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Demurrer Demurrer
DEMURRER An assertion by the defendant that although the facts alleged by the plaintiff in the complaint may be true, they do not entitle the plaintiff to prevail in the lawsuit. The pleadings of the parties to a lawsuit describe the dispute to be resolved. The plaintiff sets out the facts that... Read more
John Birch Society John Birch Society
John Birch Society ultraconservative, anti-Communist organization in the United States. It was founded in Dec., 1958, by manufacturer Robert Welch and named after John Birch, an American intelligence officer killed by Communists in China (Aug., 1945). The most prominent of the extreme right-wing... Read more
Cults Cults
CULTS CULTS. Scholars and religious leaders, as well as the public, often have debated the defining characteristics of religious groups known as cults. Many Christian leaders, disturbed by the increase in such groups, label almost all variations from mainstream religion as cults, contending that... Read more
Byzantium Byzantium
Byzantium , ancient city of Thrace, on the site of the present-day Istanbul, Turkey. Founded by Greeks from Megara in 667 BC, it early rose to importance because of its position on the Bosporus. In the Peloponnesian War it was captured and recaptured by the contending forces. It was taken (AD 196)... Read more
Zoonoses Zoonoses
ZOONOSES Zoonoses, or zoonotic diseases, are caused by infectious agents that are transmissible under natural circumstances from vertebrate animals to humans. Zoonoses may arise from wild or domestic animals or from products of animal origin. Zoonoses have been known since early hystorical times.... Read more
Munn v Illinois Munn v Illinois
Munn v. Illinois case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1876. Munn, a partner in a Chicago warehouse firm, had been found guilty by an Illinois court of violating the state laws providing for the fixing of maximum charges for storage of grain (see Granger movement ). He appealed, contending... Read more
Sir Nikolaus Pevsner Sir Nikolaus Pevsner
Sir Nikolaus Pevsner , 1902-83, English architectural historian, b. Germany. Influenced by Heinrich Wölfflin , Pevsner contended in his many works that art must be considered within its historical and social context. For many years Pevsner was art editor of Penguin Books. He was knighted in... Read more
Islamic fundamentalism Islamic fundamentalism
Fundamentalism, Islamic BIBLIOGRAPHY The term Islamic fundamentalists commonly refers to groups who seek to promote the role of Islam in political, social, and economic life, and who contend the necessity of establishing an Islamic state based on Islamic sharia law. The term Islamic... Read more
Civil-Military Relation Civil-Military Relation
Civil-Military RelationsMilitary and nonmilitary groupsTraditional and modernizing societiesThe modern stateMilitary interventions in politicsBIBLIOGRAPHYThe term “civil–military relations” refers to the role of the armed forces in a society. It is not, perhaps, a happy phrase. It implies that the... Read more

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