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The emergence of ethnic militia movements in Nigeria's Niger Delta
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 102-105).
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A "Melancholy Experience:" William C. C. Claiborne and the Louisiana Militia, 1811-1815
… statesman, Claiborne grappled with maintaining a militia force for the Territory of Orleans, now the present day state of Louisiana. He built upon the volunteer companies he found within the city of New Orleans, but had little success molding the entire militia into an effective, efficient …
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"Our Renown is Not Yours" The American militia in the War of 1812
<p>This thesis examines the role of the American militia during the War of 1812. Focusing on the words of the participants themselves , this thesis uses primary sourcde material to attempt to reconstruct the actions of the militia during a small number of highly dramatic moments in the first …
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Patriots Underground, Online: a Rhetorical Study of the Militia Movement's Use of the American Revolution
Citizen militias rose to the forefront of public attention in 1995, after investigation of the Oklahoma City bombing revealed that the accused were inspired by militia literature. This study examines the rhetoric of the militia movement, particularly its use of the political myth of the American …
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The local dimensions of defence: the standing army and militia in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex, 1649-1660
… dimensions of defence: the standing army and militia in Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex 1649-1660. Part l: Interregnum governments faced numerous threats to their security and military power: internally from Royalist conspiracies and political dissidence, and externally from the danger of a …
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"An Ardent Military Spirit": William C. C. Claiborne and the Creation of the Orleans Territorial Militia, 1803-1805
… Claiborne successfully introduced the American militia system to a culture far different from that of his native Virginia. Claiborne's policies reduced the likelihood that local dissidents and foreign powers such as Spain and Great Britain could conspire to subvert American government in …
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State fragility and militia proliferation in Kenya a case study of policy inadequacy in the context of soft insecurity
… to its citizens has led to the proliferation of militia groups in Kenya. The study draws upon secondary sources of literature such as research reports, articles, journals, and academic documents, classifications of militia groups, population growth and government service provision in Kenya since …
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Internet and U.S. citizen militias
… as a means of coping with these anxieties. Militia presence and activity on the Internet (especially Usenet) is a phenomenon that can be studied within the framework of Smelser's theory. Militia watchers contend that those who join the militias have experienced the kinds of strain to which …
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U.S. Post- conflict integration policy of militias in Iraq
… what effect the United States policy towards militias in Iraq has on the security, stability and troop levels. Conventional wisdom regarding the imperative to eliminate militias in Iraq rests upon the correct observation that the state is locked in a struggle over the legitimate use of force, …
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A Soldier of the Revolution: Joseph Winston and the Surry Backcountry of North Carolina
… system of government and purging the colonial militia. The Whigs used the committee system and the new militia to control the citizenry and convert them to the patriot cause. Many people either remained loyal to the crown or tried to steer a neutral course in the struggle, and the Surry …
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Maligned “Milish:” Mississippi Militiamen in the Civil War
… enlisted or were drafted into state organized militias. In Mississippi, these units were termed Mississippi State Troops or Minute Men. This thesis argues that Mississippi militiamen’s pre-war positions and localized conception of military service directly influenced their wartime experiences. …
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Congress and Early Federalist Military Policy: An Examination of Defense Related Roll Calls in the Second United States Congress, 1792-1793
… The old British and colonial precedents of a militia as the first line of defense were firmly rooted in the minds of most congressmen meeting in Philadelphia. Many of the legislators had been indelibly imprinted with a fear of a large standing army in peacetime from their own personal …
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Necessary to the Security of a Free State: Federalism and the Original Meaning of the Second Amendment
… rights. Federalists argued that the people's militia and America's federalist structure would uniquely preserve liberty. In the end, the Antifederalists succeeded only in slowing, not stopping, the nationalist juggernaut. The ensuing Bill of Rights codified Federalist assumptions about the …
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American Anxiety: Stories
… change to a veteran returning home to a people’s militia occupying a property, these stories reveal an often-overlooked perspective of the country. The author uses these stories to probe issues of prejudice, government, and the feeling of isolation in order to understand and explain forgotten …
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Outsourced Combatants: The Russian State and the Vostok Battalion
… out in the Donbas, anti-Ukrainian government militias were formed by defecting Ukrainian security forces members, local volunteers, and volunteers from Russia. The Kremlin provided extensive support for these militias which sometimes even came in the form of direct military intervention by …
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"PRACTICALLY IN THE SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES": THE 1ST REGIMENT, NATIONAL GUARD OF PENNSYLVANIA, 1903-1912
… passed the Dick Act, which stipulated that militia and National Guard units would continue to serve as the primary reserve to the regular army. To ensure Guardsmen were up to the task, Congress also required that state units conform to the regular army’s organization, armament, and …
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The Oath Keepers: Patriotism, Dissent, and the Edge of Violence
… investigates a prominent group in the patriot/militia movement called the Oath Keepers. It explores how the group uses references to core political ideas and important political events from American history. It argues that these rhetorical strategies serve three purposes: (1) helping the …
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From Subject to Citizen: Tarleton Bates and Evolution of Republican Man on the Pennsylvania Frontier
… but he left in 1794 as a soldier in the Virginia militia to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion. Bates decided to remain in Pittsburgh, where he became an influential leader of the local Republican Party. His politics eventually involved him in a number of disputes, and in 1806 he was forced to fight a …
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