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  • Governing By Nature

    Creator:
    Rhodes, Mericos H.
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    The choice of what to eat is political, and food systems shape and are shaped by political and economic power. During the last several hundred years, agricultural and food power has been consolidated to an unprecedented degree, and this consolidation continues today. This paper will describe this process as “Governing...
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    Masters Thesis
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    particular crop, in order to keep the price high enough to enable the peasants to plant the following year

  • Fish Tales: Salmon Stories, 1945-1980

    Creator:
    Finley, Carmel
    Abstract:
    Approximately $1 billion a year is spent on salmon in the Pacific Northwest. Spending has escalated, yet the number of wild runs placed under the protection of the Endangered Species Act has increased, creating social and political controversy. For more than 100 years, salmon management in the Pacific Northwest has...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : Ecology and Law in the California Fisheries, 1850-1980. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986. 213

  • Forestry & Communication : A Coos Bay Case Study

    Creator:
    Livingstone, Tasha
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    This thesis combines elements of forestry, interpersonal communication, and rhetoric to describe where residents of Coos Bay and North Bend Oregon obtain information about forests and forest uses, and how they view the credibility of that information. As a qualitative exploratory study, grounded theory methodology was used to develop theme...
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    Masters Thesis
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    were conducted until the diversity of responses reached saturation and no new themes emerged during

  • Perspectives from the Ranching Culture in the 1990's : Addressing Mythological and Environmental Concerns

    Creator:
    Steward, Judith A.
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    Ideals of freedom, independence, and land ownership helped form and perpetuate the mythology of ranching in the United States. However, stereotypes emerged as a result of distortion from the media and the move away from the land. Social philosophies changed regarding the environment, land use, and the health and safety...
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    Masters Thesis
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    natural diversity in nature, saving plant and animal species, and accuses humankind of cruelty in their

  • East Meets East: Cross-Cultural Communication between Japanese Managers and Thai Subordinates

    Creator:
    Mekratri, Yaowarej
    Abstract:
    This research mainly examines the superior-subordinate relationship between Japanese managers and Thai subordinates working in joint ventures in Thailand, especially the management style of the Japanese and the reactions of the Thais, Cultural adaptation of Japanese expatriates and Thai subordinates is also explored. Through this study, we gain better understanding...
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    Masters Thesis
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    diversity which occur among the host country nationals and expatriates so that they will be able to work