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- 1211: Culture, and Arts of Argentina
- ... has been France; only in folk art has there been crucial influence from Native America cultures. Any Literature in Latin America was to be written in one of the Romance languages, primarily Spanish, Portuguese, and French, from the 15th century to the present. Latin American literature is tremendously varied in its scope. It encompasses narratives by early explorers and settlers, which tell of their encounters with the land and people of ... Latin America's rural past. The third period of Latin American literature witnesses the accomplishment of a definitive "authentic" national character after a catastrophic event. Mexican literature, for example, acknowledged its national character after the Revolution of 1910, since Cuban literature did so after Fidel Castro came to command in 1959. Many scholars feel that Puerto Rican literature cannot develop a national character unless the island acquires its independence from the ...
- 1212: Mexico City
- ... army led by General Agustin de Iturbide took over Mexico City. Afterwards Mexico City was attacked many times. Mexico City was captured by US troops in 1847. Mexico City fell again in 1863, to invading French troops. General Porfirio Diaz led a revolt and seized power in Mexico City in 1876. The Mexican Revolution began in 1910 and Diaz resigned the next year. Today the houses and other buildings in Mexico City reflect the great contrasts of the city. There are many Spanish colonial houses. Each of the houses ...
- 1213: The Ivory Coast
- ... 12,600,000 people, of which 2,000,000 are foreigners from Burkina Faso and Ghana, the Ivory Coast is known for it's cultural diversity which started back in 1637 when it became a French Missionary contact. Then, in 1843-1845, it became an official proctrate of France. Thus, in 1893, the Ivory Coast became a French colony and remained part of French West Africa from 1904- 1958. Finally in 1960, independence was gained from the overseas country of France. In the Ivory Coast, which is a Republic, they have a semi-democratic system. The position of ...
- 1214: The Communist Manifesto and Karl Marx and Frederick Engels
- ... subjugation reduces a larger portion of the population to the proletariat and society becomes more polarized. According to Marx, the polarization of society and the intense oppression of the proletariat will eventually lead to a revolution by the proletariat, in which the control of the bourgeoisie will be destroyed. The proletariat will then gain control of the means of production. This revolution will result in the creation of a socialist state, which the proletariat will use to institute socialist reforms and eventually communism. The reforms which Marx outlines as occurring in the socialist state have the common ... he sees as the inevitable product of capitalism. This is the hopeful element of Marx's philosophy. However, if communism is not seen as inevitable or the possibilities for reducing human conflict before a socialist revolution are considered, then Marx's view of human nature locks humanity into constant conflict. If the future is to be like Marx's version of history, then there is little hopefulness in this view ...
- 1215: King Arthur
- ... Arthur's increasing popularity. In some of the earlier triads, we are introduced to Arthur's wife Guinevere, and the magician Mordred, both of whom we meet again in later romances. Chretien de Troys, a French poet in the late twelfth century, adapted five tales about Arthur's court for the French society. He replaces the rugged, masculine world of the early tales of Arthur with the conflicts between the spiritual and the physical worlds. In Chretien's tales the deeds King Arthur accomplished are less important ... these tales traveled to Britain and France, where they became popular during the twelfth century through being spread by jogleurs and minstrels who wondered from castle to castle reciting Arthur's stories at feasts. The French poets eagerly seized on to the new material, and developed it into the earliest versions of the Arthurian legends that we possess today (Barber 34).
- 1216: The Great Inflation
- ... government were forced to ask the Allies for a moratorium on reparations payments; this was refused, and she then defaulted on shipments of both coal and timber to France. By January of the following year, French and Belgian troops had entered and occupied the Ruhr. The German people, perhaps for the first time since 1914, united behind their government, and passive resistance to the occupying troops was ordered. A government-funded ... that the fledgling Republic had ‘₯stabbed Germany in the back‘¦ by surrendering was widespread, and therefore led to the perceived necessity of avoiding reparations. This policy was doomed to failure, particularly in the face of French belligerence. More short-sightedness was to blame for the passive resistance in the Ruhr. Whilst clearly wishing to prevent German production from falling into French hands, it is clear that the government could not afford to finance the resistance for long and, as we have seen, this was the proverbial straw which broke the camel‘¦s back. There were, ...
