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Plough Quarterly No. 22 - Vocation

Plough Quarterly No. 22 - Vocation

Will Willimon; Rachel Pieh Jones; Anne-Sophie Constant; Mike Rowe; Stephanie Saldaña; Scott Beauchamp; Nathan Schneider; Phil Christman; Michael Brendan Dougherty; Julian Peters

Plough Publishing House
2019
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Your job is not your vocation. Everyone hungers for work that has meaning and purpose. But what gives work meaning? Vocation, or “calling,” is the answer Protestant Christianity offers: each person is called by God to serve the common good in a particular line of work. Your vocation, evidently, might be almost anything: as a nurse, a wilderness guide, a calligrapher, a missionary, an activist, a venture capitalist, a politician, an executioner… Yet, as Will Willimon writes in this issue, the New Testament knows only one form of vocation: discipleship. And discipleship is far more likely to mean leaving father and mother, houses and land, than it is to mean embracing one’s identity as a fisherman or tax collector. This issue of Plough focuses on people who lived their lives with that sense of vocation. Such a life demands self-sacrifice and a willingness to recognize one’s own supposed strengths as weaknesses, as it did for the Canadian philosopher Jean Vanier. It involves a lifelong commitment to a flesh-and-blood church, as Coptic Archbishop Angaelos describes. It may even require a readiness to give up one’s life, as it did for Annalena Tonelli, an Italian humanitarian who pioneered the treatment of tuberculosis in the Horn of Africa. But as these stories also testify, it brings a gladness deeper than any self-chosen path. Also in this issue: - Scott Beauchamp on mercenaries - Nathan Schneider on cryptocurrencies - Stephanie Saldaña on Syrian refugee art - Peter Biles on loneliness at college - Phil Christman on Bible translation - Michael Brendan Dougherty on fatherhood - Insights on vocation from C. S. Lewis, Thérèse of Lisieux, Mother Teresa, Eberhard Arnold, Dorothy Sayers, Jean Vanier, and Gerard Manley Hopkins - poetry by Devon Balwit and Carl Sandburg - reviews of books by Robert Alter, Edwidge Danticat, Matthew D. Hockenos, Amy Waldman, and Jeremy Courtney - art and photography by Pola Rader, Dean Mitchell, Mark Freear, Timothy Jones, Pawel Filipczak, Mary Pal, Harley Manifold, Sami Lalu Jahola, Marc Chagall, and Russell Bain. Plough Quarterly features stories, ideas, and culture for people eager to put their faith into action. Each issue brings you in-depth articles, interviews, poetry, book reviews, and art to help you put Jesus’ message into practice and find common cause with others.
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 40

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 40

L. Ron Hubbard; S.M. Stirling; Nancy Kress; Gregory Benford; Bob Eggleton; Stephannie Tallent; Michael Kortes; John Eric Schleicher; Chloe Murphy; Christopher Moran; James Davies

