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Following his earlier surveys of 19th and 20th Century British
Prime Ministers, Dick Leonard turns his attention to their 18th
Century predecessors, including such major figures as Robert
Walpole, the Elder Pitt (Lord Chatham), Lord North and the Younger
Pitt.
Following his earlier surveys of 19th and 20th Century British
Prime Ministers, Dick Leonard turns his attention to their 18th
Century predecessors, including such major figures as Robert
Walpole, the Elder Pitt (Lord Chatham), Lord North and the Younger
Pitt. In a series of 14 biographical essays, he recounts the
principal events of their political careers, the circumstances
which brought them to the top of 'the greasy pole', assesses their
performance as Prime Ministers, and asks what lasting influence
they have had. He also recounts fascinating and often little-known
facts from both their private and public lives, for example, on
which Prime Minister was the nursery rhyme Who killed Cock Robin
based? Which two brothers succeeded each other in the top office?
Who said: "I know that I can save this country and that nobody else
can"? Who was the first Tory Prime Minister? And who was suspected
of being the illegitimate half-brother of George III
Biomaterials repair, reinforce or replace damaged functional parts
of the (human) body. All mechanical and biological interactions
between an implant and the body occur across the interface, which
has to correspond as nearly as possible to its particular function.
Much of the progress in adapting polymer materials for use in a
biological environment has been obtained through irradiation
techniques. For this reason the most recent developments in four
key areas are reviewed in this special volume: (1) the analysis of
the topology and the elemental composition of a functional surface,
(2) the chemical modification of the surface which results in
highly pure, sterile and versatile surfaces, (3) the sterilisation
of implantable devices via ionising radiation and its possible
effects on the structural mechanical properties of polymers, and
(4) the radiation effects on living cells and tissues which are of
particular importance for radiation protection and radiotherapy.
Following "A Century of Premiers: Salisbury to Blair," Leonard
turns his attention to their 19th Century predecessors. In a series
of 20 biographical essays, he recounts the principal events of
their political careers, assesses their performance as Prime
Ministers, and asks what lasting influence they have had.
This is a collection of 20 biographical essays on British Prime
Ministers of the 19th Century, reassessing their careers. It offers
up-to-date effective use of modern research findings. It delivers
the key insights of a former politician and political journalist.
It offers details of the colourful private lives as well as
political careers of the Prime Ministers. It charts the development
of Britain from a narrow oligarchy to the days of mass
politics.Following A Century of Premiers: Salisbury to Blair,
Leonard turns his attention to their 19th Century predecessors. In
a series of 20 biographical essays, he recounts the principal
events of their political careers, assesses their performance as
Prime Ministers, and asks what lasting influence they have had.
How do British elections work? What about local elections and
by-elections? How are candidates chosen? What has been the impact
of changes introduced by the present government? How can an
ordinary voter play his or her part? And why do so few people vote
these days? Dick Leonard, a political journalist and former MP, and
Roger Mortimore, an opinion pollster, cover all aspects of British
elections in this updated edition of the standard work, including
comprehensive tables of statistics and results.
During the course of the twentieth century, nineteen men and one
woman--from the Third Marquis of Salisbury to Tony Blair--have
occupied the post of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. In a
series of biographical essays, Dick Leonard, a leading political
journalist and former MP, recounts the circumstances that took them
to the top of "the greasy pole," probes their personal and
political strengths and weaknesses, assesses their performance in
the top office and asks what lasting influence they have had.
During the course of the Twentieth Century, nineteen men and one
woman - from Robert Cecil, Third Marquis of Salisbury to Tony Blair
- have occupied the post of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
In a series of biographical essays, Dick Leonard, a leading
political journalist and former MP, recounts the circumstances that
took them to the top of 'the greasy pole', probes their personal
and political strengths and weaknesses, assesses their performance
in the top office and asks what lasting influence they have had.
Biomaterials repair, reinforce or replace damaged functional parts of the (human) body. All mechanical and biological interactions between an implant and the body occur across the interface, which has to correspond as nearly as possible to its particular function. Much of the progress in adapting polymer materials for use in a biological environment has been obtained through irradiation techniques. For this reason the most recent developments in four key areas are reviewed in this special volume: (1) the analysis of the topology and the elemental composition of a functional surface, (2) the chemical modification of the surface which results in highly pure, sterile and versatile surfaces, (3) the sterilisation of implantable devices via ionising radiation and its possible effects on the structural mechanical properties of polymers, and (4) the radiation effects on living cells and tissues which are of particular importance for radiation protection and radiotherapy.
Grounded in the revolutionary Marxist view that "theory ... becomes
a material force when it has seized the masses," Teaching
Spivak-Otherwise: A Contribution to the Critique of the Post-Theory
Farrago activates the practice of critique as a mode of "teaching
otherwise" for transformative social change. Taking the post-theory
teachings of Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak as its central focus,
author Jerry D. Leonard meticulously unpacks Spivak's fashionably
dense writings and "talks." His analyses reveal that what passes
for "radical" thought in the dominant humanities is actually a
sustained mystification that attempts to erase class struggle and
class critique from the realm of knowledge. One of the book's most
significant interventions is its powerful appropriation of "close
reading" as a strategy in the broader project of ideology critique.
