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The Central Period of the Middle Age 918-1273 - Beatrice A. LEES
The Central Period of the Middle Age 918-1273 - Beatrice A. LEES
- Author: Beatrice A. LEES
- Genre: War & Military / Biography & Autobiography / Political Science
Beatrice Lees writes that the history of the period of the Middle Ages from 918 to 1273 is that of "a heroic period, the age of feudalism and monasticism, of chivalry and the Crusades." The era opened "with gloomy prospects for Western Christendom....
Life of Sir Walter Ralegh - Louise Creighton
Life of Sir Walter Ralegh - Louise Creighton
- Author: Louise Creighton
- Genre: War & Military / Biography & Autobiography / Political Science
Sir Walter Ralegh (c. 1552-1618), English soldier, explorer, courtier, writer, and poet was one of the most notable figures of the Elizabethan era. Louise Creighton's short biography follows him from the wars in Spain to the jungles of Guiana....
The Deportation Cases of 1919-1920 - Constantine PANUNZIO
The Deportation Cases of 1919-1920 - Constantine PANUNZIO
- Author: Constantine PANUNZIO
- Genre: Political Science / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
"The study here presented embodies the findings of an investigation into the recent [1919-1920] deportations of persons deemed to be unlawfully in the country. . . Its purpose is to call public attention to practices that are inconsistent with the...
What Prohibition Has Done to America - Fabian FRANKLIN
What Prohibition Has Done to America - Fabian FRANKLIN
- Author: Fabian FRANKLIN
- Genre: Law / Political Science
In What Prohibition Has Done to America, Fabian Franklin presents a concise but forceful argument against the Eighteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Beginning in 1920, this Amendment prohibited the sale and manufacture of alcoholic beverages...
History of Henry the Fourth King of France and Navarre - John Stevens Cabot Abbott
History of Henry the Fourth King of France and Navarre - John Stevens Cabot Abbott
- Author: John Stevens Cabot Abbott
- Genre: War & Military / Biography & Autobiography / Political Science
Henry IV, King of France and Navarre (1553-1610) was the first monarch of France from the House of Bourbon. He was raised in the Protestant faith, barely escaped death in the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre, and led the Protestant forces against the...
Life of Viscount Palmerston - Lloyd Charles SANDERS
Life of Viscount Palmerston - Lloyd Charles SANDERS
- Author: Lloyd Charles SANDERS
- Genre: War & Military / Biography & Autobiography / Political Science
This is a short life of Henry John Temple (1784-1865), Third Viscount Palmerston, Great Britain's affable, able, and always available Foreign Secretary, Home Secretary, and Prime Minister. Sanders writes that by 1841 Palmerston "had raised the...
Abraham Lincoln's Inaugural Addresses - Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln's Inaugural Addresses - Abraham Lincoln
- Author: Abraham Lincoln
- Genre: Political Science / Modern (19th C)
Lincoln's first inaugural address was delivered on March 4th, 1861, as the North and South were sliding towards separation and Civil War. His second inaugural, given just weeks before his assassination, was also delivered on March 4th but four years...
History of the Thirty Years War, Volume 1 - Friedrich Schiller
History of the Thirty Years War, Volume 1 - Friedrich Schiller
- Author: Friedrich Schiller
- Genre: Political Science / Early Modern
The History of the Thirty Years War is a five volume work, which followed his very successful History of the Revolt of the Netherlands. Written for a wider audience than Revolt, it is a vivid history, colored by Schiller’s own interest in the...
The Life-Story of a Russian Exile - Marie SUKLOFF
The Life-Story of a Russian Exile - Marie SUKLOFF
- Author: Marie SUKLOFF
- Genre: Political Science / Memoirs / Modern (20th C)
Hero or assassin? Victim or criminal? Marie Sukloff fits no easy category. A young peasant woman who became a political radical and activist, Sukloff carried out an assassination plot against a Russian governor known for murderous pogroms and...
United Kingdom House of Commons Speeches Collection, volume 1 - Various
United Kingdom House of Commons Speeches Collection, volume 1 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History / Political Science
This collection comprises recordings of 17 historic speeches given to the UK House of Commons between 1628 and 1956. Readings are of speeches origninally given by parliamentarians including Oliver Cromwell, Edmund Burke, William Wilberforce, William...
Selected House of Commons Speeches - Winston S. CHURCHILL
Selected House of Commons Speeches - Winston S. CHURCHILL
- Author: Winston S. CHURCHILL
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History / Political Science
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874 – 1965) was a British politician known chiefly for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War II. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955....
Common Sense (version 3) - Thomas PAINE
Common Sense (version 3) - Thomas PAINE
- Author: Thomas PAINE
- Genre: Political Science
Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76 that inspired people in the Thirteen Colonies to declare and fight for independence from Great Britain in the summer of 1776. In clear, simple language it explained the advantages of and...
On War (Volume 1) - Carl von CLAUSEWITZ
On War (Volume 1) - Carl von CLAUSEWITZ
- Author: Carl von CLAUSEWITZ
- Genre: Political Science / Early Modern
A classic work on military strategy by a veteran of the Napoleonic Wars. The author's style is dialectical: he makes two strong but opposing statements and then draws them together to describe many facets of war. Free of technical jargon, and...
