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Format: 527 S. , Ill., Kt.

ISBN: 0393040119

Content: Bruce Cumings's rich narrative focuses on Korea's fractured, shattered, twentieth-century history. In 1910 Korea lost its centuries-old independence, and it remained an exploited colony of Japan until 1945. Then came national division, political turmoil, a devastating war, and the death and dislocation of millions, all of which left Korea still divided and in desperate poverty. Its recovery and spectacular growth over the next generation is one of this century's most remarkable achievements. Cumings provides a compelling account of Korea's travails and triumphs in the modern period.

Language: English

Subjects: History

Keywords: Korea ; Geschichte 1860-1996 ; Korea ; Geschichte 1860-2005

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Format: XIV, 378 S.

ISBN: 0252018737

Series Statement: The working class in American history

Language: English

Subjects: History

Keywords: USA ; Deutscher Einwanderer ; Arbeiterklasse ; Geschichte 1848-1861 ; USA ; Einwanderung ; Arbeiter ; Deutsche ; Geschichte 1848-1861 ; Deutschland ; Auswanderung ; USA ; Arbeiterbewegung ; Geschichte 1848-1861 ; USA ; Einwanderung ; Arbeiterbewegung ; Deutschland ; Geschichte 1848-1861 ; USA ; Arbeiterbewegung ; Deutscher Einwanderer ; Geschichte 1848-1890 ; USA ; Sozialer Wandel ; Arbeiter ; Deutscher Einwanderer ; Geschichte 1848-1890

URL: Inhaltsverzeichnis

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Author information: Levine, Bruce C. 1949-

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Format: XVI, 430 S. , graph. Darst.

Edition: 1. publ.

ISBN: 0521414024

Content: Choice and Democratic Order applies theories of group conflicts within political parties in a discussion of the internal politics of the French Socialist Party (SFIO) from the late 1930s to the 1940s. Having analysed the formal and informal structure of the party in 1937, Professor Graham gives a detailed account of the clash which took place between the leadership and two dissenting groups, the Gauche Revolutionnaire and the Bataille Socialiste, prior to the Royan Congress of June 1938. This conflict is compared with that which occurred in the post-war party during 1946, when Guy Mollet led a successful revolt against the party leaders and became General Secretary of the organization after the 38th National Congress. Mollet began with the intention of preserving the existing alliance with the Communists, but as the latter moved into opposition he accepted the necessity of the centre alliance, the so-called 'Third Force' in French politics. Choice and Democratic Order provides much important new information on a confused but compelling episode in modern French history, and will appeal to both historians and political scientists. Professor Graham emphasizes the continuities between the pre- and post-war periods, and his chosen approach enables the reader to observe major figures like Leon Blum and Guy Mollet working within the complex party structures of French socialism.

Language: English

Subjects: History

Keywords: Frankreich ; Geschichte 1937-1950 ; Parti Socialiste SFIO ; Geschichte 1937-1950

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Format: XIV, 303 S. , graph. Darst.

ISBN: 0691044554

Content: While many have examined how economic interests motivate political action, Bruce Carruthers explores the reverse relationship in political economy by focusing on how political interests shape a market. The author sets his inquiry within the context of late Stuart England, when an active stock market emerged and when Whig and Tory parties vied for control of a newly empowered Parliament. He examines the institutional linkage between politics and the market that consisted of three joint-stock companies - the Bank of England, the East India Company, and the South Sea Company - which all loaned large sums to the government and whose shares dominated trading on the stock market. Through innovative research that connects the voting behavior of individuals in parliamentary elections with their economic behavior in the stock market, Carruthers demonstrates that party conflict figured prominently during the company foundings as Whigs and Tories tried to dominate company directorships

Content: For them, the national debt was as much a political as a fiscal instrument. In 1712, the Bank was largely controlled by the Whigs, and the South Sea Company by the Tories. The two parties competed, however, for control of the East India Company, and so Whigs tended to trade shares only with Whigs, and Tories with Tories. Probing such connections between politics and markets at both institutional and individual levels, Carruthers ultimately argues that competitive markets are not inherently apolitical spheres guided by economic interest but rather ongoing creations of social actors pursuing multiple goals

Language: English

Subjects: History

Keywords: Großbritannien ; Finanzpolitik ; Geschichte 1688-1714 ; Großbritannien ; Finanzwirtschaft ; Geschichte 1688-1714 ; London ; Kapitalmarkt ; Geschichte 1672-1712 ; Großbritannien ; Finanzpolitik ; Geschichte 1672-1712

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URL: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/prin031/95053190.html

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