Patrician Liberal

Author : John Little
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 611 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781442666993

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Patrician Liberal by John Little Pdf

Patrician Liberal examines the life and career of a neglected figure in Canadian history, Sir Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière. This book provides a detailed account of Joly’s political career as Quebec premier, Cabinet minister in the Laurier government, and lieutenant-governor of British Columbia, as well as his public role as a French-speaking Protestant promoter of national unity, a leading spokesperson for the Canadian forest conservation movement, a Quebec seigneur, and father to a large and devoted family. Joly’s life serves as a prism through which author J.I. Little elucidates important themes in Quebec and Canadian society, economy, politics, and culture during the Victorian and Edwardian eras. As Little reveals, Joly’s story is particularly fascinating for how closely the conflicting forces in his life – religious, cultural, and social – mirrored those of a Canadian society straining to forge a cohesive and distinctive national identity.

Author : Alan Powell
Publisher : Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : New South Wales
ISBN : UCAL:B3821103

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Patrician Democrat by Alan Powell Pdf

Birds and other wild life of the lake country of the Quetico-Superior, northwest of Lake Superior.

Author : Michael Knox Beran
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781250088017

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The Last Patrician by Michael Knox Beran Pdf

Overview In this provocative reassessment of one of the most controversial figures of twentieth-century American politics, Michael Knox Beran shows how Bobby Kennedy was shaped by values of the aristocratic class to which he had been brought up to belong. He was one of them - until he realized that the welfare state they had helped to create at home and the empire they had helped to found abroad were undermining some of America's most cherished traditions. In denouncing the welfare system as a "second-rate set of social services" and "hand-outs," and in questioning the imperial commitments that the patricians made in places like Vietnam, Bobby Kennedy was a prophet who accurately foresaw the changing direction of American politics. Challenging the work of Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Jack Newfield, and others, Beran demonstrates that Bobby was neither a pious liberal martyr nor a would-be revolutionary. He was a man who drew on the wisdom of Emerson, the ancient Greeks, and his own father's ideas about the transformative power of free markets - and used them to create a compelling vision of a better America.

Author : Brian Young
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780773596641

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Patrician Families and the Making of Quebec by Brian Young Pdf

History has often ignored the influence in modern Quebec of family dynasties, patriarchy, seigneurial land, and traditional institutions. Following the ascent of four generations from two families through eighteenth-century New France to the onset of the First World War, Patrician Families and the Making of Quebec compares the French Catholic Taschereaus and the Anglican and English-speaking McCords. Consulting private, institutional, and legal archives, Brian Young studies eight family patriarchs. Working as merchants or colonial administrators in the first generation, they became seigneurial proprietors, officeholders, and prelates. The heads of both families used marriage arrangements, land stewardship, and judgeships to position their heirs. Young shows how patriarchy was a central force in both domestic and public life, as well as the ways in which Taschereau and McCord family strategies extended into the marrow of Quebec society through moral authority, influence on national identities, and their positions within senior offices in religious, judicial, and university institutions. Through courthouses, cemeteries, belfries, and their own chapels and neoclassical estates, they created encompassing cultural landscapes. Later generations used museums, archives, historian collaborators, photography, and modern print to elevate family achievement to the status of heroic national narratives. Sagas of the monied and entrepreneurial, nationalist imperatives to protect a vulnerable people, and skepticism about the lasting power of great families and historical institutions have relegated the influence of the Taschereaus and McCords to obscurity. Patrician Families and the Making of Quebec resuscitates the central role these elite families played in English and French Quebec.

Author : Veronica Strong-Boag
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442616509

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Liberal Hearts and Coronets by Veronica Strong-Boag Pdf

Scottish aristocrats John Campbell Gordon (1847–1934) and Ishbel Marjoribanks Gordon (1857–1939), known as the Aberdeens, rejected both revolution and reaction in their political careers. The aristocratic progressivism and egalitarian marriage of these fervent liberals confounded both contemporaries and historians. John, as viceroy of Ireland and governor-general of Canada, was a notable ally of feminists, workers, and Irish Home Rulers. Ishbel, his viceregal companion and the long-time president of the International Council of Women, was a liberal feminist and Home Ruler whose commitments stirred up even more controversy. Superbly written and informed by decades of research, Liberal Hearts and Coronets is the first biography to treat John Campbell Gordon as seriously as his better-known wife. Examining the Aberdeens’ remarkable careers as landlords, philanthropists, and international progressives, Veronica Strong-Boag casts the twilight of the British aristocracy in an entirely new light.

Author : Douglas L. Koopman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0847681696

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Hostile Takeover by Douglas L. Koopman Pdf

This detailed analysis examines the structure of Republican committee membership in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1980 and 1995. Douglas Koopman's account of the House Republicans' rise to majority status describes the strategies adopted by the Republican minority to oppose the majority's legislative efforts. The author explains how their actions as a minority provide insight into the current and future Republican policy agenda. Delineating the motives of the House Republican leadership and their varying degrees of party loyalty, Hostile Takeover astutely explains that by transforming their resistance to Democratic initiatives into aggressive assaults on the entire majority agenda, House Republicans positioned themselves to take power after the watershed 1994 elections and to define a new range of legitimate political discourse.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : princeton alumni weekly
Page : 1144 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Electronic
ISBN : PRNC:32101081977124

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Princeton Alumni Weekly by Anonim Pdf

Author : Matthew P. Fitzpatrick
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2008-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857450524

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Liberal Imperialism in Germany by Matthew P. Fitzpatrick Pdf

In a work based on new archival, press, and literary sources, the author revises the picture of German imperialism as being the brainchild of a Machiavellian Bismarck or the "conservative revolutionaries" of the twentieth century. Instead, Fitzpatrick argues for the liberal origins of German imperialism, by demonstrating the links between nationalism and expansionism in a study that surveys the half century of imperialist agitation and activity leading up to the official founding of Germany’s colonial empire in 1884.

