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Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration

2007

Liberty University

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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences

The Grapes Of Parnassos, Steven Alan Samson Apr 2007

The Grapes Of Parnassos, Steven Alan Samson

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Western civilization is succumbing to the false fruits of cultural revolutions to which it has consented at each stage of their development. Why do revolutions succeed? They succeed in part because the passing of a single generation is all it takes to wipe the slate and in part because the guardians let down their guard. First, the public memory fades or, as is often the case, is subtly reinterpreted. Then, citizens forget to convey the wealth of their experience and tradition to their children through nurturing, teaching, and testing. Finally, they even neglect to produce the heirs they should be …


Political Geography, Steven Alan Samson Apr 2007

Political Geography, Steven Alan Samson

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No abstract provided.


Roger Scruton: The West And The Rest Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2007

Roger Scruton: The West And The Rest Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

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In The West and the Rest, Scruton examines the clash between two civilizations: Islam and the West. He contrasts the dynamic, highly institutionalized, but increasingly decadent secular legal tradition of the West, which promotes such ideas as citizenship, corporate personality, and territorial jurisdiction, with the backward-looking but unified vision of a universal community associated with the Koran. One thing that troubles the relationship of these two civilizations today is a crisis of confidence in the West, which has produced a nihilistic, self-condemning “culture of repudiation.” This countercultural solvent has been infiltrating the flood of cultural byproducts of the West that …


Colin Dueck: Reluctant Crusaders Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2007

Colin Dueck: Reluctant Crusaders Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

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No abstract provided.


Walter Laqueur: The Last Days Of Europe Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2007

Walter Laqueur: The Last Days Of Europe Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

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No abstract provided.


James Kurth: Europe’S Identity Problem And The New Islamist War Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2007

James Kurth: Europe’S Identity Problem And The New Islamist War Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

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No abstract provided.


Ralph Raico: The European Miracle Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2007

Ralph Raico: The European Miracle Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

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No abstract provided.


George Weigel: The Cube And The Cathedral Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2007

George Weigel: The Cube And The Cathedral Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

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No abstract provided.


Ludwig Von Mises: Liberty And Its Antithesis Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2007

Ludwig Von Mises: Liberty And Its Antithesis Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

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No abstract provided.


David Chilton: Productive Christians In An Age Of Guilt Manipulators Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2007

David Chilton: Productive Christians In An Age Of Guilt Manipulators Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

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No abstract provided.


Kenneth Minogue: How Civilizations Fall Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2007

Kenneth Minogue: How Civilizations Fall Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

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No abstract provided.


Benedict Xvi: The Regensburg Lecture Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2007

Benedict Xvi: The Regensburg Lecture Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

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No abstract provided.


James V. Schall: When War Must Be The Answer: Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2007

James V. Schall: When War Must Be The Answer: Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

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No abstract provided.


Francis Fukuyama: Identity And Migration Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2007

Francis Fukuyama: Identity And Migration Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

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No abstract provided.


Keefe And Ogul: American Legislative System Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2007

Keefe And Ogul: American Legislative System Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

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No abstract provided.


Vladimir Bukovsky And Pavel Stroilov: Eussr: Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2007

Vladimir Bukovsky And Pavel Stroilov: Eussr: Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

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No abstract provided.


Robert D. Kaplan: On Forgetting The Obvious Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2007

Robert D. Kaplan: On Forgetting The Obvious Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

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No abstract provided.


Roger Scruton: Culture Matters Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson Jan 2007

Roger Scruton: Culture Matters Study Guide, Steven Alan Samson

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No abstract provided.