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  • Peter Laslett (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1960): 332; original emphasis. back

    'Trivial Complaints:' The Role of Privacy in Domestic Violence Law and Activism in the U.S. 2008

  • Cowen, Tylon and Derek Parfit, 1992, “Against the Social Discount Rate”, in Laslett and Fishkin 1992, 144-61.

    Intergenerational Justice Meyer, Lukas 2008

  • Laslett, more conservatively, simply says that Locke the philosopher and Locke the political writer should be kept very separate.

    Locke's Political Philosophy Tuckness, Alex 2005

  • The work of family historians in America was shaped to a large degree by the studies of foreign scholars—the Annales school in France and the work of Philippe Aries and Louis Henry in particular; the findings of Peter Laslett in England; and the research of English-born Lawrence Stone who came to America.

    Interpretations of American History Gerald N. Grob 1967

  • The work of family historians in America was shaped to a large degree by the studies of foreign scholars—the Annales school in France and the work of Philippe Aries and Louis Henry in particular; the findings of Peter Laslett in England; and the research of English-born Lawrence Stone who came to America.

    Interpretations of American History Gerald N. Grob 1967

  • The timber is of slow growth, especially valuable for the construction of masts of ships, its durability, strength, and elasticity rendering it particularly suitable for this purpose, and Laslett speaks of it as one of the best woods for working that the carpenter can take in hand, and recommends its use for the decks of yachts, for cabin panels, for joiner's work generally, or for ornamental purposes.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 Various

  • The earliest Carnival in London took place indoors in St Pancras Town Hall in 1959, but it wasn't until 1966 that the London Free School an anarchic and activist adult education project and its president, Rhaune Laslett, organised a free static festival in Notting Hill and saw one steel band player, Russell Henderson, liven things up by leading a procession through the streets.

    Evening Standard - Home David Smyth 2011

  • Ben Laslett and Ollie Gray are both unavailable for the game, but manager Jim Ward will take a squad of around 20 to Norfolk, with several local players also among the triallists on show.

    Kentnews.co.uk News and Sport Headlines 2010

  • Meier, Laslett and Garfield -- when they discovered two homes that had been broken into, according to Cona.

    detnews.com - Local 2009

  • * Laslett, John, ed. '' Failure of a Dream: Essays in the History of American Socialism '' (1984) * Lindemann, Albert S. ''A History of European Socialism' '

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] 2009

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