Background
Solomon, Richard Lester was born on October 2, 1918 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Frank and Rose (Roud) Solomon.
(After Empires describes how the end of colonial empires a...)
After Empires describes how the end of colonial empires and the changes in international politics and economies after decolonization affected the European integration process. Until now, studies on European integration have often focussed on the search for peaceful relations among the European nations, particularly between Germany and France, or examined it as an offspring of the Cold War, moving together with the ups and downs of transatlantic relations. But these two factors alone are not enough to explain the rise of the European Community and its more recent transformation into the European Union. Giuliano Garavini focuses instead on the emergence of the Third World as an international actor, starting from its initial economic cooperation with the creation of the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in 1964 up to the end of unity among the countries of the Global South after the second oil shock in 1979-80. Offering a new - less myopic - way to conceptualise European history more globally, the study is based on a variety of international archives (government archives in Europe, the US, Algeria, Venezuela; international organizations such as the EC, UNCTAD, and the World Bank; political and social organizations such as the Socialist International, labour archives and the papers of oil companies) and traces the reactions and the initiatives of the countries of the European Community, but also of the European political parties and public opinion, to the rise and fall of the Third World on the international stage.
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(Wherever he went in the Empire, Cecil Rhodes observed, he...)
Wherever he went in the Empire, Cecil Rhodes observed, he found Oxford men on top. This scholarly and entertaining book examines how and why Oxford dominated Imperial policy and administration through its network of classical graduates; how Oxford's Imperialists and anti-Imperialists conducted their arguments in light of the history of Greece and Rome; and how proconsuls, missionaries, and teachers carried her traditions abroad. The conflicting hopes of what various groups in the University sought to obtain in the name of Empire are explored as well as the often bewildering impact of Oxford on the colonials who went there to study.
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(Richard Finn OP examines the significance of almsgiving i...)
Richard Finn OP examines the significance of almsgiving in Churches of the later empire for the identity and status of the bishops, ascetics, and lay people who undertook practices which differed in kind and context from the almsgiving practiced by pagans. It reveals how the almsgiving crucial in constructing the bishop's standing was a co-operative task where honor was shared but which exposed the bishop to criticism and rivalry. Finn details how practices gained meaning from a discourse which recast traditional virtues of generosity and justice to render almsgiving a benefaction and source of honor, and how this pattern of thought and conduct interacted with classical patterns to generate controversy. He argues that co-operation and competition in Christian almsgiving, together with the continued existence of traditional euergetism, meant that, contrary to the views of recent scholars, Christian alms did not turn bishops into the supreme patrons of their cities.
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Solomon, Richard Lester was born on October 2, 1918 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Frank and Rose (Roud) Solomon.
Solomon attended Brown University, where he earned a bachelor"s degree (Bachelor of Arts) in 1940, a master"s degree (Department of Administration and Management) in 1942, and a doctorate (Doctor of Philosophy) in 1947.
He also held several honorary posts, and edited the Psychological Review. During his time at Harvard University, Solomon conducted research into avoidance learning. In his experiments, he placed dogs into shuttle boxes with two chambers.
The lights would then come on in the side where the dog was.
A few seconds later, one half of the chamber would become electrified. To avoid shock, the dog would run to the other chamber.
Eventually, the dogs learned to avoid shock entirely by running to the other side in the interval between lighting and electrification.
(Richard Finn OP examines the significance of almsgiving i...)
(After Empires describes how the end of colonial empires a...)
(Wherever he went in the Empire, Cecil Rhodes observed, he...)
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Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Academy of Sciences, American Psychological Association, Eastern Psychological Association (president), Psychonomic Society (chairman governing board), American Academy Arts and Sciences, Society Experimental Psychologists, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Children by previous marriage– Janet Ellen, Elizabeth Grace.