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African Parliamentary Reform (Paperback)
Frederick Stapenhurst, Rasheed Draman, Andrew Imlach, Alexander Hamilton, Cindy Kroon
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Some of the most far-reaching and innovative parliamentary reform
is occurring in Africa. While these reforms are not yet widespread
across the continent, parliaments in some African countries are
asserting their independence as policymakers, as overseers of
government and as the guardian of citizens' rights and needs.
African Parliamentary Reform presents recent reforms in selected
African parliaments - Liberia, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania,
Rwanda, Benin and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It also
presents cross-cutting innovations by African parliaments - in
fighting corruption, in providing development to constituents and
in combatting climate change. Many of the chapters are authored by
African MPs. The book will be of interest to students and scholars
of African Politics, and to those international institutions that
support parliamentary development. African Parliamentary Reform is
a joint initiative by the World Bank Institute, the Commonwealth
Parliamentary Association and the Parliamentary Centre (Africa).
Six books of more than 100 quotations from American Presidents and
Founding Fathers selected from the single largest collection of
quotations. Each book includes two sections, Quote and UnQuote,
giving a sampling of the public and private sides of each. Printed
in two-color throughout, these high-quality hardbound books are
perfect for those who find inspiration from leaders of great note.
The words of these famous Americans who came before us will inspire
through insight, truth, wit, and turn of phrase.
Authored and guest-edited by Alexander Hamilton, In Search of the
Blue Flower: Alexander Hamilton and The Art of Cyanotype is part of
the Scottish Photographic Artists Series, with guest contributions
by academics and curators, individuals who have written on Hamilton
and his work during a career currently spanning 50 years. In this
lavishly illustrated book with 140 coloured images, the author
presents his early formative years, recounting the way his
engagement with the cyanotype process has informed his art
practice, through his time at Edinburgh College of Art, to his
program of exhibitions and residencies, and finally his work within
field of public arts. The book includes contributions from Richard
Ovenden, Julie Lawson, Christian Weikop, Mike Ware, James Berry,
Vanessa Sellars, Ewan McArthur, Gemma Rolls Bentley, Jaromir
Jedlinski, Piotr Tryjanowski, Christine Gunn, and Sara Stevenson.
The final section of the book presents a comprehensive selection of
his cyanotypes from his earliest creations in 1971 through to the
present day. Scottish Photographic Artists will focus upon eminent
photographers who have gained an international reputation through
exhibitions, awards, and publications. These artist photographers
will be afforded a monographic study that will explore their work
in depth, while showcasing the variety and inventiveness of their
art. The books in this series have a sympathetic format and design.
Sara Stevenson, the past curator of photography at the National
Galleries of Scotland, will introduce each photographer. Further
writings will include a reflective essay, by the artist, on the
development and content of their creative practice. This review
will be accompanied by critical insights from academics, curators,
and gallerists that will provide a platform of interpretation and
analysis. Each book will be fully illustrated with a ‘gallery’
of the artist’s finest images. The first book in this series will
consider the exquisite cyanotypes of Alexander Hamilton (Chair of
Studies in Photography), and Hamilton will subsequently act as
Series Editor. Further publications will reflect upon the
photographs of acclaimed photographers, including David Williams,
Robin Gillanders, Jane Brettle, and others. All books are richly
illustrated and beautifully bound in hard cover format. They are
also available in companion e-format. This is an exciting
development in publishing. It will demonstrate the relevance of
Scottish art within an international context, while recognising the
means by which photography continues to have a critical
determination in the contemporary world.
Here, in a single volume, is a selection of the classic critiques
of the new Constitution penned by such ardent defenders of states'
rights and personal liberty as George Mason, Patrick Henry, and
Melancton Smith; pro-Constitution writings by James Wilson and Noah
Webster; and thirty-three of the best-known and most crucial
Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John
Jay. The texts of the chief constitutional documents of the early
Republic are included as well. David Wootton's illuminating
Introduction examines the history of such American principles of
government as checks and balances, the separation of powers,
representation by election, and judicial independenceaincluding
their roots in the largely Scottish, English, and French new
science of politics. It also offers suggestions for reading The
Federalist, the classic elaboration of these principles written in
defense of a new Constitution that sought to apply them to the
young Republic.
