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David Scott is the author of Corruption and Reform in the Teamsters Union (2003), Simply Zen (2003), French Politics Today (2002), Presidential Power in Fifth Republic France (2000), NATO Transformed (1998).

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Corruption and Reform in the Teamsters Union

release date: Jan 01, 2003
Corruption and Reform in the Teamsters Union
Almost since its creation at the close of the nineteenth century, the Teamsters Union has had recurring problems with corruption. This book is the first in-depth historical study of the forces that have contributed to the Teamsters'' troubled past, as well as the various mechanisms the union has employed -- from top-down directives to grass-roots measures -- to combat the spread of corruption. Arguing that the Teamsters Union was by its very nature especially vulnerable to certain forms of corruption, David Witwer charts the process by which organized crime came to play a significant role in sectors of the union, from low-level involvements of the 1930s to suspicions of mob ties among the union''s upper echelons beginning in the 1950s. Witwer includes a detailed account of the links forged between the mafia and union head Jimmy Hoffa as well as the highly revealing McLellan Committee investigation that first brought these links to light.David Witwer is a former employee of the New York County District Attorney''s Office and the U.S. Attorney''s Office. Drawing on hundreds of hours of tapes of activities and conversations in the offices of corrupt union officials, he brings his experience and insight to bear on the union''s history, considering the subject from a range of perspectives that include the rank and file, the Teamster leadership, and the criminal element. He also examines the persistent efforts of labor opponents to capitalize on the union''s unsavory reputation, fanning the flames of "crises of corruption" in order to influence popular and legislative opinion.

Simply Zen

release date: Jan 01, 2003
Simply Zen
This inspiring guide shows how a traditional Japanese approach can be adapted to produce a tranquil, spiritually nourishing home or garden. Includes a resource section that lists architects, designers, and suppliers. 125 full-color photos.

French Politics Today

release date: Jan 01, 2002
French Politics Today
Brings together the varied artistic, critical and cultural productions by women scholars, critics and artists between 1790-1900, many of whom are little known in the canonical histories of the period. Questions the concepts of ''scholarship'', ''criticism'' and ''artist'' across the different disciplines. Women discussed include authors (Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Sydney Morgan and Anna Jameson) actresses ( Elizabeth Siddons, Dorothy Jordan, and Mary Robinson) critics ( Margaret Oliphant and Mary Cowden Clarke) historians (Agnes Strickland, Lucy Aikin, Mary Anne Everett Green, Elizabeth Cooper and Lucy Toulmin Smith) as well as the writers and readers of Women''s magazines, educationalists and translators. Makes a significant and original contribution to the development of gender studies by extending the frontiers of existing knowledge and research.

Presidential Power in Fifth Republic France

release date: Aug 01, 2000
Presidential Power in Fifth Republic France
The French Fifth Republic Presidency has emerged as one of the most powerful executives in western society. This book is a study of how the power of the Presidency was created and maintained. It investigates the political skills of the office holders and the way in which the coalition supporting the Presidency has been brought together and sustained (and how it has been, on occasion, lost). The book''s analysis of leadership in the Fifth Republic draws out the skills and manipulation of the successive presidents as well as the resources of the cultural and political contexts. Amongst the topics considered as part of the presidential system are the Constitutions, the referendum, foreign policy, Europe, May''68, Giscard d''Estaing''s centrist septennate, ''cohabitation'' and neo-gaullism. These issues are treated as crucial elements in Presidential power and help to illustrate the foundations of Presidential authority. The main contention is that the presidency has been created and sustained by political acts of a high order which have involved the mobilization of certain symbols, culture, and political forces.

NATO Transformed

release date: Jan 01, 1998

Formations of Ritual

release date: Jan 01, 1994

Communist and Marxist Parties of the World

release date: Jan 01, 1990

Soviet Ballistic Missile Defense and the Western Alliance

release date: Jan 01, 1988
Soviet Ballistic Missile Defense and the Western Alliance
Yost suggests that the challenges for Western policy posed by Soviet ballistic missile defense (BMD) programs stem partly from Soviet military programs, Soviet arms control policies, and Soviet public diplomacy campaigns, and partly from the West''s own intra-alliance disagreements and lack of consensus about Western security requirements.

The Machinery of Federal Regulation of Commerce ...

Calm Examination of Dr. McMaster's Letters on Civil Government

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