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On simple endotrivial modules
We show that when G is a finite group which contains an elementary Abelian
subgroup of order p^2 and k is an algebraically closed field of characteristic
p, then the study of simple endotrivial kG-modules which are not monomial may
be reduced to the case when G is quasi-simple
The all for Australia league in New South Wales : a study in political entrepreneurship and hegemony
In 1931, the All for Australia League and other \u27citizens movements\u27 mounted a major challenge to the established conservative parties. Traditional views of the League saw it as a reflection of economic group interests, whether of the business establishment or dissident capitalists such as manufactures. More recent scholarship has stressed middle-class concerns with \u27sound finance\u27 as the inspiration of the League. This paper instead situates the League in the historical context of centre party projects in New South Wales, and of progressivism, in particular industrial psychology. The economic crisis and the rightward shift of the nationalists enabled a group of political entrepreneurs to transform the League from a front group for business into a populist movement. However, the shift of mainstream conservatism back to the political centre fatally undercut the League\u27s support base.<br /
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