The District Councillor /

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In defence of councillors / by Copus, Colin

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 The constancy of change -- Introduction -- A complex and unbounded office -- Governing within governance -- Constitutional context and local government -- Past, present and future -- Structure of the book and research -- 2 Reappraising and rethinking the office of councillor -- Introduction -- Councillor roles as a framework for analysis -- Roles, relationships and responsibilities -- Perception, behaviour and political action -- Conclusion -- 3 Councillors and RealLokalPolitik -- Introduction -- Party, people and power -- Crossing the divide: the local body politic -- The councillor in action -- We expect your support -- Here we go again -- Action explained -- Conclusions -- 4 Councillors: bringing order to chaos -- Introduction -- The source of local sovereignty -- Councillors: authority and influence -- Strategies for influence -- Conclusion -- 5 Why seek to serve? …”
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Paris city councillors in the sixteenth century : the politics of patrimony / by Diefendorf, Barbara B., 1946-

“…Paris city councillors in the 16th century…”
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Challenges to Urban Democratic Governance in Zimbabwe : the Case of the Appointment of Special Interest Councillors in Urban Local Councils. by Mapuva, Jephias

Table of Contents: “…Local Government in Zimbabwe and the Appointment of Special Interest Councillors --…”
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The conquest of a continent, or, The expansion of races in America by Grant, Madison, 1865-1937

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The essays by Montaigne, Michel de, 1533-1592

Table of Contents: “…To Monsieur, Monsieur de Folx, Privy Councillor, and Ambassador of His Majesty to the Signory of Venice --…”
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Our chiefs and elders : words and photographs of Native leaders by Neel, David

Table of Contents: “…CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- INTRODUCTION -- WORDS -- Catherine Adams -- Agnes Alfred -- Chief Alvin Alfred -- Ethel Alfred -- (Past) Chief Councillor Harry Assu -- Grace Azak -- Gabriel Bartleman -- Mary Clifton -- Chief Clarence Dempsey Collinson -- (Past) Chief Councillor Ruby Dunstan -- Chief Alex Frank -- Henry Geddes -- Chief Councillor Leonard George -- Adelaide Hafftor -- Mary Hayes -- Chief Councillor Alfred Hunt -- Chief Bill Hunt -- Emma Hunt -- Mary Jackson -- Margaret Joseph-Amos -- Councillor Clarence Jules -- Chief Bert Mack…”
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Yorkist lord : John Howard, Duke of Norfolk, c.1425-1485 by Crawford, Anne

Table of Contents: “…Prologue: The rise of the Howards -- The Duke of Norfolk's chamberlain -- The Yorkist servant, 1461-1464 -- The Yorkist servant, 1465-1471 -- The King's councillor, 1471-1475 -- The King's councillor, 1476-1483 -- The reign of Edward V -- The reign of Richard III -- Domestic life -- Shipping and business interests.…”
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""In His Image and Likeness"" : Political Iconography and Religious Change in Regensburg, 1500-1600. by Zapalac, Kristin

Table of Contents: “…Cover; In His Image and Likeness; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Preface; Note on Translations; Prolegomena ""In His Image and Likeness'': Luther's Revision of the Augustinian Epistemology; 1 Christ among the Councillors: The Iconography of Justice in the Late-Medieval Rathaus; 2 God among the Councillors: The Iconography of Justice after the Reformation; 3 Widow, Wife, Daughter: The Iconography of Resistance to the Emperor; 4 Gottvater, Stadtväter, Hausväter: Paternal Imagery in the Dialogue between Bürger and Rat; Frequently Used Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index…”
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A seventeenth-century odyssey in East Central Europe : the life of Jakab Harsanyi Nagy by Kármán, Gábor

Table of Contents: “…The beginnings of an ecclesiastical career -- In the service of the prince -- Years of turmoil -- The court councillor of the Great Elector -- The bureaucrat and the intellectual -- Harsanyi's changing image of the Turks -- Instead of a conclusion -- Appendix 1: Known copies of the colloquia -- Appendix 2: A glossary of place names from the eastern half of Europe.…”
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Paramin Creche.

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Citizen Sam, With Audio Description.

