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This is the first investigation into the little-known Bolshevik foreign ministry's strenuous efforts to win Lhasa over to the Soviet cause in the 1920s. Examining the history of relations between Russia (tsarist, Soviet and post-Soviet) and Tibet from the 17th century to the 1990s, the author puts at the core of his narrative the previously unknown story of clandestine negotiations between the Soviet government and the 13th Dalai Lama, forming part of Moscow's bitter struggle against British imperialism in Asia. The book provides insight into Soviet secret diplomacy and draws important conclusions relating to the history of Anglo-Russian competition for Tibet and Tibet's status prior to 1951.

Diplomatic relations --- Political crisis --- Secret diplomacy --- Diplomatic relations. --- Political crisis. --- Secret diplomacy. --- Tibet Autonomous Region (China) --- Soviet Union --- Foreign relations

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Much as in other locations around the world, civil uprising, particularly rooted in the activism of young people and students, plagued France during May of 1968. Massive strikes and occupations succeeded in paralysing France's economy and bringing the country to the verge of a leftist revolution. This book studies the life trajectories of many ordinary protestors during the period, using statistics and personal narratives to analyse how this activism arose, its impact on people's personal and professional lives, and its transmission through familial generations.

Social change --- anno 1960-1969 --- France --- Riots --- General Strike, France, 1968. --- Student movements --- Intergenerational relations --- Intergenerational relationships --- Relations, Intergenerational --- Relationships, Intergenerational --- Interpersonal relations --- Change, Social --- Cultural change --- Cultural transformation --- Societal change --- Socio-cultural change --- Social history --- Social evolution --- Activism, Student --- Campus disorders --- Student activism --- Student protest --- Student unrest --- Youth movements --- Student protesters --- General strikes --- History --- Politics and government --- May '68 - Political crisis - Activism - Militantism - Heritage - Familial transmission of activism. --- May '68; Political crisis; Activism; Militantism; Heritage; Familial transmission of activism

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Expert coverage and new assessments of the reign of King Stephen, set in social, political and European contexts. The turbulent reign of King Stephen is here subjected to a full assessment by leading scholars in the field. All of the most important aspects are fully covered: the impact of developments under Henry I on the origins of civil war; relations with the continent, as they affected Stephen's overall strategy and the foundation of religious houses; the opportunities which lured foreign mercenaries to England; mid-twelfth century legal developments and trends in revenue-raising; baronial and episcopal allegiances; violent disorder and civil unrest; and the sequence of events which unfolded during the political crisis of July 1141. Taken together, they provide the fruits of the most recent research into and the most up to date interpretations of the intense political and military activity of the reign. CONTRIBUTORS: MARJORIE CHIBNALL, JUDITH GREEN, DAVID CROUCH, JANET BURTON, THOMAS BISSON, BRUCE O'BRIEN, GRAEME WHITE, PAUL DALTON, STEPHEN MARRITT, HUGH THOMAS, EDMUND KING.

942.02 --- 942.02 Geschiedenis van Engeland--(1066-1154) --- Geschiedenis van Engeland--(1066-1154) --- Stephen, --- Great Britain --- History --- Congresses. --- Grande-Bretagne --- Politics and government --- Politique et gouvernement --- Congrès --- Histoire --- HISTORY / Medieval. --- Baronial allegiances. --- Civil unrest. --- Civil war. --- Europe. --- Foreign mercenaries. --- King Stephen. --- Legal developments. --- Medieval England. --- Political crisis. --- Reign.

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Today all politics are reproductive politics, argues esteemed feminist critic Laura Briggs. From longer work hours to the election of Donald Trump, our current political crisis is above all about reproduction. Households are where we face our economic realities as social safety nets get cut and wages decline. Briggs brilliantly outlines how politicians' racist accounts of reproduction-stories of Black "welfare queens" and Latina "breeding machines";-were the leading wedge in the government and business disinvestment in families. With decreasing wages, rising McJobs, and no resources for family care, our households have grown ever more precarious over the past forty years in sharply race-and class-stratified ways. This crisis, argues Briggs, fuels all others-from immigration to gay marriage, anti-feminism to the rise of the Tea Party.

Reproductive rights --- Human reproduction --- History. --- Political aspects --- abortion debate. --- anti-feminism. --- birth control. --- breeding machines. --- donald trump. --- dystopia. --- economic reality. --- feminist theory. --- gay marriage. --- gender and women studies. --- immigration. --- political activist. --- political crisis. --- professor. --- racist accounts of reproduction. --- reproductive rights. --- social activist. --- social safety net. --- tea party agenda. --- welfare queens. --- womens rights.

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The recent escalation in the violent conflict in the Niger Delta has brought the region to the forefront of international energy and security concerns. Oil and Insurgency in the Niger Delta analyses the dynamics of the violence, focusing on the ways in which oil and Nigerian politics have morphed poorly coordinated, non-violent protests into a pan-Delta insurgency. Approaching the issue from a number of perspectives, the book offers the most up-to-date and comprehensive analysis available of the varied dimensions of the conflict.

Insurgency -- Nigeria -- Niger River Delta. --- Petroleum industry and trade -- Political aspects -- Nigeria -- Niger River Delta. --- Petroleum industry and trade --- Insurgency --- Business & Economics --- Industries --- Political aspects --- Energy industries --- Oil industries --- Insurgent attacks --- Rebellions --- Civil war --- Political crimes and offenses --- Revolutions --- Government, Resistance to --- Internal security --- Economics --- Polemology --- Nigeria --- Peace studies & conflict resolution --- Energy resources --- Petroleum industry --- International trade --- Transnational corporations --- Geopolitics --- Responsibility --- Governance --- Corruption --- Political crisis --- Ethnic conflicts --- Dispute settlement --- Human rights violations --- Political violence --- Protest movements --- Conflict management --- Political conditions --- Niger Delta