Land, Labor, and Capital in Modern Yucatan: Essays in Regional History and Political Economy

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Title: A comparative study of Hymenopteran Diversity between Kiuic Research Station and Hacienda Tabi in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.
Author: Barrot H. Lambdin
Publication: Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 2003
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De paseo por las antiguas haciendas henequeneras de Yucatán.(México)(TT: A stroll through the old henequen properties of Yucatan.)(TA: Mexico): An article from: Contenido

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De paseo por las antiguas haciendas henequeneras de Yucatán.(México)(TT: A stroll through the old henequen properties of Yucatan.)(TA: Mexico): An article from: Contenido
Luis Cuevas
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Title: De paseo por las antiguas haciendas henequeneras de Yucatán.(México)(TT: A stroll through the old henequen properties of Yucatan.)(TA: Mexico)
Author: Luis Cuevas
Publication: Contenido (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2000
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La mayor red tranviaria del mundo funcionó en Yucatán: surgió para cubrir las necesidades de transporte de carga de las haciendas henequeneras y terminó ... vagoncito.: An article from: Contenido

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La mayor red tranviaria del mundo funcionó en Yucatán: surgió para cubrir las necesidades de transporte de carga de las haciendas henequeneras y terminó ... vagoncito.: An article from: Contenido
Juan José Morales
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Title: La mayor red tranviaria del mundo funcionó en Yucatán: surgió para cubrir las necesidades de transporte de carga de las haciendas henequeneras y terminó convertida en un sistema de uso público, al cual podía acceder cualquier persona que tuviera su propio vagoncito.
Author: Juan José Morales
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Refurbished treasures of Merida's past.(describes history and restoration of haciendas in Yucatan, Mexico)(Brief Article): An article from: Business Mexico

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Refurbished treasures of Merida's past.(describes history and restoration of haciendas in Yucatan, Mexico)(Brief Article): An article from: Business Mexico

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Title: Refurbished treasures of Merida's past.(describes history and restoration of haciendas in Yucatan, Mexico)(Brief Article)
Publication: Business Mexico (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2001
Publisher: American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico A.C.
Volume: 11 Issue: 12 Page: 77(1)

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Yucatan's Gilded Age: Haciendas, Henequen, and International Harvester, 1860-1915

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Yucatan's Gilded Age: Haciendas, Henequen, and International Harvester, 1860-1915
Allen Wells
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Amos y sirvientes: Las haciendas de Yucatan, 1789-1860 (Tratados)

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Amos y sirvientes: Las haciendas de Yucatan, 1789-1860 (Tratados)
Pedro Bracamonte y Sosa
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Asi tomamos las tierras ; Henequen y haciendas en Yucatan durante el porfiriato (Coleccion Raices)

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Asi tomamos las tierras ; Henequen y haciendas en Yucatan durante el porfiriato (Coleccion Raices)
Eric Villanueva Mukul
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Hacienda y cambio social en Yucatan (Coleccion Raices)

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Aurelien Lemoine , and Claire Lemoine
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Understanding the links between population dynamics and sustainable development is crucial in achieving the latter. This handbook, prepared by the World Conservation Union and the UN Fund for Population Activities, explains the connections in ways which will enable planners and policy makers to build them into their strategies for National Sustainable Development.
The authors show how population and environmental issues are linked, and also why it has been difficult to generalize about the linkages, offering solutions and proposing a strategy to build Population Environment Networks. The explain the main population issues, of mortality, fertility, migration, urbanization and the demographic transition; they set out the conditions which define population problems and the ways in which they can be measured and quantitative models applied. The importance of adapting policies to local conditions is shown to be crucial.
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This book analyzes the unique psychological appeal of the airship worldwide and shows how this appeal was exploited for ulterior political purposes. They were used by Count Zeppelin to advance German militarism, American Admiral Moffett to fight US Army aviation ambitions, British Lord Thomson to foster Socialism and strengthen Empire ties, Mussolini to promote Italian Fascism, Stalin to foster world Communism, and Hitler to promote Nazi ideology. As airships roamed worldwide, they carried these political influences with them.

