The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1985 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Political Clubs . Almost from the beginning , conversation at coffeehouses included discussion of politics , and the houses became meeting places for political and conspiratorial gatherings . The Rota , or Coffee Club , founded in 1659 ...
Political Clubs . Almost from the beginning , conversation at coffeehouses included discussion of politics , and the houses became meeting places for political and conspiratorial gatherings . The Rota , or Coffee Club , founded in 1659 ...
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... political de- velopment during the colonial period was the tradition of self - government . With slight re- gional variations , the basic principle was that local political decisions should be made by the property owners residing in the ...
... political de- velopment during the colonial period was the tradition of self - government . With slight re- gional variations , the basic principle was that local political decisions should be made by the property owners residing in the ...
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... political opinion . The columnist , often nationally syndicated , is inde- pendent of , and possibly opposed to , the edi- torial policies of the newspaper in which he appears . The practice of including articles of independ- ent ...
... political opinion . The columnist , often nationally syndicated , is inde- pendent of , and possibly opposed to , the edi- torial policies of the newspaper in which he appears . The practice of including articles of independ- ent ...
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