Walter van Tilburg Clark: …the background for his novel The City of Trembling Leaves (1945), the story of a sensitive adolescent boy’s development. His best-known work is The Ox-Bow Incident (1940). The story of a lynching in 1885 of three innocent men, it conveys a powerful and dramatic insight into mob psychology. A film…

Federico Fellini: Mature years of Federico Fellini: …La città delle donne (1980; City of Women), E la nave va (1983; And the Ship Sails On), Ginger e Fred (1985; Ginger and Fred), Intervista (1987; “Interview”), and La voce della luna (1990; The Voice of the Moon), his last feature film. Unified only by his flair for the…

Merchant and Ivory: After Merchant’s death, Ivory directed The City of Your Final Destination (2009). He later wrote the Oscar-winning screenplay for Call Me by Your Name (2017), which he adapted from a novel by André Aciman. In 2021 he published the memoir Solid Ivory.

Kevin Bacon: Breakthrough in Footloose and later film career: …but corrupt FBI agent in City on a Hill (2019–22). He played himself in The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022).

columbiform: Importance to humans: …together with escapes, established the feral populations in numerous European towns, in North America (where it is often known simply as the “city pigeon”), and other parts of the world as far away as Australia. Being naturally adapted to rocky ravines, sea cliffs, and barren sites, the bird has readily…

urban planning, design and regulation of the uses of space that focus on the physical form, economic functions, and social impacts of the urban environment and on the location of different activities within it. Because urban planning draws upon engineering, architectural, and social and political

New York City: Planning the modern metropolis: …successful, and in 1990 the City Planning Commission established new building districts in an attempt to decrease the flood of new building in Manhattan.

Umberto Boccioni: The City Rises (1910–11), however, is an exemplary Futurist painting in its representation of dynamism, motion, and speed. The swirling human figures in its crowd scenes are repetitively fragmented according to the Futurist style, but the rhythmic muscular energy they generate is unrelated to the…

ancient Rome: Developments in the provinces: …miles into the surrounding landscape, city senators had not only to collect taxes but also to build roads and carry out much rural police work. Within their cities, too, senators had to see to the collection of taxes and tolls; as a group, they had to oversee and assign the…

Billy Crystal: …roles in the comedy western City Slickers (1991) and its sequel, City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly’s Gold (1994), and in Woody Allen’s Deconstructing Harry (1997). In 1992 he made his film directorial debut with Mr. Saturday Night, a dramedy that centred on the life of a fading stand-up…

Billy Crystal: …Slickers (1991) and its sequel, City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly’s Gold (1994), and in Woody Allen’s Deconstructing Harry (1997). In 1992 he made his film directorial debut with Mr. Saturday Night, a dramedy that centred on the life of a fading stand-up comedian, which he also cowrote, produced,…

Lambeau Field, football stadium in Green Bay, Wisconsin, that is the home of the city’s NFL team, the Packers. It is the oldest stadium with an NFL team in continuous residence but has been much enlarged since opening in 1957. (Read Walter Camp’s 1903 Britannica essay on inventing American

Rouben Mamoulian: Films of the 1930s: …he relocated to Hollywood was City Streets (1931), one of the better early gangster films. Although it was not as celebrated as Little Caesar (1931), The Public Enemy (1931), and Scarface: The Shame of a Nation (1932), City Streets is arguably more visually sophisticated than any of them. Written by…

Edward Hoagland: Novels and short stories: …also published the short-story collections City Tales (1986), The Final Fate of the Alligators (1992), and The Devil’s Tub (2014).

mass transit, the movement of people within urban areas using group travel technologies such as buses and trains. The essential feature of mass transportation is that many people are carried in the same vehicle (e.g., buses) or collection of attached vehicles (trains). This makes it possible to

mass transit, the movement of people within urban areas using group travel technologies such as buses and trains. The essential feature of mass transportation is that many people are carried in the same vehicle (e.g., buses) or collection of attached vehicles (trains). This makes it possible to

The City University of New York (CUNY), system of higher education institutions in New York, New York, U.S. It was created in 1961 to combine New York City’s municipally supported colleges (now numbering 21, including the CUNY Baccalaureate Program). The university includes the Graduate School and

Leeds: …opened in 1878, and the City Varieties music hall, which was founded above a pub in 1865 and featured performances headlined by Charlie Chaplin, Lillie Langtry, and Harry Houdini, among others. For some 30 years (1953–83), City Varieties also hosted the British Broadcasting Corporation’s television variety show The Good Old…

12 Contemporary Black Authors You Must Read: N.K. Jemisin: Her novel The City We Became marked the beginning of a new series of books—the Great Cities series—set in New York City.

