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Leopoldo Lugones selected writings / by Lugones, Leopoldo, 1874-1938

Table of Contents: “…The rain of fire -- Yzur -- Viola acherontia -- The pillar of salt -- The escuerzo -- The horses of Abdera -- This country's politicians II -- The morality of art -- Prologue to the first edition of Lunario sentimental (Sentimental lunarium) -- The ayacucho address -- On immigration -- The holiday of the proletariat.…”
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Joseph Ellicott and the Holland Land Company : The Opening of Western New York by Chazanof, William, 1915-1999

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- The great survey -- Many applicants, few buyers -- Reluctant politician -- The big family -- Roads and the unhappy taxpayer -- Problems of an expanding population -- The War of 1812 -- The Barik of Niagara -- The Grand Canal -- "Give in your demission yourself."…”
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Britain & Japan biographical portraits. Volume VI /

Table of Contents: “…pt. 1. Politicians -- pt. 2. Royal matters -- pt. 3. Business figures -- pt. 4. …”
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Britain & Japan biographical portraits. Volume VI /

Table of Contents: “…pt. 1. Politicians -- pt. 2. Royal matters -- pt. 3. Business figures -- pt. 4. …”
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Father Abraham Lincoln's relentless struggle to end slavery / by Striner, Richard, 1950-

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The right and wrong of compulsion by the state, and other essays by Herbert, Auberon, 1838-1906

Table of Contents: “…Introduction / Eric Mack -- Selective bibliography -- The choices between personal freedom and state protection -- State education: help or hindrance? -- A politician in sight of haven -- The right and wrong of compulsion by the state -- The ethics of dynamite -- Salvation by force -- Lost in the region of phrases -- Mr. …”
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The right and wrong of compulsion by the state, and other essays by Herbert, Auberon, 1838-1906

Table of Contents: “…Introduction / Eric Mack -- Selective bibliography -- The choices between personal freedom and state protection -- State education: help or hindrance? -- A politician in sight of haven -- The right and wrong of compulsion by the state -- The ethics of dynamite -- Salvation by force -- Lost in the region of phrases -- Mr. …”
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Father Abraham Lincoln's relentless struggle to end slavery / by Striner, Richard, 1950-

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Britain & Japan biographical portraits. Volume VII /

Table of Contents: “…Meiji era leaders -- pt. 2. British politicians -- pt. 3. British officials -- pt. 4. Scholars, writers and journalists -- pt. 5. …”
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Britain & Japan biographical portraits. Volume VII /

Table of Contents: “…Meiji era leaders -- pt. 2. British politicians -- pt. 3. British officials -- pt. 4. Scholars, writers and journalists -- pt. 5. …”
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The unpolitical on the radical critique of political reason / by Cacciari, Massimo

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: On Massimo Cacciari's disenchanted activism / Alessandro Carrera -- Impracticable utopias : Hofmannsthal, Lukács, Benjamin -- Nietzsche and the unpolitical -- Weber and the critique of socialist reason -- Project -- Catastrophes -- The language of power in Canetti : a scrutiny -- Law and justice : on the theological and mystical dimensions of the modern political -- The geophilosophy of Europe -- Weber and the politician as tragic hero.…”
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Confucius : and the world he created / by Schuman, Michael

Table of Contents: “…How Confucius changed the world -- Confucius becomes Confucius -- Confucius the man -- Confucius the sage -- Confucius the king -- Confucius the oppressor -- Confucius at home, but not at ease -- Confucius the father -- Confucius the teacher -- Confucius the misogynist -- The comeback of Confucius -- Confucius the businessman -- Confucius the politician -- Confucius the Communist -- Seeking the real Confucius.…”
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The unpolitical on the radical critique of political reason / by Cacciari, Massimo

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: On Massimo Cacciari's disenchanted activism / Alessandro Carrera -- Impracticable utopias : Hofmannsthal, Lukács, Benjamin -- Nietzsche and the unpolitical -- Weber and the critique of socialist reason -- Project -- Catastrophes -- The language of power in Canetti : a scrutiny -- Law and justice : on the theological and mystical dimensions of the modern political -- The geophilosophy of Europe -- Weber and the politician as tragic hero.…”
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Confucius : and the world he created / by Schuman, Michael

Table of Contents: “…How Confucius changed the world -- Confucius becomes Confucius -- Confucius the man -- Confucius the sage -- Confucius the king -- Confucius the oppressor -- Confucius at home, but not at ease -- Confucius the father -- Confucius the teacher -- Confucius the misogynist -- The comeback of Confucius -- Confucius the businessman -- Confucius the politician -- Confucius the Communist -- Seeking the real Confucius.…”
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Storm over the bay the people of Corpus Christi and their port / by O'Rear, Mary Jo Holoubek, 1943-

Table of Contents: “…Prologue: View from the bluff -- The place and the people -- Barrier isles and bay -- Castaways and cattlemen -- Outlets and immigrants -- Promises and potential -- Politicians and the port -- Populists and patróns -- Protests and progressives -- Blocs and balloting -- Targets and trials -- Payback and portents -- Devastation and death -- Recovery and resurgence -- Commitment and construction -- Postscript: View from the bay.…”
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Storm over the bay the people of Corpus Christi and their port / by O'Rear, Mary Jo Holoubek, 1943-

Table of Contents: “…Prologue: View from the bluff -- The place and the people -- Barrier isles and bay -- Castaways and cattlemen -- Outlets and immigrants -- Promises and potential -- Politicians and the port -- Populists and patróns -- Protests and progressives -- Blocs and balloting -- Targets and trials -- Payback and portents -- Devastation and death -- Recovery and resurgence -- Commitment and construction -- Postscript: View from the bay.…”
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Soul Liberty : The Evolution of Black Religious Politics in Postemancipation Virginia / by Turner, Nicole Myers

Table of Contents: “…Making a new religious freedom -- Independent black church conventions, 1866-1868 -- Religion, race, and gender at the congregational level -- Theological education, race relations, and gender, 1875-1882 -- Politics of engagement -- Appendix 1. Black politicians and religious affiliations, 1865-1890 -- Appendix 2. …”
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Soul Liberty : The Evolution of Black Religious Politics in Postemancipation Virginia / by Turner, Nicole Myers

Table of Contents: “…Making a new religious freedom -- Independent black church conventions, 1866-1868 -- Religion, race, and gender at the congregational level -- Theological education, race relations, and gender, 1875-1882 -- Politics of engagement -- Appendix 1. Black politicians and religious affiliations, 1865-1890 -- Appendix 2. …”
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Into the hearts of the Amazons in search of a modern matriarchy / by DeMott, Tom

Table of Contents: “…The blue mortuary -- The politician -- Honoring San Vicente -- The apologist -- Lavada -- The Russian -- Quintessential isthmus women -- The kid -- Vela Zandunga -- The spy -- The other city hall -- The princess -- Purse strings -- The blaseña -- Tirada de frutas -- The radical -- Day of the dead -- The Italian -- Bloqueo -- The journalist -- Marketplace Tehuantepec -- The filmmaker -- Inventing Santa Inés -- The grad student -- Green mangos -- The investigator -- The general's daughter.…”
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The big house after slavery Virginia plantation families and their postbellum domestic experiment / by Morsman, Amy Feely, 1972-

Table of Contents: “…"By hard labour and close economy" : Virginia planters go to work -- Keeping up appearances : a crisis of status in Virginia's postwar plantation households -- "For our mutual protection and advancement" : planter families in Virginia's postbellum voluntary organizations -- Baring Virginia's bosom for political gain : politicians, manhood, and debt -- Abandoning the homestead : how the next generation embraced a new South.…”
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