San Antonio College Library

"Drawing on a lifetime of access to many of the greatest public figures, Galbraith creates a rich and uniquely personal history of the century - a history he helped to shape. We are invited to hear FDR on the Great Depression and World War II, Albert Speer, the Third Reich's architect and armaments minister, on the boorishness and incompetence of the Nazi leadership; John F. Kennedy, from youth to the presidency; Jacqueline Kennedy's shrewd judgments...

Study of historical aspects of the structure, activities and objectives of the ku klux klan, a national levelly organised interest group in the USA - covers discrimination in respect of Jews, Blacks, immigrants and other minority groups, factors of religion, political leadership, political aspects, social movements, etc. Annotated bibliography pp. 257 to 269.

Study of the relationship between the communist political party and the armed forces in the USSR - includes sections on the dynamics of party-military relations, the role of the military in soviet politics, the historical perspective, the effect of technological change on party-military relations, etc., covers political problems, military leadership, political leadership, etc., and contains a diagram illustrating party control in the military establishment....

Historical background of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, and study of the position of the populations of the republics as minority groups of the USSR, with particular reference to the stalin era - covers the Turkish and mongol history of the region, demographic aspects and geographical aspects, political leadership, political problems, nationalist movements, nomadism and the social implications of suppression thereof...

Study on trends in the role of the Palestinian political leadership in the Jordan and Israel-administered territory of the West Bank - traces the historical development of Palestinian nationalism; examines the West Bank Mayors' activities in local government and their political participation; comments on Israeli government policies in the West Bank and on local level attitudes towards the PLO national liberation movement. Photographs and references....

Social research study of the political leadership and social structure of Peru - covers historical aspects, the economic structure and economic administration, social movements of the poverty-stricken, strikes of miners and bank employees, nationalist political parties, elections, political problems, the introduction of agrarian reform measures, etc. Map.

Compilation of conference papers on the historical development and sociological aspects of urbanization in the 19th century - examines the dimensions of mobility and stability of urban area social structures, changing rate of residential and labour mobility, social status, population turnover, living conditions in the social structure, political leadership, etc. Conference held in new haven 1968 November.

General study of Pakistan - covers cultural factors, historical and geographical aspects, demographic aspects, languages, religion, the social structure, education, political aspects and political leadership, mass media, foreign policy and foreign relations, labour force and other work aspects, medical care and welfare, agriculture, resources and industry, financing aspects, trade, etc. Bibliography pp. 459 to 470.

This book studies in detail the reform regime of Alexander Dubcek from the assumption of power in the Party by reform-minded communists in January 1968 until Gustav Husik replaced Dubcek as First Secretary. The reform regime survived only eight months of genuine rule but it persisted for a further eight months after the Soviet invasion in an agonizing struggle for survival. One of the most impressive but little-known developments in the era of reform...

Study of communist political leadership and the economic development of China from 1949 to 1969 - covers the evolution of the communist political party, reproduces the text of the party constitution of 1969, and examines political problems, social reforms, revolutionary and counter-revolutionary social movements, national planning, economic policy, the role of USSR in providing economic aid, industrial development, rural development, education, etc....