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Free hearts and free homes gender and American antislavery politics / by Pierson, Michael D.

Table of Contents: “…Liberty party gender ideologies -- From liberty to free soil : gender and emancipation -- Antislavery women and the triumph of domestic feminism -- Democrats and the defense of patriarchy -- Gender in the 1856 Republican campaign -- Republican women and the 1856 election -- Republican gender ideology in 1860.…”
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Hong Kong under Chinese rule economic integration and political gridlock /

Table of Contents: “…/ ZHENG Yongnian and TOK Sow Keat -- Hong Kong's political reform and dilemma / YEW Chiew Ping -- The 2011 Hong Kong district council election : a new political landscape? / YEW Chiew Ping -- Hong Kong's 2012 chief executive election and after / YEW Chiew Ping -- Hong Kong legislative council election 2012 : new political landscape and governance challenges / YEW Chiew Ping and KWONG Kin-ming.…”
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Hong Kong under Chinese rule economic integration and political gridlock /

Table of Contents: “…/ ZHENG Yongnian and TOK Sow Keat -- Hong Kong's political reform and dilemma / YEW Chiew Ping -- The 2011 Hong Kong district council election : a new political landscape? / YEW Chiew Ping -- Hong Kong's 2012 chief executive election and after / YEW Chiew Ping -- Hong Kong legislative council election 2012 : new political landscape and governance challenges / YEW Chiew Ping and KWONG Kin-ming.…”
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The memoirs of Ambassador Henry F. Grady from the Great War to the Cold War / by Grady, Henry Francis, 1882-1957

Table of Contents: “…Diplomacy, the oldest profession -- A global approach -- Trade negotiator in the New Deal -- Wartime Diplomat -- Elections in Greece -- Israel and Palestine -- India's First American ambassador -- Cold Warrior in Greece -- Trouble in Tehran -- Allies, rivals, and missed opportunities -- Change is the rule.…”
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The memoirs of Ambassador Henry F. Grady from the Great War to the Cold War / by Grady, Henry Francis, 1882-1957

Table of Contents: “…Diplomacy, the oldest profession -- A global approach -- Trade negotiator in the New Deal -- Wartime Diplomat -- Elections in Greece -- Israel and Palestine -- India's First American ambassador -- Cold Warrior in Greece -- Trouble in Tehran -- Allies, rivals, and missed opportunities -- Change is the rule.…”
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A solitary war a diplomat's chronicle of the Iraq war and its lessons / by Muñoz, Heraldo

Table of Contents: “…-- The 2005 elections and the Nouri al-Maliki government -- Worlds apart : the alienation of allies -- Chile : the distant neighbor -- Mexico : "so far from God, so close to the United States" -- The transatlantic divide with the "old Europe" -- Less-than-willing allies and the failed evidence to go to war -- Conclusions : the U.S war backtrack and the future of multilateralism -- The costs of a war without friends -- A changing attitude toward the United Nations -- Why the United States should care about multilateralism -- Beyond Iraq : to lead or to impose.…”
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A solitary war a diplomat's chronicle of the Iraq war and its lessons / by Muñoz, Heraldo

Table of Contents: “…-- The 2005 elections and the Nouri al-Maliki government -- Worlds apart : the alienation of allies -- Chile : the distant neighbor -- Mexico : "so far from God, so close to the United States" -- The transatlantic divide with the "old Europe" -- Less-than-willing allies and the failed evidence to go to war -- Conclusions : the U.S war backtrack and the future of multilateralism -- The costs of a war without friends -- A changing attitude toward the United Nations -- Why the United States should care about multilateralism -- Beyond Iraq : to lead or to impose.…”
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How democratic is the American Constitution? by Dahl, Robert Alan, 1915-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: fundamental questions -- What the framers couldn't know -- The constitution as a model: an American illusion -- Electing the president -- How well does the constitutional system perform? …”
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The greatest sedition is silence four years in America / by Pitt, William Rivers, 1971-

