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M. P.'s in Session: From Mr. Punch's Parliamentary Portrait Gallery — Text and Context
Government
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A Proclamation Declaring His Maiesties Pleasure Concerning the Dissoluing of the Present Conuention of Parliament — Inside the Classic
Government
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Sioux Indian Courts An address delivered by Doane Robinson before the South Dakota Bar Association, at Pierre, South Dakota, January 21, 1909 — Story, Setting & Ideas
Government
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UQAWE Political Thought Library: Government
This library brings together 99 public-domain texts on political thought, government, democracy rights, and international affairs. The categories are not rigid shelves but overlapping entry points: a work on American governance may sit beside a treatise on revolution or a Cold War factbook. Readers can trace how ideas about consent and property in Locke's Second Treatise inform later critiques like Bertrand Russell's Political Ideals, or compare primary documents from presidential papers with Jefferson Davis's Confederate history. For structured data, the CIA World Factbook editions offer snapshots of Cold War geography and statistics. The collection spans diverse authors—from Jane Addams to Kropotkin—and encourages cross-period and cross-regional comparisons. Use the categories as guides, and each book page provides context, keywords, and reading suggestions.
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The government of the Ottoman Em...
In Government
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In Government
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In Government
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In Politic...
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In Government
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In Government
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