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1	Chicano and black radical activism of the 1960s a comparison between the Brown Berets and the Black Panther Party in California / Yañez, Angélica María. January 2010 (has links) Thesis (M.A.)--University of California, San Diego, 2010. / Title from first page of PDF file (viewed April 15, 2010). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Includes bibliographical references (p. 92-100).
2	Trajectoires contemporaines du textile dans les Basses-Pyrénées. Contribution à l'histoire de l'industrialisation de la France du Sud-Ouest. / Textile industries in the Basses-Pyrénées from late eighteenth century to late twentieth century. Contribution to modern industrialisation history of the South-West of France Gazzurelli, Jean-Loup 24 November 2017 (has links) Ce travail s’inscrit dans une tendance historiographique récente visant à mieux comprendre la « vocation industrielle (…) beaucoup trop souvent sous-estimée » du Sud-Ouest de la France. Il tente pour cela de reconstituer les trajectoires des activités textiles à l’œuvre dans le département des Basses-Pyrénées au cours de la période contemporaine, à partir de l'étude des entreprises et de leur environnement, des statistiques et discours sur l'industrialisation, et des « cycles de vie » des articles fabriqués et commercialisés. L’étude met d’une part en évidence l’importance, la structuration et la diversité des activités textiles : les Basses-Pyrénées se caractérisent en effet par la grande variété des fabrications, en renouvellement constant (tissage, bonneterie, confection), et s’imposent même comme le principal espace de production de certains articles à la diffusion internationale (bérets, linge basque, lainages des Pyrénées, sandales). Elles présentent en parallèle des filières complètes, parfois uniques dans le Sud-Ouest, pour différentes matières premières (coton, lin, laine, jute).D’autre part, le maintien sur la longue durée des organisations productives diffuses, le recours massif à l’énergie hydraulique et la domination de la petite entreprise familiale s’articulent avec l’adoption souvent rapide des innovations techniques et une forte capacité de reconversion de multiples centres industriels ruraux ou urbains.Enfin, bien que limitée par la concurrence des grandes régions industrielles françaises vis-à-vis desquelles elles peuvent apparaître comme périphériques, les trajectoires textiles des Basses-Pyrénées parviennent à s’inscrire dans différentes échelles, du local à l’international. Elles témoignent d’échanges techniques et l’élargissement du capitalisme familial s’inscrivent dans des logiques endogènes et exogènes. L’exploitation des opportunités régionales joue à ce titre un rôle prépondérant : proximité de l’Espagne, cohérence vestimentaire d’une vaste aire pyrénéenne, extension des débouchés par l’émigration et la demande touristique, exploitation de l’aura régionaliste du Béarn, du Pays Basque et des Pyrénées. La position excentrée des Basses-Pyrénées, tout en étant une source de marginalisation économique, est un facteur de dynamisme industriel certes limité mais solidement inscrit dans la longue durée. / This study comes within the scope of a recent historiographical trend to change perception of the industrialisation of the South-West of France which is often approached from the perspective of underdevelopment . It aims at reconstructing the « paths » of different textile industries in the Basses-Pyrénées / Pyrénées-Atlantiques from late 18th century to late 20th century, based on the study of produce, markets, producting organisations, firms, views and representations. The research points out the importance, structuring and the diversity of textile industries : complete industrial processes can be found in Basses-Pyrénées for several fibres (cotton, linen, wool, jute) and some products are produced and sold by millions (berets, sandals and, to a leaser extent, basque linen, wool of the Pyrénées...). The maintain of “soft” producting organisations, the massive use of hydraulic power and the domination of family businesses are also linked with fast technical changes and strong ability of industrial reconversion inside various industrial countries and small or middle-sized towns.In the end, these industrial “paths” reveal the economical integration of Basses-Pyrénées on different scales, from local to international, as regards raw material, markets or technical, or financial and human movements. The exploitation of regional opportunities plays a major role in the continuity of these textile industries : proximity of Spain, continuing consumption in the pyrenean area, emigration to America, tourism, regionalistic vogue for Bearn, Basque Country and Pyrénées. Béret Toiles du Béarn Linge basque Tissu des Pyrénées Lainages de Pyrénées Espadrille Sous-développement, Industrialisation rurale Énergie hydraulique Tourisme Beret Linen Wool Sandal Underdevelopment Rural industrialisation Hydraulic power Tourism Bearn Basque Country Pyrenees
