Word: preservationism
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The kind of terms that Howe outlined last week appear to do justice to both the wishes and the worries of China and Britain. Said the Foreign Secretary: "A preservation of all the rights and freedoms which the people of Hong Kong now enjoy'' would be entailed. The...
But today the institution is reclaiming its position as one of the world's great libraries, thanks to a new lion in its president's office. Vartan Gregorian, 50, a pudgy, bearded historian who bears more than a passing resemblance to Patience and Fortitude, came to his post...
Yet Agee had a canny sense for self-preservation that almost, though not quite matched his talent for self-destruction. He was forever negotiating with a series of authority figures: God, Father Flye, Time Inc. Indeed, Bergreen concludes, Agee cast Time in the multiple roles of "his home, his school...
As Harvard's library system struggles with space, preservation and computerization, university libraries across the country face the same problems. While none are anywhere near as large as Harvard's--which, with 11 million volumes, is the second largest in North America after the Library of Congress--most are farther...
Gilligan's research reveals that while men tend to make decisions based on concern for rules, justice and individual rights, women's moral decisions more often are relative to the situation and place a greater emphasis on an ethic of care and on the preservation of relationships.