In the wake of the Scientific Revolution, the impulse to name and classify the natural world accelerated, and insects presented a particularly inviting challenge. This lively book explores how science became increasingly important in nineteenth-century British culture and how the systematic study of insects permitted entomologists to engage with the most pressing questions of Victorian times: the nature of God, mind, and governance, and the origins of life.
By placing insects in a myriad of contexts―politics, religion, gender, and empire―John F. McDiarmid Clark demonstrates the impact of Victorian culture on the science of insects and on the systematic knowledge of the natural world. Through engaging accounts of famous and eccentric innovators who sought to define social roles for themselves through a specialist study of insects―among them a Tory clergyman, a banker and member of Parliament, a wealthy spinster, and an entrepreneurial academic―Clark highlights the role of insects in the making of modern Britain and maintains that the legacy of Victorian entomologists continues to this day.

Bugs and the Victorians

History

Clark, John F.

Europe

Yale University Press

South Carolina packs delightful scenic variety into a relatively small area. Understandably, the state's tourism industry is huge, hosting over 30 million visitors annually. However, most tourists come for the superb beaches, golf, tennis, entertainment, restaurants, shopping, and fine weather of the coastal areas. These destinations offer tremendous attractions, but the rest of the state of South Carolina offers the same seductive weather and much more. The Palmetto State presents charming small towns, quaint bed-and-breakfast accommodations, numerous historic sites (the state's recorded history dates to 1526), beautiful rural countryside, a variety of recreational opportunities, and outstanding natural attractions. Authors John F. Clark and Patricia A. Pierce are marvelous companions on each of this guide's 21 drives, showing travelers both where to go, and when to stop.

Scenic Driving South Carolina (Scenic Driving Series)

Travel

Pierce, Patricia A.

United States

Falcon Pr Pub Co

Includes sixty hikes from the mountains to the ocean.

Hiking South Carolina: A Guide to South Carolina's Greatest Hiking Adventures (State Hiking)

Sports & Outdoors

Dantzler, John

Hiking & Camping

Political Reform In Francophone Africa

Most African states experienced only a few fleeting years of democratic rule after independence before succumbing to authoritarianism. During the 1970s and 1980s, Africans and Westerners alike came to view dictatorship to be as much a part of the region’s social landscape as its grinding poverty. Yet the end of the Cold War and the sharpening of the economic crisis at the end of the 1980s have breathed new life into campaigns for democracy in Africa, shaking the foundations of many long-standing autocracies. In some cases, dramatic transitions took place, though the fate of the new democracies is far from certain.This volume explores the origins and evolution of political reform movements in several states of Francophone Africa. The authors first make the case for the distinctiveness of Francophone Africa, based on the influences of colonial history, language, and France’s contemporary role in Africa, then survey the challenges of reform, including the problems of transition from authoritarianism and consolidation of democratic regimes. Case studies of thirteen former French and Belgium colonies follow, organized by level of reform achieved: peaceful regime change, incremental reforms, repressed reform efforts, and reform in the mist of war.

Gardinier, David

Africa

Westview Press

Most African states experienced only a few fleeting years of democratic rule after independence before succumbing to authoritarianism. During the 1970s and 1980s, Africans and Westerners alike came to view dictatorship to be as much a part of the region's social landscape as its grinding poverty. Yet the end of the Cold War and the sharpening of the economic crisis at the end of the 1980s have breathed new life into campaigns for democracy in Africa, shaking the foundations of many long-standing autocracies. In some cases, dramatic transitions took place, though the fate of the new democracies is far from certain.This volume explores the origins and evolution of political reform movements in several states of Francophone Africa. The authors first make the case for the distinctiveness of Francophone Africa, based on the influences of colonial history, language, and France's contemporary role in Africa, then survey the challenges of reform, including the problems of transition from authoritarianism and consolidation of democratic regimes. Case studies of thirteen former French and Belgium colonies follow, organized by level of reform achieved: peaceful regime change, incremental reforms, repressed reform efforts, and reform in the mist of war.

Reference

The Tower Law Sourcebook is designed as an easy-to-use reference for anyone interested in the siting or environmental regulation of communications facilities. It is a unique compilation of the most important statutes, regulations and official guidance documents that are needed to understand and apply the various federal environmental laws referenced in the environmental regulations adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

The Tower Law Sourcebook

Pike & Fischer, Inc.

