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A HISTORY OF CHILD PROTECTION IN AMERICA. Myers, John E. B. 2004, 460 pp., ISBN 1-4134-2301-9 (softcover), ISBN 1-4134-2302-7 (hardcover). Reviewed by Leslie Leighninger.

CHILD WELFARE IN THE LEGAL SETTING: A CRITICAL AND INTERPRETIVE PERSPECTIVE. O'Brien, Thomas M. New York: The Haworth Press, 2004, 302 pp., ISBN 0-7890-2351-2. Reviewed by Sue D. Steib.     

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THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN. (2ND ED.). Lindsey, Duncan (2004). New York: Oxford University Press, Inc. 451 pp., $24.95, p.b. ISBN 0-19-513671-3. Reviewed by Sandra Yudilevich.

CULTURALLY COMPETENT PUBLIC CHILD WELFARE PRACTICE. Samantrai, K. (2004). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole. 184 pp., $59.95 pb, ISBN 0-534-37055-1. Reviewed by Jane S. Wimmer.     

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IDENTIFYING AND TREATING YOUTH WHO SEXUALLY OFFEND: CURRENT APPROACHES, TECHNIQUES, AND RESEARCH. Geffner, R., Crumpton Franey, K., Geffner Arnold, T., & Falconer, R. (Eds.). (2004). Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Maltreatment & Trauma Press. 339 pp., $59.95 hb, $39.95 pb. ISBN 0-7890-2786-0. Reviewed by Barbara Thomlison

CULTURAL AWARENESS, SENSITIVITY & COMPETENCE. Winkelman, Michael (2005). IA: Eddie Bowers Publishing. 284 pp., $56.95 pb. ISBN-1-57879-064-6. Reviewed by Colita Nichols Fairfax     

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WEIGHING IN:THE WORK REPORT

Premier Wen Jiabao delivered the government work report during the opening meeting of the First Session of the 12th National People’s Congress(NPC)-China’s top legislaturein Beijing on March 5.Beijing Review reporters Yin Pumin,Zeng Wenhui,Wang Wenjie and Liu Jian spoke to NPC deputies and members of the 12th National Committee of the     

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<正>Xi Jinping,General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China(CPC),delivered a report to the 19th CPC National Congress on behalf of the 18th CPC Central Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 18.Hailing the historic achievements in reform,opening up and socialist modernization in the past five years,Xi said socialism with Chinese characteristics has crossed the threshold into a new     

政府工作报告(上)

Fellow deputies,On behalf of the State Council, I now present to you my report on the work of the government for your deliberation and approval.     

来自HMONG人的思考--读《跨国苗族研究--民族与国家的边界》

本文对石茂明博士的新著《跨国苗族研究———民族与国家的边界》进行了一定的评述。在评价该著重要的学术价值同时,还指出了其中存在的一些不足。     

全国人民代表大会常务委员会工作报告2010年3月9日在第十一届全国人民代表大会第三次会议上

Fellow Deputies,I have been entrusted by the Standing Committee of the National People's Con-gress (NPC) to present this report on its work for your deliberation and approval.Major Work of the Past YearThe year 2009 was the most difficult year for our country's economic develop-ment since the beginning of the new century. Faced with a complex situation andsevere challenges, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC),with Comrade Hu Jintao as General Secretary, united with and led the people of allthe country's ethnic groups in fortifying their confidence, meeting difficulties head-on. and winning new victories in socialist economic, political, cultural, social, andecological development.