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It is not too early to try and anticipate some of the possible defense strategies that might be used in trials emerging from "Watergate." Some months ago, in one of those TV appearances, Richard Nixon suggested an excuse by way of comparison with the illegal antiwar demonstrations of the 1960's. Then there was Jeb Stuart Magruder before the Senate Watergate Committee arguing that his former ethics teacher, William Sloane Coffin, had inspired him with the idea that for certain higher reasons a breaking of the law was justified.Other Watergate defendants have pleaded loyalty to Nixon and the Nixon cause as sufficient justification for their otherwise illegal actions. Notable were John Mitchell's insistence that (almost) anything was justified to prevent "the alternative" candidate from being elected; Patrick Gray asserting that loyalty to Nixon should override his own doubts about what he was asked to do; and Bernard Barker's commitment to the defeat of communism in general and Castroism in particular.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Features -- Maps -- Primary Documents' Credits -- About the Contributors -- Preface -- Note to the Student -- Note to the Instructor -- Thematic Table of Contents -- Regional Table of Contents -- 1 CAPE TOWN: At the Cross-Currents of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean Worlds (1500-1800) -- Cape Town and the World: Cultural Blending in an Abundant Environment -- Global Encounters and Connections: Cape Town as a Vital Point of Convergence -- Encounters as Told: Primary Sources -- Dutch Trade with the Khoe, from the Journal of Jan van Riebeeck -- On Political and Trade Relations, from the Journal of Jan van Riebeeck -- A Khoe Woman's Work as a Liaison, from the Journal of Jan van Riebeeck -- Further Reading -- Web Resources -- 2 SALVADOR DA BAHIA: A South-Atlantic Colonial Crossroads (1549-1822) -- Salvador da Bahia and the World: An Atlantic Trading Hub -- Global Encounters and Connections: The Spread of Bahian Culture -- Encounters as Told: Primary Sources -- South of the Line to Brazil," by William Dampier -- RecopilaÃão de Noticias Soterpolitanas e Brasilicas, by Luis dos Santos Vilhena -- Further Reading -- Web Resources -- 3 NAGASAKI: Fusion Point for Commerce and Culture (1571-1945) -- Nagasaki and the World: Japan's Window to the Outside -- Global Encounters and Connections: Nagasaki's Nineteenth-Century Legacy -- Encounters as Told: Primary Sources -- Kaempfer's Japan: Tokugawa Culture Observed, by Engelbert Kaempfer -- Japan: The Dutch Experience, by Grant Goodman -- Further Reading -- Web Resources -- 4 LONDON: Emerging Global City of Empire (1660-1851) -- London and the World: Empire's Global Reach Made Local -- Global Encounters and Connections: Diversity's Impact on London -- Encounters as Told: Primary Sources -- A South-Sea Ballad," by Edward Ward

"This book explores the value of Corbett's seminal work Some Principles of Maritime Strategy over time in a changing context and with evolving technology. It has been over a century since Sir Julian Corbett published Some Principles of Maritime Strategy (1911), yet it is still regarded as a foundational text on maritime strategy. But the character of seapower is constantly evolving, so the continued relevance of this work must be regularly examined. Too often the debate is polarized between a focus on either Corbett's historical relevance to the early twentieth-century Royal Navy or his relevance to strategy today. There is little attempt to bridge the gap and analyse Some Principles over time, changing circumstances or differing national situations. This book bridges that gap, offering a practitioner's viewpoint to put the work to a practical test across the past century of conflict, and the evolution of thought and technology. It explores Corbett's original intent, his core ideas, the errors or omissions in his analysis and method, and where his ideas have been (or still can be) extrapolated, and aims to determine the extent to which Some Principles continues to merit its status as an enduring classic of strategy. The book concludes that despite never being originally intended as a general text, Some Principles nevertheless holds up surprisingly well in terms of both universal application and enduring relevance over time and changed circumstances. This book will be of much interest to students of maritime strategy, naval history and International Relations, as well as naval practitioners"--

"Wyoming's colorful story of water management illuminates the powerful forces that impact water use in the rural American West. The state's rich history of managing this valuable natural resource provides insights and lessons for the twenty-first-century American West as it faces drought and climate change. Public Waters shows how, as popular hopes and dreams meet tough terrain, a central idea that has historically structured water management can guide water policy for Western states today. Drawing on forty years as a journalist with training in water law and economics, Anne MacKinnon paints a lively picture of the arcane twists in the notable record of water law in Wyoming. She maintains that other Western states should examine how local people control water and that states must draw on historical understandings of water as a public resource to find effective approaches to essential water issues in the West"--

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: Flourishes and participations -- 2. Must democracy be drab? -- 3. Preventive politics -- 4. Crown and Valhalla -- 5. Conflicting postures in administration -- 6. Eccentricity in administration -- 7. Collectivized postures -- 8. Meddling -- 9. Principles -- 10. Church politics -- 11. The impact of church politics -- 12. The personnel of universities -- 13. Campus politics -- 14. The politics of culture -- 15. The state and culture -- 16. Man's only unlimited asset -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Politics and the Schools -- 3. Back-Seat Drivers -- 4. Convoy at Half Speed -- 5. Teachers as Civil Servants -- 6. The Twelve-Year Plan -- 7. Control Without Dominance -- 8. Freedom to Teach -- Index

The miniscule motion of a butterfly's wings can trigger a tornado half a world away, according to chaos theory. Catharine A. MacKinnon's collected work on gender inequality--including new pieces--argues that the right seemingly minor interventions in the legal realm can have a butterfly effect that generates major social and cultural transformations.