Race is the theme of Chapter 5 as well, but Kim returns to German physicians in Japan, examining their engagement with Japanese culture via the emergent discourse and practices of anthropology. Kim explores the racial theories of Erwin Baelz, an influential figure due to his decades of residence in Japan and wealth of publications. Baelz argued that the Japanese constituted a specific ‘race’ th...

this paper tries to explore and asses the political party activities in iran after the islamic revolution. it believes that that formation of political parties was a result of political modernization in iran after the revolution. the authors further examine this modernization based on huntington's theory about modernization including stages of faction creation (factionalism), polarization,...

Assemblies of God church in Nigeria, which has for over 40 years now, experienced various crises that have led to sucession and factionalism church. The once giant spirituality the mother Pentecostalism grappled with problem administration, leadership tussle bigotry. This study is a review previous current AG Nigeria gone through at General Council level bid mend what seems torn asunder seamles...

Academics and sport organizations have recently recognized Para-sport as a powerful platform for disability activism. However, little attention has been given to activism in non-Western cultures. This study explored the influence of Confucianism on South Korean Data were collected through interviews conducted with four stakeholders from Korea Paralympic Committee 18 Para-athletes. Through refle...

Bipartisan consensus on many US domestic and foreign policy priorities has seemingly collapsed in recent decades, political parties have become qideologically polarized divided. While some contend that these dynamics are narrowing the space for congressional innovation, we argue factionalism often fosters creativity process. Specifically, this article explores role of ‘free agent’ progressive D...

of Russian forces and the fall of President Hafizullah Amin, come within two years of the uprising of April 1978, through which the People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan gained state power. Whilst no-one can predict the outcome of these developments, it is evident that the Afghan revolution is in a gravely weakened condition: it is able to rely on Soviet military support for ultimate surviva...