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This book examines the process by which presidential nominees are
selected in U.S. , describing the evolution of the presidential
nomination system from its original conception of letting the
voters decide to its current form in which the race is usually over
before the first vote is cast.
The village of Faxton in Northamptonshire was only finally deserted
in the second half of the 20th century. Shortly afterwards, between
1966 and 1968, its medieval crofts were investigated under the
direction of archaeologist Lawrence Butler. At the time this was
one of the most ambitious excavations of a deserted medieval
settlement to have been conducted and, although the results were
only published as interim reports and summaries, Butler's
observations at Faxton were to have significant influence on the
growing academic and popular literature about village origins and
desertion and the nature of medieval peasant crofts and buildings.
In contrast to regions with abundant building stone, Faxton
revealed archaeological evidence of a long tradition of earthen
architecture in which so-called 'mud-walling' was successfully
combined with other structural materials. The 'rescue' excavations
at Faxton were originally promoted by the Deserted Medieval Village
Research Group and funded by the Ministry of Public Buildings and
Works after the extensive earthworks at the site came under threat
from agriculture. Three areas were excavated covering seven crofts.
In 1966 Croft 29 at the south-east corner of the village green
revealed a single croft in detail with its barns, yards and corn
driers; in 1967 four crofts were examined together in the
north-west corner of the village in an area badly damaged by recent
ploughing and, finally, an area immediately east of the church was
opened up in 1968. In all, some 4000m2 were investigated in 140
days over three seasons. The post-excavation process for Faxton was
beset by delay. Of the 12 chapters presented in this monograph,
only two were substantially complete at the time of the director's
death in 2014. The others have had to be pieced together from
interim summaries, partial manuscripts, sound recordings,
handwritten notes and on-site records. Building on this evidence, a
new team of scholars have re-considered the findings in order to
set the excavations at Faxton into the wider context of modern
research. Their texts reflect on the settlement's disputed
pre-Conquest origins, probable later re-planning and expansion, the
reasons behind the decline and abandonment of the village, the
extraordinary story behind the destruction of its church, the
development of the open fields and the enclosure process, as well
as new evidence about Faxton's buildings and the finds discovered
there. Once lauded, then forgotten, the excavations at Faxton now
make a new contribution to our knowledge of medieval life and
landscape in the East Midlands.
The village of Faxton in Northamptonshire was only finally deserted
in the second half of the 20th century. Shortly afterwards, between
1966 and 1968, its medieval crofts were investigated under the
direction of archaeologist Lawrence Butler. At the time this was
one of the most ambitious excavations of a deserted medieval
settlement to have been conducted and, although the results were
only published as interim reports and summaries, Butler's
observations at Faxton were to have significant influence on the
growing academic and popular literature about village origins and
desertion and the nature of medieval peasant crofts and buildings.
In contrast to regions with abundant building stone, Faxton
revealed archaeological evidence of a long tradition of earthen
architecture in which so-called 'mud-walling' was successfully
combined with other structural materials. The 'rescue' excavations
at Faxton were originally promoted by the Deserted Medieval Village
Research Group and funded by the Ministry of Public Buildings and
Works after the extensive earthworks at the site came under threat
from agriculture. Three areas were excavated covering seven crofts.
In 1966 Croft 29 at the south-east corner of the village green
revealed a single croft in detail with its barns, yards and corn
driers; in 1967 four crofts were examined together in the
north-west corner of the village in an area badly damaged by recent
ploughing and, finally, an area immediately east of the church was
opened up in 1968. In all, some 4000m2 were investigated in 140
days over three seasons. The post-excavation process for Faxton was
beset by delay. Of the 12 chapters presented in this monograph,
only two were substantially complete at the time of the director's
death in 2014. The others have had to be pieced together from
interim summaries, partial manuscripts, sound recordings,
handwritten notes and on-site records. Building on this evidence, a
new team of scholars have re-considered the findings in order to
set the excavations at Faxton into the wider context of modern
research. Their texts reflect on the settlement's disputed
pre-Conquest origins, probable later re-planning and expansion, the
reasons behind the decline and abandonment of the village, the
extraordinary story behind the destruction of its church, the
development of the open fields and the enclosure process, as well
as new evidence about Faxton's buildings and the finds discovered
there. Once lauded, then forgotten, the excavations at Faxton now
make a new contribution to our knowledge of medieval life and
landscape in the East Midlands.
This book examines the process by which presidential nominees are
selected in U.S. , describing the evolution of the presidential
nomination system from its original conception of letting the
voters decide to its current form in which the race is usually over
before the first vote is cast.
This historical study of the attitudes of the British Colonial
Office towards industrialization in the colonial empire challenges
the assumption that London and the colonial governments colluded to
frustrate individual initiatives, leaving a legacy of
under-development. Taking colonial policy towards West Africa as a
case study, he shows that, during the 1940s, the Office evolved a
policy of encouraging colonial industry as part of a broad
programme of development intended to prepare colonies for eventual
independence. He also examines problems faced by the Colonial
Office in implementing its new industrial poicy, particularly the
difficulties arising from wartime and post-war constraints on
Britain's ability to supply capital goods and other exports
necessary for development.
Taking colonial policy towards West Africa as a case study, Butler
shows that, during the 1940s, the Colonial Office evolved a policy
of encouraging colonial industry as part of a broad programme of
development intended to prepare colonies for independence.
In this illuminating examination of the Obama presidency, the
contributors describe the policy directions followed, and the
administration s level of success in achieving its objectives.
Throughout the Obama administration, efforts were intended to
alleviate the worst of the economic stress facing the nation, move
the president closer to the center of the American political
spectrum, and prepare for the upcoming reelection campaign, to be
fought primarily on the same issues as the earlier one. The
contributors present an analysis of the motivations and political
thinking underlying the administration s action along with
assessments of the policy consequences of the issue agenda favored
and the public s reaction. The Obama Presidency is an in-depth
account of one of the most intriguing and important presidencies at
a time of economic crisis that goes a long way in explaining the
policy decisions made and their political consequences, as well as
the choices facing a nation in transition.
In this illuminating examination of the Obama presidency, the
contributors describe the policy directions followed, and the
administration's level of success in achieving its objectives.
Throughout the Obama administration, efforts were intended to
alleviate the worst of the economic stress facing the nation, move
the president closer to the center of the American political
spectrum, and prepare for the upcoming reelection campaign, to be
fought primarily on the same issues as the earlier one. The
contributors present an analysis of the motivations and political
thinking underlying the administration's action along with
assessments of the policy consequences of the issue agenda favored
and the public's reaction. The Obama Presidency is an in-depth
account of one of the most intriguing and important presidencies at
a time of economic crisis that goes a long way in explaining the
policy decisions made and their political consequences, as well as
the choices facing a nation in transition.
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