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The Book of Kings

Magnificent Monarchs, Notorious Nobles, and Distinguished Dudes Who Ruled the World

By: Caleb Magyar,Stephanie Drimmer

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The Book of Kings

Magnificent Monarchs, Notorious Nobles, and Distinguished Dudes Who Ruled the World

By: Caleb Magyar,Stephanie Drimmer

They're kings wielding scepters and sitting on thrones, they're presidents and prime ministers leading their nations, or they're CEOs, scientists, sports stars, artists, and others who are changing the world. Welcome to The Book of Kings, where being a regal royal doesn't just mean wearing a crown." -- back cover.

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National Geographic Kids

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1426335334

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9781426335334

Smyllie's Ireland

Protestants, Independence, and the Man Who Ran the Irish Times

By: Caleb Richardson

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Smyllie's Ireland

Protestants, Independence, and the Man Who Ran the Irish Times

By: Caleb Richardson

As Irish republicans sought to rid the country of British rule and influence in the early 20th century, a clear delineation was made between what was "authentically" Irish and what was considered to be English influence. As a member of the Anglo-Irish elite who inhabited a precarious identity somewhere in between, R. M. Smyllie found himself having to navigate the painful experience of being made to feel an outsider in his own homeland. Smyllie's role as an influential editor of the Irish Times meant he had to confront most of the issues that defined the Irish experience, from Ireland's neutrality during World War II to the fraught cultural claims surrounding the Irish language and literary censorship. In this engaging consideration of a bombastic, outspoken, and conflicted man, Caleb Wood Richardson offers a way of seeing Smyllie as representative of the larger Anglo-Irish experience. Richardson explores Smyllie's experience in a German internment camp in World War I, his foreign correspondence work for the Irish Times at the Paris Peace Conference, and his guiding hand as an advocate for cultural and intellectualism. Smyllie had a direct influence on the careers of writers such as Patrick Kavanagh and Louis MacNeice, and his surprising decision to include an Irish-language column in the paper had an enormous impact on the career of novelist Flann O'Brien. Smyllie, like many of his class, felt a strong political connection to England at the same time as he had enduring cultural dedications to Ireland. How Smyllie and his generation navigated the collision of identities and allegiances helped to define what Ireland is today.

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198

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Indiana University Press

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0253041279

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9780253041272

The Problem of Democracy in the Age of Slavery

Garrisonian Abolitionists and Transatlantic Reform

By: W. Caleb McDaniel

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The Problem of Democracy in the Age of Slavery

Garrisonian Abolitionists and Transatlantic Reform

By: W. Caleb McDaniel

In The Problem of Democracy in the Age of Slavery, W. Caleb McDaniel sets forth a new interpretation of the Garrisonian abolitionists, stressing their deep ties to reformers and liberal thinkers in Great Britain and Europe. The group of American reformers known as "Garrisonians" included, at various times, some of the most significant and familiar figures in the history of the antebellum struggle over slavery: Wendell Phillips, Frederick Douglass, and William Lloyd Garrison himself. Between 1830 and 1870, American abolitionists led by Garrison developed extensive networks of friendship, correspondence, and intellectual exchange with a wide range of European reformers -- Chartists, free trade advocates, Irish nationalists, and European revolutionaries. Garrison signaled the importance of these ties to his movement with the well-known cosmopolitan motto he printed on every issue of his famous newspaper, The Liberator: "Our Country is the World -- Our Countrymen are All Mankind." That motto serves as an impetus for McDaniel's study, which shows that Garrison and his movement must be placed squarely within the context of transatlantic mid-nineteenth-century reform. Through exposure to contemporary European thinkers -- such as Alexis de Tocqueville, Giuseppe Mazzini, and John Stuart Mill -- Garrisonian abolitionists came to understand their own movement not only as an effort to mold public opinion about slavery but also as a measure to defend democracy in an Atlantic World still dominated by aristocracy and monarchy. While convinced that democracy offered the best form of government, Garrisonians recognized that the persistence of slavery in the United States revealed problems with the political system. They identified the participation of minority agitators as part of the process in a healthy democratic society. Ultimately, Garrisonians' transatlantic activities reveal their deep patriotism, their interest in using public opinion to affect American politics, and their similarities to other antislavery groups. By following Garrisonian abolitionists across the Atlantic Ocean and exhaustively documenting their international networks, McDaniel challenges many of the timeworn stereotypes that still cling to their movement. He argues for a new image of Garrison's band as politically savvy, intellectually sophisticated liberal reformers, who were well informed about transatlantic debates regarding the problem of democracy.

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471

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LSU Press

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0807150207

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9780807150207

The Will to Arise

Theological and Political Themes in African Christianity and the Renewal of Faith and Identity

By: Caleb Oluremi Oladipo

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The Will to Arise

Theological and Political Themes in African Christianity and the Renewal of Faith and Identity

By: Caleb Oluremi Oladipo

One of the most important developments of Christianity in the twentieth century was its transformation in South Africa, where it became a vibrant religion rooted in African idioms and cultures. The church also became engaged in the struggle against social and political injustice, and church leaders employed the vocabularies of faith to secure civil liberty. This hard-hitting book focuses on post-apartheid Christian character and establishes the theological and spiritual authority of African Christians, calling contemporary Christians to renew their faith and Christian identity. It shows, too, that one cannot seriously consider contemporary Christianity apart from the African experience.

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Peter Lang

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0820463892

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9780820463896

The Book of Kings

Magnificent Monarchs, Notorious Nobles, and Distinguished Dudes Who Ruled the World

By: Caleb Magyar,Stephanie Drimmer

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Magnificent Monarchs, Notorious Nobles, and Distinguished Dudes Who Ruled the World

By: Caleb Magyar,Stephanie Drimmer

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National Geographic Kids

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