Galaxy Press
2024
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Spine-tingling Breathtaking Mind-blowing Experience these powerful new voices?vivid, visceral, and visionary?as they explore uncharted worlds and reveal unlimited possibilities. Twelve captivating tales from the best new writers of the year as selected by Writers of the Future Contest judges accompanied by three more from L. Ron Hubbard, Nancy Kress, S.M. Stirling. Each story has a full-color illustration. Plus Bonus Art and Writing Tips from Gregory Benford, Bob Eggleton, L. Ron Hubbard, Dean Wesley Smith ?When her owner goes missing, a digital housecat must become more than simulation to find her dearest companion through the virtual world. The Edge of Where My Light Is Cast? by Sky McKinnon, art by Carina Zhang No one came to his brother's funeral. Not even the spirits. tienne knew it was his fault. Son, Spirit, Snake? by Jack Nash, art by Pedro N. Man overboard is a nightmare scenario for any sailor, but Lieutenant Susan Guidry is also running out of air?and the nearest help is light years away. Nonzero? by Tom Vandermolen, art by Jennifer Mellen Mac wanted to invent a cocktail to burn itself upon the pages of history?but this one had some unexpected side effects. The Last Drop? by L. Ron Hubbard and L. Sprague de Camp, art by Chris Arias Dementia has landed Dan Kennedy in Graydon Manor, and what's left of his life ahead seems dismal, but a pair of impossible visitors bring unexpected hope. The Imagalisk? by Galen Westlake, art by Arthur Haywood When a teenage swamp witch fears her mama will be killed, she utilizes her wits and the magic of the bayou?no matter the cost to her own soul. Life and Death and Love in the Bayou? by Stephannie Tallent, art by Ashley Cassaday Our exodus family awoke on the new world?a paradise inexplicably teeming with Earth life, the Promise fulfilled. But 154 of us are missing. Five Days Until Sunset? by Lance Robinson, art by Steve Bentley Spirits were supposed to lurk beneath the Lake of Death, hungry and patient and hostile to all life. Shaman Dreams? by S.M. Stirling, art by Dan dos Santos A new app lets users see through the eyes of any human in history, but it's not long before the secrets of the past catch up with the present. The Wall Isn't a Circle? by Rosalyn Robilliard, art by Guelly Rivera In the shadows of Teddy Roosevelt's wendigo hunt, a Native American boy resolves to turn the tables on his captors, setting his sights on the ultimate prey?America's Great Chief. Da-ko-ta? by Amir Agoora, art by Connor Chamberlain When squids from outer space take over, a punk-rock P.I. must crawl out of her own miserable existence to find her client's daughter?and maybe a way out. Squiddy? by John Eric Schleicher, art by Tyler Vail Another outbreak? This time it's a virus with an eighty percent infection rate that affects personality changes ? permanently. Halo? by Nancy Kress, art by Lucas Durham Planet K2-18b is almost dead, humanity is enslaved, and it's Rickard's fault. Now in his twilight years, he?d give an arm and a leg for redemption. Literally. Ashes to Ashes, Blood to Carbonfiber? by James Davies, art by May Zheng What if magic could undo the unthinkable, and undo Death itself? Would you use it no matter the cost? What would you sacrifice for love Summer of Thirty Years? by Lisa Silverthorne, art by Gigi Hooper Joe is a prospector tasked with exploring the cosmos on behalf of an all-powerful government. Breadna is a toaster. There have been weirder love stories, but that's unlikely. Butter Side Down? by Kal M, art by Selena Meraki 24 Award-winning Authors and Illustrators 16-page color gallery of artwork
Pathfinder Lost Omens Monsters of Myth Special Edition (P2)

Pathfinder Lost Omens Monsters of Myth Special Edition (P2)

James Case; John Compton; Dana Ebert; Joshua Kim; Aaron Lascano; Luis Loza; Ron Lundeen; Stephanie Lundeen; Liane Merciel; Andrew Mullen; Michael Sayre; Sen H.H.S.

PAIZO PUBLISHING, LLC
2023
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Release the beasts! Heroes abound in the Age of Lost Omens, but for every great hero, there is an even greater monster. Lost Omens Monsters of Myth provides details on 20 of the most infamous and terrifying monsters from the Inner Sea region and beyond. Uncover the secrets of some of Golarion's greatest monsters from the Sandpoint Devil to Fafnheir, the Father of All Linnorms, and more. Monsters of Myth provides rumors, tales, and even treasures for the brave adventurers willing to face these legendary creatures! This deluxe special edition is bound in faux leather with metallic deboss cover elements and a bound-in ribbon bookmark.
Lonely Planet Western USA

Lonely Planet Western USA

Anthony Ham; Amy C Balfour; Robert Balkovich; Greg Benchwick; Andrew Bender; Alison Bing; Celeste Brash; Michael Grosberg; Ashley Harrell; John Hecht; Adam Karlin; MaSovaida Morgan; Becky Ohlsen; Christopher Pitts; Andrea Schulte-Peevers; Stephanie d'Arc Taylor

