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Colony before Party: The Ethnic Origins of Sioux County's Political Tradition

control of the county for themselves. The Golden Jubilee Pageant told the story of Sioux County’s nativity from the perspective of those who won the county’s early battles for political and community

Crusader for Democracy: The Political Life of William Allen White

Review of: "Crusader for Democracy: The Political Life of William Allen White, ... three counties limits our appreciation of the movement’s diversity in these three states and of the ways different groups of midwestern women understood and worked for political equality. Despite these

Killing Butler's Bloodhounds: An Act of Political Violence by Iowa Soldiers in Reconstruction South Carolina

sanitized the struggle. For conclusions about the soldiers’ political opinions, this work relies primarily on the wartime correspondence of soldiers and media published before, during, and immediately after

The Most Complete Political Machine Ever Known: The North's Union Leagues and the American Civil Wa

Review of: “The Most Complete Political Machine Ever Known”: The North’s Union Leagues and the American Civil War, by Paul Taylor ... personal interests. The public-spirited political culture of the Leagues, Taylor argues, shared much with fraternal organizations of the antebellum years, such as the Masons. The book traces the first Union

Teacher Strike! Public Education and the Making of a New American Political Order

Review of: "Teacher Strike! Public Education and the Making of a New American Political Order, ... Political Order John W. McKerley 0 0 University of Iowa , USA Masthead Logo Recommended Citation - ence, heartbreak, and tragic notoriety from the early twentieth century to the present against the

One Woman's Political Journey: Kate Barnard and Social Reform, 1875-1930

Review of: One Woman's Political Journey: Kate Barnard and Social Reform, 1875-1930. Musslewhite, Lynn and Crawford, Suzanne Jones. ... political culture and woman suffrage, and her histrionic personal and political style. In One Woman's Political Journey, the first book-length biography of Barnard, the authors use the limited personal

Man of Douglas, Man of Lincoln: The Political Odyssey of James Henry Lane

Review of: "Man of Douglas, Man of Lincoln: The Political Odyssey of James Henry Lane, ... its territorial and Civil War periods, only John Brown surpassed Jim Lane in the attainment of historical fame — or infamy. For pure weirdness, he was unmatched. In this new political biography, Ian

The Plains Political Tradition: Essays on South Dakota Political Culture

Review of: "Plains Political Tradition: Essays on South Dakota Political Culture, ... . Young men who came of age in the political struggles of the 1850s carried the fight into the war and then into the postwar years of Reconstruction. They carried a generation of grudges with them. The

A Midwestern Mosaic: Immigration and Political Socialization in Rural America

Review of: "A Midwestern Mosaic: Immigration and Political Socialization in Rural America, ... ground in our understanding of women’s contributions to agriculture. Reviewer Mariana Medina is assistant professor of political science at Iowa State University. Her research and writing have focused on

The Constitutionalism of American States

constitutions has been divided into two branches: empirical (studying the documents themselves, the power relationships, and resulting institutions) and theoretical (focusing on political and legal philosophy ... English or constitutional documents, older state constitutions, and political philosophy (republicanism, emphasis on virtue, and citizens’ rights); constitutional development along chronological lines (that

Hinterland Dreams: The Political Economy of a Midwestern City

Review of: "Hinterland Dreams: The Political Economy of a Midwestern City, ... aldermen, much like their fellows in Boston and many large metropolises, embraced a political economy of public works based on assertive municipal power bridling private economic energy in the civic interest

Prairie Republic: The Political Culture of Dakota Territory, 1879–1889

Review of: "Prairie Republic: The Political Culture of Dakota Territory, 1879–1889, ... political action and commentary is frequently in the background of this study of late nineteenthcentury political culture. Jon Lauck has a personal stake in the topic: raised on a farm near Madison, South

Skirmisher: The Life, Times, and Political Career of James B. Weaver

Review of: "Skirmisher: The Life, Times, and Political Career of James B. Weaver, ... , Weaver often seemed the public face of political protest while at the same time he engaged in backroom dealings that his followers condemned as unscrupulous and counterproductive. Fred Emory Haynes wrote

Our Daily Bread: Wages, Workers, and the Political Economy of the American West

Review of: "Our Daily Bread: Wages, Workers, and the Political Economy of the American West,

Risky Asymmetry in the Automotive Cosmos

Mercedes-Benz, in spite of geopolitical insecurities and a volatile semiconductor market, the global demand for vehicles remains robust; nevertheless, due to the unstable political situation and ongoing

Music as Information and Dialogue: An Ethnographic Study of a Christian Congregation Serving a Largely Gay and Lesbian (GLBT) Membership

((UFMMC)) and how it has evolved since the church’s founding as an independent congregation in 1976. I conclude by offering an explanation for this evolution based on social, political, personal, and ... that I present. A general definition of liberation theory is: “a religious movement especially among Roman Catholic clergy in Latin America that combines political philosophy usually of a Marxist

Unequal Contest: Bill Langer and His Political Enemies

Review of: Unequal Contest: Bill Langer and His Political Enemies. Vogel, Robert. ... , who spent much of his extraordinary political career mired in lawsuits brought against him by his political enemies. The author, Robert Vogel, is the son of Frank Vogel, one of Langer's closest

Without Reservation: Benjamin Reifel and American Indian Acculturation

continues to provide a healthy number of federal jobs. Flynn distills Reifel’s core philosophy on Native issues: he was “committed to [the] integration” of Native Americans into the mainstream of American ... disaster. Dozens of terminated tribes suffered immensely, spending decades restoring their political status, land, and resources. Many never fully recovered their land and resources. Today, certain political

Music as Information and Dialogue: An Ethnographic Study of a Christian Congregation Serving a Largely Gay and Lesbian (GLBT) Membership

((UFMMC)) and how it has evolved since the church’s founding as an independent congregation in 1976. I conclude by offering an explanation for this evolution based on social, political, personal, and ... that I present. A general definition of liberation theory is: “a religious movement especially among Roman Catholic clergy in Latin America that combines political philosophy usually of a Marxist

Macroeconomic and Political Instabilities in Sub-Saharan Africa

The analysis uses macroeconomic models designed to capture the direct impact of political instability on macroeconomic stability, and the effect of macroeconomic instability on political stability ... macroeconomic instability on political stability. The model is an adaptation of the neo-classical production function with fixed-effects formulated to explore the postulated interdependencies in key sub-Saharan