Leviathan (Books III and IV) - Thomas HOBBES
Leviathan (Books III and IV) - Thomas HOBBES
- Author: Thomas HOBBES
- Genre: Political Science / Early Modern / Christianity - Other
In Books 3 and 4 of Leviathan, Thomas Hobbes elaborates on the political philosophy set forth in the first two books, by considering the nature of a Christian commonwealth. Book 3 begins with a wealth of biblical scholarship, directed at...
Washington and the Riddle of Peace - H. G. Wells
Washington and the Riddle of Peace - H. G. Wells
- Author: H. G. Wells
- Genre: Political Science
As an observer at the WASHINGTON CONFERENCE FOR THE LIMITATION OF ARMAMENTS held in 1921 and attended by the victorious nations of The Great War, the acclaimed author H. G. Wells wrote 29 short essays that were serialized in the New York World and...
State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1877 - 1884) - Rutherford B. HAYES
State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1877 - 1884) - Rutherford B. HAYES
- Author: Rutherford B. HAYES
- Genre: Literary Collections / Political Science
The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress, typically delivered annually. The address not only reports on the condition of the nation but also allows...
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 1a - Jefferson DAVIS
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 1a - Jefferson DAVIS
- Author: Jefferson DAVIS
- Genre: Political Science / Modern (19th C)
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government (1881) is written by Jefferson Davis, former President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Davis wrote the book as a straightforward history of the Confederate States of...
Proposed Roads to Freedom - Bertrand Russell
Proposed Roads to Freedom - Bertrand Russell
- Author: Bertrand Russell
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy / Political Science
Bertrand Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (1872 – 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, political activist and Nobel laureate. He led the British "revolt against idealism" in the early 1900s and is considered one of the founders of...
Madame de Staël - Bella DUFFY
Madame de Staël - Bella DUFFY
- Author: Bella DUFFY
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Literary Criticism / Political Science
Madame Germaine de Staël (1766-1817) was the daughter of the Swiss banker and statesman, Jacques Necker. Her mother hosted a popular Paris salon where intellectuals gathered, many of whom contributed to the education of the brilliant girl. After his...
Early Rome, from the Foundation of the City to its Destruction by the Gauls - Wilhelm IHNE
Early Rome, from the Foundation of the City to its Destruction by the Gauls - Wilhelm IHNE
- Author: Wilhelm IHNE
- Genre: War & Military / Political Science / Antiquity
In this short scholarly work the German historian, Wilhelm Ihne, elucidates what is known or can be deduced about Rome's early history, from the time of its legendary founders and kings, through the establishment of the Republic, to the invasion of...
The End of the Middle Age: 1273-1453 - Eleanor Constance LODGE
The End of the Middle Age: 1273-1453 - Eleanor Constance LODGE
- Author: Eleanor Constance LODGE
- Genre: War & Military / Biography & Autobiography / Political Science
Eleanor Constance Lodge, (1869-1936), was the first woman to receive a Doctorate of Letters from the University of Oxford. In this short survey, the 180 years between 1273 and 1453 are characterized as a period of "transition--a time in which...
Utopia (Robinson translation) - Thomas MORE
Utopia (Robinson translation) - Thomas MORE
- Author: Thomas MORE
- Genre: Fantastic Fiction / Literary Fiction / Political Science
Originally entitled A frutefull pleasaunt, and wittie worke of the beste state of publique weale, & of the newe yle, called Utopia: written in Latine, by ... Syr Thomas More knyght, and translated into Englishe by Raphe Robynson ... The first...
Theodore Roosevelt: an Autobiography - Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt: an Autobiography - Theodore Roosevelt
- Author: Theodore Roosevelt
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Political Science / Modern (19th C)
In his vital, illustrative and dynamic autobiography, Theodore Roosevelt let us into the life that formed one of the greatest and outspoken presidents in American history. Not only are we privy to the formation of his political ideals, but also to...
The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses of Theodore Roosevelt - Theodore Roosevelt
The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses of Theodore Roosevelt - Theodore Roosevelt
- Author: Theodore Roosevelt
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History / Political Science
This book is a collection of Theodore Roosevelt’s published commentaries and public addresses on the general theme of the requirements for individual and collective success in the personal, civic, political, and social arenas. (Introduction by Bob...
Anarchy - Errico MALATESTA
Anarchy - Errico MALATESTA
- Author: Errico MALATESTA
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Political Science
Anarchy explained by the anarchist Errico Malatesta. (Summary by Vineshen Pillay)...
Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
- Author: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
- Genre: Political Science / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
First written in Gandhi's native language Gujarati, this booklet advocates for Indian non-violent self-rule during the struggle for Indian independence against the British Empire. It is written as a dialogue between two characters. In it, the...
Russian Realities and Problems: Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916 - Various
Russian Realities and Problems: Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Political Science
This book is a compilation of scholarly lectures by distinguished experts delivered at Cambridge in August 1916. The titles of the lectures reveal the contents of each presentation and include the following: The war and Balkan politics; the...
