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Examines the life of 18th century German immigrant and businessman Caspar Wistar. Reevaluates the modern understanding of the entrepreneurial ideal and the immigrant experience in the colonial era.
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A collection of essays on the American Revolution in Pennsylvania. Topics include the politicization of the English- and German-language press and the population they served;... Læs mere
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An English translation of three major works by 13th-century French author and poet Philippe de Remi: his two-verse romances, Manekine and John and Blonde, as well as his single short verse tale, “Foolish Generosity.”
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Philippe de Remi (1200/1210-65) holds a remarkable position in the legacy of the thirteenth-century literary world. This title presents a translation of... Læs mere
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Argues that the ideology of neoliberal reform, rooted in the theories of Friedrich von Hayek and Milton Friedman, assumed political checks and balances that did not exist in many of developing and post-Communist countries undergoing market reform.
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A comparative analysis of lower-class interest politics in Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Venezuela. Examines the... Læs mere
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An analysis of economic issues and political conditions for black Americans, based on quantitative and qualitative data from six Florida cities.
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A selection of short stories by Elsie Singmaster that focus on the Pennsylvania-German experience. Includes commentary framing them in historical, cultural, and literary contexts.
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Examines the ramifications of the fear of imminent death that many National Assembly deputies felt as they anticipated an attack from the soldiers of Louis XVI in the days preceding the fall of the Bastille, at the beginning of the French Revolution.
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A set of case studies exploring the tastes, passions, and possessions of cardinals in Renaissance and Baroque Rome.
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Explores the relationship between culture and power in Imperial Russia. Argues that Russia's performing arts were part of a vibrant public culture that was usually ambivalent or hostile to the tumultuous political events of the revolutionary era.
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Explores the role played by technocrats in the political and institutional evolution of Chile since the late nineteenth century until today, with emphasis on the period from 1938-1973 as well as the period following democratic restoration in 1990.