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"Written by one of the most influential men of his times and one of the greatest journalists in history, Public Opinion is an incisive examination of democratic theory, the role of citizens in a democracy, and the impact of the media in shaping thoughts and actions. It changed the nature of political science as a scholarly discipline and introduced concepts that continue to play an important role in current political theory."--BOOK JACKET.
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Public Opinion
"Written by one of the most influential men of his times and one of the greatest journalists in history, Public Opinion is an incisive examination of democratic theory, the role of citizens in a democracy, and the impact of the media in shaping thoughts and actions. It changed the nature of political science as a scholarly discipline and introduced concepts that continue to play an important role in current political theory."--BOOK JACKET.
Race, language and culture
Early history of man and its effect on our current problems.
The rise of the Spanish American empire
The author challenges the view that Spanish colonial rule in the Americas ws always brutal and tyrannical. He champions the old empire of Spain on the grounds that, essentially, it was "solid and sound". He marshals all of his vast erudition in weighing the social, economic, intellectual, religious and military factors relevant to his thesis.
Origin of the American Revolution: 1759-1766
Scholarly analysis of the preliminaries to our Revolution.