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Showing 1 to 20 of 181 for “"Politics and government"”.
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Court politics and government in England 1509-1515
… an overview of the period 1509-1515 in England, this being the first six years of the reign of Henry VIII. Within this timespan it is possible to witness the rise of Thomas Wolsey and also to examine the political situation before his ascendancy. Reaction to the new king will be examined on …
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Political Instability, Terrorism, and Proliferation in Algeria, Egypt and Libya
This thesis examines the nature of politics and government in Algeria, Egypt, and Libya, focusing on the interactions among the military establishment, Islamic fundamentalists, other political opposition forces, and the regimes in power. With this context and current political and social …
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City of Ambition: Franklin Roosevelt, Fiorello La Guardia, and the Making of New Deal New York
… offers a new account of New York City's politics and government in the 1930s and 1940s. Focusing on the development of the functions and capacities of the municipal state, it examines three sets of interrelated political changes: the triumph of "municipal reform" over the institutions and …
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Communication in congressional district politics : a study of the Third Congressional District of Wisconsin
… (M.A.)--Michigan State University of Agriculture and Applied Science. College of Communication Arts, 1958
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Yorkshire politics, 1658-1688.
… developments In Yorkshire between September 1658 and December 1688. It examines in detail the attitudes and activities of the county's gentry, their relationship with each other, the acquisition and exercise of their power In the locality and their political relationship with the crown In …
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Political change and modernization: northeast Thailand's quest for identity and its potential threat to national security
<p>In the process of political development and modernization, an “identity crisis” occurs when members of a distinct community discover that what they had once unquestionably regarded as the physical and psychological definitions of their collective selves are no longer acceptable under …
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Local Television News in a Changing Media Environment
… In this dissertation, I consider the production and consumption of local television news. Drawing on prior literature, I develop an argument that local TV news’s potential for impact on Americans’ political knowledge and attitudes depends on the intersection of content and viewers. Specifically, …
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POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT AND DEMOCRACY IN PERU: CONTINUITY WITHIN CHANGE AND CRISIS
This study examines the development of Peruvian politics and government from 1962 to 1985. It describes the programs and policies of the interim military junta (1962-63), the Velasco (1968-75) and Morales Bermudez (1975-80) phases of the Armed Forces Revolution, and the two Belaunde administrations …
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The political geography of a Palestinian state: Main problems of implementation
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Castro's Cuba and Stroessner's Paraguay: A comparison of the totalitarian/authoritarian taxonomy.
In Latin America, the regimes of Fidel Castro and Alfredo Stroessner are indiscriminately posited as representative cases reflecting similarities and differences of totalitarian and authoritarian regimes. This work tests the more general typology by studying the contrasting institutions, processes, …
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The role of traditional establishment in the electoral process: a case study of the Mpezeni chiefdom.
… to which the traditional establishment engage in politics in Mpezeni Chiefdom of Chipata District, to identify the role played by the traditional establishment in the electoral process in Mpezeni Chiefdom of Chipata District and to assess the effects of the involvement of the traditional …
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The role of traditional establishment in the electoral process: a case study of the Mpezeni chiefdom.
… to which the traditional establishment engage in politics in Mpezeni Chiefdom of Chipata District, to identify the role played by the traditional establishment in the electoral process in Mpezeni Chiefdom of Chipata District and to assess the effects of the involvement of the traditional …
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The 1944 Senatorial Election: The Defeat of Gerald P. Nye
… level. This included research in personalities and public episodes concurrent with Nye's year in the Senate. It also included a careful analysis of the North Dakota newspapers regarding the 1944 Senatorial election.</p> <p>The results of the studies made on the state level largely remove …
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A Chemist in the Senate: Edwin Fremont Ladd, 1921-1925
… three decades, his work in the pure-food crusade and in the fight for fair grain grading and reasonable rail rates earned him a reputation for personal courage and devotion to agriculture. His reputation led the Nonpartisan League to endorse him for the United States Senate in 1920. Following his …
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Political history of McLennan County.
… have had upon the destiny of the country, and to depict the part played by this county in the affairs of state. In short--it has been the purpose of this study to trace in part those great events of ninety years that have resulted in the present county government. McLennan County is …
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Characteristics of Political Ambition of Iowa State Representatives
… state representative is well-educated, urban and young. An attempt was also made to define other characteristics of ambition. The 100 state representatives were interviewed. Information on their backgrounds and how they operate as legislators were crosstabulated with answers on whether they …
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