Airships in International Affairs, 1890-1940

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Airships in International Affairs, 1890-1940
John Duggan
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Venture Strategies to Accelerate Revenue and Profit Growth

Venture Catalyst : The Five Strategies for Explosive Corporate Growth
Donald L. Laurie
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The Venture Imperative

Corporate Venturing: Creating New Businesses Within the Firm

ASIN: 0738204072
Release Date: 2001-09-18

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"To hell with leadership. Where's the growth?" So demands Lew Platt, the former chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard, in an interview with Venture Catalyst author, Don Laurie. Platt's audacious question captures the essence and spirit of this book-a powerful, eye-opening approach to achieving spectacular corporate growth, regardless of economic boom-or-bust cycles.

Aiming right at the heart of the matter, Laurie reminds us that business leaders are charged with two mission-critical responsibilities: they must meet (or exceed) Wall Street's expectations on a quarterly basis, and they need to foster a steady flow of new technologies and products to fuel continuous double-digit growth, rolling three to five years into the future. The tension between balancing short- and long-term goals often leads companies to play it safe, managing growth with traditional strategies-organic growth through product line extensions and international expansion or acquisition-with lackluster results.

In Venture Catalyst, Don Laurie presents a dynamic alternative, drawing on extensive interviews (with corporate and venture capital pioneers as diverse as Roger Ackerman of Corning, Ralph Larsen of Johnson & Johnson, Tim Haley of Redpoint Ventures, and Michael Moritz of Sequoia Capital), in-depth company profiles, and his own expertise as a high-level advisor. From Thermo Electron's launching of technology spinouts to GE Equity's channeling of resources to fund start-ups, Venture Catalyst identifies five key strategies for creating the next billion-dollar business: invent, invest, venture, partner, and integrate. For each strategy, Laurie details the obstacles and advantages, along with the fundamental "preconditions" and "value-added activities" necessary to achieve success.

Reaching far beyond the mechanics of analyzing and implementing ventures, Laurie addresses the cultural issues that can either impede or facilitate the path to wealth creation. He argues that five years from now, nearly half of corporate revenues should come from products and services that don't yet exist and challenges corporate leaders to be aggressive, embrace risk, and mobilize people and resources toward the future. Showing how ventures can maximize intellectual property, stimulate innovation, and identify and enter emerging markets with speed, Laurie builds a compelling case for ventures as creators of shareholder value.

In stark contrast to the mindless frenzy that fueled the dot.com bubble, Venture Catalyst offers a rigorous and field-tested perspective. For executives and managers, venture capitalists and investment bankers, and entrepreneurs alike, this book will become an essential strategic resource.

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Venture Strategies to Accelerate Revenue and Profit Growth.......2001-09-24

From 1955 through 1998, only a handful of the largest U.S. companies were able to enjoy compounded double digit growth. These few include 3M, American International Group, Dayton Hudson, Hewlett Packard, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, UPS, and Wal-Mart. For most of those years, inflation was low so double-digit revenue growth meant major expansion in unit volume.

The problem of finding revenue growth has been most severe for the Fortune 50. They have been lucky to match inflation.

Management consultant and early stage investor Donald Laurie argues that a variety of venture-based strategies can perk up the growth rates of even the largest companies. You can invent the next great business (as Thermo Electron and Corning did in the 1990s), invest in the next great business (as Intel Capital and GE Equity did in the latter part of the 1990s), venture the next great business (as Nortel and Advent International), partner in the next great business (as Sperry Marine did with XL Vision), or acquire and integrate the next great business (as Cisco Systems did to build their lead in network architecture). In describing these choices, Mr. Laurie describes a business model as "the way a venture or venture strategy makes money."

The most persuasive example in the book is that of Johnson & Johnson, which has successfully used all of these methods for many years.

Each of the styles of establishing the next great business comes with questions to focus on to help you become effective in these areas. There's a lot of learning and expense involved, so don't look for quick fixes from this direction. I was particularly impressed by the description of how Corning invented its fiber optic business versus how Thermo Electron built its many new technologies. Each used a quite different approach. So, it's clear that there are many viable routes to pursuing these directions. You do, however, have to be sure that you pick one that fits what you can accomplish.

Running ventures and operating existing, profitable businesses are two entirely different activities in time frames, objectives, and focus. Venture Catalyst does a nice job of making that point. In fact, this aspect of the book is a good adjunct to The Innovator's Dilemma.

