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A Novel of the Civil War at Sea

This final volume in the Raphael Semmes trilogy of Civil War naval thrillers, Seahawk Burning , follows the real-life adventures of Confederate Captain Raphael Semmes and his ship, the C.S.S. Alabama, on the final legs of their reign of terror on the high seas. The novel chronicles Semmes's rise to mythic stature as he becomes Lincoln's public enemy number one, seizing and burning scores of Yankee ships in the Caribbean Sea, the south Atlantic, the Indian Ocean, and the South China Sea before heading to France for sanctuary...all the while dodging scores of federal Navy ships pursuing him.

Enemy vessels, spy games, mutinies, storms, and loneliness stock Semmes's cruise during 1863-64. Meanwhile, back in the Lincoln White House, Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles tries to marshal his warships to catch Semmes and simultaneously protect his president from spies and assassins, one of whom is Semmes's mistress.

In addition to the main characters, the cast of Seahawk Burning includes historical figures from the governments and navies of the North and South as well as the Black Moses Harriet Tubman, John Wilkes Booth, and his fellow conspirators.

All of the threads in this saga come together in a final showdown off Cherbourg, France, when Semmes decides to take the Alabama into battle against the U.S.S. Kearsarge, captained by his old friend John A. Winslow. It is one of the greatest naval battles in history.

