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…of the most influential political pamphlets ever published, and on the monumental undertaking that would eventually lead to Das Kapital. It is not the Wheen's goal to demonize or discover keys to Marx's behavior; rather, it is to reveal his true nature…

…, Anton. Mein Politisches Erwachen. Munich: Hoheneichen Verlag, 1924. Feder, Gottfried. Das Program der NSDAP und seine weltanschaulichen Grundgedanken. Munich: Verlag Frz. Eher, 1932. Hitler, Adolf. Mein Kampf. trans. by Ralph Mannheim. Boston…

…. They called themselves Kwu-da, "coming out." When a Kiowa says "Behold, I stand in good relation to all things," he reflects his feeling of oneness with the universe. The Kiowa have also referred to themselves by the name "Kom-pa-bianta", or people of the "large…

…on the border between Nevada and California. The area was first discovered by the Washoe Indians. They named the Lake Da-ow-a-ga, which translates to “ edge of the lake.” Early explorers, unaccustomed to the Native American dialect, interpreted this name…

…was established following the Portuguese expedition led by Vasco da Gama which traveled to India using this route in 1497. This trade route while not especially important in the 16th and 17th centuries, was to increase in consequence with the growth in European power…

…, where the Oracle of Delphi was located. The Fon people of West Africa had a sun god named Liza. His sister-wife Mawu, was the moon-god. With the help of the cosmic serpent Da, they created the universe. Liza’s son Gu shaped the world. Liza was the god…

…qualitadi, quando da ogni vituperevole parte dovrebbero biasimarlo. Onde io, per non incorrere in questo errore, ho eletti non quelli che sono principi, ma quelli che per le infinite buone parti loro meriterebbono di essere; non quelli che potrebbero di gradi…

…that he attended in 1888-94. He was the best pupil in the school and earned a full scholarship to the Tbilisi Theological Seminary. While he studied the priesthood, Stalin read forbidden literature, including Marx’s Das Kapital, and soon converted to a new…

…the symphonies (No.2, 1872, and No.3 1875) but more dramatic conceptions like The Tempest (overture, 1873), the tone-poem Francesca da Rimini (1876) and two masterpieces, Romeo and Juliet composed in 1869, and produced and revised a year later, and the magnificent…

…Italian cardinals and in effect created another church. This was the Great Schism. Robert took up the name Clement VII and prepared to invade Rome. Urban enlisted the help of a young Italian noblemen by the name of Alberico da Barbiano. Alberico had raised…