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A Case Study In Practical Politics: The 1962 Contest In The 7th Congressional District Of Minnesota, Harding Noblitt Jan 1963

A Case Study In Practical Politics: The 1962 Contest In The 7th Congressional District Of Minnesota, Harding Noblitt

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The objective of this paper is to make available a personal account of my experiences in a political campaign. It is presented in the hope that it will be a useful addition to the materials available to students of the political process-or of the Great Game of Politics. Let me briefly state the facts of this case study.

I am professor of political science at Concordia College in Moorhead, but I have ventured outside the ivory towers to play a small role in party politics. In the course of this activity I became, in 1962, the DemocraticFarmer- Labor Party's candidate …


Islam And The British Administration In Northern Nigeria, Peggy Blumberg Jan 1961

Islam And The British Administration In Northern Nigeria, Peggy Blumberg

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This paper offers a case study in acculturation, the process by which one culture adopts traits of another after prolonged contact. This study seeks to show how the British administration in Northern Nigeria inadvertently hastened the process of conversion of the pagans to Islam. Much of the area was already nominally Muslim when conquered by the Muslim Fulani early in the 19th century. The suzerainty of Islamic rulers encouraged further conversion. By strengthening these rulers and their Islamic courts, the British system of indirect rule established in 1900 gave the pagans positive incentives to convert. Many of the pre-Fulani Muslims …


The Politics Of Galbraith's Affluent Society, James R. Klonoski Jan 1959

The Politics Of Galbraith's Affluent Society, James R. Klonoski

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No abstract provided.


The American Socialist Party And The Mexican Civil Wars, Walfred H. Peterson Jan 1959

The American Socialist Party And The Mexican Civil Wars, Walfred H. Peterson

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No abstract provided.


The Future Of The British Empire, Herbert Heaton Apr 1943

The Future Of The British Empire, Herbert Heaton

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No abstract provided.