The historical failures of Marxism in the twentieth-century came in three forms: the inability to account for the rise of fascism and Nazism; the establishment of authoritarian regimes where “communist” revolutions had occurred, largely in pre-industrial societies from barely post-feudal Russia to peasant-based China and “developing” nations such as Vietnam; and the incapacity of the proletaria...

“Tameshi-giri” (or “suemono-giri”), in which corpses were used as mediums to test the quality of swords or the skill of swordsmen, was an unusual cultural practice of the samurai (i.e., warrior) class in feudal era Japan. Although tameshi-giri as a modern martial art jargon referring to “a method of training in the use of a sword by cutting conventional mediums” has already been imported to the...

There were great differences between Chinese ancient culture and Greek ancient culture, both originated almost in the same time—about 500 BC, like two long rivers, both flowed to different historical directions. As a result, Europe after Renaissance inherited and developed the cultural tradition of ancient Greece, thus, European modern science-technology developed faster and faster as time went...

Starting from the political ideas of the reforms of Wang An-shi, the political and social ideas of the medium term of Chinese feudal society are studied in the article. The political ideas of the reforms of Wang An-shi contained the political meanings such as the humanism and the pragmatism, which paid attention to the public feelings and opinions, and alleged putting them into social practice....

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is committed to improuing the justice system's response to crimes against children. OJJDP recognizes that children are a t increased risk for crime uictimization. Not only are children the uictims of many of the same crimes that uictimize adults, they are subject to other crimes, like child abuse and neglect, that are specific to...

In medical malpractice, perhaps more than in any other field of civil personal injury compensation, the blunt instrument of tort law is as well suited to the social needs of contemporary Canadian society as the feudal art of trial by combat was in settling civil disputes in earlier times. Plaintiffs have long complained that lawyers are reluctant to take on these cases because malpractice insur...

Research Institute; I know this happened some time ago and I should have written then, but I now have so little to do that there doesn't seem to be much point in doing anything, even if I can remember to do it. No doubt you have already discovered that being the head of a large organization isn't all that it is cracked up to be, and that it is quite difficult to realize your plans. The problem ...

It is well known that Japan has started a stunning development from a completely isolated feudal society at the end of the last century to the second largest economic power of the present day. Some years ago Japan was heading to be number one (ichiban) in the world. The way in which this development could have occurred is a miracle for many people and a challenging topic of research in social s...

This article examines whether the American cultural phenomena of the practice of Buddhism or the Buddhism-derived technique of mindfulness are likely to be helpful to the political left. It summarizes the central teachings of the ancient Buddhist texts, with particular focus on the issues of mindfulness and politics. It also reviews the political history of Buddhist countries. The author argues...

INTRODUCTION This paper maps out the terrain of regulatory governance in the Philippines. It is made up of four interrelated parts. The first section gives a short introduction to the country so that the context of the regulatory governance system can be better understood. This overview also defines the concepts of regulation, competition and regulatory governance as they are used in the paper....