Few of America's founders influenced its political system more than
Alexander Hamilton. He played a leading role in writing and
ratifying the Constitution, was de facto leader of one of America's
first two political parties, and was influential in interpreting
the scope of the national government's constitutional powers. This
comprehensive collection provides Hamilton's most enduringly
important political writings, covering his entire public career,
from 1775 to his death in 1804. Readers are introduced to Hamilton
- in his own words - as defender of the American cause, as an early
proponent of a stronger national government, as a founder and
protector of the American Constitution, as the nation's first
secretary of the treasury, as President George Washington's trusted
foreign policy advisor, and as a leader of the Federalist Party.
Presented in a convenient two-volume set, this book provides a
unique insight into the political ideas of one of America's leading
founders; a must-have reference source.
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The Federalist Papers (Paperback)
Alan Dershowitz; Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay
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Now introduced by eminent civil libertarian, constitutional
scholar, and New York Times bestselling author Alan Dershowitz, The
Federalist Papers are a must-have for all scholars of history and
government and all Americans. Widely considered to be among the
most important historical collections of all time, The Federalist
Papers were intended to persuade New York at-large delegates to the
Constitutional Convention to accept the newly drafted Constitution
in 1787. Authored in parts by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay, together
as the pseudonym of Publius, the documents have been referred to
and heavily cited countless times in all aspects of American
government and politics. Together, the eighty-five Federalist
essays stand among the Constitution of the United States, the
Declaration of Independence, Common Sense, and other work by the
Founding Fathers that helped build and solidify the foundation of
American democracy. With its rich history and a new introduction
from Alan Dershowitz, one of the most prominent legal minds in the
country, The Federalist Papers will educate you on the groundwork
that shaped the greatest country in the world.
Volume II: 1789-1884: Few of America's founders influenced its
political system more than Alexander Hamilton. He played a leading
role in writing and ratifying the Constitution, was de facto leader
of one of America's first two political parties, and was
influential in interpreting the scope of the national government's
constitutional powers. This comprehensive collection provides
Hamilton's most enduringly important political writings, covering
his entire public career, from 1775 to his death in 1804. Readers
are introduced to Hamilton - in his own words - as defender of the
American cause, as an early proponent of a stronger national
government, as a founder and protector of the American
Constitution, as the nation's first secretary of the treasury, as
President George Washington's trusted foreign policy advisor, and
as a leader of the Federalist Party. Presented in a convenient
two-volume set, this book provides a unique insight into the
political ideas of one of America's leading founders; a must-have
reference source.
Few of America's founders influenced its political system more than
Alexander Hamilton. He played a leading role in writing and
ratifying the Constitution, was de facto leader of one of America's
first two political parties, and was influential in interpreting
the scope of the national government's constitutional powers. This
comprehensive collection provides Hamilton's most enduringly
important political writings, covering his entire public career,
from 1775 to his death in 1804. Readers are introduced to Hamilton
- in his own words - as defender of the American cause, as an early
proponent of a stronger national government, as a founder and
protector of the American Constitution, as the nation's first
secretary of the treasury, as President George Washington's trusted
foreign policy advisor, and as a leader of the Federalist Party.
Presented in a convenient two-volume set, this book provides a
unique insight into the political ideas of one of America's leading
founders; a must-have reference source.
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Turcaret (Paperback)
Alain-Rene Le Sage; Edited by Alexander Hamilton Thompson
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R778
Discovery Miles 7 780
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Originally published in 1918, this book contains the French text of
Alain-Rene Lesage's satire Turcaret, written in the early
eighteenth century. Thompson prefaces the comedy with a biography
of Lesage and an analysis of his place in the canon of French
playwrights alongside Moliere. This book will be of value to anyone
interested in eighteenth-century French drama or in the works of
Lesage.
Sir Francis Palgrave (1788-1861) was a distinguished English
historian, solicitor and antiquarian, now considered to be the
founder of the Public Record Office. After his death, Palgrave's
son Sir Inglis Palgrave edited his Collected Historical Works,
which focus mostly on the Anglo-Norman and Middle Ages. Originally
published in 1922, this eighth volume of the Collected Historical
Works contains the text of Palgrave's two stories on life in the
Middle Ages in England, 'The Merchant and the Friar' and 'Three
Generations of an Imaginary Norfolk Family'. The volume is
introduced by prolific historian A. Hamilton Thompson. This book
will be of value to anyone with an interest in medieval life or in
Victorian historiography.
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Essay on Man (Paperback)
Alexander Pope; Edited by Alexander Hamilton Thompson
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R545
Discovery Miles 5 450
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Originally published in 1913 as part of the Pitt Press Series, this
book contains the text of Alexander Pope's poetic 'epistles' on the
nature of man, originally written between 1733 and 1734. Thompson
prefaces the poems with a synopsis of each, as well as a history of
their creation. Detailed notes follow at the end of the text. This
book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the work of
Alexander Pope.