I must quibble with one aspect of the book. Venture Catalyst makes it all sound reasonably easy to do. My impression is that hardly any large companies have done well with their venture stage investments over the long run. Also, there are dozens of companies who find that their partnerships have severe problems for the few who master doing this well. Often, even those who do it well have a hard time explaining how they make them work. As the Innovator's Dilemma points out, inventing the next great business very rarely occurs from among the industry leaders. On the other hand, a number of people have been successful with acquiring and integrating promising technology-based businesses. But more large companies falter than succeed with this strategy. Clearly, you should carefully choose one area where you should have an above-average rate of success to focus on first. Then, start with small bets while you make your mistakes.

I would have liked to have seen much more information about Johnson & Johnson to help explain their models for venturing. For example, how much of their success is related to the timing of profits and investment in new pharmaceutical products? With the big gushers that come aboard in the first 2-5 years of a new pharmaceutical, it may be that venture funding is easier to afford and be patient with than in companies with more volatility. Ventures often pay off in that industry faster than new pharmaceutical research and development. How can someone go from being used to a quick win to the slow pace of venturing?

I was also surprised to see that the book did not say very much about UPS which has been very active in successfully shifting its business focus in the last ten years to accelerate its revenue growth. That example would have meant even more to me than the one of Johnson & Johnson.

After you finish reading the thinking about the questions raised in this book, consider where most of your growth will come from in the future. If all of your business went away in the five years, how would you double your current revenues and your highest level of profits? Then ask, what's the track record of people like me taking that route? Do you like the odds? If not, you had better find a surer route to future prosperity.

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An amazing collection of photos!

U.S. MILITARY WHEELED VEHICLES

A Photo Dictionary of US Military Vehicles

U.S. Military Wheeled Vehicles
Fred W. Crismon
Manufacturer: Victory WWII Publishing, Ltd.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
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Military Vehicles

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A timeless classic vehicle history book, over 2100+ photos of US military vehicles - 1900 to 1983. Covers everything from bicycles, jeeps, 4X4's, 6X6's, 8X8's, 1/4 ton's to 50 ton trucks. A must for military vehicle enthusiasts and collectors.

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Thorough.......2007-05-30

Probably the best overall book on the subject. The photos, although some of poor quality, are worth the price of admission alone. If you are looking for an "encyclopedic" work on the subject of military vehicles, this is for you. Organized logically and its easy to find stuff.

An amazing collection of photos!.......2007-01-30

I just recieved my copy this morning and was floored by the shear number of photos. Some of the subjects covered are incredibly obscure; from the overland train to the teracruzer. An absolutly huge book that is a great reference item. The one thing that sold me on this book was the fact that it actually includes fire apparatus, it's very rare to find any reference photos of military fire apparatus anywhere... My only complaint is that it stops in the '80s and there aren't any color photos except the front and back cover.

U.S. MILITARY WHEELED VEHICLES.......2005-07-20

This book is absolutly awesome! A friend of mine has a hard bound copy, and I knew I wanted one but could not find it in print! I own military vehicles and the info. and details this book offers is priceless! I share it with all of my friends that enjoy it as well!

A Photo Dictionary of US Military Vehicles.......2000-12-20

Fred Crismon has accumulated an immense library of photographs, a chronicle of US military motor vehicles from 1900 to the 1980's, and he offers us about 400 of them in this volume. It covers hundreds of machines, some now totally obscure, and the book offers info on both military and civilian designs. It is divided up according to the number of axles, powered and unpowered, and each section is chronologically arranged. The book includes performance specifications and the general history of each design. For well-known types like the jeep, the book is less useful than specialty publications, but it excels in obscure types, particularly those serving wth the peacetime army. There are also sections devoted to specialty types like staff cars, ambulances, and wreckers. It is well worth tracking down.

Manual for the wheeled vehicle driver (SuDoc D 301.7:24-306)

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U.S.MILITARY WHEELED VEHICLES (FIREPOWER PICTORIALS SPECIAL S.)
GREG STEWART MICHAEL GREEN
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Dynamics of wheeled vehicles: Report 1 : a mathematical model for the traversal of rigid obstacles by a pneumatic tire (Technical report - U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station)

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Dynamics of wheeled vehicles: Report 1 : a mathematical model for the traversal of rigid obstacles by a pneumatic tire (Technical report - U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station)
Allan S Lessem
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Dynamics of wheeled vehicles: Report 4 : a statistical analysis of obstacle-vehicle-speed systems (Technical report - U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station)

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Stephen M Sittnick
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Obstacle performance of wheeled vehicles, (U.S. Army Ordnance Corps. Report)
George P Rettig
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The Third Edition of this well-received geography text maintains the approach of previous editions, describing how and why geographic factors create broad global contrasts. There are more maps, vignettes, and case studies plus increased coverage of Africa, Latin America and Asia. Each chapter contains an overview covering all new concepts. Key terms are defined as they appear and all statistics have been updated into the mid-1980s.

