Washington: A Heroic Drama of the Revolution, in five acts, by Ingersoll Lockwood, presents key moments of the American Revolution from the vantage point of General Washington and those close to him.
"e;Biographies in general are more often the reflection of the passions and prejudices of the biographers than a revelation of the truth concerning the subject.
This edited book is an innovative collection of studies-pioneering scholarship systematically exploring the various features of debasement language used by political leaders in their speeches, statements, and remarks during parliamentary and other official as well as unofficial, private activities.
On a freezing winter's night, a few hours before dawn on 12 May 1969, security police stormed the Soweto home of Winnie Mandela and detained her in the presence of her two young daughters, then aged eight and ten.
Shaken by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and staggering after the COVID-19 pandemic, the global political order is entering a new era of volatile uncertainty that may roll back the gains of the last century.
John Jenkins, Maines first Black state senator and mayor of both Lewiston and Auburn, led a remarkable life and his influence extended far beyond his politics and his constituents.
"El presente libro es un recorrido por la historia reciente de la ultraderecha en España, que comienza con el pasado falangista de Javier Ortega Smith a finales de los años ochenta, para llegar a un partido que ya está presente en nuestras instituciones y donde todo lo decide un reducido grupo con Santiago Abascal al frente.
More than fifty years after most Canadian women received the right to vote, very few women were elected as members of Parliament and none came from Quebec.
Set against a background of intense religious and cultural change and tensions over the meanings of nationalism and federalism in both Quebec and Canada, Michael Gauvreau's The Hand of God traces the emergence of Claude Ryan as a public intellectual.
This book examines how presidents from Nixon to Obama have faced the challenges of global leadership in a dramatically changing world-one with more limited resources and an increasing number of threatening challengers.
Explore the enduring legacy of Stephen Bantu Biko through the insightful Steve Biko Memorial Lectures, delivered by Africa's foremost scholars, artists, and leaders.
La luz y la sombra se suceden en la corta vida de Álvaro Obregón, nacido en la hacienda de Siquisiva en 1880 y ultimado a traición en la Ciudad de México en 1928.
En la historia del quehacer político nacional, Gladys Marín es una de las figuras más prominentes debido a su activa presencia, que cubre más de cuatro décadas de lucha y consecuencia a toda prueba.
The interaction of the individual in history and politics has posed major theoretical questions of historical analysis for the past two centuries: is social destiny shaped by forces beyond the power of the individual, or can the future be mastered by collective effort under the outstanding leadership of heroic men and women?
The interaction of the individual in history and politics has posed major theoretical questions of historical analysis for the past two centuries: is social destiny shaped by forces beyond the power of the individual, or can the future be mastered by collective effort under the outstanding leadership of heroic men and women?
This book analyses the presidentialization of parties in three countries of the post-Soviet space - Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan - and the role of this phenomenon in their recent political history.
A dedicated politician who has served as a congressman and state legislator defines the formidable challenge for progressives after the November 2016 election-and explains how to bring back leaders focused on working in the broad center of politics in order to get things done for the people.