Lonely Planet Global Limited
2022
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Lonely Planet’s Western USA is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Cruise down coastal highways, soak up Seattle’s culture, or be awestruck by the Grand Canyon; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Western USA and begin your journey now!Inside Lonely Planet’s Western USA Travel Guide: Up-to-date information - all businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure they are still open after2020’s COVID-19 outbreakNEW top experiences feature - a visually inspiring collection of [destination’s] best experiences and where to have themImproved planning tools for family travelers - where to go, how to save money, plus fun stuff just for kidsColor maps and images throughoutHighlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interestsInsider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spotsEssential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, websites, transit tips, pricesHonest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks missCultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, people, music, landscapes, wildlife, cuisine, politicsOver 40 maps Covers Rocky Mountains, Southwest, California, Pacific Northwest, and moreThe Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet’s Western USA, our most comprehensive guide to Western USA, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less traveled. Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet’s USA for a comprehensive look at all the country has to offer.About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveler since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travelers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' – New York Times'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveler's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' – Fairfax Media (Australia)
Report on the Arctic Capabilities of the U.S. Armed Forces

Report on the Arctic Capabilities of the U.S. Armed Forces

Abbie Tingstad; Scott Savitz; Benjamin J Sacks; Yuliya Shokh; Irina a Chindea; Scott R Stephenson; Michael T Wilson; James G Kallimani; Kristin Van Abel; Stephanie Pezard; Isabelle Winston; Inez Khan; Dan Abel; Clay McKinney; Yvonne K Crane; Katheryn Giglio; Sherrill Lingel; Lyle J Morris

RAND Corporation
2023
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This report summarizes the findings of research on U.S. and other armed forces' capabilities in the Arctic, the extent to which non-U.S. entities are operating where U.S. forces cannot, and how those operations might affect U.S. national interests. The authors found that the United States is lacking in capacity and, to a lesser extent, capability and that this creates risk for U.S. security.
Insights from the Plan Blue 21 Game

Insights from the Plan Blue 21 Game

Elizabeth M Bartels; David A Ochmanek; Nathaniel Edenfield; Brien Alkire; Katherine Anania; Michael Bohnert; Julia Brackup; Hannah Jane Byrne; Rachel Costello; Alyssa Demus; John J Drennan; Emily Ellinger; David R Frelinger; Michelle Grisé; Russell Hanson; Mace Moesner; Stephanie Pezard; Stephanie Anne Pillion; Clint Reach; Melissa Shostak; Gabrielle Tarini; Abbie Tingstad

RAND Corporation
2024
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This report describes the 2021 U.S. Air Force-sponsored Plan Blue game, which examined competition against Russia in the Arctic with a focus on the role of sensing in competition and featured robust participation from regional partners and allies. The purpose of the game was to increase understanding of the capabilities, postures, and alliance command, control, and communication relationships that may be called for in future Arctic operations.
Resor i tid och rum

Resor i tid och rum

Anette Almgren White; Lars Brink; Gunilla Byrman; Helene Ehriander; Lars Elleström; Peter Forsgren; Gunlög Fur; Stefan Helgesson; Bo Holmberg; Lena Kåreland; Stephan Larsen; Lisbeth Larsson; Inger Littberger Caisou-Rousseau; Per Erik Ljung; Leif Lorentzon; Stefan Lundström; Åsa Nilsson Skåve; Maria Olaussen; Christina Olin-Scheller; Vasilis Papageorgiou; Torsten Pettersson; Johan Sahlin; Michael Tengberg; Maria Ulfgard; Annette Årheim

