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  • Renaissance to Revolution

    by John Acton ...
    John Acton weaves a fantastic history spanning from the Renaissance to the American Revolution.Featuring:Beginning Of The Modern StateThe New WorldThe RenaissanceLutherThe Counter-ReformationCalvin And Henry Viii.Philip Ii, Mary Stuart, And ElizabethThe Huguenots And The LeagueHenry The Fourth And RichelieuThe Thirty Years' WarThe Puritan RevolutionThe Rise Of The WhigsThe English Revolution<... ... Read more

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  • InvestiGators: Puzzle Adventures

    by John Patrick Green, Steve Behling ...
    Illustrated by Alison Acton ...
    Series series InvestiGators

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  • The History of Freedom, and Other Essays (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. Essays on Liberty, Conscience, Power, and the Moral Foundations of Liberal History

    by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Baron Acton, Verity Eastmere ...
    The History of Freedom, and Other Essays gathers Lord Acton's major reflections on liberty as a historical achievement rather than an abstract slogan. Moving from antiquity and Christianity to nationalism, revolution, and religious persecution, the essays combine Victorian moral seriousness with a dense, aphoristic, and comparative historical style. Acton situates freedom within the long conflict ... Read more

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  • The Civil War in America

    by John Acton ...
    The Civil War in America is a brief but classic overview of the civil war's place in history. ... Read more

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  • The Franco-German War

    by John Acton ...
    The Franco-German War (also called Franco-Prussian War) was a famous conflict between the French Second Empire and German states led by Prussia. It was caused by Prussian expansions ambition and marked the end of French hegemony. ... Read more

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  • Understanding Cyber Conflict

    Fourteen Analogies

    by Ariel E. Levite, George Perkovich, James M. Acton, John Arquilla, Stephen Blank, Dorothy Denning, Bradley J. Strawser, Florian Egloff, Peter D. Feaver0, Kenneth Geers1, Francis J. Gavin2, Emily Goldman3, Michael Warner4, Nicholas Lambert5, Steven E. Miller6, David E. Sanger7, Robert Schmidle Jr.8, Michael Sulmeyer9, Ben Buchanan0 ...
    Cyber weapons and the possibility of cyber conflict—including interference in foreign political campaigns, industrial sabotage, attacks on infrastructure, and combined military campaigns—require policymakers, scholars, and citizens to rethink twenty-first-century warfare. Yet because cyber capabilities are so new and continually developing, there is little agreement about how they will be deployed ... Read more

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  • A Lecture on the Study of History

    by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Baron Acton ...
    I look back to-day to a time before the middle of the century, when I wasUNITY OF MODERN HISTORY reading at Edinburgh, and fervently wishing to come to this University. At three colleges I applied for admission, and, as things then were, I was refused by all. Here, from the first, I vainly fixed my hopes, and here, in a happier hour, after five-and-forty years, they are at last fulfilled. ... Read more

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  • Letters of Lord Acton to Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone

    by Baron John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton ...
    It does not seem likely that any one, after reading these letters, would question the desirability of their publication. In general they speak for themselves; a few notes have been added to explain allusions which by lapse of time have become obscure; some names and passages, and some letters, have been omitted. After 1885 Lord Acton touched upon questions which are still matters of controversy, ... Read more

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  • Lectures on the French Revolution

    by Baron John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton ...
    "Lectures on the French Revolution" by Baron John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton is a profound exploration of the political and social upheaval that transformed France and influenced the world. Acton, a renowned historian and political thinker, delves into the causes and consequences of the Revolution, examining the philosophical underpinnings and the impact on liberty and governance. His lectures ... Read more

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  • Lectures on the French Revolution

    by Baron John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton ...
    John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, KCVO DL (10 January 1834 – 19 June 1902)—known as Sir John Dalberg-Acton, 8th Baronet from 1837 to 1869 and usually referred to simply as Lord Acton—was an English Catholic historian, politician, and writer. He was the only son of Sir Ferdinand Dalberg-Acton, 7th Baronet and a grandson of the Neapolitan admiral Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet. He is ... Read more

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  • The HISTORY OF FREEDOM AND OTHER ESSAYS

    by JOHN EMERICH EDWARD DALBERG-ACTON ...
    "HISTORY OF FREEDOM AND OTHER ESSAYS, THE", authored by JOHN EMERICH EDWARD DALBERG-ACTON. This edition delivers a compelling exploration of its central themes and offers readers an immersive and thought-provoking experience. It examines wide-ranging themes that will resonate with thoughtful readers. Readers can expect a clear structure: an engaging opening that establishes stakes, a sequence of ... Read more

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  • The History of Freedom and Other Essays

    by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton ...
    This edition features• a linked Table of ContentsCONTENTSChronicleIntroductionThe History of Freedom in AntiquityThe History of Freedom in ChristianitySir Erskine May's Democracy in EuropeThe Massacre of St. BartholomewThe Protestant Theory of PersecutionPolitical Thoughts on the ChurchIntroduction To L.A. Burd's Edition Of Il Principe by MachiavelliMr. Goldwin Smith's Irish HistoryNationality... ... Read more

    $5.07 CAD