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Years of Rage is a revealing-and frightening-history of the many and varied white supremacist groups that have operated in the United States from the rebirth of the Klan in 1915 through to the rise of the alt-right and the presidency of Donald J. Trump. Historian D. J. Mulloy explores the motivations and underlying beliefs of these racists, their fears of displacement, their propaganda, their propensity to commit acts of violence and terrorism, and their deep and unwavering sense of rage. He also considers the important role played by women within the movement, as well as white supremacys deep roots in American society. Indeed, Mulloy demonstrates that rather than being consigned to the margins of American history, at times-the 1920s; the 1950s; the presidency of Trump-white supremacy has been remarkably close to the center. Wide-ranging yet accessible, Years of Rage examines a host of fascinating topics and events including the skillful promotion of the Klan by professional salesmen during the 1920s, the vicious campaign of violence directed against the civil rights movement during the 1950s and 1960s, the development of a Nazi-Klan alliance during the 1970s, the centrality of esoteric religious beliefs like Identity Christianity to many white supremacists, the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in 1995, and the critical role played by the Internet, social media, and Donald Trump to the startling resurgence of far right in our own time

Drawing upon David Hume's observation that, on the one hand people readily submit to authority, while on the other hand, authority depends on their opinion, Keepers of the Common Good examines the intricate interplay between opinion and submission to authority. The author proposes and develops a novel social understanding of constitutional authority and the place of the people. Analysing selected episodes of rebellion throughout history, the book traces the relationship between the people and the officials who govern.

A spirited and essential companion to Orwell and his works, covering all the novels and major essays An intellectual who hated intellectuals, a socialist who didn't trust the state--our foremost political essayist and author of Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four was a man of stark, puzzling contradictions. Knowing Orwell's life and reading Orwell's works produces just as many questions as it answers. Celebrated Orwell biographer D. J. Taylor guides fans and new readers alike through the many twists and turns of Orwell's books, life and thought. As a writer he intended his works to be transparent and instantly accessible, yet they are also full of secrets and surprises, tantalising private histories, and psychological quirks. From his conflicted relationship with religion to his competing anti-imperialism and fascination with empire, Who Is Big Brother? delves into the complex development of this essential yet enigmatic voice. Taylor leads us through Orwell's principal writings and complex life--crafting an illuminating guide to one of the most enduringly relevant writers in the English language.

Intro -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- 'Unless you let things take for ever . . .' -- 'The Helium Kids', New Musical Express Book of Rock, 1973/revised edition, 1978 -- Part One: The Big World Out There -- 1. Barrytown -- 2. North Park and After -- Interview with Maureen Cleave, London Evening Standard, October 1964 -- 3. Night By Night -- Macclesfield Advertiser, November 1964 -- 4. New York Journal, 1964-5 -- Exclusive Doors -- 5. The Mood of the Moment -- Part Two: The Long Afternoon -- 6. Something in the Air -- 7. Sunny Goodge Street -- 8. London Journal, January-August 1967 -- 'The Helium Kids - Paisley Patterns (Decca)', Gandalf's Garden, Summer 1967 -- 9. Beautiful People -- 10. Autumn Almanac -- '[59]AGAMEMNON'S MIGHTY SWORD (Dangerfield-Halliwell)', Ian MacDonald, The Helium Kids in the Studio: A Song Chronology, 1991 -- Extract from David Hepworth, Rock's Golden Years, 2005 -- Part Three: Imperial Phases -- 11. Station to Station -- 12. Real Cool Time -- ' "Groovin' with the band" - The memoirs of Miss Leonie Creemcheeze' -- 13. Echo Beach -- 14. Down South, Jukin' -- Part Four: Traps for Troubadours -- 'How they threw it all away', Nick Du Pont, contribution to Allan Jones (ed.), War Stories: Despatches from the Rock and Roll Front Line, 1983 -- 15. Tales from the Riverbank -- 'BAD VIBES IN TEXAS - On the Road with the Helium Kids', Charles Shaar Murray, New Musical Express, 3 September 1975 -- 16. 1977 (i) -- For Immediate Release -- Five minutes with Garth Dangerfield', Sounds, 23 March 1977 -- 17. 1977 (ii) -- A Close Encounter with the Don', Mojo, October 1998 -- 'Shard, Donald Aloysius', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2005 -- Part Five: Bringing It All Back Home -- 18. 2007 -- Giant Inflatables: The Helium Kids: Complete Recordings 1964-77 (Cherry Red)', Jon Savage, Uncut, October 2007 -- The rain sweeps in.

