Author: United States. Congress. HousePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1170
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Report
Author: United States. Congress. HousePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1170
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Register and Manual - State of Connecticut
Author: Connecticut. Secretary of the StatePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Connecticut
Languages : en
Pages : 764
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The Dictator's Seduction
Author: Lauren H. DerbyPublisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 0822390868
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
The dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo, who ruled the Dominican Republic from 1930 until his assassination in 1961, was one of the longest and bloodiest in Latin American history. The Dictator’s Seduction is a cultural history of the Trujillo regime as it was experienced in the capital city of Santo Domingo. Focusing on everyday forms of state domination, Lauren Derby describes how the regime infiltrated civil society by fashioning a “vernacular politics” based on popular idioms of masculinity and fantasies of race and class mobility. Derby argues that the most pernicious aspect of the dictatorship was how it appropriated quotidian practices such as gossip and gift exchange, leaving almost no place for Dominicans to hide or resist. Drawing on previously untapped documents in the Trujillo National Archives and interviews with Dominicans who recall life under the dictator, Derby emphasizes the role that public ritual played in Trujillo’s exercise of power. His regime included the people in affairs of state on a massive scale as never before. Derby pays particular attention to how events and projects were received by the public as she analyzes parades and rallies, the rebuilding of Santo Domingo following a major hurricane, and the staging of a year-long celebration marking the twenty-fifth year of Trujillo’s regime. She looks at representations of Trujillo, exploring how claims that he embodied the popular barrio antihero the tíguere (tiger) stoked a fantasy of upward mobility and how a rumor that he had a personal guardian angel suggested he was uniquely protected from his enemies. The Dictator’s Seduction sheds new light on the cultural contrivances of autocratic power.
The Mutual Security Program
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Mutual security program, 1951-
Languages : en
Pages : 102
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Pioneer to the Past (Abridged, Annotated)
Author: Charles BreastedPublisher: BIG BYTE BOOKS
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
The challenging and exciting life of James Henry Breasted spanned the most important years of the early western exploration of ancient Egypt. He was at the center of turbulent and world-changing events, including World War I and the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun by Howard Carter. An immensely talented scholar, he explored the Nile Valley and its antiquities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, recording inscriptions and participating in digs with men like Petrie. At his side was his wife, as well as his son Charles, who wrote this admiring work about the life and times of his father. James Breasted was consulted with by such men as General Allenby during WWI. When Howard Carter discovered Tut's tomb in 1922, one of the first men he and his patron, Lord Carnarvon, contacted was Breasted. He not only saw the tomb shortly after its discovery, his effort to mediate between Carter and the Egyptian government when Carter was later locked out of the tomb is detailed here. You cannot understand ancient Egypt or modern Egyptology without knowing about Breasted's remarkable life. He was the founder of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago. For the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers, tablets, and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.
Historical Report of the Secretary of State, 2018
Author: Arkansas. Office of the Secretary of StatePublisher:
ISBN: 9780692035535
Category : Arkansas
Languages : en
Pages : 597
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Trinity River Division
Author: United States. Bureau of ReclamationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Trinity River (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 18
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The Christianization of Ancient Russia
Author: UnescoPublisher: Paris, France : UNESCO
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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Farm Mortgage Debt
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Category : Agricultural credit
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Report for May 1963 contains revised estimates of farm-mortgage debt for the period 1950-62.
Fleshing Out Skull & Bones
Author: Kris MilleganPublisher: Trine Day
ISBN: 1937584046
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 724
Book Description
This chronicle of espionage, drug smuggling, and elitism in Yale University's Skull & Bones society offers rare glimpses into this secret world with previously unpublished documents, photographs, and articles that delve into issues such as racism, financial ties to the Nazi party, and illegal corporate dealings. Contributors include Anthony Sutton, author of America's Secret Establishment; Dr. Ralph Bunch, professor emeritus of political science at Portland State University; Webster Griffin Tarpley and Anton Chaitkin, authors and historians. A complete list of members, including George Bush, George W. Bush, and John F. Kerry, and reprints of rare magazine articles are included.