One of the core assumptions of recent American foreign policy is that China's post-1978 policy of "reform and openness" will lead to political liberalization. This book challenges that assumption and the general relationship between economic liberalization and democratization. Moreover, it analyzes the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) liberalization on Chinese labor politics. Market reforms and increased integration with the global economy have brought about unprecedented economic growth and social change in China during the last quarter of a century. Contagious Capitalism contends that FDI liberalization played several roles in the process of China's reforms. First, it placed competitive pressure on the state sector to produce more efficiently, thus necessitating new labor practices. Second, it allowed difficult and politically sensitive labor reforms to be extended to other parts of the economy. Third, it caused a reformulation of one of the key ideological debates of reforming socialism: the relative importance of public industry. China's growing integration with the global economy through FDI led to a new focus of debate--away from the public vs. private industry dichotomy and toward a nationalist concern for the fate of Chinese industry. In comparing China with other Eastern European and Asian economies, two important considerations come into play, the book argues: China's pattern of ownership diversification and China's mode of integration into the global economy. This book relates these two factors to the success of economic change without political liberalization and addresses the way FDI liberalization has affected relations between workers and the ruling Communist Party. Its conclusion: reform and openness in this context resulted in a strengthened Chinese state, a weakened civil society (especially labor), and a delay in political liberalization.
Three devastating epidemics swept Egypt in the 1940’s killing more people than all the wars Egypt has fought in the twentieth century. Egypt’s Other Wars vividly reconstructs the nation’s struggle against malaria, relapsing fever, and cholera and explores the unique combination of forces that put public health at the top of the national political agenda. Egypt in the 1940’s as in the throes of a nationalist upheaval. Nationalists of all political ideologies attributed the sever epidemics that the country was experiencing to Egypt’s status as an underdeveloped and colonized nation. The epidemics were therefore viewed for the first time as not only a public health crisis but also a political problem that called for a political solution.
Civil War Writing is a collection of new essays that focus on the most significant writing about the American Civil War by participants who lived through it, whether as civilians or combatants, southerners or northerners, women or men, blacks or whites. Collectively, as contributors show, these writings have sustained their influence over generations and include histories, memoirs, journals, novels, and one literary falsehood posing as an autobiographical narrative. Several of the works, such as William Tecumseh Sherman’s memoirs or Mary Chesnut’s diary, are familiar to scholars, but other accounts, including Charlotte Forten’s diary and Loreta Velasquez’s memoir, offer new material to even the most omnivorous Civil War reader. In all cases, a deeper look at these writings reveals why they continue to resonate with audiences more than 150 years after the end of the conflict. As supporting evidence for historical and biographical narratives and as deliberately designed communications, the writings discussed in this collection demonstrate considerable value. Whether exploring the differences among drafts and editions, listening closely to fluctuations in tone or voice, or tracing responses in private correspondence or published reviews, the essayists examine how authors wrote to different audiences and out of different motives, creating a complex literary record that offers rich potential for continuing evaluation of the country’s greatest national trauma. Overall, the essays in Civil War Writing underscore how participants employed various literary forms to record, describe, and explain aspects and episodes of a conflict that assumed proportions none of them imagined possible at the outset.
Raven-haired anchorwoman Violet Gallagher is a planner and a plotter, not a dreamer. She reads self-help books, not fairy tales; keeps a five-year plan, not a journal. But when she catches the eye of a handsome stranger across the room at a party given in her honor, it suddenly feels like a very enchanted evening. Jake Macintyre, globe-trotting photojournalist and Prince Charming look-alike, is as impulsive as Violet is cautious. Although he knows the unexpected interlude with his dream-girl from the nightly news is ill-timed, his motto is “seize the moment—and the girl!” So, with no fairy godmother to impose a curfew, Violet allows Jake to escort her home after midnight, where she loses more than just her dancing shoes. The next morning, however, she discovers he isn’t the sort of Prince who hangs around the castle, but the adventurous kind who slays dragons, pursues grails, and embarks on quests. Or, as he explains it, he’s about to begin a year-long assignment in a distant foreign country. Violet’s fairy tale, alas, will have no “happily ever after.” Or will it? This isn’t “The End,” but only the first chapter of a timeless love story . . . Sensuality Level: Sensual Although she was admonished to “stop making things up” when she was a child, Elizabeth Palmer never did. She took early retirement from her job in IT, and now spends her days with the ever-changing cast of characters in her head, her handsome husband, and the requisite author’s cat.