Challenges orthodox views of the story of Africa under Roman domination. Based on decades of research in North Africa, David Mattingly s book is an innovative account of the history and archaeology of ancient North Africa (roughly equivalent to Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya) from the first century BCE to the third century CE

Introduction -- Supply and demand -- Federal laws vs. state vs. local control -- Lobbyists and lawyers -- Going to market : cultivation, testing, manufacturing, production, and retail -- Banking and financial implications -- State by state, nation by nation -- Taxation and ramifications -- Picks and shovels : ancillary and support industry -- The future of cannabis -- Notes -- Index

Big government on the march: FDR and the roots of the radical right -- Wrestling the octopus: anti-communism and the radical right -- Resisting the tide: civil rights and the radical right -- Out of the wilderness: Ronald Reagan and the new right -- Radicalism rising: conspiracies and anti-statism at century's end -- Tea parties and Trumpism: the radical right in the twenty-first century

"Cover" -- "Half Title" -- "Title Page" -- "Copyright Page" -- "Contents" -- "List of Tables" -- "Preface" -- "1. The Lead Manufacturing Industry from Ancient Times to the Eighteenth Century" -- "2. The Formation of Walkers, Fishwick & Co., 1778-1800" -- "3. The Manufacturing of Lead Shot" -- "4. Expansion of Walkers, Parker & Co. from 1800 to 1889" -- "5. The Foundation and Growth of Other Lead Manufacturers up to the Late-nineteenth Century" -- "6. The Development of the Lead Manufacturing Industry in the Nineteenth Century" -- "7. Industrial Lead Poisoning and the Measures Taken to Prevent it" -- "8. The Transition to Limited Companies, 1889-1914" -- "9. Amalgamation in the Industry and the Formation and Expansion of Associated Lead Manufacturers Ltd" -- "10. The Lead Manufacturing Industry in the Inter-war Years" -- "11. The Industry and the Development of Associated Lead Manufacturers Ltd since the Second World War" -- "Statistical Appendices" -- "Bibliography

"Though some believe that the Indian treaties of the 1870s achieved a unity of purpose between the Canadian government and First Nations, in From Treaties to Reserves D.J. Hall asserts that--as a result of profound cultural differences--each side interpreted the negotiations differently, leading to conflict and an acute sense of betrayal when neither group accomplished what the other had asked. Hall explores the original intentions behind the government's policies, illustrates their attempts at cooperation, and clarifies their actions. While the government believed that the Aboriginal peoples of what is now southern and central Alberta desired rapid change, the First Nations, in contrast, believed that the government was committed to supporting the preservation of their culture while they adapted to change. Government policies intended to motivate backfired, leading instead to poverty, starvation, and cultural restriction. Many policies were also culturally insensitive, revealing misconceptions of Aboriginal people as lazy and over-dependent on government rations. Yet the first two decades of reserve life still witnessed most First Nations people participating in the region in reserve economies, many of the first generation of reserve-born children graduated from schools with some improved ability to cope with reserve life, and there was also more positive cooperation between government and First Nations people than is commonly acknowledged. The Indian treaties of the 1870s meant very different things to government officials and First Nations. Rethinking the interaction between the two groups, From Treaties to Reserves elucidates the complexities of this relationship."--