Interstate Commerce Commission Activities, 1887-1937
Author | : United States. Interstate Commerce Commission |
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Total Pages | : 286 |
Release | : 1937 |
Genre | : Interstate commerce |
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Author | : United States. Interstate Commerce Commission |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 286 |
Release | : 1937 |
Genre | : Interstate commerce |
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Author | : United States. Interstate Commerce Commission. Bureau of Statistics |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 1937 |
Genre | : United States |
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Author | : Virginia. State Corporation Commission |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1316 |
Release | : 1915 |
Genre | : Communication and traffic |
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Author | : New York (State). Public Service Commission. 2nd district |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 456 |
Release | : 1910 |
Genre | : Electric utilities |
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Author | : Roger R. Reese |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 346 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : History |
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One of the largest and most feared military forces in the world, the Red Army was a key player in advancing the cause of Soviet socialism. Rising out of revolutionary-era citizen militias, it aspired to the greatness needed to confront its Cold War adversaries but was woefully unprepared to change with the times. In this first comprehensive study of the Soviet officer corps, Roger Reese traces the history of the Red Army from Civil War triumph through near-decimation in World War II and demoralizing quagmire in Afghanistan to the close scrutiny it came under during Gorbachev's reform era. Reese takes readers inside the Red Army to reconstruct the social and institutional dynamics that shaped its leadership and effectiveness over seventy-three years. He depicts the lives of these officers by revealing their class origins, life experiences, party loyalty, and attitudes toward professionalism. He tells how these men were shaped by Russian culture and Soviet politics—and how the Communist Party dominated every aspect of their careers but never allowed them the autonomy they needed to cultivate a high level of military effectiveness. Despite its struggle to develop and maintain professionalism, the officer corps was often hampered by factors inextricably intertwined with the Soviet state: Marxist theory, revolutionary ideology, friction between party and non-party members, and the influence of the army's political administration organs. Reese shows that by rejecting the Western bourgeois model of military professionalism the state greatly limited its officer corps' ability to develop a more effective military. While a sense of group identity emerged among officers after World War II, it quickly lost relevance in the face of postwar challenges, especially the war in Afghanistan, which underscored fatal flaws in command leadership. Red Commanders offers new insight into the workings of a military giant and also restores Leon Trotsky to his rightful place in Soviet military history by featuring his ideas on building a new army from the ground up. It is an important look behind the scenes at a military establishment that continues to face leadership challenges in Russia today.
Author | : Antoon De Baets |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 186 |
Release | : 2018-12-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1351329839 |
Crimes against History takes a global approach to the extreme forms of censorship to which history and historians have been subjected through the ages. The book opens by considering the varieties of censorship, from suppression, dismissal, and defamation to persecution and murder. Part I, "Kill switch," tells the tragic story of how the censorship of history has sometimes turned into deadly crimes against history, with chapters looking at topics such as historians and archivists being killed for political reasons, attacks by political leaders on historians, iconoclastic breaks with the past, and fake news. Part II, "Fragile freedom," reverses the perspective and examines how the censorship of history has backfired. Chapters consider the subversive power of historical analogies and resistance to the censorship of history. The book also contains a "Provisional memorial for history producers killed for political reasons (from ancient times until 2017)". It is a double tribute: to the history producers who were killed and to those who mustered the courage to resist the blows of censorship. Comparing case studies from across the world and written from a human rights perspective, Crimes against History is an essential resource for anyone interested in how deeply history and politics influence each other, as well as for anyone wanting a fuller view of the history of history.
Author | : New York (State). Legislature. Assembly |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 1916 |
Genre | : Government publications |
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Author | : John Sherman Porter |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1246 |
Release | : 1920 |
Genre | : Corporations |
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American government securities); 1928-53 in 5 annual vols.:[v.1] Railroad securities (1952-53. Transportation); [v.2] Industrial securities; [v.3] Public utility securities; [v.4] Government securities (1928-54); [v.5] Banks, insurance companies, investment trusts, real estate, finance and credit companies (1928-54).