10 BÜCHER, DIE MIT «OVERMIGHTY» IM ZUSAMMENHANG STEHEN
Entdecke den Gebrauch von
overmighty in der folgenden bibliographischen Auswahl. Bücher, die mit
overmighty im Zusammenhang stehen und kurze Auszüge derselben, um seinen Gebrauch in der Literatur kontextbezogen darzustellen.
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Marxism: The Inner Dialogues
The characteristic malaise of aristocratic supremacy in English society was what
English social diagnosticians were to recognize and describe as "the overmighty
subject." ... As a rough approximation, over- mighty subjects were men who in ...
2
Re-viewing Le Morte Darthur: Texts and Contexts, Characters ...
The danger, of course, was that the frontier lord might use that power in his own
interest, even against the king himself.4 Indeed, Fortescue, who coined the term '
overmighty subject' for these nobles, believed that Henry VI had doomed his ...
Kevin Sean Whetter, Raluca Radulescu, 2005
Overmighty magnates did not, however, emerge in Henry VII«s reign in the same
way. One reason is the absence of Henry«s close relatives and his limited
generosity to those he did have. There was no one to compare with the dukes of
...
4
Contemporary Mexico: Papers of the IV International Congress ...
In this connection, J. H. Hexter's comments about the English landed aristocracy
would appear equally valid for Mexico: It seems to me that if we were to examine
the story of the overmighty subject we might learn a great deal about the way the
...
James Wallace Wilkie, Michael C. Meyer, Edna Monzón de Wilkie, 1976
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Society, Politics and Culture: Studies in Early Modern England
The following pages attempt to explain how he did so, and also seek to throw
light on the tactics by which the Tudors sought to undermine the influence of
subjects thought to be "overmighty", as well as the defensive reactions to which
these ...
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Organizational Behaviour: Performance Management in Practice
The extent and prevalenceof pressure groups and lobbies, and the extenttowhich
organizations feel thatitis in their own best intereststo extend formsof
influenceand representation to them (see Box 9.4). Overmighty subjects and
departments ...
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Henry VI and the Politics of Kingship
IV and Burns 1985: p. 785 and n. 29, who find Fortescue's vision of the
constitution a just one. Overmighty subjects are dealt with in Governance', ch. IX.
One obvious flaw in Fortescue's argument is the case of John of Gaunt, very rich
and very ...
8
The Third Revolution: Professional Elites in the Modern World
The multinational corporations are the 'overmighty subjects' of the modern age.
Like the English barons under King John or the German princes under the Holy
Roman Empire, they are extremely difficult to control. They represent a new form
of ...
Professor Harold Perkin, 2002
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On Tycho's Island: Tycho Brahe, Science, and Culture in the ...
An overmighty subject tried to compel the ruler to act. A ruler had but two choices
in facing an overmighty subject: confront and crush him, or else become his
puppet. Young King Christian IV, surrounded by sagacious and loyal advisors,
was ...
John Robert Christianson, 2003
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Living Inside Our Hope: A Steadfast Radical's Thoughts on ...
feudal barons, overmighty subjects, corrupt Lord Chancellors, kings and their
courtiers, overmighty generals, the vast apparatus of Old Corruption, inhumane
employers, overmighty commissioners of police, imperial adventurers and ...
10 NACHRICHTEN, IN DENEN DER BEGRIFF «OVERMIGHTY» VORKOMMT
Erfahre, worüber man in den einheimischen und internationalen Medien spricht und wie der Begriff
overmighty im Kontext der folgenden Nachrichten gebraucht wird.
Like 95% of women, I don't regret my abortion - it was the happiest …
... he of the overmighty sperm. Thinking back on those weeks now, I can scarcely remember a time in my early twenties when I was as positive, ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
7/7 led to wars abroad and loss of freedoms at home... but do we …
... for unelected and unaccountable intelligence services working with their Goliath-like co-conspirators, the overmighty banks and multinational ... «RINF Alternative News, Jul 15»
PM has a cheek invoking a British bill of rights on Magna Carta …
... we have seen since the reforms of 2009 a reassertion of backbench power against the 20th century's great trend: the overmighty executive. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
Putin's Poodle
... contractor at the CIA and the US National Security Agency, is lauded by radical campaigners as a whistleblower against the overmighty state. «The Times, Jun 15»
Pseudo-left seek formation of Scottish Syriza
... jobs and living standards demanded by the ruling elite, he commented, “I'm not saying that the SNP has become overmighty at the moment, ... «World Socialist Web Site, Jun 15»
'Scottish Syriza' gains support from left in Greece, Spain and Canada
He added: "I'm not saying that the SNP has become overmighty at the moment, but I think in a democracy it is not healthy for the parties or ... «Herald Scotland, Jun 15»
“Game of Thrones” politics: War makes for strange bedfellows, indeed
Without this literal political capital, monarchs quickly became less powerful than their “overmighty vassals.” One strategy that kings and queens ... «Salon, Apr 15»
'Washington's Revolution' by Robert Middlekauff
... being that he nurtured in his men the notion that, as Middlekauff puts it, “their fight was for themselves, not for an overmighty lord and master.''. «Boston Globe, Feb 15»
Greenpeace has jumped the whale
... homespun collective of gallant eco-crusaders in chunky-knit sweaters and rubber dinghies, rather than the thuggish, overmighty zealots they ... «Breitbart News, Feb 15»
Inequality as a Religious Issue: A Conversation With the Archbishop …
A. It tends to result in the development of overmighty areas within society, and at the same time of people who are excluded and forgotten. «New York Times, Jan 15»
