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Today's politicians argue that the more 'connected' societies are
the less danger they pose to global stability. But is this a 'new'
idea or one as old as history itself? Trade routes as far back as
prehistory were responsible for the exchange of ideas as well as
goods, leading to the rapid expansion of states and empires.
'Connectivity in Antiquity' brings together a team of influential
scholars to examine the process of globalization in antiquity. The
essays examine metallurgy, social evolution, economic growth and
the impact of religious pilgrimage, and range across the eastern
Mediterranean, Syria, the Transjordan, south Yemen, and Egypt.
'Connectivity in Antiquity' will be of value to all those
interested in the relationship between antiquity and modern
globalisation.
Today's political minds assure us that the more 'connected'
societies are, the less danger they pose to global stablity--but is
this a 'new' idea or one that is as old as history itself? Trade
networks that began as far back as human prehistory were
responsible for exchanges of ideas as well as goods and the 'ripple
effects' of these networks were the expansionist compulsions of
hstorical states and empires. These papers tell us that the
civillizations of the ancient past may have had more in common with
modern global enterprises than was ever before imagined. Two
concepts that have great mmediacy and have now become the current
watchwords for the media as well as for academia, globalization and
long-term historical processes, are brought together in this
interdisciplinary volume of papers based upon Manuel Castells'
massive work "The Network Society.
Affirmative action is still a reality of the American workplace.
How is it that such a controversial Federal program has managed to
endure for more than five decades? Inside Affirmative Action
addresses this question. Beyond the usual ideological debate and
discussions about the effects of affirmative action for either good
or ill upon issues of race and gender in employment, this book
recounts and analyzes interviews with people who worked in the
program within the government including political appointees. The
interviews and their historical context provide understanding and
insight into the policies and politics of affirmative action and
its role in advancing civil rights in America. Recent books
published on affirmative action address university admissions, but
very few of them ever mention Executive Order 11246 or its
enforcement by an agency within the Department of Labor - let alone
discuss in depth the profound workplace diversity it has created or
the employment opportunities it has generated. This book charts
that history through the eyes of those who experienced it. Inside
Affirmative Action will be of interest to those who study American
race relations, policy, history and law.
Affirmative action is still a reality of the American workplace.
How is it that such a controversial Federal program has managed to
endure for more than five decades? Inside Affirmative Action
addresses this question. Beyond the usual ideological debate and
discussions about the effects of affirmative action for either good
or ill upon issues of race and gender in employment, this book
recounts and analyzes interviews with people who worked in the
program within the government including political appointees. The
interviews and their historical context provide understanding and
insight into the policies and politics of affirmative action and
its role in advancing civil rights in America. Recent books
published on affirmative action address university admissions, but
very few of them ever mention Executive Order 11246 or its
enforcement by an agency within the Department of Labor - let alone
discuss in depth the profound workplace diversity it has created or
the employment opportunities it has generated. This book charts
that history through the eyes of those who experienced it. Inside
Affirmative Action will be of interest to those who study American
race relations, policy, history and law.
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