Author : Paul Peppis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2000-02-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0521662389

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Literature, Politics, and the English Avant-Garde by Paul Peppis Pdf

Accounts of the 'historical avant-garde' and of 'high modernism' often celebrate the former for its revolutionary aesthetics or denigrate the latter for its 'proto-fascist' politics. In Literature, Politics and the English Avant-Garde, Paul Peppis shows how neither interpretation explains the writings of avant-gardists in early twentieth-century England. Peppis reads texts by writers such as Ford Madox Ford, Wyndham Lewis, Dora Marsden, and Ezra Pound alongside English political discourse between the death of Victoria and the end of the Great War. He traces the impact of nation and empire on the avant-garde, arguing that Vorticism, England's foremost avant-garde movement, used nationalism to advance literature and avant-garde literature to advance empire. Peppis's study demonstrates that these ambitions were enabled by a period conception of nationality as an essence and construct. By recovering these neglected aspects of avant-garde politics, Peppis's book opens important avenues for assessing modernist politics after the war.

Author : Hseham Amrahs
Publisher : Mahesh Dutt Sharma
Page : 4642 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-30
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Eurasian Names for Boys and Girls by Hseham Amrahs Pdf

"NameSculpt" is not just a book; it's an odyssey into the enchanting realm of baby names, carefully curated to inspire and assist parents in choosing the perfect moniker for their little ones. This comprehensive guide transcends the conventional, offering a symphony of names that weave together the threads of tradition, culture, and contemporary flair. Dive into a collection that goes beyond mere alphabetical listings, exploring the historical, cultural, and linguistic tapestry of names from around the globe. Whether you're drawn to the elegance of classic names or the allure of avant-garde choices inspired by literature and pop culture, "NameSculpt" unveils a rich spectrum of options to suit every taste and preference. Guided by principles that celebrate cultural significance, personal values, and enduring appeal, this book is a roadmap for parents navigating the labyrinth of baby naming. From timeless classics to unique and unconventional gems, "NameSculpt" is a treasure trove, promising to transform the seemingly daunting task of naming into a joyous celebration of identity, heritage, and the boundless possibilities encapsulated in a single, magical word. Let the journey begin.

Author : Henry L. Feingold
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780815652441

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American Jewish Political Culture and the Liberal Persuasion by Henry L. Feingold Pdf

American Jewish Political Culture and the Liberal Persuasion begins with the historical background of American Jewish politics before delving into old roots and then moving onto a thematic understanding of American Jewry’s political psyche. This exhaustive work answers the grand question of where American Jewish liberalism comes from and ultimately questions whether the communal motivations behind such behavior are strong enough to withstand twenty-first-century America.

Author : Margaret L King
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400854349

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Venetian Humanism in an Age of Patrician Dominance by Margaret L King Pdf

In comprehensive detail Margaret King analyzes the activities of the patricians who were predominant in the ranks of the humanists and who made humanist thought a powerful tool in the service of their class and of the city itself. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Ron Geaves
Publisher : Kube Publishing Ltd
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2010-12-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781847740380

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Islam in Victorian Britain by Ron Geaves Pdf

This is the first full biography of Abdullah Quilliam (1856–1932), the most significant Muslim personality in nineteenth century Britain. Uniquely ennobled as the Sheikh of Islam of the British Isles by the Ottoman caliph Sultan Abdul Hamid II in 1893, Quilliam created a remarkable Muslim community in Victorian Liverpool, which included a substantial number of converts. Ron Geaves examines Quilliam's teachings and considers his legacy for Muslims today. Ron Geaves is professor of the comparative study of religion at Liverpool Hope University and has contributed substantially to the study of British Islam, religion in South Asia, and fieldwork in religious studies.

Author : James D. Hardy, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2006-07-05
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780786427284

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The New York Giants Base Ball Club by James D. Hardy, Jr. Pdf

Though baseball would eventually come to embody the American spirit, in the nineteenth century onlookers regarded the game with some ambivalence. To capture the hearts of the public, baseball needed teams worth watching--and no team was a better ambassador for baseball in the 19th century than the New York Giants. The pre-John McGraw Giants were occasionally very good and frequently very fashionable, but they had not yet become the trademark team of the National League that they would become in the early 20th century. The Giants were, however, one of the league's premier teams simply because they played in the country's premier city. New York and its Giants epitomized the rise of industrialized America and the need for organized spectator diversions. Together, the city and the team helped propel baseball into its position as the national pastime.

Author : David Glover
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0822317982

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Vampires, Mummies, and Liberals by David Glover Pdf

Glover's efforts reveal a writer who was more wide-ranging and politically engaged than his current reputation suggests. An Irish Protestant and nationalist, Stoker nonetheless drew his political inspiration from English liberalism at a time of impending crisis, and the tradition's contradictions and uncertainties haunt his work. At the heart of Stoker's writing Glover exposes a preoccupation with those sciences and pseudosciences - from physiognomy and phrenology to eugenics and sexology - that seemed to cast doubt on the liberal faith in progress. He argues that Dracula should be read as a text torn between the stances of the colonizer and colonized, unable to accept or reject the racialized images of backwardness that dogged debates about Irish nationhood.