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The Justification Of Jehan Petit: A Fifteenth-Century Attempt To Justify Tyrannicide, John C. Parsons
The Justification Of Jehan Petit: A Fifteenth-Century Attempt To Justify Tyrannicide, John C. Parsons
Masters Theses
The Justification of Jehan Petit was composed as an attempt to explain the murder in 1407 of Louis, duke of Orleans, by his cousin John the Fearless, duke of Burgundy. The murder was politically necessary for John to be able to dominate the French government while the king, Charles VI, was mad.
Petit attempted to prove that the duke of Orleans had been a tyrant, and that the murder was justifiable as tyrannicide. The validity of Petit’s theory demanded that he be able to prove Louis' tyranny. In so doing, he departed radically from the medieval concept of a tyrant …
John F. Kennedy’S Road To The White House, George T. Sink
John F. Kennedy’S Road To The White House, George T. Sink
Masters Theses
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History Of Local 309, United Steelworkers Of America, Alcoa, Tennessee, Sammy E. Pinkston
History Of Local 309, United Steelworkers Of America, Alcoa, Tennessee, Sammy E. Pinkston
Masters Theses
This thesis is a study of the contributions of Local 309 United Steelworkers of America, Alcoa, Tennessee, to the labor movement of Tennessee and the South. The Local came into being during the early years of the New Deal and it played a significant role in the struggle between the American Federation of Labor and the newly organized Congress of Industrial Organization during the late 1930's. During this period the C.I.O. local was successful in its campaign against the A.F.L. and the independent Aluminum Employees Association, a company-supported organization, to become exclusive bargaining agent for the Alcoa employees.
In the …
Power Politics In Relations To Military Intervention: The Case Of Yemen, Mohammed A. Zabarah
Power Politics In Relations To Military Intervention: The Case Of Yemen, Mohammed A. Zabarah
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.