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Ruling Russia

Authoritarianism from the Revolution to Putin

By: William Zimmerman

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Ruling Russia

Authoritarianism from the Revolution to Putin

By: William Zimmerman

The first book to trace the evolution of Russian politics from the Bolsheviks to Putin When the Soviet Union collapsed, many hoped that Russia's centuries-long history of autocratic rule might finally end. Yet today’s Russia appears to be retreating from democracy, not progressing toward it. Ruling Russia is the only book of its kind to trace the history of modern Russian politics from the Bolshevik Revolution to the presidency of Vladimir Putin. It examines the complex evolution of communist and post-Soviet leadership in light of the latest research in political science, explaining why the democratization of Russia has all but failed. William Zimmerman argues that in the 1930s the USSR was totalitarian but gradually evolved into a normal authoritarian system, while the post-Soviet Russian Federation evolved from a competitive authoritarian to a normal authoritarian system in the first decade of the twenty-first century. He traces how the selectorate—those empowered to choose the decision makers—has changed across different regimes since the end of tsarist rule. The selectorate was limited in the period after the revolution, and contracted still further during Joseph Stalin’s dictatorship, only to expand somewhat after his death. Zimmerman also assesses Russia’s political prospects in future elections. He predicts that while a return to totalitarianism in the coming decade is unlikely, so too is democracy. Rich in historical detail, Ruling Russia is the first book to cover the entire period of the regime changes from the Bolsheviks to Putin, and is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand why Russia still struggles to implement lasting democratic reforms.

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Princeton University Press

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1400880831

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9781400880836

The Sonnets and a Lover's Complaint

By: William Shakespeare

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The Sonnets and a Lover's Complaint

By: William Shakespeare

When this volume of Shakespeare's poems first appeared in 1609, he had already written most of the great plays that made him famous. The 154 sonnets - all but two of which are addressed to a beautiful young man or a treacherous 'dark lady' - contain some of the most exquisite and haunting poetry ever written, and deal with eternal subjects such as love and infidelity, memory and mortality, and the destruction wreaked by Time. Also included is A Lover's Complaint, originally published with the sonnets, in which a young woman is overheard lamenting her betrayal by a heartless seducer.

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441

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Penguin UK

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0141914661

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9780141914664

Delphi Complete Works of William John Locke (Illustrated)

By: William John Locke

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Delphi Complete Works of William John Locke (Illustrated)

By: William John Locke

The early twentieth century English novelist William John Locke has suffered neglect in recent rimes, though in his day he was a bestselling author on both sides of the Atlantic. He published a long series of novels noted for their charmingly written romances, which went on to be adapted for the stage and silver screen. Locke’s books are noted for their enticing social dramas, well-drawn characters and polished prose. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Locke’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Locke’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * All 32 novels, with individual contents tables * Features rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including ‘The Shorn Lamb’ and ‘Moordius & Co.’ * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare story collections available in no other collection * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the stories you want to read * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres CONTENTS: The Novels At the Gate of Samaria (1894) The Demagogue and Lady Phayre (1895) Some Women and a Man (1896) Derelicts (1897) The White Dove (1900) The Usurper (1901) Where Love is (1903) The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne (1905) The Belovéd Vagabond (1906) Septimus (1909) Viviette (1910) Simon the Jester (1910) The Glory of Clementina Wing (1911) Idols (1911) Stella Maris (1913) The Fortunate Youth (1914) Jaffery (1915) The Wonderful Year (1916) The Red Planet (1917) The Rough Road (1918) The Mountebank (1920) The House of Baltazar (1920) The Tale of Triona (1922) Moordius & Co. (1923) The Coming of Amos (1924) The Great Pandolfo (1925) The Old Bridge (1926) The Kingdom of Theophilus (1927) Joshua’s Vision (1928) Ancestor Jorico (1929) The Town of Tombarel (1930) The Shorn Lamb (1930) The Shorter Fiction A Christmas Mystery (1910) The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol (1912) Far-Away Stories (1916) Stories Near and Far (1926) The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order

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Delphi Classics

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1801701938

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9781801701938

Bibliotheca Osleriana

A Catalogue of Books Illustrating the History of Medicine and Science

By: Sir William Osler,Osler Library

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Bibliotheca Osleriana

A Catalogue of Books Illustrating the History of Medicine and Science

By: Sir William Osler,Osler Library

During his tenure as the Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford from 1905-1919, Sir William Osler amassed a considerable library on the history of medicine and science. A Canadian native, Osler had studied at McGill University and decided to leave his collection of 7,600 items to its Faculty of Medicine. A catalogue, the Bibliotheca Osleriana, was compiled - a labour of love that took ten years to complete and involved W.W. Francis, R.H. Hill, and Archibald Malloch. Osler himself laid down the broad outlines of the catalogue and wrote many of the annotations.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773590501

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9780773590502

Christian Beginnings Revisited

Jesus, His Disciples and the Evangelists/Fresh Perspectives on Old Puzzles

By: William Mennie

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Christian Beginnings Revisited

Jesus, His Disciples and the Evangelists/Fresh Perspectives on Old Puzzles

By: William Mennie

Although none of the author-editors of the four canonical gospels walked with Jesus, embedded clues point to written source materials emanating from disciples who did: particularly the found Gospel of Thomas, the lost Gospel of Q1 and an inferred lost Gospel of Early John. While used and changed radically by the later evangelists, especially Mark and John, embedded source elements permit a surprising new reconstruction of the life of Jesus. After his crucifixion by the Romans, three divergent streams of belief represented by Judas Thomas the Twin, James brother of Jesus, and Paul of Tarsus progressed and collided, culminating in the scriptural ascendancy of the Pauline viewpoint following the Roman-Jewish War. For more information and a detailed summary of the book, visit www.christianbeginningsrevisited.com

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Xlibris Corporation

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1462802400

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Book's by William Withering

Ruling Russia

Ruling Russia

The Sonnets and a Lover's Complaint

The Sonnets and a Lover's Complaint

Delphi Complete Works of William John Locke (Illustrated)

Delphi Complete Works of William John Locke (Illustrated)

Bibliotheca Osleriana

Bibliotheca Osleriana

Christian Beginnings Revisited

Christian Beginnings Revisited

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