Political Recruitment across Two Centuries

Political Recruitment across Two Centuries
Author: Roderic Ai Camp
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2013-12-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 0292733682

During more than twenty years of field research, Roderic Ai Camp built a monumental database of biographical information on more than 3,000 leading national figures in Mexico. In this major contribution to Mexican political history, he draws on that database to present a definitive account of the paths to power Mexican political leaders pursued during the period 1884 to 1992. Camp’s research clarifies the patterns of political recruitment in Mexico, showing the consequences of choosing one group over another. It calls into question numerous traditional assumptions, including that upward political mobility was a cause of the Mexican Revolution of 1910. Comparing Mexican practices with those in several East Asian countries also allows Camp to question many of the tenets of political recruitment theory. His book will be of interest to students not only of Mexican politics but also of history, comparative politics, political leadership, and Third World development.

Writing the Garden

Writing the Garden
Author: Elizabeth Barlow Rogers
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
Total Pages: 127
Release: 2011-10-31
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1567924611

"This book accompanies the exhibition "Writing the Garden" organized in 2011 by the New York Society Library."

Cities of Light

Cities of Light
Author: Sandy Isenstadt
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2014-12-17
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1317602536

Cities of Light is the first global overview of modern urban illumination, a development that allows human wakefulness to colonize the night, doubling the hours available for purposeful and industrious activities. Urban lighting is undergoing a revolution due to recent developments in lighting technology, and increased focus on sustainability and human-scaled environments. Cities of Light is expansive in coverage, spanning two centuries and touching on developments on six continents, without diluting its central focus on architectural and urban lighting. Covering history, geography, theory, and speculation in urban lighting, readers will have numerous points of entry into the book, finding it easy to navigate for a quick reference and or a coherent narrative if read straight through. With chapters written by respected scholars and highly-regarded contemporary practitioners, this book will delight students and practitioners of architectural and urban history, area and cultural studies, and lighting design professionals and the institutional and municipal authorities they serve. At a moment when the entire world is being reshaped by new lighting technologies and new design attitudes, the longer history of urban lighting remains fragmentary. Cities of Light aims to provide a global framework for historical studies of urban lighting and to offer a new perspective on the fast-moving developments of lighting today.

Rails Around the World

Rails Around the World
Author: Brian Solomon
Publisher: Motorbooks
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2020
Genre: Locomotives
ISBN: 0760368104

Rails Around the World is a visually glorious history depicting trains and locomotives at work in scenic locations throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.

Spanning Two Centuries

Spanning Two Centuries
Author: Colin O'Connor
Publisher: University of Queensland Press(Australia)
Total Pages: 284
Release: 1985
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

Latin America since Independence

Latin America since Independence
Author: Thomas C. Wright
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 397
Release: 2022-08-03
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1538166232

This book offers an innovative, thematic approach to the history of Latin America since independence. It traces continuity and change in colonial legacies that became central political issues following independence: authoritarian governance; a rigid social hierarchy based on race, color, and gender; the powerful Roman Catholic Church; economic dependency; and the large landed estate. Generally, liberals have sought to modify or abolish these legacies in the interest of what they consider progress, while conservatives have attempted to preserve them as much as possible as bastions of their power and privilege. Examining the evolution of these colonial legacies across two centuries reveals the processes that formed the political systems, economies, societies, and religious institutions that characterize Latin America today.

The American Century

The American Century
Author: Harold Evans
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 738
Release: 1998
Genre: United States
ISBN: 0712665706

This is America's story as it has never been told before, with award-winning editor and journalist Harold Evans documenting and celebrating the last hundred years with more than 900 original photographs, cartoons and illustrations.

Conversations with God

Conversations with God
Author: James Melvin Washington
Publisher:
Total Pages: 414
Release: 1994
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

Presents a collection of more than 190 prayers, spanning 235 years, by African Americans.

Spanning the Century

Spanning the Century
Author: Rudy Abramson
Publisher: William Morrow
Total Pages: 852
Release: 1992
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

When Averell Harriman was born in 1891, the telephone was barely known and radio was still in the future. By the time of his death in 1986, his life had influenced and been influenced by almost every aspect of 20th century history. Now comes the biography of this famous diplomat, Governor of New York, international banker, sportsman, and playboy. 16 pages of photographs.