Books with author Richard Taylor Stevenson

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Lenin, Stalin, Trotsky, Hitler and Goebbels all regarded cinema as their most important weapon for mass political propaganda. This revised and expanded edition of "Film Propaganda" examines the ways in which cinema was used for political purposes by two of the most highly politicised societies in twentieth-century European history. "Film Propaganda" is still to date the only book in English to compare these two cinemas and examine both in depth. Richard Taylor demonstrates how cinema was brought under political control in each country and goes on to explore the themes and stereotypes projected by the feature films that were produced. In so doing, he highlights the means used by the authorities to condition and control the filmgoer as individual spectator and as member of a mass audience. This process is examined in greater depth in a series of detailed analyses of films selected for their particular political significance, including "October", "Alexander Nevsky", "Triumph of the Will", "The Wandering Jew" and, new to this edition, the 1949 Stalin cult film, "The Fall of Berlin".Also new to this edition are appendices with details of films viewed by Hitler and Goebbels, which were captured by the Red Army from Berlin 's ruins in 1945 and were considered by Stalin for release during the film famine years after the war.

High Quality FACSIMILE REPRODUCTION: Stevenson, Richard Taylor, 1853-1919 :John Calvin, The Statesman :1907 :Facsimile: Originally published by Cincinnati : Jennings and Graham ; New York : Eaton and Mains in 1907. Book will be printed in black and white, with grayscale images. Book will be 6 inches wide by 9 inches tall and soft cover bound. Any foldouts will be scaled to page size. If the book is larger than 1000 pages, it will be printed and bound in two parts. Due to the age of the original titles, we cannot be held responsible for missing pages, faded, or cut off text.

To omit Calvin from the forces of Western development is to read history with one eye shut. John Calvin should interest us far more than his doctrine of predestination. This author develops the thesis that Calvin's chief title in modern history is that of the statesman, not merely that of the theologian. Contrasted with Lutheranism, he says, Calvinism was the real strength of the Reformation. This book also delves into the controversy concerning Calvin and Servetus.

As the title suggests, Stevenson takes a rare view of Calvin as statesman, analyzing not only his theological influence, but his impact on government, legislation and organization of the Church. The prologue declares, "The most permanent contributions of Calvin's genius lay less in the line of theology than of statesmanship. Calvin cherished the belief that the Reformation could be accomplished only by regeneration, by separation and by negation . . . . His theology was derivative and less original than his polity, yet he so interpreted the former as to make the latter its logical outcome."

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To omit Calvin from the forces of Western development is to read history with one eye shut. John Calvin should interest us far more than his doctrine of predestination. This author develops the thesis that Calvin's chief title in modern history is that of the statesman, not merely that of the theologian. Contrasted with Lutheranism, he says, Calvinism was the real strength of the Reformation. This book also delves into the controversy concerning Calvin and Servetus.