Author: pope Clement XIPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
The pope's-bull to the Pretender, on his intended invasion of these nations. Tr. from the Lat
Author: pope Clement XIAinm-chlarleabhraichean, thrachd agus phaipeirean, etc. Catalogue of books, tracts and papers belonging to the Gaelic Society of London, with a list of the literary contributions and names of members, to which is prefixed some account of societies formed for the preservation of national usages, and cultivation of the Gaelic language and literature
Author: Gaelic Society of London (LONDON)Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
The Russian Primary Chronicle
Author: NestorPublisher:
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Category : Kievan Rus
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Chronicle covers the years 852-1116 of Russian history.
Ireland
Author: Gustave de BeaumontPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674031113
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Paralleling his friend Alexis de Tocqueville's visit to America, Gustave de Beaumont traveled through Ireland in the mid-1830s to observe its people and society. In Ireland, he chronicles the history of the Irish and offers up a national portrait on the eve of the Great Famine. Published to acclaim in France, Ireland remained in print there until 1914. The English edition, translated by William Cooke Taylor and published in 1839, was not reprinted. In a devastating critique of British policy in Ireland, Beaumont questioned why a government with such enlightened institutions tolerated such oppression. He was scathing in his depiction of the ruinous state of Ireland, noting the desperation of the Catholics, the misery of repeated famines, the unfair landlord system, and the faults of the aristocracy. It was not surprising the Irish were seen as loafers, drunks, and brutes when they had been reduced to living like beasts. Yet Beaumont held out hope that British liberal reforms could heal Ireland's wounds. This rediscovered masterpiece, in a single volume for the first time, reproduces the nineteenth-century Taylor translation and includes an introduction on Beaumont and his world. This volume also presents Beaumont's impassioned preface to the 1863 French edition in which he portrays the appalling effects of the Great Famine. A classic of nineteenth-century political and social commentary, Beaumont's singular portrait offers the compelling immediacy of an eyewitness to history.
Grotius on the Rights of War and Peace
Author: Hugo GrotiusPublisher: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
ISBN: 158477942X
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Reprint of the sole edition of this translation. In this momentous work Grotius describes the situations in which war is a valid tool of law enforcement and outlines the principles of armed combat. Though based on Christian natural law, Grotius advanced the novel argument that his system would still be valid if it lacked a divine basis. In this regard he pointed to the future by moving international law in a secular direction. This edition was abridged by removing most of the quotations from "ancient historians, orators, philosophers, and poets," which are identified in footnotes. As Whewell states in the preface, they tended to "confuse the subject, obscure the reasoning, and weary the reader." By removing them he enhanced clarity and reduced the bulk of the work by "more than a half" (vi). Hugo Grotius [1583-1645], generally acknowledged as the founder of international law, was an influential Dutch jurist, philosopher and theologian. Originally published in 1625, De Jure Belli ac Pacis (On the Law of War and Peace, translated by Whewell as On the Rights of War and Peace) is widely considered to be the first modern treatise on international law. William Whewell [1794-1866] wrote on numerous subjects and is known for the breadth of his endeavors, and his influence on the philosophy of science. He was one of the founding members and an early president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, a fellow of the Royal Society, president of the Geological Society, and longtime Master of Trinity College, Cambridge.
History of the Persian Empire
Author: A. T. OlmsteadPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226826333
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 671
Book Description
Out of a lifetime of study of the ancient Near East, Professor Olmstead has gathered previously unknown material into the story of the life, times, and thought of the Persians, told for the first time from the Persian rather than the traditional Greek point of view. "The fullest and most reliable presentation of the history of the Persian Empire in existence."—M. Rostovtzeff
The Conquest of a Continent; or, The Expansion of Races in America
Author: Madison GrantPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368901494
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
Reproduction of the original.
The State
Author: Franz OppenheimerPublisher: The Floating Press
ISBN: 1776677153
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Influential German sociologist Franz Oppenheimer invigorated the intellectual discourse of the early twentieth century with the controversial ideas he sets forth in his masterwork, The State. In it, Oppenheimer rejects the centuries-old notion of the social contract espoused by political philosophers such as John Locke. Instead, he posits that the state is a tool of oppression via which the ruling classes exert their power over less fortunate groups.
Counterfeit Miracles
Author: Benjamin Breckinridge WarfieldPublisher:
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Category : Mental healing
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
Author: Charles MackayPublisher: IndyPublish.com
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Excerpt from Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions, Vol. 2 A forest huge of spears and thronging helms Appear'd, and serried shields, in thick array. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.