Kroeber Anthropological
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Kroeber Anthropological Society Papers No. 87
Controlling Processes
Eml byt: Laura Nader
Introduction
Laura Nader                                                  1
The House That Uranium Built: Perspectives on the Effects
of Exposure on Individuals and Community
Margaret Amalia Hiesinger                                    7
Continuing American Patriarchies
Leah Nutting                                                54
The Evolution of Corporate Legal Standing in U.S. and Intemational
Law: One View of The Doctrine of "Corporate Personality"
Michael Zara                                                97
Tales From The "Script": An Insider/Outside View Of
Pharmaceutical Sales Practice
Michael J. Oldani                                          147
The Destruction Will Not be Televised: Media Representations of
Destruction in the Persian Gulf War and Sanctions against Iraq
Kathleen Wilusz                                            177
The Sword and the Pen: Egyptian Musings on European
Penetration, Persuasion, and Power
Shaden M. Tageldin                                         196
Dogmas of Inevitability: Tracking Symbolic Power in the
Global Marketplace
Peter Shorett                                              219
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Kroeber Anthropological Society Papers
No. 87, Spring 2002
Controlling Processes
Editor: Laura Nader
Contents:
Introduction
Laura Nader ............................................................1
The House That Uranium Built:
Perspectives on the Effects of Exposure on Individuals and Community
Margaret Amalia Hiesinger ...........................................................  7
Continuing American Patriarchies
Leah Nutting ...........................................................  54
The Evolution of Corporate Legal Standing in U.S. and International Law: One View
of The Doctrine of "Corporate Personality"
Michael Zara ...........................................................  97
Tales From The "Script": An Insider/Outside View Of Pharmaceutical Sales Practice
Michael J. Oldani .....................................................   147
The Destruction Will Not be Televised: Media Representations of Destruction in the
Persian Gulf War and Sanctions against Iraq
Kathleen Wilusz ...........................................................  177
The Sword and the Pen: Egyptian Musings on European Penetration, Persuasion, and
Power
Shaden M. Tageldin ........................................................... 196
Dogmas of Inevitability: Tracking Symbolic Power in the Global Marketplace
Peter Shorett ........................................................... 219