Women's Legal Defense Fund; Marica D. Greenberger, Co-president, National Women's Law Center; and Eleanor Cutrie Smeal, President, The Feminist Majority Foundation; and Ellen W. Ober. (DB)
American Political Leaders 1789-2009
This handy single volume features a wealth of fascinating biographical information on approximately 9,000 of the most important U.S. elected and appointed leaders. Newly updated, it includes key facts on political leaders spanning 220 years of American history. Organized for quick, easy reference, the book contains six chapters in which readers will find the following on presidents, vice presidents, cabinet members, Supreme Court justices, members of Congress, and governors: Basic Facts including all significant biographical data, such as birth and death dates, periods of public service, and party affiliations Special Information including boxed features and analytical commentary on topics s...