Makadam förlag
2013
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Den som sätter sig att läsa Resor i tid och rum får förbereda sig på hisnande färder över vidsträckta fält: från finstämda parisiska bilddikter till en monty pythonsk spänningsroman, från Fridegårds trälar till rollspelet Warhammer Fantasy Role Play, från den sömniga småstaden Nässjö till igbo-byar i östra Nigeria. Vi möter resande konst, barn och språk. Litteraturläsande som en egen resa, där läsfärdighet är den nödvändiga biljetten, behandlas från olika håll: i skolan, i samtalet, i läsarens inre. Vi får läsa om indianer och indier, perser och greker och mycket, mycket mer. Ett försök att fånga litteraturvetaren Margareta Peterssons många intresseområden indoengelsk roman, postkolonial litteratur, global litteraturhistorieskrivning samt litteraturdidaktisk forskning kan inte sluta på annat sätt än med en omfångsrik antologi, med trettio nyskrivna och intressanta artiklar författade av kolleger från lärosäten runt hela landet. Förhoppningen är att läsaren möts av en och annan oväntad koppling som sprider nytt ljus över det som för professor Petersson sedan länge varit känt.
Writing the Self-Elegy

Writing the Self-Elegy

Teresa Leo; Jennifer McCauley; John Chavez; Kasey Jueds; Catherine Kyle; Adam Crittenden; Rigoberto Gonzalez; Kyle McCord; Jane Wong; Naomi Ortiz; Denise Leto; Carol Berg; Kristy Bowen; Floydd Michael Elliot; Jehanne Dubrow; Carl Phillips; Bruce Bond; Kevin Prufer; Rusty Morrison; Sheila Black; Lauren Berry; Anne Kaier; TC Tolbert; Raymond Luczak; Stephanie Heit; Juliet Cook; Tanaya Winder

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY PRESS
2023
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An innovative roadmap to facing our past and present selves Honest, aching, and intimate, self-elegies are unique poems focusing on loss rather than death, mourning versions of the self that are forgotten or that never existed. Within their lyrical frame, multiple selves can coexist—wise and nai¨ve, angry and resigned—along with multiple timelines, each possible path stemming from one small choice that both creates new selves and negates potential selves. Giving voice to pain while complicating personal truths, self-elegies are an ideal poetic form for our time, compelling us to question our close-minded certainties, heal divides, and rethink our relation to others. In Writing the Self-Elegy, poet Kara Dorris introduces us to this prismatic tradition and its potential to forge new worlds. The self-elegies she includes in this anthology mix autobiography and poetics, blending craft with race, gender, sexuality, ability and disability, and place—all of the private and public elements that build individual and social identity. These poems reflect our complicated present while connecting us to our past, acting as lenses for understanding, and defining the self while facilitating reinvention. The twenty-eight poets included in this volume each practice self-elegy differently, realizing the full range of the form. In addition to a short essay that encapsulates the core value of the genre and its structural power, each poet’s contribution concludes with writing prompts that will be an inspiration inside the classroom and out. This is an anthology readers will keep close and share, exemplifying a style of writing that is as playful as it is interrogative and that restores the self in its confrontation with grief.
Assessment of the National Patient Safety Initiative

Assessment of the National Patient Safety Initiative

Donna O. Farley; Sally C. Morton; Cheryl L. Damberg; Allen M. Fremont; Sandra H. Berry; Michael Greenberg; Melony Sorbero; Stephanie S. Teleki; Karen Ricci; Nancy J. Pollock

RAND
2005
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In September 2002, RAND contracted with the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to serve as the evaluation center for its national patient safety initiative. This report assesses the context and goals that were the foundation for the initiative, documents the baseline status of the activities being undertaken, and identifies priorities the researchers believe will have the strongest positive impact on the future of AHRQ's patient safety initiative.
Assessment of the National Patient Safety Initiative

Assessment of the National Patient Safety Initiative

Donna O. Farley; Cheryl L. Damberg; M. Susan Ridgely; Melony E. Sorbero; Michael D. Greenberg; Amelia Haviland; Stephanie S. Teleki; Peter Mendel; Lily Bradley; Jacob W. Dembosky