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• Preface(p. xi)
• Part 1 Overview(p. 1)
• Chapter 1 Introduction(p. 3)
• What Is This Book About?(p. 4)
• Who Is the Intended Audience?(p. 4)
• What Is Social Work?(p. 4)
• What Is the Purpose of Social Work?(p. 5)
• What Do All Social Workers Need to Know?(p. 5)
• What Is the Relationship of Social Systems Theory to Generalist Practice?(p. 7)
• What Is the Role of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work?(p. 11)
• How Is the Construction of Social Systems Theory Approached in This Book?(p. 12)
• How Is Social Systems Theory Presented in This Book?(p. 14)
• Can Social Systems Theory Be Modeled?(p. 14)
• Can the Generalist Practice of Social Work Be Modeled?(p. 16)
• Summary(p. 19)
• Glossary(p. 20)
• Notes(p. 22)
• Chapter 2 A Social Systems Perspective: The Foundations for Social Systems Theory(p. 23)
• The Nature of Theory(p. 23)
• Social Systems Perspective(p. 25)
• General Systems Theory(p. 28)
• Ecological Theory(p. 34)
• Functional Theory(p. 35)
• Symbolic Interactionism and Role Theory(p. 40)
• Summary(p. 44)
• Glossary(p. 45)
• Notes(p. 46)
• Chapter 3 Social Systems Theory: General Features(p. 48)
• Definitions(p. 49)
• Social Systems Theory(p. 52)
• Summary(p. 67)
• Glossary(p. 68)
• Notes(p. 69)
• Chapter 4 Social Stratification, Spirituality, and Diversity(p. 70)
• Introduction(p. 70)
• Cultural Diversity(p. 73)
• Social Systems Theory(p. 76)
• Dimensions of Stratification(p. 80)
• Conflict and Consensus(p. 83)
• Conflict, Religion, and Diversity(p. 85)
• Ethics and Cultural Diversity(p. 87)
• Summary(p. 91)
• Glossary(p. 92)
• Notes(p. 93)
• Part 2 The Individual(p. 95)
• Chapter 5 The Individual: Theories of Psychology Used by Social Workers(p. 97)
• Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic Theory(p. 98)
• Behaviorism/Learning Theory(p. 106)
• Humanism(p. 113)
• Cognitive Development Theory(p. 118)
• Moral Development Theory(p. 124)
• Symbolic Interaction Theory(p. 131)
• Summary(p. 137)
• Glossary(p. 138)
• Notes(p. 140)
• Chapter 6 Psychosocial Theory: A Social Systems Perspective(p. 143)
• Focus(p. 145)
• Assumptions(p. 145)
• Concepts(p. 146)
• Infancy(p. 150)
• Post Infancy(p. 153)
• Preschool(p. 155)
• School(p. 156)
• Adolescence(p. 159)
• Early Adulthood(p. 161)
• Middle Adulthood(p. 163)
• Late Adulthood(p. 165)
• Summary(p. 167)
• Glossary(p. 169)
• Notes(p. 169)
• Part 3 The Social Group(p. 171)
• Chapter 7 The Social Group: An Introduction(p. 173)
• Definitions(p. 174)
• Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft(p. 176)
• Natural and Rational Will(p. 177)
• Primary and Secondary Groups(p. 179)
• Collections of People, Categories of People, and the Social Group(p. 181)
• Summary(p. 188)
• Glossary(p. 189)
• Notes(p. 190)
• Chapter 8 The Social Group: Theoretical Support(p. 191)
• Field Theory(p. 192)
• Exchange Theory(p. 197)
• Symbolic Interaction Theory(p. 208)
• Summary(p. 221)
• Glossary(p. 222)
• Notes(p. 223)
• Chapter 9 The Family as a System of Roles(p. 225)
• Families as Emergent Structures(p. 225)
• Structural Family Theory(p. 227)
• Family Systems Theory(p. 240)
• Communications/Interactive Theory(p. 244)
• Summary(p. 248)
• Glossary(p. 249)
• Notes(p. 250)
• Chapter 10 The Social Group and the Family: Social Systems Theory(p. 251)
• The Social Group and the Family(p. 252)
• Social Systems Theory: Review of General Features(p. 255)
• Social Systems Theory: The Social Group and the Family(p. 256)
• Summary(p. 282)
• Glossary(p. 282)
• Notes(p. 283)
• Part 4 The Formal Organization(p. 285)
• Chapter 11 The Formal Organization: An Introduction(p. 287)
• Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft(p. 288)
• Definition(p. 289)
• Organizational Theory and Practice(p. 290)
• Authority(p. 291)
• The Weberian Bureaucracy-The Rationalist Position(p. 293)
• The Human Relations Position(p. 299)
• Organizational Theory and Social Work Education(p. 302)
• Summary(p. 303)
• Glossary(p. 303)
• Notes(p. 304)
• Chapter 12 The Formal Organization: Social Systems Theory(p. 306)
• Comparisons with the Rationalist and Human Relations Positions(p. 309)
• The Dialectic(p. 312)
• Social Systems Theory: Emergence(p. 313)
• Social Systems Theory: A Review(p. 314)
• Social Systems Theory: The Functional Requisites(p. 315)
• Social Systems Theory: The Structural Components(p. 319)
• Social Systems Theory: Developmental Stages of Formal Organizations(p. 322)
• Social Systems Theory: Total Quality Management(p. 326)
• Summary(p. 329)
• Glossary(p. 329)
• Notes(p. 329)
• Chapter 13 The Formal Organization as a Social System(p. 331)
• Boundary(p. 333)
• Suprasystem(p. 337)
• Interface(p. 341)
• Input(p. 343)
• Proposed Output(p. 345)
• Conversion Operations(p. 350)
• Output(p. 362)
• Feedback(p. 365)
• Summary(p. 370)
• Glossary(p. 370)
• Notes(p. 371)
• Part 5 The Community(p. 373)
• Chapter 14 The Community: An Introduction(p. 375)
• Definitions of Community(p. 377)
• The Ecological Position: Human Ecology(p. 379)
• The Community Power Position(p. 384)
• Community Power: The Elitist Position(p. 386)
• Community Power: The Pluralist Position(p. 389)
• The Conflict Position(p. 393)
• Summary(p. 397)
• Glossary(p. 398)
• Notes(p. 399)
• Chapter 15 The Community: Social Systems Theory(p. 402)
• Comparisons with Ecological, Power, and Conflict Positions(p. 404)
• Social Systems Theory(p. 406)
• Summary(p. 429)
• Glossary(p. 429)
• Notes(p. 430)
• Index(p. 431)