Word: preservationism
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Oleg Grabar, professor of Fine Arts and chairman of the Department, attended a conference in Cairo on the preservation and restoration of Islamic monuments of the old city of Cairo.
The fledgling union, known as Rural Solidarity, claims to represent 500,000 of the 3.2 million private farmers. Long bitter about government policies that favored less efficient collectives, the farmers are demanding equitable distribution of machinery and supplies to private owners, as well as increased government aid. They also want...
But for the most part Berlow did not spend much time thinking about the CRR, because its goal--the preservation of correct and respectful behavior--seemed irrelevant in light of events in the world outside. "The war," he concluded then and concludes now, "was a hell of a lot more...
All this maneuvering had one overriding purpose: self-preservation. To stay in power, Kania must prove to Moscow that his regime is in control. Right now he is playing for time, solidifying his power base while appeasing the workers with friendly appointments and economic concessions. At some point, he knows...
Precisely because of its influence, the RSV is now a target of Protestant feminists and other critics who want to purge it of the male chauvinism that they find running all through its pages. Says the Rev. Jeanne Audrey Powers, a United Methodist mission official: "People are becoming increasingly sensitive...