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UNINA9910454286703321 |
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Campbell Gordon <1944-> |
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John Milton [[electronic resource] ] : life, work, and thought / / Gordon Campbell, Thomas N. Corns |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
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1-281-98547-3 |
9786611985479 |
0-19-155853-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (505 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Poets, English - Early modern, 1500-1700 |
Electronic books. |
Great Britain History Stuarts, 1603-1714 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [446]-472) and index. |
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Introduction -- PART 1. 1608-1632. -- 1. Childhood -- 2. St. Paul's School -- 3. Cambridge: the undergraduate years -- 4. Cambridge: the postgraduate years -- PART 2. 1632-1639. -- 5. Hammersmith -- 6. Horton -- 7. Italy -- PART 3. 1639-1649. -- 8. The crisis of government -- 9. The first civil war -- 10. The road to regicide -- PART 4. 1649-1660. -- 11, The purged Parliament -- 12. The Protectorate -- 13. From the death of Oliver Cromwell to the Restoration -- PART 5. 1660-1674. -- 14. Milton in 1660 -- 15. Surviving the Restoration -- 16. Plague, fire, and Paradise Lost -- 17. The sunlit uplands -- PART 6. 1674 and after. -- 18. Posthumous life and Nachlass. |
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The first biography of Milton based on original research for 40 years, and first to take account of new thinking about 17th-century England. Milton is seen here as flawed, passionate, ruthless, and ambitious, as well as one of the most accomplished writers of the time and author of the most influential narrative poem in English. - ;This book re-examines scrupulously the writings and the life records of John Milton, in the context of a proper understanding of the recent developments in |
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seventeenth-century historiography. Milton's thought has often been too simply described. The approach here is |
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UNINA9910830430603321 |
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Autore |
Henderson Timothy J |
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Beyond borders : a history of Mexican migration to the United States / / Timothy J. Henderson |
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Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 |
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1-4443-9495-9 |
1-282-99020-9 |
9786612990205 |
1-4443-9496-7 |
1-4443-9494-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (196 p.) |
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A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report Mexican immigration to the United States |
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Mexicans - United States - History |
Mexico Emigration and immigration History |
Mexico Relations United States |
United States Emigration and immigration History |
United States Relations Mexico |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Beyond Borders: A History of Mexican Migration to the United States; Contents; List of Figures; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1: Beginnings 1848 - 1920; 2: Restriction, Depression, and Deportation; 3: The Bracero Era 1942 - 1964; 4: Illegal Immigration and Response 1964 - 1990; 5: Free Trade and Homeland Security 1990 - Present; Epilogue and Conclusion; Notes; Further Reading; Index |
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Beyond Borders: A History of Mexican Migration to the United States details the origins and evolution of the movement of people from Mexico into the United States from the first significant flow across the border at the turn of the twentieth century up to the present day. |
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Considers the issues from the perspectives of both the United States and MexicoOffers a reasoned assessment of the factors that drive Mexican immigration, explains why so many of the policies enacted in Washington have only worsened the problem, and suggests what policy options might prove more effective<li |
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