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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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German democracy from post-World War II to the present day / by Glaessner, Gert-Joachim, 1944-

Table of Contents: “…1949 and 1989--new democratic beginnings and continuity -- Constitutionalism and constitutional politics in Germany -- The constitution of the united Germany -- West and East : Germany in Europe -- The system of government -- Elections, coalitions, and coalition governments -- The German party system -- The power structure of the German Democratic Republic -- The German revolution of 1989 and German unification -- Political culture united?…”
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German democracy from post-World War II to the present day / by Glaessner, Gert-Joachim, 1944-

Table of Contents: “…1949 and 1989--new democratic beginnings and continuity -- Constitutionalism and constitutional politics in Germany -- The constitution of the united Germany -- West and East : Germany in Europe -- The system of government -- Elections, coalitions, and coalition governments -- The German party system -- The power structure of the German Democratic Republic -- The German revolution of 1989 and German unification -- Political culture united?…”
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What's wrong with democracy? from Athenian practice to American worship / by Samons, Loren J.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Athenian society and government -- Democracy and demagogues : election, voting, and qualifications for citizenship -- Public finance : democracy and the people's purse -- Foreign policy I : democracy imperial -- Foreign policy II : the Peloponnesian War -- National defense : democracy defeated -- Democracy and religion -- Conclusion : Socrates, Pericles, and the citizen.…”
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What's wrong with democracy? from Athenian practice to American worship / by Samons, Loren J.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Athenian society and government -- Democracy and demagogues : election, voting, and qualifications for citizenship -- Public finance : democracy and the people's purse -- Foreign policy I : democracy imperial -- Foreign policy II : the Peloponnesian War -- National defense : democracy defeated -- Democracy and religion -- Conclusion : Socrates, Pericles, and the citizen.…”
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The women of CourtWatch reforming a corrupt family court system / by Ford, Carole Bell, 1934-

Table of Contents: “…Before CourtWatch : a broken system -- Florence : a woman in two worlds -- Gender bias and the law : the blind maiden -- Ethical dilemmas : practicing family law -- Florence, Melanie, and Diana : "housewives dabbling in politics" -- The election of 1994 : "the babes that slew the goliath" -- Houston : after CourtWatch.…”
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Exemplarity and chosenness Rosenzweig and Derrida on the nation of philosophy / by Hollander, Dana

Table of Contents: “…On Rosenzweig's reception of the philosophy of Hermann Cohen : individuality, Jewish election, and the infinitesimal -- Derrida's early considerations of historicism and relativism -- Thematizations of language : between translatability and singularity -- On the philosophical ambition of cultural affirmation -- Nationality, Judaism, and the sacredness of language -- Time and history in Rosenzweig : from temporal existence to eternity -- Specters of messiah.…”
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Exemplarity and chosenness Rosenzweig and Derrida on the nation of philosophy / by Hollander, Dana

Table of Contents: “…On Rosenzweig's reception of the philosophy of Hermann Cohen : individuality, Jewish election, and the infinitesimal -- Derrida's early considerations of historicism and relativism -- Thematizations of language : between translatability and singularity -- On the philosophical ambition of cultural affirmation -- Nationality, Judaism, and the sacredness of language -- Time and history in Rosenzweig : from temporal existence to eternity -- Specters of messiah.…”
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The Ethics of Educational Healthcare Placements in Low and Middle Income Countries First Do No Harm? / by Ahmed, Anya, Ackers-Johnson, James, Ackers, Helen Louise

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Why Ethical Electives? -- 2. The Ethical Educational Placement Project -- 3. …”
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The women of CourtWatch reforming a corrupt family court system / by Ford, Carole Bell, 1934-

Table of Contents: “…Before CourtWatch : a broken system -- Florence : a woman in two worlds -- Gender bias and the law : the blind maiden -- Ethical dilemmas : practicing family law -- Florence, Melanie, and Diana : "housewives dabbling in politics" -- The election of 1994 : "the babes that slew the goliath" -- Houston : after CourtWatch.…”
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The Ethics of Educational Healthcare Placements in Low and Middle Income Countries First Do No Harm? / by Ahmed, Anya, Ackers-Johnson, James, Ackers, Helen Louise

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Why Ethical Electives? -- 2. The Ethical Educational Placement Project -- 3. …”
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The Lavender Vote : Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals in American Electoral Politics / by Hertzog, Mark, 1960-

Table of Contents: “…: the case of Deborah Glick -- Into the mainstream : the lavender vote helps elect a president -- What it all means and why it matters.…”
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The Lavender Vote : Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals in American Electoral Politics / by Hertzog, Mark, 1960-

Table of Contents: “…: the case of Deborah Glick -- Into the mainstream : the lavender vote helps elect a president -- What it all means and why it matters.…”
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Social media in Iran : politics and society after 2009 /

Table of Contents: “…Facebook in Iran: social capital and the Iranian social media -- Gender roles in the social media world of Iranian women -- The role of social media in the lives of gay Iranians -- Disabled Iranians on social media: reflections on the empowering experiences of the Iranian pwds in the blogosphere -- The politics of online journalism in Iran -- The Persian blogosphere in dissent -- The politics and anti-politics of Facebook in context of the Iranian 2009 presidential elections and beyond -- Trans-spatial public action: the geography of Iranian post-election protests in the age of Web 2.0 -- Balatarin: gatekeepers and the politics of a Persian social media site -- Architectures of control and mobilization in Egypt and Iran -- Social media and the Islamic Republic -- Political memory and social media: the case of Neda -- Iranian cinema and social media -- The online avant-garde: Iranian video art and its technological rebellion.…”
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Social media in Iran : politics and society after 2009 /

Table of Contents: “…Facebook in Iran: social capital and the Iranian social media -- Gender roles in the social media world of Iranian women -- The role of social media in the lives of gay Iranians -- Disabled Iranians on social media: reflections on the empowering experiences of the Iranian pwds in the blogosphere -- The politics of online journalism in Iran -- The Persian blogosphere in dissent -- The politics and anti-politics of Facebook in context of the Iranian 2009 presidential elections and beyond -- Trans-spatial public action: the geography of Iranian post-election protests in the age of Web 2.0 -- Balatarin: gatekeepers and the politics of a Persian social media site -- Architectures of control and mobilization in Egypt and Iran -- Social media and the Islamic Republic -- Political memory and social media: the case of Neda -- Iranian cinema and social media -- The online avant-garde: Iranian video art and its technological rebellion.…”
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Making Minnesota liberal civil rights and the transformation of the Democratic Party / by Delton, Jennifer A. (Jennifer Alice), 1964-

Table of Contents: “…The rise and fall of the Farmer-Labor Party -- The new two-party liberalism -- Antiracism and the politics of unity -- The Black communities in Minnesota -- An independent Black interest group -- Civil rights in local politics -- Civil rights in party politics -- The 1948 election and the triumph of the Democratic political order -- Civil rights and the fate of postwar liberalism.…”
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Making Minnesota liberal civil rights and the transformation of the Democratic Party / by Delton, Jennifer A. (Jennifer Alice), 1964-

Table of Contents: “…The rise and fall of the Farmer-Labor Party -- The new two-party liberalism -- Antiracism and the politics of unity -- The Black communities in Minnesota -- An independent Black interest group -- Civil rights in local politics -- Civil rights in party politics -- The 1948 election and the triumph of the Democratic political order -- Civil rights and the fate of postwar liberalism.…”
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Democracy at risk how political choices undermine citizen participation and what we can do about it /

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