Author: William TunbridgePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Blasphemy
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
A Report of the Proceedings, in the Mock Trial of an Information, Exhibited Ex-officio by the King's Attorney General Against William Tunbridge,
Author: William TunbridgePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Blasphemy
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
A report of the proceedings, in the mock trial of an information, exhibited ex-officio by the King's Attorney General against W. Tunbridge for the publication of a book called "Palmer's Principles of Nature," as an alleged blasphemous libel ... To which is added the whole of the suppressed part of the defendant's defence, etc
Author: William TUNBRIDGEA Report of the Proceedings in the Mock Trial of an Information, Exhibited Ex-officio by the King's Attorney General Against William Tunbridge
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Freedom of the press
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Tunbridge was one of Richard Carlile's volunteer shopmen, brought to trial through efforts of the Society for the Suppression of Vice. He was sentenced to two years' imprisonment.
A Report of the Proceedings, in the Mock Trial of an Information, Exhibited Ex-officio by the King's Attorney General Against William Tunbridge, for the Publication of a Book Called "Palmer's Principles of Nature".
Author: The World of William Clissold
Author: Herbert George WellsTHE CHRONICLES OF NEWGATE
Author: ARTHUR GRIFFITHSBlasphemy in Modern Britain
Author: David S. NashPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429537468
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
Originally published in 1999, this book deals with the cultural and legal debates which have counterposed the right to free speech and the need to protect Christian sensibilities in Britain from the time of the French Revolution to the present day. Central to the book is a close study of the content and public reception of the anti-Christian literature of the 19th century associated with the names G.W.Foote and J.W. Gott, the Freethinker and The Truthseeker. David Nash here also examines a variety of critical-theoretical approaches to blasphemy and blasphemous writing, including postmodernism and the work of Foucault and Said. The book concludes with a detailed examination of 20th-century blasphemy cases, up to and including the Gay News case, The Last Temptation of Christ and Visions of Ecstasy.
A History of the American People
Author: Paul JohnsonPublisher: Harper
ISBN: 9780060168360
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1104
Book Description
"The creation of the United States of America is the greatest of all human adventures," begins Paul Johnson's remarkable new American history. "No other national story holds such tremendous lessons, for the American people themselves and for the rest of mankind." Johnson's history is a reinterpretation of American history from the first settlements to the Clinton administration. It covers every aspect of U.S. history--politics; business and economics; art, literature and science; society and customs; complex traditions and religious beliefs. The story is told in terms of the men and women who shaped and led the nation and the ordinary people who collectively created its unique character. Wherever possible, letters, diaries, and recorded conversations are used to ensure a sense of actuality. "The book has new and often trenchant things to say about every aspect and period of America's past," says Johnson, "and I do not seek, as some historians do, to conceal my opinions." Johnson's history presents John Winthrop, Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson, Cotton Mather, Franklin, Tom Paine, Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Hamilton, and Madison from a fresh perspective. It emphasizes the role of religion in American history and how early America was linked to England's history and culture and includes incisive portraits of Andrew Jackson, Chief Justice Marshall, Clay, Lincoln, and Jefferson Davis. Johnson shows how Grover Cleveland and Teddy Roosevelt ushered in the age of big business and industry and how Woodrow Wilson revolutionized the government's role. He offers new views of Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover and of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal and his role as commander in chief during World War II. An examination of the unforeseen greatness of Harry Truman and reassessments of Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Reagan, and Bush follow. "Compulsively readable," said Foreign Affairs of Johnson's unique narrative skills and sharp profiles of people. This is an in-depth portrait of a great people, from their fragile origins through their struggles for independence and nationhood, their heroic efforts and sacrifices to deal with the `organic sin' of slavery and the preservation of the Union to its explosive economic growth and emergence as a world power and its sole superpower. Johnson discusses such contemporary topics as the politics of racism, education, Vietnam, the power of the press, political correctness, the growth of litigation, and the rising influence of women. He sees Americans as a problem-solving people and the story of America as "essentially one of difficulties being overcome by intelligence and skill, by faith and strength of purpose, by courage and persistence...Looking back on its past, and forward to its future, the auguries are that it will not disappoint humanity." This challenging narrative and interpretation of American history by the author of many distinguished historical works is sometimes controversial and always provocative. Johnson's views of individuals, events, themes, and issues are original, critical, and admiring, for he is, above all, a strong believer in the history and the destiny of the American people.
Biographical Notices of Graduates of Yale College
Author: Franklin Bowditch DexterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
A Selection of Legal Maxims
Author: Herbert BroomPublisher:
ISBN: 9781616190743
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Broom, Herbert. A Selection of Legal Maxims, Classified and Illustrated. Eighth American, from the Fifth London Edition, with References to American Cases. Philadelphia: T. & J.W. Johnson & Co., 1882. lxxviii, 993 [i.e. 779] pp. Reprinted 2000, 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616190743. Paperback. New. $25.95 * Reprint of the Eighth (and last) American edition of 1882. A substantial collection of legal maxims that is now an accepted classic. Each maxim is expertly translated, and enhanced by Broom's knowledgeable explanatory essays that provide the source and meaning, and are in themselves extremely well-annotated. Taken in light of his excellent classification system, Broom's essays will facilitate an understanding of the principles of common law. "His is the very best book of the kind extant." Marvin, Legal Bibliography 152.