by W. Jeffrey Tatum (1999)
Publius Clodius Pulcher was a prominent political figure during the last years of the Roman Republic. The first modern, comprehensive biography of Clodius, The Patrician Tribune traces his career from its earliest stages until its end in 52 B.C., when he was murdered by a political rival. Arguing that Clodius's story is crucial to our understanding of Roman constitutional, religious, and social history, Jeffrey Tatum explores Clodius's political successes, as well as the limitations of his popular strategies, within the broader context of Roman political practices. In the process, Tatum illuminates the relationship between the political contests of Rome's elite and the daily struggles of Rome's urban poor.
Rena Pederson
Drawing on exclusive interviews, a journalist and former State Department speechwriter sheds new light on Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, who inspired Burma's first steps towards democracy, and her lifelong fight for liberty.
Luca Fezzi
Publio Clodio Pulcro (93-52 a.C.) nasce da una famiglia di antichissima nobiltà. Fratello della spregiudicata Clodia, la Lesbia cantata da Catullo, sin dagli inizi della carriera politica si rende protagonista di gravi scandali, uscendone miracolosamente indenne. Nel 60 a.C. abiura le proprie origini patrizie divenendo plebeo; due anni dopo si fa eleggere tribuno e inizia una folgorante ascesa politica, sorretto dal favore del popolo. Spregiudicato e audace, gestisce un potere inedito e lo fa in modo particolarmente radicale e violento: combatte i suoi nemici - Cicerone in primis - con le bande armate di piazza, si assicura l'impunità grazie alla connivenza dei triumviri Cesare, Pompeo e Crasso, blinda il proprio successo popolare a colpi di demagogia. Muore per mano dell'avversario Milone, a pochi giorni dalle elezioni alla carica di pretore.
Virginia Jeans Laas
"First written in 1937 and never before published, Bridging Two Eras is the fascinating autobiography of Emily Newell Blair, a remarkable woman who successfully reconciled a productive public life with the traditional values of a housewife and mother."--BOOK JACKET. "Because Blair's life essentially spanned two eras, from the end of the nineteenth century through the middle of the twentieth, she thought of herself as a bridge builder. A dedicated feminist, she wanted her autobiography to help women understand what life was like during that transition time. She had moved from being a conventional, middle-class, midwestern wife and mother to becoming an acclaimed author, a nationally known feminist, and vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee only two years after women gained the right to vote. She felt that her story could encourage women to take their rightful places in public life."--BOOK JACKET.
Sybil Downing and Robert E. Smith
Thomas McDonald Patterson, described by contemporaries as the most prominent figure in Colorado history, achieved a degree of political influence, professional fame, and financial success that makes his relative obscurity a mystery. As the acknowledged leader of the Democratic party from 1876 to 1892, he raised the party's respectability. By engineering a fusion of silver Democrats and populists to challenge Republican dominance, he brought about an effective two-party system. In Patterson's lengthy career he was instrumental in Colorado's quest for statehood, served as territorial delegate to Congress, was the first Democratic U.S. congressman, and later a U.S. senator. As owner and publisher of the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Times, Patterson supported many unpopular causes, among them organized labor. In defending freedom of the press, he survived serious boycotts by large advertisers and a contempt citation by the Colorado Supreme Court. Infuriated by election swindles, Patterson worked with other progressive reformers to curtail corruption in municipal and state government, including the Democratic machine of mayor Robert Speer.