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Format: Online-Ressource (715 p.)

ISBN: 9780803230446

Content: Rev. John Dunbar and Samuel Allis set out in 1834 to establish a mission to Indians beyond the Rocky Mountains. Unable to obtain a guide and with only a vague knowledge of the West, they instead encountered the Pawnee Indians in Nebraska. It was the beginning of a twelve-year odyssey to convert the tribe to Protestant Christianity and New England "civilization." Dunbar and Allis traveled with the Pawnees on buffalo hunts and spent time at their villages, recording the customs and habits of the tribe. After a permanent community was established, the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign M

Note: Description based upon print version of record , Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. New England to St. Louis; 2. St. Louis to Bellevue; 3. The Pawnees and Their Agents; 4. Travels with the Pawnees; 5. The Mission on the Loup; 6. The Investigation; 7. Decline and Fall; 8. The Aftermath; Notes; Bibliography; Index;

Additional Edition: ISBN 9780803230446

Additional Edition: ISBN 9780803229877

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Pawnee Mission Letters, 1834-1851

Language: English

Keywords: Electronic books

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Format: Online-Ressource (430 p)

ISBN: 9781107034051

Content: The first global history of the secret diplomatic and police campaign against anarchist terrorism from 1880 to the 1920s

Note: Description based upon print version of record , Cover; The Battle against Anarchist Terrorism; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Abbreviations; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1 The origins of anarchist terrorism; The development of the anarchist movement in nineteenth-century Europe; The emergence of anarchist terrorism; Anarchist terrorism after 1878; Anarchist terrorism in the 1890s; 2 Conspiracies, panics, agents provocateurs, mass journalism, and globalization; Anarchist conspiracies?; Anarchist terrorism and moral panics; Informers and agents provocateurs; Anarchist terrorism and the age of mass journalism , Globalization and anarchist terrorismConclusion; 3 International action against subversives: 1815-1889; Fears of subversion and the re-emergence of international police cooperation after 1870; Conclusion; 4 The terrorist 1890s and increasing police cooperation: 1890-1898; Spain proposes an international anti-anarchist accord, 1893; Italian policy, 1892-1896; Germany and anti-anarchist policing; Bilateral anti-anarchist police accords: 1894-1896; Argentina, Italy, and the anarchist menace, 1885-1898119; Spain, Europe, and the anarchists: 1893-1898 , The international question of anarchist expulsions, 1894-1898The British response to anarchism; Bomb disposal in Britain and France; Conclusion; 5 The first international conference on terrorism: Rome 1898; Lucheni's motivation; Reactions to the assassination of the Empress Elisabeth; Negotiations for joint actions against Switzerland and the anarchists; German policy and the anti-anarchist conference; Italy, the Vatican, and the proposed conference site; Why did Britain agree to attend the anti-anarchist conference?; The French attitude; The Rome conference opens and defines anarchism , Administrative issues and secret police sessionsThe impact of the Rome conference; Increased police cooperation and a crackdown on anarchism, 1898-1900; Bilateral anti-anarchist accords and police reorganization, September 1898-May 1899; Conclusion; 6 1900: three assassination attempts and the Russo-German anti-anarchist initiative; Sipido's attempt on the prince of Wales; The assassination of Umberto I of Italy; Defects in Umberto's security guard and its reform; A revolution in protection for heads of state?; Italian policing abroad , American efforts to track down the alleged anarchist conspiracyItalian secret police to New York and Buenos Aires, 1900; Italian anti-anarchist legislation?; The attempt on the Persian shah; Turkey and Spain appeal for more anti-anarchist cooperation, August 1900; The Russo-German anti-anarchist proposals of September 1900; Conclusion; 7 The murder of President McKinley, 1901; Czolgosz's motivations; Lack of presidential security; American anti-anarchist legislation; Conclusion; 8 The St. Petersburg Protocol, 1901-1904; Britain and the Russo-German proposals , France, Italy, and the United States

Additional Edition: ISBN 9781107598324

Additional Edition: ISBN 9781107034051

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Battle against Anarchist Terrorism : An International History, 1878–1934

Language: English

Keywords: Electronic books

URL: Volltext