3	The growing role of Special Forces in modern warfare with specific reference to the United States of America Edge, Shaun Joseph 16 August 2011 (has links) The objective of this study is to assess the growing role of Special Forces in modern warfare, with specific reference to the United States of America. The main question that the study seeks to address is what are the implications of the growing role of Special Forces in modern warfare? The study also seeks to ascertain why exactly this growth is occurring and whether or not this will have a bearing on the future of not only the manner in which the US conducts conflict but also global conflict as a whole. In order to address these issues the study will look at conventional and unconventional warfare and forces; the roles and missions of Special Forces and the composition of US Special Forces; the role of US Special Forces in modern warfare prior to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks; and the role of the US Special Forces in the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan. An analysis of conventional and unconventional warfare as concepts, as well as the forces that constitute conventional and unconventional forces was first done in order to provide some perspective into what these concepts and forces are and more specifically, what differentiates them. Specific reference was made here to the United States’ approach to warfare from the days of the American Revolution up to and including the end of the Cold War. Emphasis is placed on the growing role of US Special Forces throughout the study and this is achieved through the use of four major case studies, namely the 1991 Gulf War; Somalia (1992-1993); the Balkans (1995-2001); and the 2001 ‘Special Forces war’ in Afghanistan. The case studies that dealt with the 1991 Gulf War, Somalia and the Balkans elucidated the growing role of both unconventional warfare and specifically US Special Forces and Special Mission Units since the end of the Cold War. The case study of the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan provided the culmination of the shift from conventional to unconventional warfare and the execution of the campaign as a ‘Special Forces war.’ The study demonstrates that since the end of the Cold War in the 1990’s, unconventional warfare has increasingly become more ubiquitous and can be said to be replacing, or at least equalling in stature, conventional warfare. This has the possibility of dramatically affecting how warfare is executed both currently and more importantly, in the future. The study went on to show that unconventional warfare is not akin to conventional warfare, especially with regard to the forces needed to respond to such conflicts and that Special Forces are the forces most applicable and most effective in dealing with unconventional warfare. The study confirms that Special Forces are the solution to the growing prominence of unconventional warfare and that countries, and specifically the United States can more effectively counter the threat of unconventional warfare and unconventional forces by shifting Special Forces from a supporting component to conventional forces to a supported component. This would require a massive shift in alignment both for the United States as well as other major states’ militaries but as the study has shown, this is pertinent given that unconventional warfare and forces will most likely remain the primary threat that states and militaries will now face / Dissertation (MSS)--University of Pretoria, 2010. / Political Sciences / unrestricted Special missions units Somalia Delta force Balkans Navy seal Conventional warfare 11 september 2001 Naval special warfare development group Gulf war Special forces Green beret Afghanistan Intelligence support activity Uconventional warfare UCTD
4	Implicit personality and leadership in stressful and dangerous situations: a first step Smith, Daniel R. 05 April 2012 (has links) Leadership in stressful and dangerous situations is vitally important in terms of lives, property, and national strategic objectives. But our understanding of effective leadership in these and other contexts is limited. Part of the problem is that interactionist theoretical perspectives are not reflected in contemporary leadership thinking. In addition, the impact of individual differences on leadership is often misrepresented or hidden by linear correlations and regressions conducted on continuous scores. This study employed new, innovative, indirect conditional reasoning measures to assess the personalities of 627 leaders entering the militaryâ s most challenging and stressful combat leader development course (the US Army Ranger School). These innovative measures predicted compelling differences in leadership, attrition, and in the peer evaluations made during the training. Analyses conducted on the continuous personality scores demonstrate that these findings are misrepresented or hidden by linear correlations and regressions. As an alternative, I present a configural scoring scheme, couched in a poker analogy, to explain how these individual differences combine to predict the odds of success for each of the 18 personality types studied. Achievement motive Achievement Psychology Personality measurement Personality Unconscious personality Subconscious Unconscious Motivation to lead Leader motivation Leader character Implicit personality Implicit motives Conditional reasoning Leadership Power Power motive Aggression Fear of failure Submissive Submissiveness Conflict avoidance Approach motive Avoidance motive Avoidant Danger Dangerous Stress Stressful Stressful situation Dangerous situation Lethal Military Ranger SEAL Special forces Green beret Delta force Combat Channeling Configural scoring Leader performance Peer evaluation Attrition Poker Cognitive capacity Rational Rationality Volition Will power Leadership Stress (Psychology) Personality Typology (Psychology)

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