Little is known of Captain Alexander Hamilton other than what he
tells us in this work, first published in 1727. Written during his
retirement, it is both an invaluable source of information on
south-east Asia at the time and a lively travelogue of Hamilton's
adventurous seafaring life in the service of the East India Company
and independently between 1688 and 1723. An engaging storyteller,
Hamilton writes of encounters with pirates, the Portuguese, and of
a poisoning in Malacca, as well as providing vivid descriptions of
the countries he visited - from Africa to Japan via India, Sumatra
and China - and their social customs, religions, trade and
commerce. His idiosyncratic maps and illustrations enhance his
narrative despite his admission that he makes 'but little use of
the pencil'. Volume 1 takes the reader up the east coast of Africa
to the Middle East, and round the coast of India to Ceylon.
Little is known of Captain Alexander Hamilton other than what he
tells us in this work, first published in 1727. Written during his
retirement, it is both an invaluable source of information on
south-east Asia at the time and a lively travelogue of Hamilton's
adventurous seafaring life in the service of the East India Company
and independently between 1688 and 1723. An engaging storyteller,
Hamilton writes of encounters with pirates, the Portuguese, and of
a poisoning in Malacca, as well as providing vivid descriptions of
the countries he visited - from Africa to Japan via India, Sumatra
and China - and their social customs, religions, trade and
commerce. His idiosyncratic maps and illustrations enhance his
narrative despite his admission that he makes 'but little use of
the pencil'. Volume 2 takes the reader up the east coast of India,
thence to Burma, Sumatra, Java, Thailand, Cambodia, China, and
finally Japan.
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African Parliamentary Reform (Hardcover)
Frederick Stapenhurst, Rasheed Draman, Andrew Imlach, Alexander Hamilton, Cindy Kroon
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R4,276
R2,930
Discovery Miles 29 300
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Some of the most far-reaching and innovative parliamentary
reform is occurring in Africa. While these reforms are not yet
widespread across the continent, parliaments in some African
countries are asserting their independence as policymakers, as
overseers of government and as the guardian of citizens rights and
needs.
This book presents recent reforms in selected African
parliaments Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Benin, Zambia,
Ethiopia, Liberia and Nigeria. It also presents cross-cutting
innovations by African parliaments in fighting corruption, in
providing development to constituents and in combatting climate
change. Many of the chapters are authored by African MPs
themselves, making this a book by MPs for MPs, as well as being of
interest to students and scholars of African Politics, and to those
international institutions that support parliamentary
development.
African Parliamentary Reform is a joint initiative by the World
Bank Institute, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and the
Parliamentary Centre (Africa).
An excellent reference for anyone who wants a better understanding
of the Constitution, this compilation of eighty-five articles
explains and defends the ideals behind the highest form of law in
the United States. The essays were written and published
anonymously in New York newspapers during the years 1787 and 1788
by three of the Constitution's framers and ratifiers: Alexander
Hamilton, General George Washington's Chief of Staff and first
Secretary of the Treasury; John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the
United States; and James Madison, father of the Constitution,
author of the Bill of Rights, and fourth President of the United
States.
Thomas Jefferson hailed "The Federalist Papers" as the best
commentary ever written about the principles of government.
Milestones in political science and enduring classics of political
philosophy, these articles are essential reading for students,
lawyers, politicians, and those with an interest in the foundation
of U.S. government and law.
The Federalist represents one side of one of the most momentous political debates ever conducted: whether to ratify, or to reject, the newly drafted American constitution. This authoritative new edition presents complete texts for all of the eighty-five Federalist papers, along with the sixteen letters of "Brutus", the unknown New York Antifederalist. Each paper is systematically cross-referenced to the other, and both to the appended Articles of Confederation and U.S. Constitution. Terence Ball's editing skills enhance the accessibility of a classic of political thought in action.
Alexander Hamilton is best known as the United States’ first Secretary of the Treasury and the author of the majority of The Federalist Papers, a series of essays that outlined the basic concepts and premises of the U.S. Constitution. Since the founding of the nation, these essays have been used by the U.S. Supreme Court as an authoritative guide to the intentions of the Founding Fathers in cases involving constitutional interpretation. Included in this volume are five of the most important essays from The Federalist Papers, plus personal correspondence and public statements from across Hamilton’s career as a statesman.
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