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Civil religion
CIVIL RELIGION CIVIL RELIGION, a term popularized by sociologist Robert Bellah, is used to describe the relationship between religion and national identity in the United States. The basic theory maintains that an informal civil religion binds the American people to God. This civil religion... Read more |
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Syndicate
SYNDICATE An association of individuals formed for the purpose of conducting a particular business; a joint venture. A syndicate is a general term describing any group that is formed to conduct some type of business. For example, a syndicate may be formed by a group of investment bankers who... Read more |
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civility
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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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civil time
civil time local time based on universal time . Civil time may be formally defined as mean solar time plus 12 hr; the civil day begins at midnight, while the mean solar day begins at noon. Civil time is occasionally adjusted by one-second increments to ensure that the difference between a... Read more |
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Civil War
Civil War in U.S. history, conflict (1861-65) between the Northern states (the Union) and the Southern states that seceded from the Union and formed the Confederacy . It is generally known in the South as the War between the States and is also called the War of the Rebellion (the official Union... Read more |
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Civil Rights Act of 1957
Civil Rights Act of 1957 Gilbert Paul Carrasco The Civil Rights Act of 1957 (CRA) (P.L. 85-315, 71 Stat. 634) began a new era in civil rights legislation and enforcement after more than three-quarters of a century of congressional inaction. The act initiated a greater federal role in protecting the... Read more |
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urban sociology
Urban RevolutionI. INTRODUCTIONRobert McC. AdamsBIBLIOGRAPHYII. EARLY CIVILIZATIONS OF THE NEW WORLDRené MillonBIBLIOGRAPHYTHE CONCEPT OF CIVILIZATIONPedro ArmillasBIBLIOGRAPHYI. INTRODUCTION“Urban revolution” is a term introduced by V. Gordon Childe, an eminent Old World prehistorian, to describe... Read more |
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Civil Rights Movement
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT The civil rights movement was a struggle by African Americans in the mid-1950s to late 1960s to achieve civil rights equal to those of whites, including equal opportunity in employment, housing, and education, as well as the right to vote, the right of equal access to public... Read more |
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Robert Franklin Williams
Robert F. Williams 1925— Civil rights and political activist World War II Proletarian Poet A Call to Arm... Read more |
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