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American Constitutionalism Heard Round the World, 1776-1989

A Global Perspective

By: George Athan Billias

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American Constitutionalism Heard Round the World, 1776-1989

A Global Perspective

By: George Athan Billias

Winner of the 2010 Book Award from the New England Historical Association American constitutionalism represents this country’s greatest gift to human freedom, yet its story remains largely untold. For over two hundred years, its ideals, ideas, and institutions influenced different peoples in different lands at different times. American constitutionalism and the revolutionary republican documents on which it is based affected countless countries by helping them develop their own constitutional democracies. Western constitutionalism—of which America was a part along with Britain and France—reached a major turning point in global history in 1989, when the forces of democracy exceeded the forces of autocracy for the first time. Historian George Athan Billias traces the spread of American constitutionalism—from Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean region, to Asia and Africa—beginning chronologically with the American Revolution and the fateful "shot heard round the world" and ending with the conclusion of the Cold War in 1989. The American model contributed significantly by spearheading the drive to greater democracy throughout the Western world, and Billias’s landmark study tells a story that will change the way readers view the important role American constitutionalism played during this era.

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NYU Press

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0814725171

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9780814725177

The Black Eunuchs of the Ottoman Empire

Networks of Power in the Court of the Sultan

By: George H. Junne

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The Black Eunuchs of the Ottoman Empire

Networks of Power in the Court of the Sultan

By: George H. Junne

The Chief Black Eunuch, appointed personally by the Sultan, had both the ear of the leader of a vast Islamic Empire and held power over a network of spies and informers, including eunuchs and slaves throughout Constantinople and beyond. The story of these remarkable individuals, who rose from difficult beginnings to become amongst the most powerful people in the Ottoman Empire, is rarely told. George Junne places their stories in the context of the wider history of African slavery, and places them at the centre of Ottoman history. The Black Eunuchs of the Ottoman Empire marks a new direction in the study of courtly politics and power in Constantinople.

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348

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0857728083

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9780857728081

The Microscopical News and Northern Microscopist, an Illustrated Journal of Practical Microscopy

Vol. I

By: George Edward Davis

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The Microscopical News and Northern Microscopist, an Illustrated Journal of Practical Microscopy

Vol. I

By: George Edward Davis

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

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330

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385458889

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9783385458888

George County

By: George County Chamber of Commerce Heritage & Cultural Committee

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George County

By: George County Chamber of Commerce Heritage & Cultural Committee

George County, named for Sen. James Z. George, became one of Mississippi's youngest counties in 1910. Located east of the DeSoto National Forest, west of Mobile, and north of Pascagoula, the county is embedded in the pine belt, a region that stretches from the Carolinas along the Gulf Coast to Texas. The founders unapologetically boasted that George County was formed by combining the best land from neighboring Greene and Jackson Counties. As the only city in the county, Lucedale was the obvious choice to become the county seat. Lucedale was named for Gregory M. Luce, the Michigan native who saw opportunity in George County's natural resources. Business generated by Luce and other like-minded entrepreneurs set in motion the ongoing development and evolution of local agriculture, transportation, infrastructure, and commerce.

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128

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467129062

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9781467129060

Can We Be Happier?

Evidence and Ethics

By: Richard Layard,George Ward

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Can We Be Happier?

Evidence and Ethics

By: Richard Layard,George Ward

From the bestselling author of Happiness and co-editor of the annual World Happiness Report Most people now realize that economic growth, however desirable, will not solve all our problems. Instead, we need a philosophy and a science which encompasses a much fuller range of human need and experience. This book argues that the goal for a society must be the greatest possible all-round happiness, and shows how each of us can become more effective creators of happiness, both as citizens and in our own organizations. Written with Richard Layard's characteristic clarity, it provides hard evidence that increasing happiness is the right aim, and that it can be achieved. Its language is simple, its evidence impressive, its effect inspiring. 'In this book 'Can We Be Happier?' which is part of Richard Layard's excellent, ongoing exploration of what happiness is and how it can be achieved, he provides evidence that if you have peace of mind and are full of joy, your health will be good, your family will be happy and that happiness will affect the atmosphere of the community in which you live.' The Dalai Lama

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249

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Penguin UK

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0241430011

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9780241430019

Directions Home

Approaches to African-Canadian Literature

By: George Elliott Clarke

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Directions Home

Approaches to African-Canadian Literature

By: George Elliott Clarke

The latest work from pioneering scholar George Elliott Clarke, Directions Home is the most comprehensive analysis of African-Canadian texts and writers to date. Building on the discoveries of his critically acclaimed Odysseys Home, Clarke passionately analyses the beautiful complexities and haunting conundrums of this important body of literature. Directions Home explores the trajectories and tendencies of African-Canadian literature within the Canadian canon and the socio-cultural traditions of the African Diaspora. Clarke showcases the importance of little-known texts, including church histories and slave narratives, and offers studies of autobiography, crime and punishment, jazz poetics, and musical composition. The collection also includes studies of significant contemporary writers such as George Boyd and Dionne Brand, and trailblazing African-Canadian intellectuals like A.B. Walker and Anna Minerva Henderson. With its national, bilingual, and historical perspectives, Directions Home is an essential guide to African-Canadian literature.

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University of Toronto Press

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1442661119

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9781442661110

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American Constitutionalism Heard Round the World, 1776-1989

American Constitutionalism Heard Round the World, 1776-1989

The Black Eunuchs of the Ottoman Empire

The Black Eunuchs of the Ottoman Empire

The Microscopical News and Northern Microscopist, an Illustrated Journal of Practical Microscopy

The Microscopical News and Northern Microscopist, an Illustrated Journal of Practical Microscopy

George County

George County

Can We Be Happier?

Can We Be Happier?

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