The Age of Faction
The Age of Faction

Author: Alan Marshall

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 9780719049750

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Monarchical government in the later 17th century was a political fact of life and remains central to an understanding of the period. The subject of this book is the court of the later Stuart kings in the period 1660-1702. Its purpose is to provide an introduction to some of the emergent themes of court politics, culture and society. Marshall achieves this by analyzing the ritual side of court government in its structural, political and cultural guises.

A Tale of Two Factions
A Tale of Two Factions

Author: Jane Hathaway

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 2012-02-01

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 0791486109

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Winner of the 2003 Ohio Academy of History Outstanding Publication Award This revisionist study reevaluates the origins and foundation myths of the Faqaris and Qasimis, two rival factions that divided Egyptian society during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, when Egypt was the largest province in the Ottoman Empire. In answer to the enduring mystery surrounding the factions' origins, Jane Hathaway places their emergence within the generalized crisis that the Ottoman Empire—like much of the rest of the world—suffered during the early modern period, while uncovering a symbiosis between Ottoman Egypt and Yemen that was critical to their formation. In addition, she scrutinizes the factions' foundation myths, deconstructing their tropes and symbols to reveal their connections to much older popular narratives. Drawing on parallels from a wide array of cultures, she demonstrates with striking originality how rituals such as storytelling and public processions, as well as identifying colors and emblems, could serve to reinforce factional identity.

Athens after the Peloponnesian War (Routledge Revivals)
Athens after the Peloponnesian War (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Barry Strauss

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-06-17

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1317697693

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Historians are used to studying the origins of war. The rebuilding in the aftermath of war is a subject that – at least in the case of Athens – has received far less attention. Along with the problems of reconstructing the economy and replenishing the population, the problem of renegotiating political consensus was equally acute. Athens after the Peloponnesian War, first published in 1986, undertakes a radically new investigation into the nature of Athenian political groups. The general model of ‘faction’ provided by political anthropology provides an indispensable paradigm for the Athenian case. More widely, Professor Strauss argues for the importance of the economic, social and ideological changes resulting from the Peloponnesian War in the development of political nexus. Athens after the Peloponnesian War offers a detailed demographic analysis, astute insight into political discourse, and is altogether one of the most thorough treatments of this important period in the Athenian democracy.

Four
Four

Author: Veronica Roth

Publisher: Harper Fire

Published: 2024-04-11

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780008662257

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Fans of the Divergent series by No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth will be thrilled by Four: A Divergent Collection, a companion volume that includes four pre-Divergent stories told from Tobias Eaton's point of view. DIVERGENT, INSURGENT and ALLEGIANT were major blockbuster movies in 2014, 2015 and 2016. Readers first encountered Tobias Eaton as "Four" in Divergent. His voice is an integral part of Allegiant. Readers will find more of this charismatic character's backstory told from his own perspective in Four: A Divergent Collection. When read together, these long narrative pieces illuminate the defining moments in Tobias Eaton's life. The first three pieces in this volume - "The Transfer," "The Initiate," and "The Son" - follow Tobias's transfer from Abnegation to Dauntless, his Dauntless initiation, and the first clues that a foul plan is brewing in the leadership of two factions. The fourth story, "The Traitor," runs parallel with the events of Divergent, giving readers a glimpse into the decisions of loyalty - and love - that Tobias makes in the weeks after he meets Tris Prior. Exclusive scenes included!

Engines of Change
Engines of Change

Author: Daniel DiSalvo

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2012-06-15

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 0199891710

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Engines of Change, which is in the Oxford Studies in Postwar American Political Development series, provides the first full account of the role of national intra-party "factions" in American politics. Drawing from the last 150 years of American political history, DiSalvo explains how factions have shaped the parties' ideologies, impacted presidential nominations, structured patterns of presidential governance, and impacted the development of the American state.

The Age of Federalism
The Age of Federalism

Author: Stanley M. Elkins

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 1995-02-23

Total Pages: 952

ISBN-13: 9780195093810

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A history of the Federalist period combines biographical insights with analysis and reflection to capture the sweeping issues, remarkable personalities, and intricate controversies of the time in a swiftly moving narrative.

The Unofficial Divergent Aptitude Test
The Unofficial Divergent Aptitude Test

Author: Noel St. Clair

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2015-02-15

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 1440585156

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Find your faction with this aptitude test! Ever wonder what faction you'd be placed in if you were a part of the bestselling Divergent series? Would you be dauntless like Christina, erudite like Caleb, or divergent like Tris? Filled with hundreds of personality questions, this book guides you through different scenarios to help you demonstrate your virtues, uncover your strengths, and discover your true faction. You'll go through the rigorous process of determining what group you belong to--the Abnegation (the selfless), Amity (the peaceful), Candor (the honest), Dauntless (the Brave), or Erudite (the intellectual)--or if you're divergent and best suited for more than one faction. Your results will also detail why you belong in that division and how your life will change upon initiation. Complete with advice for being the best member of your faction, The Unofficial Divergent Aptitude Test challenges you to prove that you have what it takes to live in Tris's world.

The Court of the Blind King
The Court of the Blind King

Author: David Guymer

Publisher: Games Workshop

Published: 2020-07-07

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 9781789991321

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Idoneth Deepkins vs Chaos - let battle commence. Deep beneath the oceans of Ghyran, in kingdoms forgotten by gods and time and overlooked by the ravages of Chaos, the Idoneth Deepkin endure in bitter solitude. However, the Jade Throne of Briomdar sits empty, its long isolation threatened as never before in its history. The Everqueen’s warsong awakens the forests of both land and sea and everywhere the diseased knights of Nurgle fight to the last foetid breath for the verdant Realm they claim as theirs. But, for Prince Lurien this time of peril is one ripe with opportunity. It will take every drop of wit, guile, and treachery the prince has to overcome not only the myriad foes of the Idoneth, but his fellow Deepkin as well.

The Age of Oligarchy
The Age of Oligarchy

Author: Geoffrey Holmes

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-07-16

Total Pages: 550

ISBN-13: 1317894251

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The second volume, on early and mid-Georgian Britain, shows how the country used its expanding wealth, its new-found social cohesion at home and its international influence abroad to become not only a European but an imperial power. As with the first volume, every aspect of the period is covered.

A Europe of Courts, a Europe of Factions
A Europe of Courts, a Europe of Factions

Author: Ruben Gonzalez Cuerva

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2017-08-28

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 9004350586

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In A Europe of Courts, a Europe of Factions the contributors offer an analysis of the political groups of the most representative European courts of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Transcending individual cases, this collection presents the first comparative overview of the phenomenon of court factionalism. Through original research and a critical approach, González Cuerva and Koller explore in depth the emergence, coexistence and image of court factions. This contribution to the debate on the nature of early modern policy-making is enriched with a European-wide focus, which allows comparison of the circumstantial and micropolitical factors accounting for the spread of factions and the conditions in which they functioned. It also allows partisan sources to be examined with the necessary caution. Contributors are Stefano Andretta, Janet Dickinson, Luc Duerloo, Pavel Marek, José Martínez Millán, Toby Osborne, David Potter, Jonathan Spangler, Evrim Türkçelik, and Maria Antonietta Visceglia.