The Process of American History: Early AmericaPaul W. Glad |
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... reform a periodically cor- rupt and oppressive polity . In all of this the underlying assump- tion is the belief ... reform . That reform was sought and seriously if unevenly undertaken , there can be no doubt . Institutions were re ...
... reform a periodically cor- rupt and oppressive polity . In all of this the underlying assump- tion is the belief ... reform . That reform was sought and seriously if unevenly undertaken , there can be no doubt . Institutions were re ...
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... reform situation - there must be some maneuvering space , an absence of total crisis conditions . A total involvement of energies in a crisis would leave none for a reform move- ment.4 42 42 This is a principle well known to labor ...
... reform situation - there must be some maneuvering space , an absence of total crisis conditions . A total involvement of energies in a crisis would leave none for a reform move- ment.4 42 42 This is a principle well known to labor ...
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... reform as a general phenomenon . The debate among twentieth - century historians has revolved around a simple but ... reform movements grew out of anxieties within the reformers , anxieties about social status , for example , or ...
... reform as a general phenomenon . The debate among twentieth - century historians has revolved around a simple but ... reform movements grew out of anxieties within the reformers , anxieties about social status , for example , or ...
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