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This volume examines and contributes to debates surrounding social capital, social movements and the role of civil society in emerging forms of governance.

The authors adopt a broad range of research approaches, from testing hypotheses drawn from rationale choice theory against available statistics on associations, to ethnographic study of emerging attempts at participant / deliberative democracy. Divided into three clear sections, focusing on the following core aspects of civil society:

- the position of civic organizations between state and society in emerging forms of...

This volume examines and contributes to debates surrounding social capital, social movements and the role of civil society in emerging forms of governance.

The authors adopt a broad range of research approaches, from testing hypotheses drawn from rationale choice theory against available statistics on associations, to ethnographic study of emerging attempts at participant / deliberative democracy. Divided into three clear sections, focusing on the following core aspects of civil society:

- the position of civic organizations between state and society in emerging forms of...

On the southern frontier in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, European men--including traders, soldiers, and government agents--sometimes married Native women. Children of these unions were known by whites as "half-breeds." The Indian societies into which they were born, however, had no corresponding concepts of race or "blood." Moreover, counter to European customs and laws, Native lineage was traced through the mother only. No familial status or rights stemmed from the father.

"Mixed Blood" Indians looks at a fascinating array of such birth- and kin-related...

The Adventures of Nataraja - His First Home is the first of a series of childrens books intended to share the love, joy and happiness a male Toy Fox Terrier dog named Nataraja brings into the lives of all he meets, especially my wife and I. Nataraja is very cute, very intelligent and very playful. His existence brings a smile to ones face. Our hope is that through The Adventures of Nataraja series of books that children of all ages (especially the old ones) will feel and experience the beautiful, peaceful and joyous energy Nataraja brings into the lives of the people around him.