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Race, Politics and Social Change. by Solomos, John

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Theoretical and conceptual issues; Race, politics and social change; Power, racism and political mobilisation; Parties, black participation and political change; Political discourses and race; The new black politics; Political change and policy agendas; Democracy, civil society and racism; Appendices; Black councillors on Birmingham City Council (1979 1994); Bibliography; Index.…”
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Cromwell and the Interregnum. by Smith, David

Table of Contents: “…Oliver Cromwell and his Protectoral Councillors; 5 Oliver Cromwell and the Localities: The Problem of Consent; 6 Cromwell's Religion; 7 Oliver Cromwell, the First Protectorate Parliament and Religious Reform; 8 Cromwell, Scotland and Ireland; Timeline; Index.…”
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Duff : a Life in the Law. by Williams, David R. (David Ricardo), 1923-

Table of Contents: “…Intro; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; 1 ""I am all bully""; 2 Undergraduate; 3 Junior counsel; 4 Learned in the law; 5 Senior counsel; 6 Junior judge; 7 First Ottawa years; 8 Public figure; 9 Privy councillor; 10 The years of disappointment; 11 The bitter years; 12 Chief Justice at last; 13 Sir Lyman Poore Duff; 14 At the pinnacle; 15 The old order changes; 16 Unhappy warrior; 17 Last judgement; 18 The Hong Kong cover-up; 19 Nightfall; Epilogue; Sources; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.…”
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Military intervention in pre-war Japanese politics : Admiral Kato Kanji and the 'Washington system' by Gow, I. T. M.

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction; The Early Years; 1882 1921: Naval Career, From Student to Naval Academy President; The Road to the Washington Conference; Kat at Washington, 1921 22; From Washington to London: The Years 1922 29; The Road to the 1930 London Naval Conference; Kat Opposes the 'American Compromise'; Kat and the Treaty Ratification Issue; Kat as Supreme Military Councillor, and TreatyRatification; Kat's Final Years; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.…”
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Education policy at the party conferences.

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A Pillar of the constitution : the House of Lords in British politics, 1640-1784

Table of Contents: “…Preface; List of Contributors; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: The Peerage and the House of Lords in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries; 2 Parliamentary Management, Men-of-Business and the House of Lords, 1640-49; 3 The Role of Privy Councillors in the House of Lords, 1660-1681; 4 'Venice Preserved; or A Plot Discovered9: The Political and Social Context of the Peerage Bill of 1719; 5 The House of Lords and British Foreign Policy, 1720-48; 6 The Bishops at Westminster in the Mid-Eighteenth Century; 7 The House of Lords in the 1760s.…”
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Leading the localities : Executive mayors in English local governance. by Copus, Colin

Table of Contents: “…; 7 The elected mayor: lessons from overseas; 8 Councillors: a new and developing role or a diminished responsibility?…”
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Daniel Caspar Von Lohenstein - Historisch-Kritische Ausgabe. by Mundt, Lothar

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Modern local government by Morphet, Janice

Table of Contents: “…Contents; Preface; INTRODUCTION; 2 -- GREAT EXPECTATIONS -THE POSITION IN 1997; 3 -- NEW APPROACHES TO DECISION MAKING IN LOCAL AUTHORITIES; 4 -- PROMOTING WELL-BEING AND THE COMMUNITY'S INTEREST; 5 -- PERFORMANCE AND FREEDOMS; 6 -- DELIVERY WITH PARTNERS -- PROCUREMENT, PRIVATISATION, PARTNERSHIPS, TRADING AND CHOICE; 7 -- JOINING-UP AROUND CUSTOMERS -THE ROLE OF E-GOVERNMENT; 8 -- COUNCILLORS, STANDARDS AND CORRUPTION; 9 -- THE FUTURE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE; 10 -- NEW LOCALISM; 11 -- LOCAL STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS -THE WAY FORWARD; 12 -- PARISHES, TOWN COUNCILS AND NEIGHBOURHOOD WORKING.…”
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Timothy Warren Anglin, 1822-96 : Irish Catholic Canadian. by Baker, William, M.

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- MAP -- NOTE ON SOURCES -- 1 Prologue -- 2 Ireland and New Ireland -- 3 The Founding Decade: The 18505 -- 4 Political Principles and Policies, 1860-4 -- 5 Anti-Confederation: From Theory to Practice, 1863-5 -- 6 Executive Councillor, 1865 -- 7 Anti-Confederation: Defeat, 1865- -- 8 Adjusting to the New Era, 1867-72 -- 9 'Godless' Schools and Party Politics, 1872-4 -- 10 First Commoner, 1874-8 -- 11 Perspectives, 1874-8 -- 12 End of an Era, 1878-83 -- 13 Wordly Travail and the Ultimate Escape, 1883-96 -- NOTES -- APPENDIX -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.…”
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Women in politics : gender, power and development

