Month: April 2012

Civilization: A New History of the Western World Part 6

CIVILIZATION A NEW HISTORY OF THE WESTERN WORLD ROGER OSBORNE PIMLICO      2007 PART 6 Chapter 18: The Post-War World: From Social Cohesion to Global Marketplace (cont.) As well as direct military spending, the 1944 GI Bill of Rights gave $13 billion for returning soldiers to enter college, enrol in training programmes or set up in …

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The Search for a Just Society Part 19

THE SEARCH FOR A JUST SOCIETY JOHN HUDDLESTON GEORGE RONALD                       1989 PART 19   Chapter 28: Preparing for a Just Society (Cont.) The Family Beyond the individual comes the family. As in the other great religions, the idea of family is upheld in the Bahá’í Faith, where it is seen as a basic building-block of …

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Civilization & the Life of the Soil Part 3

OUT OF THE EARTH CIVILIZATION AND THE LIFE OF THE SOIL DANIEL HILLEL UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS                       1991 PART 3   PART II: THE NATURE OF SOIL AND WATER Chapter 3: The fertile Substrate Chapter 4: The Vital Fluid Chapter 5: The Dynamic Cycle Chapter 6: The Primary Producers Chapter 7: The Tenuous Balance   …

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Rethinking the Future

RETHINKING THE FUTURE RETHINKING BUSINESS, PRINCIPLES, COMPETITION, CONTROL & COMPLEXITY, LEADERSHIP, MARKETS AND THE WORLD EDITED BY ROWAN GIBSON NICHOLAS BREARLEY PUBLISHING                        1997   Front cover This book is a meeting place of minds. It provides a unique opportunity to gain insights into tomorrow from today’s most highly regarded business thinkers. Rethinking The Future brings …

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