Table of Contents: “…The dream that was America -- Twenty pounds of bullshit in a ten pound bag -- Enronomics -- A bright September morning -- The light of the world -- One crazy summer : the media before and after September 11 -- American elections : 2000 and beyond -- 'We the people' means you.…”
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Full participation a comparative study of compulsory voting / by Birch, Sarah, 1963-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- A history of compulsory voting and an overview of contemporary experience -- Normative arguments for and against compulsory voting -- Compulsory voting and election campaigns -- Compulsory voting and electoral turnout -- Compulsory voting, electoral integrity and democratic legitimacy -- Compulsory voting and political outcomes -- Conclusion.…”
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The greatest sedition is silence four years in America / by Pitt, William Rivers, 1971-

Table of Contents: “…The dream that was America -- Twenty pounds of bullshit in a ten pound bag -- Enronomics -- A bright September morning -- The light of the world -- One crazy summer : the media before and after September 11 -- American elections : 2000 and beyond -- 'We the people' means you.…”
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Full participation a comparative study of compulsory voting / by Birch, Sarah, 1963-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- A history of compulsory voting and an overview of contemporary experience -- Normative arguments for and against compulsory voting -- Compulsory voting and election campaigns -- Compulsory voting and electoral turnout -- Compulsory voting, electoral integrity and democratic legitimacy -- Compulsory voting and political outcomes -- Conclusion.…”
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Women in Iraq past meets present / by Efrati, Noga

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: the historical setting -- Occupation, monarchy, and customary law: tribalizing women -- Family law as a site of struggle and subordination -- Politics, election law, and exclusion -- Gender discourse and discontent: activism unraveled -- Challenging the government's gender discourse -- Epilogue: past meets present.…”
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How democratic is the American Constitution? by Dahl, Robert Alan, 1915-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: fundamental questions -- What the framers couldn't know -- The constitution as a model: an American illusion -- Electing the president -- How well does the constitutional system perform? …”
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Women in Iraq past meets present / by Efrati, Noga

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: the historical setting -- Occupation, monarchy, and customary law: tribalizing women -- Family law as a site of struggle and subordination -- Politics, election law, and exclusion -- Gender discourse and discontent: activism unraveled -- Challenging the government's gender discourse -- Epilogue: past meets present.…”
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Parting ways the crisis in German-American relations / by Szabo, Stephen F.

Table of Contents: “…A "poisoned" relationship -- From unlimited solidarity to reckless adventurism: responding to 9-11 -- Partners in contradiction: from the election to war -- Kulturkampf: a clash of strategic cultures -- Is it Bush or is it America? …”
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Parting ways the crisis in German-American relations / by Szabo, Stephen F.

Table of Contents: “…A "poisoned" relationship -- From unlimited solidarity to reckless adventurism: responding to 9-11 -- Partners in contradiction: from the election to war -- Kulturkampf: a clash of strategic cultures -- Is it Bush or is it America? …”
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John Wilkes the scandalous father of civil liberty / by Cash, Arthur H. (Arthur Hill), 1922-

Table of Contents: “…The making of a gentleman -- The squire of Aylesbury -- Into Parliament -- The North Briton -- Number 45 -- The Great George Street printing shop -- Trials and a trial of honor -- Exile -- The Middlesex election controversy -- Incapacitation -- The City of London -- My lord mayor -- Poverty, paternity, and parliamentary reform -- Chamberlain.…”
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Nigeria dancing on the brink / by Campbell, John, 1944-

Table of Contents: “…-- Faith -- The Niger Delta -- A president for life? -- The "election-like event" of 2007 -- The breakup of the Nigerian political system -- Boko Haram -- Washington and Abuja -- Dancing on the brink.…”
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Downsizing Democracy : How America Sidelined Its Citizens and Privatized Its Public / by Crenson, Matthew A., 1943-

Table of Contents: “…From popular to personal democracy -- The rise and fall of the citizen -- Elections without voters -- Political parties: the old patronage and the new -- Disunited we stand -- From masses to mailing lists -- The jurisprudence of personal democracy -- Movements without members -- Privatizing the public -- Does anyone need citizens?…”
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