Table of Contents: “…Engaging politically : rethinking women's pathways to power / Mariz Tadros -- Politics as service : pathways of district assembly women in Ghana / Takyiwaa Manuh -- Exceptional women : reserved councillors in municipal corporations in Bangladesh / Sohela Hazneen, Iqbal Ehsan and Bayazid Hasan -- Ejecting women from formal politics in the 'old-new' Egypt (2011-12) / Mariz Tadros -- Local power and women's empowerment in a conflict context : Palestinian women contesting power in chaos / Islah Jad -- Pathways to political power in Sudan / Sara Abbas -- Crafting political pathways through the exclusionary Mesh in India / Kanchan Mathur -- Independent candidacy : an alternative political pathway for women in Sierra Leone? …”
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Les Contes D'Hoffmann by Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880

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The holy bureaucrat : Eudes Rigaud and religious reform in thirteenth-century Normandy by Davis, Adam Jeffrey, 1973-

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Accountability and responsiveness at the municipal level : views from Canada

Table of Contents: “…/ Jérôme Couture, Sandra Breux, and Laurence Bherer -- Responsiveness, accountability, and the long-term development of local political careers in Calgary and Edmonton / Jack Lucas and Anthony Sayers -- What happened to incumbent councillors in the Greater Sudbury and London, Ontario, in 2014? …”
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Archaeozoology of the Near East. by Mashkour, Marjan

Table of Contents: “…Mohamad Al-Neyadi, Director Al Ain, Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (TCA, previously ADACH); Foreword by Pr Didier Gazagnadou, Cultural Councillor French Embassy, Abu Dhabi; Foreword in honour of the two pioneering researchers in Archaeozoology; The contribution of Hans-Peter Uerpmann to the Archaeozoology of the Near East Nicolas Conard; The contribution of François Poplin to Archaeozoological studies Christine Lefèvre.…”
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Margaret McWilliams : an interwar feminist by Kinnear, Mary, 1942-

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Les contes d'Hoffmann by Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880

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Citizen Sam

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The provost by Galt, John

Table of Contents: “…Chapter XXXV -- Tests of SuccessChapter XXXVI -- Retribution; Chapter XXXVII -- The Duel; Chapter XXXVIII -- An Interlocutor; Chapter XXXIX -- The Newspaper; Chapter XL -- The School-House Scheme; Chapter XLI -- Benefits of Neutrality; Chapter XLII -- The New Member; Chapter XLIII -- My Third Provostry; Chapter XLIV -- The Church Vacant; Chapter XLV -- The Stramash in the Council; Chapter XLVI -- The New Councillors; Chapter XLVII -- The Resignation.…”
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The Government of Nova Scotia. by Beck, James Murray

Table of Contents: “…PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT -- X Confederation -- XI Political Parties -- XII The Lieutenant-Governor -- XIII The Executive Council -- XIV The Administration -- XV The Legislative Council -- XVI The House of Assembly: Representation and Personnel -- XVII The House of Assembly: Procedure -- XVIII The Judiciary -- XIX Municipal Government -- XX Nova Scotia in Canadian Federation -- APPENDIXES -- A Governors, Lieutenant-Governors, and Administrators of Nova Scotia (1749-86) -- B Lieutenant-Governors and Administrators (1786-1867) -- C A Nova Scotian Family Compact -- D Lieutenant-Governors Since Confederation -- E Nova Scotian Ministries under Responsible Government -- F Results of General Elections -- G Popular Vote -- H Cabinet Representation -- I Number of Ministers with Portfolio in the Provincial Governments (1876-1918) -- J Age Brackets of Legislative Councillors -- K Legislative Record of the Council During Two Three-Year Periods -- L Ages of Assemblymen -- M Occupations of Assemblymen -- N Action of the Assembly on Bills (1946-55) -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.…”
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Beyond the golden lotus : Chin P'ing Mei by Ding, Yaokang, 1599-1669

Table of Contents: “…Hsi Men reveals present and past Secrets in a Dream. Councillor Pi becomes infatuated with a virginal Countenance glimpsed behind a silk-embroidered Curtain.…”
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Dutch Revolt 1559-1648, The. by Limm, Peter

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; LIST OF MAPS; INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES; Part One: The Background; 1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND; The Habsburgs and the Burgundian inheritance; The extension of Habsburg power; The structure of government; Other divisive influences; A new ruler: continuity and change; Part Two: Descriptive Analysis; 2 PRELUDE TO REVOLT, 1559-1566; Growing opposition: garrisons, Spanish councillors and bishoprics; The heresy factor -- a turning point?…”
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W.G. Beasley - Collected Writings. by Beasley, W. G.