- 1217: Looking Ahead: The Future Of Post Keynesian Economics
- ... titled "What is Post Keynesian Economics" presented at the 4th International Post Keynesian Workshop at the University of Tennessee, I argued that Keynes's Treatise and the General Theory provided the groundwork for an intellectual revolution in economics. By questioning some basic assumptions and bringing money and financial markets into the determination of real output and employment, Keynes posed a serious challenge to the classical model that is still relevant today. Unfortunately this revolution was aborted and replaced by what has been called the "grand neoclassical synthesis" by such economists as Samuelson, Solow, Tobin and Modigliani in the 1950s and 1960s. I also argued that the "new" Keynesians are ... apply it to the facts of experience. (Keynes, 1936, p.3) The classical theory which Keynes refers to is still the foundation of orthodox economic thought represented in monetarism, the neoclassical synthesis and the counter revolution of the new classical critique of Keynesian economics. Looking ahead we can see two fronts that post Keynesians must deal with which is reflected in the two primary goals Keynes set out for the ...
- 1218: Labor Unions
- ... skills, and now machines did most of the work, and they were reduced from the status of craft workers to common laborers. The were also replaced by workers who would accept lower wages. The Industrial Revolution meant degradation rather than progress. As the factory system grew, many workers began to form labor unions to protect their interests. The first union to hold regular meetings and collect dues was organized by Philadelphia ... that restricted immigration to the United States. Unions believed that a scarcity of labor would keep wages high. But events that took place in Europe were already threatening labor's gains. In 1917, a communist revolution overthrew the government of Russia. Communists also attempted revolutions in Germany, Hungary and Finland. Immigrants entering the United States at this time were primarily from southern and eastern Europe. Many of them, in response to ... cities, were attracted to the utopian promises of socialist, communist and other radical political groups which advocated a drastic change in American society. There was widespread fear--almost hysteria--among more established Americans that a revolution might break out in the United States. In response to this fear, the federal government launched a series of raids which resulted in the arrest and sometimes the deportation of aliens who were members ...
- 1219: Chinese Economic Reform under Communist Rule
- ... it became apparent to many of China's leaders that economic reform was necessary. During his tenure as China's premier, Mao had encouraged social movements such as the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution which had had as their bases ideologies such as serving the people and maintaining the class struggle. By 1978 "Chinese leaders were searching for a solution to serious economic problems produced by Hua Guofeng, the ... As Susan L. Shirk describes the situation in The Political Logic of Economic Reform in China, restoring the CCP's prestige required improving economic performance and raising living standards. The traumatic experience of the Cultural Revolution had eroded popular trust in the moral and political virtue of the CCP. The party's leaders decided to shift the base of party legitimacy from virtue to competence, and to do that they had ... of acquisition. 'Some people worry: Won't we be suffering losses by letting foreigners make profits in our country?'" (52). The Chinese were as vociferous about issues of sovereignty. Nathan maintained that the Mao- led revolution, which culminated in victory in 1949, had been fueled by "an intense patriotism: ... once China had 'stood up,' no infringement on its sovereignty, no matter how small, should be permitted" (53). These feelings were ...
- 1220: Describe The Challenges That Human Resource Managers Will Face in the Next Five Years
- ... diversity, fostering innovation, and Global sensitivity. Now, I don't dispute that these are challenges that we as human resource managers are going to face in the upcoming years but I think that the technology revolution, AIDS, downsizing or outsourcing, and sexual harassment are going to be bigger challenges. The first item that senior human resource managers felt a challenge was pay equity. Specifically, high executive compensation compared to the wages ... had 1997 revenues of $20.56 billion. Now, I'm sure the rank-and-file did not get a 43-percent raise. I think the number one problem challenging human resource managers is the technology revolution. According to the experts the employment in the Information Age is undergoing a transformation that may cause as much dislocation as the moves from farms to factories did in the 19th century. Studies predict that ... any number of different commission or viewing the The Quality Wave home page which contains information about TQM, education programs and business theories. I have just touch the tip of the iceberg concerning the technology revolution but I think you can see how this is going to be biggest challeng e for the Human Resource adviser in the upcoming years. According to Dave Ulrich, Technology is the keystone of my ...
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