RAND
2008
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This book updates the policy context of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) patient safety initiative; documents the current priorities and activities undertaken; and assesses contributions of funded projects and dissemination actions to support adoption of evidence-based safe practices.It discusses implications for future AHRQ policy, programming, and research; suggests ways to strengthen AHRQ activities.It evaluates progress of the patient safety initiative led by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), focusing on how the current experiences of AHRQ and its funded projects can be used to strengthen subsequent program activities.
Ending the U.S. War in Iraq

Ending the U.S. War in Iraq

Richard R. Brennan; Charles P. Ries; Larry Hanauer; Ben Connable; Terrence K. Kelly; Michael J. McNerney; Stephanie Young; Jason Campbell; K. Scott McMahon

RAND
2013
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Ending the U.S. war in Iraq required redeploying 100,000 military and civilian personnel; handing off responsibility for 431 activities to the Iraqi government, U.S. embassy, USCENTCOM, or other U.S. government entities; and moving or transferring ownership of over a million pieces of property in accordance with U.S. and Iraqi laws, national policy, and DoD requirements. This book examines the planning and execution of this transition.
Decadence and decay : from ancient Rome to the present

Decadence and decay : from ancient Rome to the present

Faramerz Dabhiowala; Melanie Grundmann; Richard Whatmore; Mattias Hessérus; Adoreé Villany; Andrew Huddleston; Saul David; Andrew Preston; Daniela Cammack; Pernille Røge; Adam Tooze; J.R. McNeill; Jonathan Rees; Robert Beuregard; William O’Reilly; Michael Nelson; Peter Heather; Robert Coates-Stephans; Neil McLynn; Richard Miles

Bokförlaget Stolpe
2019
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The fear of living in the end times has a long history. In Decadence and Decay, a group of distinguished international scholars describe how societies over time have handled and interpreted the concept of decline. In times of unrest and transition, declinism the notion that a culture or civilisation is headed towards irreversible decline tends to capture the public imagination. The essays in this volume address how notions of decadence and decay have been used both as opprobrium and as a form of self-definition and empowerment an instrument to protect individualism against collectivistic oppression. From ancient Rome to the present, ideas and expressions of decadence and decay have played a critical role in how we perceive the world.
Patriot Battles: How the War of Independence Was Fought
Michael Stephenson's Patriot Battles is a comprehensive and richly detailed study of the military aspects of the War of Independence, and a fascinating look at the nuts and bolts of eighteenth-century combat. Covering everything from what motivated those who chose to fight to how they were enlisted, trained, clothed, and fed, it offers a close-up view of the war's greatest battles, with maps provided for each. Along the way many cherished myths are challenged, reputations are reassessed, and long-held assumptions are tested. One of the most satisfying and illuminating contributions to the literature on the War of Independence in many years, Patriot Battles is a vastly entertaining work of superior scholarship and a refreshing wind blowing through some of American history's dustier corridors.
Shale Gas and Fracking

Shale Gas and Fracking

Michael Stephenson

Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
2015
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Shale Gas and Fracking: The Science Behind the Controversy explains the relevant geological principles before examining the peer-reviewed evidence and presenting it through a simple and compelling illustrated narrative. Each chapter focuses on a particular controversy, such contamination of well water with gas from fracking, and follows a similar format: starting with the principles; then detailing peer-reviewed case studies for earthquakes, radioactivity, and climate change; and concluding with a judgment of the general risks involved. Shale Gas and Fracking: The Science Behind the Controversy provides readers with the unbiased information they need to make informed decisions on the controversial issue of fracking.
Energy and Climate Change

Energy and Climate Change

Michael Stephenson

Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
2018
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Energy and Climate Change: An Introduction to Geological Controls, Interventions and Mitigations examines the Earth system science context of the formation and use of fossil fuel resources, and the implications for climate change. It also examines the historical and economic trends of fossil fuel usage and the ways in which these have begun to affect the natural system (i.e., the start of the Anthropocene). Finally, the book examines the effects we might expect in the future looking at evidence from the "deep time" past, and looks at ways to mitigate climate change by using negative emissions technology (e.g. bioenergy and carbon capture and storage, BECCS), but also by adapting to perhaps a higher than "two degree world," particularly in the most vulnerable, developing countries. Energy and Climate Change is an essential resource for geoscientists, climate scientists, environmental scientists, and students; as well as policy makers, energy professionals, energy statisticians, energy historians and economists.
Last Full Measure, the

