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January 1976Das Peter-Programm
oder Der 66-Punkte-Plan, mit dem man Problemen, Pannen und Pleiten Paroli bieten kann
by Peter, Laurence J. / Deutsch Wagenseil, Kurt
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Humanities & Social SciencesJuly 2010Voting for a Scottish government
The Scottish Parliament election of 2007
by Robert Johns, David Denver, James Mitchell, Charles Pattie
In 2007 Labour lost an election in Scotland for the first time in half a century and the SNP went on to form the Scottish Government. This book explains why. Based on a unique three-wave survey of the Scottish electorate, it can truly be described as the first full-scale Scottish national election study. As such, it is notable not only for its innovative methodology but also because theories and concepts are taken from the recent electoral studies literature and applied to Scotland. Other questions investigated include the impact of campaigning and of the party leaders (at both Scottish and British level) on the election outcome. In addition, for the first time in the UK context, a special study is made of the causes and consequences of rejected ballots - the large number of which at this election caused a media outcry. This book will be required reading for anyone interested in, involved in, teaching or studying Scottish politics. It will also be an important text for those concerned with UK politics in general and attract particular interest among students of elections, both in the UK and internationally. ;
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Humanities & Social SciencesApril 2009Devolution in the UK
by James Mitchell
This book explains devolution today in terms of the evolution of past structures of government in the component parts of the United Kingdom. It highlights the importance of the English dimension and the role that England's territorial politics played in constitutional debates. Similarities and differences between how the components of the UK were governed are described. It argues that the UK should be understood now, even more than pre-devolution, as a state of distinct unions, each with its own deeply rooted past and trajectory. Using previously unpublished primary material, as well as a wealth of secondary work, the book offers a comprehensive account of the territorial constitution of the UK from the early twentieth century through to the operation of the new devolved system of government. ;
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Teaching, Language & ReferenceJuly 2015Politics and peace in Northern Ireland
Political parties and the implementation of the 1998 Agreement
by David Mitchell
Politics and peace in Northern Ireland analyses the complex and contradictory process of implementing the Good Friday Agreement. Using the lens of security dilemma theory, it begins with an original overview of the conflict, the Agreement and post-1998 politics. The book then explores post-Agreement Northern Ireland through the eyes of each of the four main political parties, showing how they tried to shape the course of peace implementation, and how implementation, in turn, shaped the fates and fortunes of the parties. Drawing on extensive original research, this book explains the promise and limits of the Agreement. It shows how and why the two sides' mutual insecurities repeatedly derailed peace implementation, and reflects on the likely direction of parties and politics in the future. This clearly written and up-to-date book will be of interest to scholars and students of recent Northern Irish history, ethnic conflict and peace-making. ;
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Teaching, Language & ReferenceNovember 2017Politics and peace in Northern Ireland
by David Mitchell
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1987Die Peter-Pyramide
EBGO: die Einheitlich Bürokratische GrundOrdnung
by Peter, Laurence J / Illustriert von Wuerker, Matt; Englisch Kober, Hainer
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September 2004Die Entstehung des politischen Antisemitismus in Deutschland und Österreich (1867–1914)
Mit einem Forschungsbericht des Autors
by Pulzer, Peter G. J.
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Literature & Literary StudiesNovember 2016The Burley manuscript
by Peter Redford, J. B. Lethbridge
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January 1987The Recondiliation Agreement of 403/402 B. C. in Athens
Its Content and Application
by Löning, Thomas Clark
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Humanities & Social SciencesJune 2010Conspiracy in the French Revolution
by Peter R. Campbell, Thomas Kaiser, Marisa Linton
Conspiratorial views of events abound even in our modern, rational world. Often such theories serve to explain the inexplicable. Sometimes they are developed for motives of political expediency: it is simpler to see political opponents as conspirators and terrorists, putting them into one convenient basket, than to seek to understand and disentangle the complex motivations of opponents. So it is not surprising to see that just when the French Revolution was creating the modern political world, a constant obsession with conspiracies lay at the heart of the revolutionary conception of politics. The book considers the nature and development of the conspiracy obsession from the end of the old regime to the Directory. Chapters focus on conspiracy and fears of conspiracy in the old regime; in the Constituent Assembly; by the king and Marie Antoinette; amongst the people of Paris; on attitudes towards the peasantry and conspiracy; on Jacobin politics of the Year II and the 'foreign plot'; on counter-revolutionary plots and imaginary plots; on Babeuf and the 'conspiracy of equals'; and finally on fear of conspiracy as an intellectual impasse in the revolutionary mentality. Inspired by recent debates, this book is a comprehensive survey of the nature of conspiracy in the French Revolution, with each chapter written by a leading historian on the question. Each chapter is an original contribution to the topic, written however to include the wider issues for the area concerned. There is an emphasis throughout on clarity and accessibility, making the volume suitable for a wide readership as well as undergraduates and advanced researchers ;
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February 1991Dorf- und Schloßgeschichten
by Marie Ebner-Eschenbach, Joseph Peter Strelka, Joseph Peter Strelka
Die Dichterin Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach steht idealtypisch für den Anspruch, die geistige Tradition der altösterreichischen Dienstaristokratie im besten Sinne zu vertreten. Sie lebte, was sie schrieb und schreibend vertrat, von früher Kindheit an. Ihrem Werk liegt etwas Allgemeingültiges, Zeitloses und damit Zeitüberdauerndes inne, auch wenn es auf den ersten Blick keine Brücke zu geben scheint zwischen jener alten, engen, bescheidenen, schmal umzirkelten Welt, wie sie uns aus den Erzählungen der Ebner entgegentritt, und der Welt unserer Tage. Als große Künstlerin jedoch vermag sie es, durch ihre erzählerische Welt des Unaufdringlichen, Unpathetischen, vornehm Zurückgehaltenen, Zurückgenommenen und wahrhaft Vornehmen nach wie vor zu faszinieren und bleibende Werte zu vermitteln. Die vorliegende Auswahl versammelt unter dem Titel »Dorf- und Schloßgeschichten« sechs der bedeutendsten und zeitüberdauernden erzählerischen Werke der Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach: »Das Gemeindekind«, »Krambambuli«, »Der gute Mond«, »Die Resel«, »Oversberg«, »Er laßt die Hand küssen«.