Table of Contents: “…Sir Henry Parkes and the Meiji Restoration; Notes; Part II: The Meiji Restoration; 5. Councillors of Samurai Origin in the Early Meiji Government; Notes.…”
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The government of Japan by Burks, Ardath W.

Table of Contents: “…Antimilitarism -- The Geography and Economics of Sovereignty -- 3 -- The Land, People, Economy and Society -- Geography -- Climate -- Resources -- Population: Ethnology, Age, Trends -- The Economy: Developed Japan -- The Economy: Underdeveloped Japan -- Society, Way of Life -- Culture, Education -- Science, Technology and Government -- 4 -- The Political Public -- Popular Culture of Japan -- Mass Media, Public Opinion -- Interest and Pressure Groups -- The Political Parties -- Japanese Elections -- 5 -- The New Japanese Executive -- The Emperor and the Executive -- The Cabinet Tradition -- The Prime Minister and His Office -- The Cabinet System -- Cabinet Powers and Responsibility -- Trends in Postwar Cabinets -- 6 -- The National Diet -- The Diet Tradition -- Recruitment and Selection of Dietmen -- Sociological Basis -- Diet Organization -- The House of Councillors -- Functions and the Legislative Process -- Profile of the Post-independence Diet -- 7 -- Public Administration and the Public Service -- Administrative Reorganization -- Departments and Agencies -- Powers and Functions -- The Public Service -- 8 -- Law and Order -- Law in Japanese Society -- The Lawyer in Modern Japan -- Organization of The Courts -- Japanese Judges -- The Judiciary: Powers and Functions -- Problems of Application and Law Enforcement -- 9 -- The State, the Political Economy and the General Welfare -- Economic Plans -- Machinery for Planning, -- Government and Business -- Government and Labor -- Government and Agriculture -- Government and Social Welfare -- Civil Liberties and Rights -- 10 -- Local Government in Japan -- The Structure of Local Government -- Functions and Powers of Local Government -- Japanese Intergovernmental Relations -- The Rice Roots of Local Government -- 11 -- The Foreign Relations of Japan -- Patterns of Contact -- Post-treaty Posture -- Diplomacy without Force -- Military Capabilities -- Recent Foreign Policy -- 12 -- The Japanese Political System: An Overview -- Modernization Theory and Japan -- Relevance to a General Theory of Politics -- Factors of Stability and Order -- Factors of Instability and Change -- The Future -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.…”
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Social housing and urban renewal : a cross-national perspective

Table of Contents: “…Prior Literature: Public Housing NarrativesThe Failure of Public Housing; The Promise of HOPE VI; Dashed Hope; From Orchard Park to Orchard Gardens; Methods; Findings; Before Redevelopment; After Redevelopment; Discussion; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; 3 'The Blue Bit, That Was My Bedroom': Rubble, Displacement and Regeneration in Inner-City London; Introduction; Methodology and Literature Review; The Five Estates in the London Borough of Southwark; Councillors' Views: Collapsing into 'Anarchy' or Not 'That Bad'?…”
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Histories of City and State in the Persian Gulf : Manama since 1800. by Fuccaro, Nelida

Table of Contents: “…Merchants as urban leadersImmigrants and the politics of patronage; Religious sentiment, patronage and public architecture; The houses of mourning and the organisation of sect; Conclusion; 4 Restructuring city and state: the municipality and local government; The age of reform; The changing rhetoric of empire; Imperial intervention and state building before oil: the baladiyyah and the law; The collapse of pearling and the chain of debt, 1927-35; Recreating the merchant class in the oil era; Inside the majlis: old notables as new councillors; The making of municipal markets; The import markets.…”
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Essential radio journalism : How to Produce and Present Radio News by Chantler, Paul

Table of Contents: “…; 4 NEWS GATHERING; News Agenda; The Target Listener; Relevance; Content; Hard News; Soft News; News Sources; The Emergency Services; News Releases; Electronic Press Kits; Public Utilities; Politicians and Councillors; Listeners; Colleagues; Pressure Groups; Freelance Journalists and Agencies; Courts; Local Experts; Rival Broadcasters; The Internet; Previous Sources; 'Fishing Expeditions', Honey Traps' and 'Dangling Worms'!…”
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Elizabeth I and Her Circle by Doran, Susan

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