In this meeting of the Southern Historical Association great emphasis has been placed upon a re-examination of numerous phases of our history relating to the Civil War. While several papers have dealt with certain forces which helped bring about the Civil War, none has attempted a general synthesis...

IN THIS meeting of the Southern Historical Association great emphasis has been placed upon a re-examination of numerous phases of our history relating to the Civil War. While several papers have dealt with certain forces which helped bring about the Civil War, none has attempted a general synthesis ...

IN THIS meeting of the Southern Historical Association great emphasis has been placed upon a re-examination of numerous phases of our history relating to the Civil War. While several papers have dealt with certain forces which helped bring about the Civil War, none has attempted a general synthesis ...

Civil War IN THIS meeting of the Southern Historical Association great emphasis has been placed upon a re-examination of numerous phases of our history relating to the Civil War. While several papers have dealt with certain forces which helped bring about the Civil War, none has attempte...

Throughout history, the music of the era has oftentimes reflected political ideology and trends. In American culture, arguably the first notable instance of musical politics surfaced in the Vietnam era, where songs such as Ohio by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, Give Peace a Chance by John Lennon...

" The great dimensions among human kind and the dominating source of conflict will be cultural . Nation Sates will remain the most powerful actors in world affairs, but the principle conflicts of global politics will occur between nations and groups of different civilizations." (Huntington, S, 1993)...

Determinates of peace consist of 'non-violence' and 'inclusion'. To what extent have these variables been employed in creating a democratically stronger Northern Ireland? In the month of September 1994 the IRA announced the complete termination of military operations, si...

IF a survey be taken of the various schemes for a league of nations, including the scheme actually embodied in the existing Covenant, three assumptions will be found uniformly present. By most propagandists they are treated as self-evident. The first assumption is that the necessary instruments ...

"Though often regarded as the leading liberal Democracy in the world, the USA is in fact politically ' exceptional' from other countries." Christian democracy, free democracy and liberal democracy are all terms, which have been used by George W bush to highlight the values, which the United State...

A Fight For Freedom Freedom, democracy, and human rights are the causes that are being fought for in the book Freedom From Fear. This book is a collection of speeches and essays of Aung San Suu Kyi's fight for human rights as well as a historical review of Burma's inheritance and forthc...

Government, the term applied to the institutions and processes, whether formally established or not, by which individuals and groups within a state or society are controlled and regulated for various purposes, such as common defense, general welfare, or internal peace. Thus government is an agency o...

FRANQUISMO: CONTROL OF THE MEDIA UNDER AN AUTHORITARIAN REGIME The political system established in 1939 by Francisco Franco was, along with the Salazar regime in neighboring Portugal, one of the longest-lasting dictatorships in Western Europe. It was the quintessential "authoritarian" regime (Linz ...

The "Invisible" Problems of Racism The problem with racism is that many people don't think it is. Many live their lives not even realizing what is happening the world around them. "Racism, here, nah." ...

Drug testing in the United States began with the explosive use of illegal drugs, in order to curb drug abuse. This began during the Vietnam War with drug use at a climax. In general, Drug testing is a way to detect illegal drug use and deter it, usually by Urinalysis. Drug testing in the Un...

Throughout the past centuries, much of our world's nations have converted from various types of governments to a democracy of some kind. Of all of the countries that have switched to this type of government, none have found this form of government to be undesirable. What is it that mak...

Asian values and clash of the culturesIntroduction"In the early 1990s, Europe watched enviously as the Asian Tigers grew exponentially. We asked ourselves: what lessons can Europe learn from Asia? After the crash, the question was reversed: what lessons can Asia learn from Europe? "(http://europa.eu...

Democratic World Government - An Outline StructureIntroduction - problems and benefits of World GovernmentThe idea of world government has not received a good press for many years. Ittends to make most of us think of Stalinist dictators and fascist domination ofthe globe. I wish to argue, though, th...

Question One: Explicate this thinking of Machiavelli with respect to the following concepts and concerns: a) power and the state; b) internal and external sovereignty; c) fortuna and virtu`; d) the lion and the fox; e) the role of ideology; f) morality. How relevant is Machiavelli's thinking today?...

Question One: Explicate this thinking of Machiavelli with respect to the following concepts and concerns: a) power and the state; b) internal and external sovereignty; c) fortuna and virtu`; d) the lion and the fox; e) the role of ideology; f) morality. How relevant is Machiavelli's thinking today?...

ANARCHISM: THE ALTERNATIVE TO GOVERNMENTAfter the Middle Ages, Europe entered a stage of monarchy. The birth of the modern European nations occurred under the control of kings, queens, and noblemen. Spain, France and England (most noticeably in Western Europe) and their counterparts, Poland and Ru...

LEGAL HISTORY#7SPRING 2000Michael FranceMay 5, 2000The founders professedly attempted to construct a nation governed by law, not by men.Did they succeed? Either way, what were the ramifications for American society?I will discuss the belief that America was founded on the principals of law. These la...

In the wake of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the world is faced with an arduous task. After the removal of a totalitarian regime that has suppressed the Iraqi people for decades, a new government must be created in Iraq. This task is a difficult one for several reasons, but perhaps the largest is because...

The Influence of the Greeks on American Democracy"Tyranny is the rule of one man to the advantage of the ruler, oligarchy to the advantage of the rich, democracy to the advantage of the poor." -AristotleDemocracy: a form of government that makes political decisions directly exercised by the whole ...

“Democracy Restrained: The Great Threat of the Constitution”The fundamental point of contention between the Federalists and anti-Federalists in their debates over ratification of the Constitution surrounded the question of what powers were necessary in order to insure the security of the...