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This is a rare chance to re-discover a contemporary account of a
military conflict which took place a Century ago. The Agony of
Belgium, written in 1914 by Frank Fox, a war correspondent,
recounts events that the modern European mind would probably wish
to forget. The bravery and resilience of the relatively new and
untested Belgian Army, following the rejection of the German
Ultimatum by the King, deserves a wider audience. Throughout this
account the courageous and noble qualities of King Albert in the
dark days come to the fore. Whether at the Front as an active
Commander-in-Chief; with his people during Zeppelin raids and
artillery bombardments at Antwerp; declining refuge in France after
the retreat from Ostend; or rallying his troops for rearguard
actions his conduct was of the finest. His account of the
"frightfulness" of the events in Louvain against the civilian
population- including women and children- and the sacking of
cultural treasures was not at first believed by Officials in
Antwerp. However his reporting of Zeppelin raid shelped to arouse
public opinion in the United States.Fox provides vivid descriptions
of a terrible, and little known, conflict.
Training for and pursuing a career in science can be treacherous
for women; many more begin than ultimately complete at every stage.
Characterizing this as a pipeline problem, however, leads to a
focus on individual women instead of structural conditions. The
goal of the book is to offer an alternative model that better
articulates the ideas of agency, constraint, and variability along
the path to scientific careers for women. The chapters in this
volume apply the metaphor of the road to a variety of fields and
moments that are characterized as exits, pathways, and potholes.
The scholars featured in this volume engaged purposefully in
translation of sociological scholarship on gender, work, and
organizations. They focus on the themes that emerge from their
scholarship that add to or build on our existing knowledge of
scientific work, while identifying tools as well as challenges to
diversifying science. This book contains a multitude of insights
about navigating the road while training for and building a career
in science. Collectively, the chapters exemplify the utility of
this approach, provide useful tools, and suggest areas of
exploration for those aiming to broaden the participation of women
and minorities. Although this book focuses on gendered constraints,
we are attentive to fact that gender intersects with other
identities, such as race/ethnicity and nativity, both of which
influence participation in science. Several chapters in the volume
speak clearly to the experience of underrepresented minorities in
science and others consider the circumstances and integration of
non-U.S. born scientists, referred to in this volume as
international scientists. Disaggregating gender deepens our
understanding and illustrates how identity shapes the contours of
the scientific road.
In scholarship, publication is the chief means of communicating
research and a primary criterion for advancement, recognition, and
reward in academic institutions. Yet, most scholars learn the
skills of writing and the strategies of publishing in a capricious
and sporadic manner. As the data on scholarly productivity show,
failures abound. The aim of this book is to inform scholars and to
facilitate their involvement in the publication process. Although
guides are available to provide technical and procedural help,
there is no other book that addresses the behavioral, attitudinal,
and social process of writing and publishing. The authors
successfully draw together their knowledge, experience, and data on
the mysteries of publishing in order to put concrete guidelines in
the hands of scholars with a strong stake in the publication
process.
This book is a major project of the Research and Publications
Committee of Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS). SWS has
supported the project from its very start with organizational
resources and the intellectual contributions of its members. For
her early support of the project, we especially thank Roberta
Cohen, SWS president, 1982-1984. All royalties from this book will
return to SWS. With a belief in the importance of scholarly
publishing, the contributors' skill and responsiveness, and the
support of SWS and of Westview's staff (especially Deborah Lynes,
Jeanne Campbell, Christine Arden, and Sandi Genova), I have found
it a pleasure to produce this collection.
It was here that Staff officers routinely worked late into the
night, weekends really did not exist, leave was intermittent, and
those who worked here would have suffered from that additional
sense of guilt about being away from the action. An important gap
in the understanding of the administration of war is filled by
Frank Fox's work in this book first published in 1920. The addition
of the never generally published statistical summary of casualties,
ammunition and supplies adds to the appreciation of Haig's
achievement. Frank Fox was commissioned into the British Army at
the age of 41, and back in France by December 1914.He suffered
severe injuries during the Battle of the Somme, and spent a year
recovering in hospital back in England. Yet still, he wanted to be
back to the front,and succeeded in getting himself a job at Haig's
HQ at Montreuil-sur-Mer. Includes "THE GAME BOOK" of unpublished
statistics.
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