RUNNING OUT OF WAYS TO COPE WITH BENZO WITHDRAWAL & RECOVERY?You probably had no idea how difficult it would be to end your relationship with benzos. Getting off of Valium, Ativan, Xanax or Klonopin is likely not what you expected.Now you're trying to cope with crazy symptoms minute by minute, day by day. Symptoms you never thought you'd have to endure.To make things even more difficult, the doctor may not listen, and your family and friends may not understand.Perhaps you're in online forums or Facebook groups, but the horror stories or conflicting advice may be adding to your stress and confusion.That's why you're here.What if in the midst of all of this, you had help available, at your fingertips, 24 hours a day? What if you could learn new ways to manage all of the things you experience day in and day out? And what if these ways were practical and realistic ideas you could use no matter how you feel?Whether your mind feels insane, your body is doing strange things and your emotions all over the place, there is help.I know, because I've been there.My name is Elizabeth Gallagher and I went through benzodiazepine use, tolerance, withdrawal and recovery three times in 10 years. I was switched from benzo to benzo for sleep issues, and kept thinking I was the problem. It was well into this journey before I realized what was happening to me. No one could have prepared me for the physical, mental, emotional and relational problems this situation created.I didn't think I would survive, as I had some of the worst possible symptoms, but I did.In the process, I learned some key tools for making it through to healing. I considered writing them all down many times, but when I got past benzos, I didn't want to look back.Then I realized that there are so many people like me worldwide who are searching for a way to get through this! So I wrote--I Win: 155 Proven Strategies for Coping, Surviving and Thriving in Benzo Withdrawal & RecoveryInside are 155 simple, yet effective tips that you can implement immediately and in the days ahead. There are strategies to address the mental, physical, social/relational, spiritual and emotional issues that benzo withdrawal can bring.Whether you are: Considering tapering Currently tapering/in withdrawal Recovering from withdrawal In protracted withdrawal...there are truly life-changing ideas to get you through.Because you choose which ones to use, you don't have to search online for support and advice in the middle of the night.And you don't have to get caught up in drama on a forum or in a group.You don't have to be exposed to hopeless talk from others who are struggling.Right now you don't need confusion and despair. You need proven strategies and hope!I don't suggest these ideas lightly; I know how brutal benzo withdrawal and recovery can be. But I tell you as a fellow warrior that if they can help me, they can absolutely help you. I know because others in withdrawal have told me these strategies have helped them too.So don't spend another day just trying to get by. Order the guide (and see the family guide below) and get on your way to changing how you think, feel and act on this journey.You may not have asked for this experience, but there is much you can do to change the course of it.Remember, you win. Benzos lose.-Elizabeth Gallagher(You may also want to recommend that your loved one download my guide for families/friends call We Win: 36 Proven Strategies for Helping Loved Ones in Benzo Withdrawal and Recovery.
With stories to enchant readers of all ages, these fairy tales pull you into their own magical worlds. From twists on the classic fairy tales of old to completely new fairy tales, let these charming fairy tales sweep you away into the realm of fantasy. With 35 stories, including 2 poems, written by 21 different authors, Teapot Tales is a wonderful collection of short stories, each story just long enough to enjoy with a cup of tea.
An outstanding tear-jerker that will break your heart - from the Number One bestselling author of The Reading Group and Things I Want My Daughters to Know What makes a house a home? For Eve Gallagher, home is miles away in England since she and her husband relocated to an apartment building on New York's Upper East Side. And life isn't remotely coming up roses. What makes a neighbour a friend? Violet has lived in the building for decades but she's always kept herself apart, until Eve's loneliness touches her heart and friendship blossoms. What makes a wife a lover? Jason Kramer in Apartment 6A is no longer sure he loves his wife, but he's head-over-heels for Rachael Schulman in 6B. What makes the girl next door the woman of your dreams? Meeting Emily Mikanowski from 3A turns Trip Grayling's world upside down. It's love at first sight, but he needs help from Charlotte, the shy romance addict in 2A, if he's going to win the girl. Dreams come true, hearts are broken and no one is left unchanged when the secrets and desires hidden behind closed doors are finally brought into the light. 'A wonderfully well-written book, full of emotion' Daily Mail 'We loved it . . . we were totally hooked wondering what twists were coming next' Heat 'This emotional read it full of fascinating characters you'll miss once the final page is turned' Bella
This low-priced volume of four novels offer a sampling of the Silhouette series "Intimate Moments(, Romance(, Desire(, "and" Special Edition(". Included are "Annie and the Outlaw" by Sharon Sala, "A Lawless Man" by Bevarly, "Child of Her Dreams" by Sandra Steffen, and "Patrick Gallagher's Widow" by Cheryl Reavis.
With stories to enchant readers of all ages, these fairy tales pull you into their own magical worlds. From twists on the classic fairy tales of old to completely new fairy tales, let these charming fairy tales sweep you away into the realm of fantasy. With 35 stories, including 2 poems, written by 21 different authors, Teapot Tales is a wonderful collection of short stories, each story just long enough to enjoy with a cup of tea.
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