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Africans Investing in Africa explores intra-African trade and
investment by showing how, where and why Africans invest across
Africa; to identify the economic, political and social experiences
that hinder or stimulate investment; and to highlight examples of
pan-African investors.
Africans Investing in Africa explores intra-African trade and
investment by showing how, where and why Africans invest across
Africa; to identify the economic, political and social experiences
that hinder or stimulate investment; and to highlight examples of
pan-African investors.
Poet, social justice advocate, and theologian Thomas Merton
(1915--1968) is arguably the most influential American Catholic
author of the twentieth century. In his short lifetime, he penned
over seventy books and maintained a brisk correspondence with
colleagues around the globe. However, many Merton scholars and fans
remain unaware of the significant body of letters that were
exchanged between the Trappist monk and Victor and Carolyn
Hammer.
Unable to leave his home at the Abbey of Gethsemani except on
special occasions, Merton developed a unique friendship with this
couple from nearby Lexington, Kentucky. Carolyn, who supplied
Merton with many of the books he required for his writing and
teaching, was a founder of the King Library Press at the University
of Kentucky. Victor was an accomplished painter, sculptor, printer,
and architect. The friendship and collaborations between Merton and
the Hammers reveal their shared interest in the convergence of art,
literature, and spirituality.
In this volume, editors F. Douglas Scutchfield and Paul Evans
Holbrook Jr. have collected the trio's complete correspondence for
the first time. Their letters, arranged chronologically, vividly
demonstrate a blossoming intellectual camaraderie and provide a
unique opportunity to understand Merton's evolving philosophies. At
times humorous, often profound, the letters in this volume shed
light on a rare friendship and offer new insights into the creative
intellect of Thomas Merton.
Poet, social justice advocate, and theologian Thomas Merton
(1915--1968) is arguably the most influential American Catholic
author of the twentieth century. In his short lifetime, he penned
over seventy books and maintained a brisk correspondence with
colleagues around the globe. However, many Merton scholars and fans
remain unaware of the significant body of letters that were
exchanged between the Trappist monk and Victor and Carolyn
Hammer.
Unable to leave his home at the Abbey of Gethsemani except on
special occasions, Merton developed a unique friendship with this
couple from nearby Lexington, Kentucky. Carolyn, who supplied
Merton with many of the books he required for his writing and
teaching, was a founder of the King Library Press at the University
of Kentucky. Victor was an accomplished painter, sculptor, printer,
and architect. The friendship and collaborations between Merton and
the Hammers reveal their shared interest in the convergence of art,
literature, and spirituality.
In this volume, editors F. Douglas Scutchfield and Paul Evans
Holbrook Jr. have collected the trio's complete correspondence for
the first time. Their letters, arranged chronologically, vividly
demonstrate a blossoming intellectual camaraderie and provide a
unique opportunity to understand Merton's evolving philosophies. At
times humorous, often profound, the letters in this volume shed
light on a rare friendship and offer new insights into the creative
intellect of Thomas Merton.
When Chinese leaders announced in late 1978 that China would
"open to the outside world," they embarked on a strategy for
attracting private foreign capital to spur economic development. At
the same time, they were concerned about possible negative
repercussions of this policy. Margaret Pearson examines government
efforts to control the terms of foreign investment between 1979 and
1988 and, more broadly, the abilities of socialist states in
general to establish the terms of their own participation in the
world economy. Drawing on interviews with Chinese and foreigners
involved in joint ventures, Pearson focuses on the years from 1979
through 1988, but she also comments on the fate of the "open"
policy following the economic retrenchment and political upheavals
of the late 1980s. "Since the policy of opening' was launched in
Beijing in 1979 some Chinese leaders have favoured foreign
investment, while others have feared that it would carry ideas and
institutions that would corrupt Chinese socialism. This study of
Chinese policies toward foreign-invested enterprises (FIFs) during
the 1980s broadly charts significant changes in the impact of these
competing views on policy. . . . Pearson's overview and analysis
provide thought-provoking perspectives. . . . Pearson furnishes
excellent evidence that throughout the 1980s the pressure for
reform was so great that the conservatives had to retreat
repeatedly, despite their concerns about the decline of
collectivist values and the Maoist dream."--Stanley Lubman, The
China Quarterly
The human body is composed of four basic kinds of tissue: nervous,
muscular, epithelial, and connective tissue. Connective tissue is
the most abundant type and serves as a connecting link for binding,
supporting and strengthening all other body tissues. In this
compilation, the authors explore connective tissue grafts, a
promising and reliable method that provides a satisfactory esthetic
outcome, making it a popular option for clinicians. The
fundamentals of subepithelial connective tissue grafts, harvesting
techniques, clinical success and possible postoperative
complications is also discussed. (Imprint: Nova Medicine and
Health)
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