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Some of the poems in this collection are reprinted from other sources but many appear in print for the first time. The collection opens with a memorial poem to Adair Archer and the grouping of the contents is under the headings: Rhymes and rhythms; Balkan songs; The wonderful child; Of Babylon; Fantasia; Autumn and winter.
“The technique of poetry is vividly manifest in the present volume of poems, as well as some ingenuity and warm imagination; but the dramatic lucidity of emotion is still absent.”
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TUCKER, IRWIN ST JOHN. History of imperialism. *$2.25 Rand school of social science 321.03
“There is a straight line of descent from the throne of Menes to the chair of Wilson; a straight course of empire from that far off day when Upper and Lower Egypt were united beneath the crown of the first empire, to the day when the expanding credits of America forced her imperial merchants to create an imperial figurehead. Our symptoms of imperialism are identical with those which all budding empires have displayed.” (Foreword) For a better understanding of imperialism the book takes up the study of the separate nations from earliest history both before and after the great spotlight of imperial power picked them out for the stage of some particular act. In conclusion the author points out the two forces that are now struggling in our political structure to head us either towards an empire or an industrial republic. The book falls into two parts: ancient and modern imperialism. Part 1 contains: The book of Egypt—of Babylon—of Persia—of Greece—of Rome—of Nicea; part 2: The book of Islam—of France—of Germany—of Spain; The strife of the Eagles; The book of England—of India—of America.
“Throughout the work there are numerous excerpts from ancient documents which are of absorbing interest and which throw a stream of light into many dark corners. The style, too, is a departure from the customary method of dealing with economic subjects. There is only one defect in the making of the book that we note. There is no index.” James Oneal
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