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Richard H. Jackson , and Lloyd E. Hudman
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Sex, privilege, corruption, and revenge--these are elements that we expect to find splashed across today's tabloid headlines. But in 17th century England, a sex scandal in which the 2nd Earl of Castlehaven was executed for crimes so horrible that "a Christian man ought scarce to name them" threatened the very foundations of aristocratic hierarchy. In A House in Gross Disorder, Cynthia Herrup presents a strikingly new interpretation both of the case itself and of the sexual and social anxieties it cast into such bold relief. Castlehaven was convicted of abetting the rape of his wife and of committing sodomy with his servants. More than that, he stood accused of inverting the natural order of his household by reveling in rather than restraining the intemperate passions of those he was expected to rule and protect. Herrup argues that because an orderly house was considered both an example and endorsement of aristocratic governance, the riotousness presided over by Castlehaven was the most damning evidence against him. Castlehaven himself argued that he was the victim of an impatient son, an unhappy wife, and courtiers greedy for his lands. Eschewing simple conclusions about guilt or innocence, Herrup focuses instead on the fascinating legal, social and political dynamics of the case and its subsequent retellings. In prose as riveting as the moral and legal dramas it depicts, A House in Gross Disorder reconsiders a scandal that still speaks to contemporary anxieties about sex, good governance, and the role of law in regulating both.

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Excellent.......2005-11-22

A nice and satisfying read. Herrup combined a truly impressive amount of primary sources, scattered over 10 different archives and libraries. Instead of drowning in the source material and the vast body of secondary literature, she offers a nice, crisp and concise 150+ page analysis.

All the raunchy details of the Castlehaven case are there, but the supposed escapades of the Second Earl of Castlehaven are not the prime focus of this book. Through the relatively restricted prism of a scandalous lawsuit, Herrup achieves in painting a surprisingly broad and kaleidoscopical image of civil society in the mid-17th-century Britain. She skillfully treat themes such as the relations between men and wives, the official and actual perceptions of catholics and Irish, the delicate position of King Charles I and the strife at the royal court between old nobility and the recently ennobled.

Herrup carefully avoids any references to the marquis De Sade. It's easy to see why. Inclusion of De Sade would probably have broadened the scope of the book too much: times, country and circumstances were so much different. But still, it's seducing to compare the two. Sade was given a death sentence in 1772, just as Castlehaven 141 years earlier. Both men did not repent, both their wives were of questionable reputation. And the accusations against Earl Mervin could have directly inspired parts of Sade's Philosophy In The Boudoir.

Great story, well-told.......2001-01-31

I loved this book. The story is unbelievable, and Cynthia Herrup does a great job of explaining all its ins-and-outs (no pun intended). If you want a novel, this ain't it. But if you want a great history book, this is for you. Me? I'm giving it to all my friends . . . and maybe my mom too!

A fascinating story made deadly dull.......2000-11-20

The story of the Earl of Castlehaven is almost too amazing to be believed--not only for the actions of the Earl himself, but also for his trial and what *it* said about English society of the time. In addition, the light that the trial sheds on that time's notions of sexuality, "family," and politics is astounding. But somehow, someway, Cynthia Herrup manages to make it all deadly dull. Reading the book was an exercise in tedium--Herrup's prose is strictly academic and she's given to long paragraphs in which she says precisely nothing.

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Title: A House in Gross Disorder: Sex, Law, and the 2nd Earl of Castlehaven.(Book Review)
Author: Richard Rambuss
Publication: Shakespeare Studies (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2002
Publisher: Associated University Presses
Page: 274(9)

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A House in Gross Disorder: Sex, Law, and the 2nd Earl of Castlehaven

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A House in Gross Disorder: Sex, Law, and the 2nd Earl of Castlehaven
Cynthia B. Herrup
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A House in Gross Disorder: Sex, Law, and the 2nd Earl of Castlehaven
Cynthia B. Herrup
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House in Gross Disorder:sex, Law, and the 2nd Earl of Castlehaven
Cynthia Herrup
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