The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 8Grolier, 1985 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 194
... major part of any society's educational process . An unfortunate consequence has been that politicians , journalists , and law enforcement agencies have sometimes made use of the fear of crime to fur- ther their own ends . The American ...
... major part of any society's educational process . An unfortunate consequence has been that politicians , journalists , and law enforcement agencies have sometimes made use of the fear of crime to fur- ther their own ends . The American ...
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... Major Generals . After suppressing a Royal- ist rising in 1655 , Cromwell reduced the standing army , raised a local mounted militia for internal security , and divided England into 11 military districts , each under a major general . The ...
... Major Generals . After suppressing a Royal- ist rising in 1655 , Cromwell reduced the standing army , raised a local mounted militia for internal security , and divided England into 11 military districts , each under a major general . The ...
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... major Danish islands cover the distance from Jutland in the west to the Swedish coast in the east , leaving only three narrow channels for seaborne traffic between the Baltic Sea and the Atlantic Ocean . Thus Denmark was the bridge ...
... major Danish islands cover the distance from Jutland in the west to the Swedish coast in the east , leaving only three narrow channels for seaborne traffic between the Baltic Sea and the Atlantic Ocean . Thus Denmark was the bridge ...
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