1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455704303321

Titolo

The Deeds of Pope Innocent III [[electronic resource] /] / by an anonymous author ; translated with an introduction and notes by James M. Powell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC., : Catholic University of America Press, c2004

ISBN

0-8132-1643-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (332 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PowellJames M

Disciplina

282/.092

B

Soggetti

Papacy - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-279) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""The Deeds of Pope Innocent III by an Anonymous Author""; ""[Family, Education, Election]""; ""[Rome and the Papal States]""; ""[The Kingdom of Sicily]""; ""[Spiritual Concerns]""; ""[The Crusade and Church Unity]""; ""[Peter of Aragon in Rome]""; ""[The Papal States]""; ""[Papal Concerns with the Churches]""; ""[Rome, Again!]""; ""[Works of Piety: The Gift List]""; ""Appendix I: Martin of Tropau�s Life of Innocent III""; ""Appendix II: Significant Emendations to the Edition of the Gesta Innocentii III""

""Appendix III: Terracina by Brenda Bolton""""Bibliography""; ""Index""



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910464321603321

Autore

Clements Jeffrey D

Titolo

Corporations Are Not People [[electronic resource] ] : Reclaiming Democracy from Big Money and Global Corporations

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, US, : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2014

ISBN

1-62656-211-3

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Disciplina

322.3

322/.3

Soggetti

Corporations -- Political aspects

Corporations, Foreign -- Political activity

Industries -- Environmental aspects

Investments, Foreign -- Public opinion

Business and politics - Political aspects - United States

Corporations - Political activity - United States

Corporations - United States

Government - U.S

Law, Politics & Government

Political Institutions & Public Administration - U.S.,  General

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface to this Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Foreword: Fighting Back; Introduction: What's at Stake; 1 American Democracy Works, and Corporations Fight Back; 2 Corporations Are Not People-and They Make Lousy Parents; 3 If Corporations Are Not People, What Are They?; 4 Corporations Don't Vote;  They Don't Have To; 5 Did Political Inequality and Corporate Power Destroy the Working American Economy?; 6 Corporations Can't Love; 7 Restoring Democracy and Republican Government; 8 Do Something; Resources; The People's Rights Amendment; Citizens' Equality Amendment

We, the People AmendmentSample Amendment Resolution; Questions



and Answers About the People's Rights Amendment; Free Speech for People and Appalachian Voices' Request for Revocation of Massey Energy Company Charters; Sources and Recommended Reading; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

NEW EDITION, REVISED AND UPDATEDSince the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling that the rights of things-money and corporations-matter more than the rights of people, America has faced a crisis of democracy. In this timely and thoroughly updated second edition, Jeff Clements describes the strange history of this bizarre ruling, its ongoing destructive effects, and the growing movement to reverse it. He includes a new chapter, "Do Something!," showing how-state by state and community by community-Americans are using creative strategies and tools to renew democracy and curb unbalanced corporat