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A stark exhibition of state repression of a minority faith

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations List of Figures List of Tables Preface Abbreviations Introduction Part I: Historical Overview 1 Germania: Origins and Progress to World War I2 Retreat: The German Problem and Its Painful Resolution 3 Boom and Bust 4 Good Times, Hard Times in the Postwar Era Part II: Product, Distribution, and Expense Management 5 Product Development: The Actuarial Problem and Individual Insurance 6 Product Development: Group, Bene?ts, and Reinsurance 7 Spreading the Word 8 Selling Insurance 9 Administration: Process and People 10 Managing Administrative Expenses: Regionalization and Automation 11 Burdens of Corporate Citizenship: Regulation and TaxesPart III: Investments 12 Investing the Premiums: Asset Management to the Mid-Twentieth Century 13 Flexibility and Quality: George Conklin's Legacy Part IV: Mutuality and Performance14 Swimming against the Tide Appendix Notes Bibliography Index About the Authors

About the Author

Stuart A. Wright is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Office of Research at Lamar University. He is the author or editor of a number of titles including Armageddon in Waco: Critical Perspectives on the Branch Davidian Conflict. James T. Richardson is Professor of Sociology and Judicial Studies and Director of the Grant Sawyer Center for Justice Studies at University of Nevada, Reno. He is the co-author and editor of 10 books.

Reviews

"This book offers an incisive set of analyses by distinguished religious movements scholars of the massive state raid on the FLDS community in 2008. Saints under Siege will be the book of record for interpreting this historic event." David G. Bromley, co-author of Cults and New Religions