Last Full Measure, the

Michael Stephenson

Presidio Press
2013
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A stunningly researched work of military history that answers a seemingly simple question-how have soldiers through the ages met their deaths?-and in doing so reveals an astonishing wealth of insight about the nature of combat, the differences between cultures, and the unchanging qualities of humanity itself. Behind each soldier's death, in the story of every anonymous infantryman's grave, lies a heady mixture of specifics. There is the weapon that kills him; the tactics that brought him to his death; the strategy that marks the boundaries of the killing field; the decisions he makes or the decisions others make on his behalf; the ability of medical services to save a life or hasten the extinction. And there is the cultural context that shapes each warrior and battlefield: a complex amalgam of attitudes about heroism, sacrifice, justice, compassion, and aggression. Drawing on three years of research and incorporating hundreds of primary sources, The Last Full Measure reveals these and other fascinating complexities hidden behind the simple fact of death in combat.Organized chronologically, but pausing frequently to make cross-temporal comparisons, the book covers the Greek phalanx and the Roman legion, medieval warfare in both the West and samurai-era Japan, the age of black-powder combat, the Civil War, World War I, World War II, and insurgent warfare from Vietnam through the present.
Lattes, Mochas, and Jesus

Lattes, Mochas, and Jesus

Michael Stephens

Michael Stephens
2011
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Have you ever wondered if God was real? And if He was real, what might be His thoughts about you specifically? What might he share with you if you had the chance to talk to Him face to face? With these questions in mind and with a unique gift, Michael Stephens seized the opportunity to try and help answer these questions for numerous people while working in the marketplace as a barista for Starbucks. Throughout the course of his time serving coffee and espresso, he routinely prayed for and prophesied over hundreds of customers. Soon, stories of "the Starbucks prophet" circulated around the Kansas City community. As more and more customers were ministered to and touched by the presence of God, the testimonies grew. Consequently, people began to venture over to the specific Starbuck's location he worked at in hopes of possibly hearing just "what Jesus had to say" about them. With a desire to help people see that God is real both inside and outside of the church, Michael Stephens has taken the gospel into everyday life and seen numerous people encouraged and transformed. In addition to being inspired by the stories in this book you will learn how to encounter God in any arena of life, gain Divine confidence in where He has called you, get a taste of what Jesus actually thinks about you, and be provoked to love in new ways as you rediscover the Jesus who invades everyday life.
The Emergence of Modern Business Enterprise in France, 1800–1930

The Emergence of Modern Business Enterprise in France, 1800–1930

Michael Stephen Smith

Harvard University Press
2006
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In this magisterial study, Michael Smith explains how France left behind small-scale merchant capitalism for the large corporate enterprises that would eventually dominate its domestic economy and project French influence throughout the world. Arguing against the long-standing view that French economic and business development was crippled by missed opportunities and entrepreneurial failures, Smith presents a story of considerable achievement. French companies made major contributions to the Second Industrial Revolution of 1880-1930, especially in ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy, electrochemicals, industrial gases, and motor vehicles. Rejecting the notion that France took a separate route to economic modernity, Smith argues that it tracked other industrial nations along a path dominated by large-scale production and corporate enterprise. Technological and organizational capabilities acquired by French companies prior to 1930 played a key role in the country's rapid economic recovery after World War II and its broader economic success in the second half of the twentieth century. Smith also addresses the distinctive characteristics of French economic and business development, including the pivotal role of the French state, the pervasive influence of French financiers, and the significance of labor conflict. This superb account is an invaluable contribution to business history and the history of modern France.