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by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2014
Although over one hundred fifty years have passed since the start of the American Civil War, that titanic conflict continues to matter. The forces unleashed by that war were immensely destructive because of the significant issues involved: the existence of the Union, the end of slavery, and the very...
Rights Gone Wrong
How Law Corrupts the Struggle for Equality
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2011
A New York Times Notable Book for 2011
Since the 1960s, ideas developed during the civil rights movement have been astonishingly successful in fighting overt discrimination and prejudice. But how successful are they at combating the whole spectrum of social injustice-including conditions that aren't...
by Lonely Planet, Amy C Balfour, Michael Grosberg
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher
Whether exploring your own backyard or somewhere new, discover the freedom of the open road withLonely Planet's **Civil War TrailRoad Trips. Featuring& four amazing road trips, plusup-to-date advice on the destinations you'll visit...
Pea Ridge
Civil War Campaign in the West
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2011
The 1862 battle of Pea Ridge in northwestern Arkansas was one of the largest Civil War engagements fought on the western frontier, and it dramatically altered the balance of power in the Trans-Mississippi. This study of the battle is based on research in archives from Connecticut to California and...
The Civil War Generals
Comrades, Peers, Rivals?In Their Own Words
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2013
The Civil War Generals offers an unvarnished and largely unknown window into what military generals wrote and said about each other during the Civil War era. Drawing on more than 170 sources—including the letters, diaries, and memoirs of the general officers of the Union and Confederate armies,...
Topics in Dynamics of Civil Structures, Volume 4
Proceedings of the 31st IMAC, A Conference on Structural Dynamics, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2013
Topics in Dynamics of Civil Structures, Volume 4: Proceedings of the 31st IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2013, the fourth volume of seven from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early...
Big Book of Civil War Sites
From Fort Sumter to Appomattox, a Visitor's Guide to the History, Personalities, and Places of America's Battlefields
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
The definitive travel reference for America's
most famous, and infamous, Civil War battle sites—
a tribute to the war's 150th anniversary (2011-2015)
With The Big Book of Civil War Sites, history-focused travelers finally have ready access to in-depth and thorough listings of all sites...
by Hazel Genn
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2009
The civil justice system supports social order and economic activity, but a number of factors over the last decade have created a situation in which the value of civil justice is being undermined and the civil courts are in a state of dilapidation. For the 2008 Hamlyn Lectures, Dame Hazel Genn discusses...
by Paul Von Blum
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2016
A large swath of literature on the civil rights movement exists in the United States. Much of that literature focuses on the dramatic events of the African American resistance to Jim Crow and oppression from the mid 1950s through the early 1970s. Frequently, this material is scholarly and, at best,...
Civil Society, Religion and Global Governance
Paradigms of Power and Persuasion
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2007
This is one of the first books to explore the nexus between civil society, religion, and global governance, their impact on human security and well-being, and significance for current debates in international politics.
The contributors examine salient aspects of the secular state whose monopoly...
Delaying the Dream
Southern Senators and the Fight against Civil Rights, 1938-1965
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Few historical events lend themselves to such a sharp delineation between right and wrong as does the civil rights struggle. Consequently, many historical accounts of white resistance to civil rights legislation emphasize the ferocity of the opposition, from the Ole Miss riots to the depredations...
by Spencer C. Tucker
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2001
While fighting on land continues to hold center stage, recently much more attention has been focused on the Civil War at sea. And for good reason. Naval operations decided the outcome of the war as the North exploited its significant naval and maritime advantage to turn the war on land in its favor....
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Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2019
Long known as a place of cross-border intrigue, the Rio Grande’s unique role in the history of the American Civil War has been largely forgotten or overlooked. Few know of the dramatic events that took place here or the complex history of ethnic tensions and international intrigue and the clash...
Uniform Civil Code for India
Proposed Blueprint for Scholarly Discourse
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2015
Article 44 of The Constitution of India, provides that 'The State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a Uniform Civil Code throughout the territory of India.' Even after more than six decades, this anticipated code has not been developed or implemented. This book provides a blueprint for alternative...