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center
center in politics, a party following a middle course. The term was first used in France in 1789, when the moderates of the National Assembly sat in the center of the hall. It can refer to a separate party in a political system, e.g., the Catholic Center party of imperial and Weimar Germany, or to... Read more |
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Political culture
Political CulturePolitical culture and socializationThe content of political culturesThe future of a theory of political cultureBIBLIOGRAPHYPolitical culture is the set of attitudes, beliefs, and sentiments which give order and meaning to a political process and which provide the underlying... Read more |
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Weimar
Weimar , city (1994 pop. 58,807), E Thuringia , central Germany, on the Ilm River. It is an industrial, transportation, and cultural center. Manufactures include agricultural machinery, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and furniture. Known in the 10th cent., Weimar became important only in the 16th... Read more |
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political crime
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Political Cartoons
POLITICAL CARTOONS POLITICAL CARTOONS are art forms portraying government programs, policies, and personalities in humorous ways. Although occasionally used to elicit praise, political cartoons more often employ satire and parody to criticize opponents during election campaigns. Political... Read more |
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Political Stability
Political Stability Sources Virginia.Debate among colonial historians has often centered around the question of political stability in the British American colonies. This question has been especially pertinent to Virginia’s history. Historians disagree, for... Read more |
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Hans J. Morgenthau
Hans J. Morgenthau Hans J. Morgenthau (1904-1979) was an American political scientist who taught at the University of Chicago and at the Graduate Center at the City University of New York. His classic text, Politics Among Nations, was the leading work for students of international politics for... Read more |
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Mohammad Khatami
Mohammad Khatami , 1943-, Iranian religious and political leader. From a prominent clerical family, Khatami opposed the regime of Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlevi in the 1960s and 70s, and in 1978 he headed the Islamic Center in Hamburg, Germany. After the shah's fall (1979), he returned to Iran and was... Read more |
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Popular culture
POPULAR CULTURE POPULAR CULTURE. Few theoretical concepts are as value-laden as popular culture, and defining it can be likened to entering a minefield. And yet, it has proved a resilient and useful tool for assessing the attitudes and beliefs of the nonliterate masses in early modern society.... Read more |
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Kragujevac
Kragujevac , city (1991 pop. 147,305), S central Serbia. The economic and cultural center of the Sumadija region, Kragujevac's industries include the manufacture of motor vehicles and munitions, vegetable canning, and flour milling. First mentioned in 17th cent., the city was the cultural and... Read more |
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