City of London, municipal corporation and borough, London, England. Sometimes called “the Square Mile,” it is one of the 33 boroughs that make up the large metropolis of Greater London. The borough lies on the north bank of the River Thames between the Temple Bar memorial pillar (commemorating the

urban culture: Definitions of the city and urban cultures: Max Weber in The City (1921) provided another definition of the city, similar to Pirenne’s, when he contrasted “Occidental” with “Oriental” urbanism. According to Weber, five attributes define an urban community: it must possess (1) a fortification, (2) a market, (3) a law code and court system of…

political system: Cities: …populations over 10,000 operate under council-manager governments. In council-manager systems the council is generally small, elected at large on a nonpartisan ballot for overlapping four-year terms; no other offices are directly elected, and the mayor, who presides at council meetings and performs mainly ceremonial functions, is chosen by the council…

city-region, model of urban development, predominant in North America, that is characterized by extensive urban sprawl and the development of highly powerful economic poles located in the suburbs. City-regions represent the most advanced stage of urban development that exists today. Worldwide, the

city-state, a political system consisting of an independent city having sovereignty over contiguous territory and serving as a centre and leader of political, economic, and cultural life. The term originated in England in the late 19th century and has been applied especially to the cities of

Zip2: …for Zip2 to merge with CitySearch, which provided a similar service, Musk organized a revolt and prevailed upon the board of directors to remove Sorkin as CEO. Sorkin was replaced by Derek Proudian. In 1999 Compaq Computer Corp. purchased Zip2 for $307 million, and Zip2 became a unit of the…

Convergence and Union, historical political party that supported greater autonomy for Catalonia within Spain. The party advocated for greater European integration and held moderate positions on economic policy. The Convergence and Union (CiU) was established in 1978 as an alliance between the

Romania: New constitution: …years later, under Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă. In this decade there has been a notable increase in support for nationalist parties, such as the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), which has questioned Romania’s EU membership and its support for Ukraine in its war against Russia.

Ciucaș, mountain peak in Romania, at 6,099 feet (1,859 metres) the highest point in the Buzău Mountains. It is a picturesque mountain noted for the strange shapes of its limestone and conglomerate rocks, which are known locally as the Frying Pans but have the appearance of chimney

Ciucaș, mountain peak in Romania, at 6,099 feet (1,859 metres) the highest point in the Buzău Mountains. It is a picturesque mountain noted for the strange shapes of its limestone and conglomerate rocks, which are known locally as the Frying Pans but have the appearance of chimney

Ciudad Acuña, city, northern Coahuila estado (state), northeastern Mexico. The city is on the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte) just across the U.S.-Mexico border from Del Rio, Texas, and is a port of entry. Ciudad Acuña is also a commercial and manufacturing centre for the agricultural hinterland.

Ciudad Bolívar, city, capital of Bolívar estado (state), southeastern Venezuela. It lies on a small hill on the south bank of the Orinoco River, opposite Soledad on the north. Its elevation ranges from 85 to 246 feet (26 to 75 metres) above sea level; the average annual temperature is in the

Chetumal, city, capital of Quintana Roo estado (state), southeastern Mexico. It is situated in the eastern Yucatán Peninsula, just north of the Belizean border. Chetumal lies at the mouth of the Hondo River on the Bay of Chetumal (an extension of the Caribbean Sea), at an elevation of 20 feet (6

Guatemala City, capital of Guatemala, the largest city in Central America, and the political, social, cultural, and economic center of Guatemala. Lying in a valley of the central highlands at an elevation of 4,897 feet (1,493 meters) above sea level, it has a temperate and invigorating mountain

Equatorial Guinea: Independence of Equatorial Guinea: In January 2026 Ciudad de la Paz, a city on the mainland, was designated as the country’s new capital. It replaced Malabo, located on the island of Bioko. Many government offices initially remained at Malabo until they could be transferred to the new capital.