Teaching Spivak-Otherwise does for Spivak what Frederick Engels did
for Eugen Duhring and Mao Zedong did for Deng Xiaoping: it teaches
the class lesson that Spivak's thought is a complexly obscured
articulation of "new" ruling class ideas in what Lenin called "a
farrago of contrasting principles ..., an urge to rise verbally to
the higher spheres and conceal the conflicts between the historical
groups of the population with phrases." This book will be a useful
supplementary text for undergraduate and graduate courses in
contemporary critical theory and pedagogy.
Empires vs. Coalitions: A Defining Moment for Relationships Empires
vs. Coalitions draws a compelling comparison between relationships
functioning as an empire and relationships that represent a
gathering of equals. Empires are easy to detect. Relationships are
based on accommodation, performance, and fear, with a concentration
of power that includes vision, authority, voice, passion, and
intelligence restricted to one or a select few. It's just the
opposite with a coalition of equals, where accountability,
transparency, mutuality, and personal responsibility are valued,
because manufactured credibility is unreliable when compared to
authentic credibility. When pathways to achieve credibility and
legitimacy are primarily restricted to identifying with such tracts
as nationalism, financial, race, ethnicity, social, political,
religious, military or physical prominence, the true value of a
person is defined in a narrow and limited scope. It's not
surprising to witness repeatedly during modern times the breakdown
of trust and credibility toward scandal-ridden institutions
collapsing under the weight of having no conscious. Institutions
such as government, military, political, economics, civil,
financial, educational, religious, and marriage are tragically
caught in scandal after scandal because self-importance and
self-indulgence have replaced the principles of good character.
Empires vs. Coalitions expresses the opinion that to educate an
individual to the best that he or she inherently possesses, then
credibility is no longer necessary to achieve through blind
obedience, power, violence, and deviant behavior. In the words of
one young aspiring entrepreneur, Luke Turpeinen, "We all do the
best we can with the tools we have, but sometimes the tools are
woefully inadequate." It is time to upgrade the tools to include
the education, development, and practice of the merits of character
that inspire a gathering of equals rather than imploding empires.
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In 1863, at the height of the Civil War, Frederick Douglass
promised African Americans that serving in the military offered a
sure path to freedom. More than 180,000 black men heeded his call
to defend the Union, only to find that the path to equality would
not be so straightforward. Drawing on eye-opening firsthand
accounts, Elizabeth D. Leonard restores black soldiers to their
place in the arc of American history, from the Civil War and its
promise of freedom up to the dawn of the twentieth century and the
full retrenchment of Jim Crow. Along the way, Leonard offers a
nuanced account of black soldiers' involvement in the Indian wars,
their attempts to desegregate West Point and gain proper
recognition for their service, and their experiences during
Reconstruction, as blacks worked to secure their place in an
ever-changing nation. With abundant primary research, enlivened by
memorable characters and vivid descriptions of army life, Men of
Color to Arms! is an illuminating portrait of a group of men whose
contributions to American history, as this book abundantly
demonstrates, merit a more thorough examination.
Full Title: "A Full Report of The Trials of Gerard O'Connor,
Rev.Andrew O'Sullivan, Jeremiah O'Connor, and Wm. M'Carthy, at The
Last Kerry Assizes, Held at Tralee, on the 18th October, for
Conspiring to Resist The Payment of Tithes and Exciting The People
to that Effe"Description: "The Making of the Modern Law: Trials,
1600-1926" collection provides descriptions of the major trials
from over 300 years, with official trial documents, unofficially
published accounts of the trials, briefs and arguments and more.
Readers can delve into sensational trials as well as those
precedent-setting trials associated with key constitutional and
historical issues and discover, including the Amistad Slavery case,
the Dred Scott case and Scopes "monkey" trial."Trials" provides
unfiltered narrative into the lives of the trial participants as
well as everyday people, providing an unparalleled source for the
historical study of sex, gender, class, marriage and
divorce.++++The below data was compiled from various identification
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identification: ++++MonographHarvard Law School LibraryDublin:
Printed by T. O'Flanagan, 26, Bachelor's-Walk. 1832
Benjamin Franklin Butler was one of the most important and
controversial military and political leaders of the Civil War and
Reconstruction eras. Remembered most often for his uncompromising
administration of the Federal occupation of New Orleans during the
war, Butler reemerges in this lively narrative as a man whose
journey took him from childhood destitution to wealth and profound
influence in state and national halls of power. Prize-winning
biographer Elizabeth Leonard chronicles Butler's successful career
in the law defending the rights of the Lowell Mill girls and other
workers, his achievements as one of Abraham Lincoln's premier
civilian generals, and his role in developing wartime policy in
support of slavery's fugitives as the nation advanced toward
emanciaption. Leonard also highlights Butler's personal and
political evolution, revealing how his limited understanding of
racism and the horrors of slavery transformed over time, leading
him into a postwar role as one of the nation's foremost advocates
for Black freedom and civil rights, and one of its notable
opponents of white supremacy and neo-Confederate resurgence. Butler
himself claimed he was "always with the underdog in the fight."
Leonard's nuanced portrait will help readers assess such claims,
peeling away generations of previous assumptions and
characterizations to provide a definitive life of a consequential
man.
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