Planning for institutional capacity building in war-torn areas: the case of Jaffna, Sri Lanka

This paper examines an attempt to build capacity and empower local institutions in war-torn Jaffna,, on the northern tip of Sri Lanka. A participatory approach that is aimed at social empowerment is seen to be possible even under the most restrictive of political environments. However, whether or not the development intervention provides a foundation for longer-term improvement depends on the extent to which institutional capacity is built. Through an examination of the Jaffna Reconstruction Project, it is argued that if any of the ingredients of this institutional capacity are missing, not only will the 'islands of participation and empowerment' that are built by the development initiative be short-lived, but there may also be a negligible contribution to building a foundation for longer-term improvement in quality of life. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Gone with the Wind and the Southern Way of Life: the Civil War as described in Margaret Mitchell’s Novel

This essay examines the American Civil War of 1861 – 1865, which is also known as the bloodiest war that the United States has ever experienced. The pretext for the war was the abolition of slavery in the South, and after many battles the Southern states lost: as a consequence, they experienced major changes in their economic and social life. This interesting piece from American history can be traced out throughout the characters’ lives in the novel Gone with the Wind which has been thoroughly analyzed in order to draw nearer and to comprehend the changes in the Southern way of life before and after the war. The author, Margaret Mitchell, was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and grew up with the stories about the war. As a result, Gone with the Wind studies not only its causes, but also the years after its end – a period which is not generally a subject of history and receives little attention – and the effects that such reversals have on former planters and slaves. From the position of contemporaneity, the reader can see that such changes in a society do not end with the laying down of an act, or in this case the end of the war, but they continue during many years; thus, the modern world can draw conclusions and lessons for events that are happening at the moment.

Knapsack and rifle; or, Life in the grand army. War as seen from the ranks, pen pictures and sketches, personal reminiscenes and narratives, and a complete chronology of the war,

Dedication signed: Robert W. Patrick.

The pictorial history of the great Civil War : its causes, origin, conduct and results : embracing full and authentic accounts of its battles by land and sea, with graphic descriptions of heroic deeds achieved by armies and individuals, narratives of personal adventure, thrilling incidents, daring exploits, wonderful escapes, life in camp, field, and hospital, adventures at sea, blockade life, etc., etc. : containing carefully prepared biographies of the leading generals and naval commanders of both the North and the South /

In double columns.

The farm and the fireside: sketches of domestic life in war and peace.

Mode of access: Internet.

Life of Major General Zachary Taylor : with notices of the war in New Mexico; and biographical sketches of officers who have distinguished themselves in the war with Mexico /

Title vignette.

Life in a man-of-war, or Scenes in "Old Ironsides" during her cruise in the Pacific.

Mode of access: Internet.

Social life in old Virginia before the war.

Mode of access: Internet.

Southern sidelights; a picture of social and economic life in the South a generation before the war,

Photocopy.

The life of Rev. Michael Schlatter with a full account of his travels and labors among the Germans in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia : including his services as chaplain in the French and Indian War, and in the war of the Revolution, 1716 to 1790 /

Spine title: Schlatter's life and travels.

Russian court memoirs, 1914-1916, with some account of court, social and political life in Petrograd before, and since the war;

Introduction signed: B. W., ... August, 1916.

Sketches of the life and correspondence of Nathanael Greene, major general of the armies of the United States, in the war of the revolution.

Mode of access: Internet.

Interview with Professor Mark Brodin about his book "William P. Homans Jr.: A Life In Court"

Boston lawyer William P. Homans Jr. devoted his fifty-year career to the defense of the poor and downtrodden, the protection of our most basic civil liberties, and the abolition of the death penalty. Descendant of two of Boston's oldest and most prominent families, and combat veteran of both the British and American Navies during World War II, Homans became unlikely guru to the 1960s generation of radical lawyers and antiwar activists. He was on the defense team in the 1968 conspiracy trial of Dr. Benjamin Spock and four other leading opponents of the Vietnam War accused of aiding and abetting resistance to the military draft, and represented Dr. Kenneth Edelin in the 1975 manslaughter prosecution arising out of a lawful abortion performed after Roe v. Wade. The narrative contrasts Bill Homans' storied legal career with a troubled personal life in a balanced but unvarnished manner, testifying to the strength of the human spirit when committed to the pursuit of the common good. About the author: Mark S. Brodin is Professor of Law at Boston College Law School and the author of numerous books and law journal articles in the areas of civil and criminal procedure, evidence, litigation, and employment discrimination. A graduate of Columbia College (1969) and Columbia Law School (1972), he served as law clerk to United States District Judge Joseph L. Tauro and staff attorney with the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights in Boston. He has also practiced for brief periods as a public defender in Boston and a prosecutor in Norfolk County.