Problems in the testing of hypotheses about psychocultural modernization in Buganda

Michael C. Robbins and Philip L. Kilbride, eds. Psychocultural Change in Modern Buganda. Nkanga Publications, Number 8. Kampala: Makerere Institute of Social Research, 1974. 69 pp. Tables and references. $2.50 (paper).     

Morality as Identity: the Missionary Moral Agenda in Buganda,1877–1945

This article advances three arguments. First, that prior to European intrusion in the mid-1800s, "Buganda" and "Mugandaness" were continually contested ideologies whose meanings were not given but discursively constructed and reconstructed in conditions of historical specificity. Second, that "Baganda" as an identity, was first constructed in the early travellers' journals. Later on missionaries and Buganda's leading chiefs appropriated the construct "Buganda" and actively participated in its elaboration and refinement as it was later to be used and popularized in the twentieth century. Third, that Buganda identity was constructed through the active silencing of the disruptive relations of ethnicity, of gender, and of class. In the celebration of an ethnic identity, inequalities and oppression were glossed over. Out of a confrontation with the "other," Buganda identity was carefully and powerfully articulated by the Christian middle-class men who, from 1900, dominated the newly created ruling council of Buganda, called the Lukiiko. These men claimed to speak for the Buganda "nation" and on behalf of others. Their search for a secure identity was built on their assertion of their superiority over the "decadent" sub-nationalities; over all non-royal females and over all others who were not Christians, male and middle class. In examining the historical dynamics of identity, it is important to look beyond the illusion of a Buganda "Christian nation" to investigate articulations and manipulations of class, gender, ethnicity, and nationality.     

The Mechanical Farm of 2030

Abstract

After introducing influences which will affect mechanization of agriculture over the next 50 years, the review deals separately with three aspects of equipment on farms. These are machinery for arable farming, equipment used in livestock husbandry, and the hardware and software likely to assist farm management. The bulk of crop production is predicted to be carried out by a system of field gantries which will replace today's tractor and implements. The gantries will be fitted with automatic guidance but will still carry an operator who will be provided with extensive monitoring instrumentation. Second, monitoring of livestock growth or yield will be computer based. Health and breeding will also be automatically monitored and controlled, and farm staff will be aided by a robot, whose functions will include remote viewing and sensing, routine animal and feed handling operations, and assistance with animal herding. Computers will be used extensively in farm management with on-farm machines linked permanently to national information data banks, to suppliers and organizations who purchase from the farm and to consultant organizations. Computers will also be used for planning decisions based on operational research predictive methods and particularly for daily work planning.     

The Evolution of American Farm Silos

The conspicuous silo on American farmsteads is the result of an evolving process to store ensilage effectively. From merely indoor stone-lined pits in the ground and exterior wooden rectangular and circular silos of the past, today's silos include the highly mechanical fiberglass and metal (Harvestore) structures. Ensilage has become an important aspect of agriculture, especially in the northeastern quarter of the United States and adjacent parts of Canada. The silo reflects the ongoing changes in agricultural production and in the American farmstead.     

全家一站玩转圣淘沙

进入五月,空气中到处都是旅游味。五一、六一,接着暑假,随着气温不断升高,旅游也不断升温。而每年这样的时候,都会头痛去哪玩？家有妻儿,妻想去的地方只要是浪漫就行,儿想去的只要能玩耍就够。那,去哪玩呢？既要能玩,又要有情调的地儿……我不是一个旅游发烧友,会专门去挖掘世界各地最好玩的地方。我说不出在哪有稀有平原,在哪有旷世海景,我只会动动手指,在网络上敲打几个关键字,然后看看、挑挑,人云亦云,也仍然不亦乐乎。     

Animal Farm

正90-year-old Phurbu Droma and her family live on the Chuse Ethnic Culture Park in Dokde Township of Lhasa.When she was young,she often went to sell dried cow dung in the Barkor Street.One day,she met Sonam,who was with a caravan from Yunnan.The two got to know each other,     

锄--红山峪村农具民俗之一

锄是田间管理的主要用具,红山峪村原只有铁锄与耪锄两种,后来出现了木把锄和代替锄的板镢和勾镢。     

近代早期英国家庭中的性别关系

家庭是形成性别关系最小的基本单位,在近代早期,英国社会中的性别关系在家庭中得到明显的体现。结婚后,丈夫和妻子为了建立一个独立的新家而共同协作,劳动的性别分工基本遵循男主外、女主内的模式,各个阶层的妇女都要为家庭经济作贡献,但这并没有改变其地位卑微的状况,“男尊女卑”、“男主女从”仍然是这一时期家庭中的常态。     

Responding to Farm Poverty in Australia

In May 2005, the Commonwealth announced changes to the eligibility criteria for a number of farm welfare payments which have resulted in farmers receiving such payments on more generous terms than other disadvantaged groups in the community. The changes passed largely unremarked by the media or political commentators. Farm welfare programs are developed independently of the general welfare safety net and are based on assumptions about the nature, extent and causes of farm poverty. No comprehensive empirical research has been conducted into farm poverty since the Henderson Inquiry of the 1970 Henderson, R. F., Harcourt, A. and Harper, R. J.A. 1970. People in Poverty: A Melbourne Survey, Melbourne: University of Melbourne.  [Google Scholar]s. This paper discusses the issue of farm poverty in Australia and how it fits into the broader welfare debate, and proposes a way forward to develop more effective and equitable farm welfare programs.     

重建家园：松坪华侨农场印尼归侨群体研究

本文以生活在松坪农场的印尼归侨群体为个案 ,追溯其在特殊情境下跨国迁徙、安家农场的历史过程 ,从记忆、现实与向往三个层面 ,探讨该群体对于“家”之归属感的建构及特点