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A People's History of Florida, 1513-1876

How Africans, Seminoles, Women, and Lower Class Whites Shaped the Sunshine State

Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States, predicted that the bottom class perspective of history would eventually gain ground, enveloping the old way of narrating history as told by the powerful. Since then, numerous historical events have been redefined through the outlook of common people that were involved from the bottom-up, forever altering how we understand history. No more romantic diatribes glittered in patriotic myths. No more traditional heroes, standardized viewpoints, unquestionable "facts," or generalized falsehoods. Just plain raw truth that is not afraid to stampede powerful governments with the herd of popular outrage. A People's History of Florida follows the People's History tradition, documenting the active involvement of African-Americans, indigenous people, women, and poor whites in shaping the Sunshine State's history.

Chapter. 1. Spanish. Colonialism. and. Indigenous. Uprisings. (1513-1704). The
Spanish Entrada Florida history, like most history, is made up of both untold and
mistold stories. The first being that of Juan Ponce De Leon, a young conquistador
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Modern Afghanistan

A History of Struggle and Survival

First published in hardback in 2004 by I.B. Tauris & Co. LTD; first published in paperback in 2006 by I.B. Tauris & Co. LTD.

The presidential elections ofAugust 2009 were rigged in Karzai's favour.46 Under
pressure from the international community, he agreed to a runoff against his main
political rival, Dr Abdullah. However, by stubbornly refusing to fire the head of ...

The Taliban and the Crisis of Afghanistan

[This book] explores ... how has a seemingly anachronistic band of religious zealots managed to retain a tenacious foothold in the struggle for Afghanistan's future.... [It] investigates ... questions relating to the character of the Taliban, its evolution over time, and its capacity to affect the future of the region.--Dust jacket.

Abduh, Muhammad, 133 Abdulhamid II, 127 Abdullah, Abdullah, 249, 287 Abdul
Rahman (Amir), 37, 144, 162-166, 188, 338, 383n40, 384nl0 Abdul Rahman
Khan. See Abdul Rahman (Amir) Abu Ghraib, 340; Taliban criticism of, 354 al-Adl
, ...

Zone of Crisis

Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and Iran

The West Asian states of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and Iran have over the last few decades represented an arc of crisis. Characterized by fractured and dysfunctional political elites, fraught economic policies, and ideological struggles between the forces of authoritarianism and democratization, neo-fundamentalism and pluralism, they embody a mosaic of ethnicities. Amin Saikal, a distinguished Afghan-born scholar of international affairs, provides a sweeping new understanding of the complex contemporary political and social instability encompassing the region. Critically comparing democratization and counter-insurgency efforts in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan, and examining both recent Western intervention and the history of foreign influence in the region, Saikal looks at how US entanglement has affected Pakistani and Iranian domestic politics and foreign affairs. How has this influenced the success or failure of the occupation in Afghanistan and Iraq? What solutions can be taken to ensure regional security? An informed and balanced overview on a troubled region, this book will fascinate general readers and prove essential reading for specialists.

He rejected Abdullah's demand to fire the head of the IEC, who was accused of
being a Karzai crony and involved in the rigging. Abdullah withdrew from the run-
off in protest, and Karzai was triumphantly declared the victor. Yet Karzai's victory
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The Anti-Intellectual Presidency : The Decline of Presidential Rhetoric from George Washington to George W. Bush

The Decline of Presidential Rhetoric from George Washington to George W. Bush

Why has it been so long since an American president has effectively and consistently presented well-crafted, intellectually substantive arguments to the American public? Why have presidential utterances fallen from the rousing speeches of Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Wilson, and FDR to a series of robotic repetitions of talking points and sixty-second soundbites, largely designed to obfuscate rather than illuminate? In The Anti-Intellectual Presidency, Elvin Lim draws on interviews with more than 40 presidential speechwriters to investigate this relentless qualitative decline, over the course of 200 years, in our presidents' ability to communicate with the public. Lim argues that the ever-increasing pressure for presidents to manage public opinion and perception has created a "pathology of vacuous rhetoric and imagery" where gesture and appearance matter more than accomplishment and fact. Lim tracks the campaign to simplify presidential discourse through presidential and speechwriting decisions made from the Truman to the present administration, explaining how and why presidents have embraced anti-intellectualism and vague platitudes as a public relations strategy. Lim sees this anti-intellectual stance as a deliberate choice rather than a reflection of presidents' intellectual limitations. Only the smart, he suggests, know how to dumb down. The result, he shows, is a dangerous debasement of our political discourse and a quality of rhetoric which has been described, charitably, as "a linguistic struggle" and, perhaps more accurately, as "dogs barking idiotically through endless nights." Sharply written and incisively argued, The Anti-Intellectual Presidency sheds new light on the murky depths of presidential oratory, illuminating both the causes and consequences of this substantive impoverishment.

14 Lawrence Jacobs and Robert Shapiro agree that politicians have learned anti
-intellec- tualism, noting that they “rarely count on directly persuading the public
of the merits of their position by grabbing the public's attention and walking it ...

A genealogical record of the descendants of Quartermaster George Colton

1716 Jacobs, Lillian F. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1716 Jacobs, Lloyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
1716 Jacobs, Pear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1716 James, Etta May . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
1563 James. Flora lreue . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1563 James, Lucy Juliet . . . . . . . . . . ..
1563 ...

The Presidency of George W. Bush

A First Historical Assessment

The Presidency of George W. Bush brings together some of today's top American historians to offer the first in-depth look at one of the most controversial U.S. presidencies. Emotions surrounding the Bush presidency continue to run high--conservatives steadfastly defend its achievements, liberals call it a disgrace. This book examines the successes as well as the failures, covering every major aspect of Bush's two terms in office. It puts issues in broad historical context to reveal the forces that shaped and constrained Bush's presidency--and the ways his presidency reshaped the nation. The Presidency of George W. Bush features contributions by Mary L. Dudziak, Gary Gerstle, David Greenberg, Meg Jacobs, Michael Kazin, Kevin M. Kruse, Nelson Lichtenstein, Fredrik Logevall, Timothy Naftali, James T. Patterson, and the book's editor, Julian E. Zelizer. Each chapter tackles some important aspect of Bush's administration--such as presidential power, law, the war on terror, the Iraq invasion, economic policy, and religion--and helps readers understand why Bush made the decisions he did. Taking readers behind the headlines of momentous events, the contributors show how the quandaries of the Bush presidency were essentially those of conservatism itself, which was confronted by the hard realities of governance. They demonstrate how in fact Bush frequently disappointed the Right, and how Barack Obama's 2008 election victory cast the very tenets of conservatism in doubt. History will be the ultimate judge of Bush's legacy, and the assessment begins with this book.

George W. Bush's Energy Policy in Historical Perspective MEG JACOBS WHEN
GEORGE W. BUSH ENTERED OFFICE IN 2001, ONE OF HIS TOP priorities was
crafting a comprehensive new energy policy. Within nine days, the president had
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Holle lists, vocabularies in languages of Indonesia. Vol. 8, Kalimantan (Borneo)