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61Post-materialism — The theory of Post materialism assumes an ongoing transformation of individuals and society which liberates them gradually from the stress of basic acquisitive or materialistic needs. In the first place, the term post materialism and the related… …
62Blue Code of Silence — The Blue Code of Silence is an unwritten code of honour among many police officers in which reporting another officer s errors, misconduct, or crimes is regarded as a betrayal. Studies demonstrate that most police feel that the code is applicable …
63Amanda Robins — (1961 ) is an Australian contemporary artist who is best known for her sumptuous paintings and large scale drawings of clothing and drapery.She trained in Melbourne at the Chisholm Institute of Technology, and the Victorian College of the Arts.… …
64Drug Interventions Programme — The Drug Interventions Programme is a key part of the United Kingdom s strategy for tackling drug abuse[1]. It aims to engage drug misusing offenders involved in the Criminal Justice system in formal addiction treatment and other support, thereby …
65Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
66India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …
67Smith, Adam — (baptized June 5, 1723, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scot. died July 17, 1790, Edinburgh) Scottish social philosopher and political economist. The son of a customs official, he studied at the Universities of Glasgow and Oxford. A series of public lectures in …
68Tawney, Richard Henry — born Nov. 30, 1880, Calcutta, India died Jan. 16, 1962, London, Eng. English economic historian. He was educated at Rugby School and at the University of Oxford, where he wrote his first major work, The Agrarian Problem in the Sixteenth Century… …
69colonialism, Western — ▪ politics Introduction a political economic phenomenon whereby various European nations explored, conquered, settled, and exploited large areas of the world. The age of modern colonialism began about 1500, following the European… …
70economic systems — Introduction the way in which humankind has arranged for its material provisioning. One would think that there would be a great variety of such systems, corresponding to the many cultural arrangements that have characterized human society.… …