When congressional aide John F. Clark met his future boss, South Carolina Congressman John Jenrette, in 1975, he was awestruck. Jenrette seemed to be everything Clark was looking for in a leader. With intense charisma and uncanny knowledge of how Washington worked, Jenrette seemed poised to lead a New South and destroy the common stereotype of white southerners as narrow-minded racists. Jenrette was indeed all the things Clark hoped him to be. He advocated for African Americans in an era when his political opponent insultingly sent a truckload of watermelons to a prominent black leader’s home. Jenrette became an enlightened champion of civil rights for both racial minorities and women. Then, everything changed. Jenrette may have been a political success story, but his personal failings were too big and too politically precarious to hide. Capitol Steps and Missteps gives you a front-row seat to Jenrette’s eventual fall from power and the political scandal that set it all into motion. Wife Rita fueled flames by posing nude in Playboy, revealing a sexual tryst on the Capitol steps, and ridiculing South Carolinians and Washingtonians. Jenrette’s career seemed ruined, but he still had a chance for redemption…

Capitol Steps and Missteps: The Wild, Improbable Ride of Congressman John Jenrette

Biographies & Memoirs

VanSice, Cookie Miller

Leaders & Notable People

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Includes 60 hikes from the mountains to the ocean.

Hiking South Carolina (A Falcon Guide)

Why did the democratic experiment launched in the Republic of Congo in 1991 fail so dramatically in 1997? Why has it not been seriously resumed since then? In tackling these complex questions, John Clark provides a thorough analysis of more than fifteen years of Congolese politics.Clark explores a series of logical hypotheses regarding why democracy failed to take root in Congo, moving from political culture to economic performance, ethnoregional identities, French foreign policy, the role of militias, and institutional design. He also discusses the country s present electoral authoritarian regime. His conclusions shed light not only on the nature of Congolese politics, but also on the utility of the scientific approach to understanding the social world.

The Failure of Democracy in the Republic of Congo

Lynne Rienner Pub

Africa's International Relations: Balancing Domestic and Global Interests

Comprehensive and engaging, this timely introduction to Africa’s international relations explores how power, interests, and ideas influence interactions both among the continent’s states and between African states and other actors in the global arena. How has history shaped the international relations of African states and peoples? What role does identity play? How are foreign policies linked to domestic political dynamics, and especially to the pursuit of regime security? How are states grappling with the tensions between sovereignty and external pressures? These are among the questions answered as the authors address a wide range of ongoing and emerging challenges, all in historical and theoretical context. In addition, a case study at the end of each chapter illustrates key concepts and reflects an ongoing debate. The result is an ideal text for students, as well as an invaluable resource for researchers and policymakers. CONTENTS: 
<ul>
<li>Understanding Africa’s International Relations.</li>
<li>THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT. </li>
<li> From Kingdoms to States. </li>
<li> Africa During the Cold War. </li>
<li>THE PURSUIT OF FREEDOM AND DEVELOPMENT.</li>
<li>Foreign Aid and Economic Conditionality. </li>
<li>External Pressures for Political Reform and Human Rights.</li>
<li>The Elusive Goal of African Unity. </li>
<li>THE CHALLENGES OF SECURITY. </li>
<li>The Regionalization of Conflict. </li>
<li> Humanitarian Assistance and Peace Operations. </li>
<li>The Politics of Migration. </li>
<li> ENGAGING WITH EXTERNAL ACTORS. </li>
<li>Africa and the United States. </li>
<li>Africa and Europe.</li>
<li>Africa and the Emerging Powers. </li>
<li>CONCLUSION.</li>
<li>International Relations and Domestic Politics Entwined.</li>
</ul>

Politics & Social Sciences

Whitaker, Beth Elise

Politics & Government

Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.

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Bugs and the Victorians

Scenic Driving South Carolina (Scenic Driving Series)

Hiking South Carolina: A Guide to South Carolina's Greatest Hiking Adventures (State Hiking)

Political Reform In Francophone Africa

Political Reform In Francophone Africa

The Tower Law Sourcebook

Capitol Steps and Missteps: The Wild, Improbable Ride of Congressman John Jenrette

Hiking South Carolina (A Falcon Guide)

The Failure of Democracy in the Republic of Congo

Africa's International Relations: Balancing Domestic and Global Interests