Signs of Change - William Morris
Signs of Change - William Morris
- Author: William Morris
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History / Political Science
In the 1880s William Morris, the artist and poet famously associated with the Arts and Crafts movement, left the Liberal Party and threw himself into the Socialist cause. He spoke all over the country, on street corners as well as in working men's...
Reflections on War and Death - Sigmund Freud
Reflections on War and Death - Sigmund Freud
- Author: Sigmund Freud
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy / Political Science
Anyone, as Freud tells us in Reflections on War and Death, forced to react against his own impulses may be described as a hypocrite, whether he is conscious of it or not. One might even venture to assert—it is still Freud's argument—that our...
The Facts of Reconstruction - John R. Lynch
The Facts of Reconstruction - John R. Lynch
- Author: John R. Lynch
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History / Political Science
After the American Civil War, John R. Lynch, who had been a slave in Mississippi, began his political career in 1869 by first becoming Justice of the Peace, and then Mississippi State Representative. He was only 26 when he was elected to the US...
The Anti-Federalist Papers - Patrick HENRY
The Anti-Federalist Papers - Patrick HENRY
- Author: Patrick HENRY
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy / Political Science
During the period of debate over the ratification of the Constitution, numerous independent local speeches and articles were published all across the country. Initially, many of the articles in opposition were written under pseudonyms, such as...
Hildebrand and his Times - William Richard Ward Stephens
Hildebrand and his Times - William Richard Ward Stephens
- Author: William Richard Ward Stephens
- Genre: War & Military / Biography & Autobiography / Political Science
W.R.W. Stephens, the Anglican Dean of Winchester, writes a short, lively biography of the great church reformer, Hildebrand of Sovana (1015-1085), afterwards Pope Gregory VII, setting his life within the larger context of the struggle for dominance...
The Spirit of Laws (Volume 1) - Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de
The Spirit of Laws (Volume 1) - Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de
- Author: Charles-Louis de Secondat baron de La Brède et de
- Genre: Law / Political Science / Early Modern
This audiobook covers Volume 1 (Books I to XIX) of "The Spirit of the Laws" (French: De "l'esprit des lois", also sometimes called "The Spirit of Laws"). Spirit of Laws is a treatise on political theory first published anonymously by Charles de...
The Economic Consequences of the Peace - John Maynard Keynes
The Economic Consequences of the Peace - John Maynard Keynes
- Author: John Maynard Keynes
- Genre: Political Science
The Economic Consequences of the Peace (1919) was a best seller throughout the world, published by John Maynard Keynes. Keynes attended the Versailles Conference as a delegate of the British Treasury and argued for a much more generous peace with...
Why Armenia Should Be Free: Armenia's Role in the Present War - Armen Garo
Why Armenia Should Be Free: Armenia's Role in the Present War - Armen Garo
- Author: Armen Garo
- Genre: Political Science
Here is a trenchant argument for the Allied Supreme Council, established at the close of World War One, to recognize and defend the independence of Armenia and its people. Responding to President Wilson's call for the sovereignty of those who fought...
Modern England 1820-1885 - Oscar Browning
Modern England 1820-1885 - Oscar Browning
- Author: Oscar Browning
- Genre: War & Military / Political Science / Modern (19th C)
This short survey opens with the accession of that portly spendthrift, King George IV. With British support, Greece becomes independent. The Irish, under O'Connell, carry agitation to the point of rebellion, forcing Parliament to pass the Catholic...
Vindication Of The Rights Of Men, In A Letter To The Right Honourable Edmund Burke; Occasioned By His Reflections On The Revolution In France - Mary Wollstonecraft
Vindication Of The Rights Of Men, In A Letter To The Right Honourable Edmund Burke; Occasioned By His Reflections On The Revolution In France - Mary Wollstonecraft
- Author: Mary Wollstonecraft
- Genre: Political Science / Psychology / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Men (1790) attacks aristocracy and advocates republicanism. It was published in response to Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790), which was a defence of constitutional...
Crime, Its Causes and Remedies - Cesare Lombroso
Crime, Its Causes and Remedies - Cesare Lombroso
- Author: Cesare Lombroso
- Genre: Law / Political Science / Psychology
Published as the third volume in the Modern Criminal Science Series, Cesare Lombroso, renowned Italian criminologist, collected a wealth of information regarding the incidence, classification, and causes of crime. Crime calendars, the geography of...
State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1901 - 1908) - Theodore Roosevelt
State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1901 - 1908) - Theodore Roosevelt
- Author: Theodore Roosevelt
- Genre: War & Military / Political Science
The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress, typically delivered annually. The address not only reports on the condition of the nation but also allows...
The Fable of the Bees - Bernard Mandeville
The Fable of the Bees - Bernard Mandeville
- Author: Bernard Mandeville
- Genre: Single author / Political Science
Bernard Mandeville's didactic poem praising the virtues that personal vices bestow on society as a whole, along with several treatises and dialogues explaining and defending it. Mandeville's theories were influential in the development of both the...