Isabel Allende: Other novels and fiction: …ciudad de las bestias (City of the Beasts).

Mexico City, city and capital of Mexico, synonymous with the Federal District (Distrito Federal; D.F.). The term Mexico City can also apply to the capital’s metropolitan area, which includes the Federal District but extends beyond it to the west, north, and east, where the state (estado) of México

Mexico City, city and capital of Mexico, synonymous with the Federal District (Distrito Federal; D.F.). The term Mexico City can also apply to the capital’s metropolitan area, which includes the Federal District but extends beyond it to the west, north, and east, where the state (estado) of México

Panama City, capital of the Republic of Panama. It is located in the east-central part of the country near the Pacific Ocean terminus of the Panama Canal, on the Gulf of Panama. Area city, 38.5 square miles (100 square km). Pop. (2010) city, 430,299; (2010 est.) urban agglomeration, 1,378,000. The

Valles, city, eastern San Luis Potosí estado (state), northeastern Mexico. It lies along the Tampaon (or Valles) River, west-southwest of Tampico. Sugarcane, citrus fruits, avocados, coffee, tobacco, and cattle are processed there, and lumbering (principally pine) is also important. The city is a

Campeche: At the lagoon’s entrance is Ciudad del Carmen, the chief port and petroleum depot of the area.

Ciudad del Este, city, eastern Paraguay. It is situated directly on the right bank of the Paraná River at the border with Brazil, but it is considered part of the tri-border region that includes Argentina. Founded in 1957, the city was converted from a tropical forest into Paraguay’s second most

Ciudad Delicias, city, east-central Chihuahua estado (state), north-central Mexico, located southeast of Chihuahua city, the state capital, and near the San Pedro River. It is a commercial and manufacturing centre for an irrigated agricultural area. Cotton, wheat, and wine grapes are the principal

Ciudad Guayana, city and industrial port complex, northeastern Bolívar estado (state), Venezuela, at the confluence of the Caroní and Orinoco rivers in the Guiana Highlands. Taking its name from the Guiana (Guayana) region, the traditional designation of Bolívar state, it was founded by the state

Ciudad Guzmán, city, south-central Jalisco estado (state), west-central Mexico, near Lake Zapotlán’s south shore. It lies between the Sierra Tapalpa and the Cerro del Tigre, at 4,944 feet (1,507 meters) above sea level. Beans, corn (maize), wheat, and other products grown in the vicinity are

Ciudad Hidalgo, city, northeastern Michoacán estado (state), west-central Mexico. It lies on the Mesa Central at an elevation of 7,740 feet (2,359 metres) above sea level, near the Tuxpan River, about 40 miles (65 km) east of Morelia, the state capital. The city, formerly known as Villa Hidalgo,

Juárez, city, northern Chihuahua estado (state), northern Mexico. It is located on the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte) opposite El Paso, Texas, U.S., with which it is connected by bridges. Formerly known as El Paso del Norte, it was renamed in 1888 for the Mexican president Benito Juárez, who

Battle of Ciudad Juárez, (7 April–10 May 1911), defining battle that marked the end of the first phase of the Mexican Revolution (1910–20). Seeking to end the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz, rebel forces, led by Pancho Villa and Pascual Orozco, attacked Federal forces at Ciudad Juárez (located just

Ciudad Mante, city, southern Tamaulipas estado (state), northeastern Mexico. Formerly known as Villa Juárez, it lies at 272 feet (83 metres) above sea level just south of the confluence of the Tamesí and Mante rivers and almost due south of Ciudad Victoria, the state capital. It is the commercial

Ciudad Mendoza, city, west-central Veracruz estado (state), east-central Mexico. Formerly known as Santa Rosa, it lies on the Blanco River at the south foot of Volcano Pico de Orizaba, in the Sierra Madre Oriental. Although once primarily a textile (cotton ginning and weaving) and agricultural

Ciudad Obregón, city, southern Sonora estado (state), northwestern Mexico. It lies in the heart of the Yaqui valley, at 330 feet (100 metres) above sea level on the coastal plain, near the Yaqui River. The climate is hot and dry. With the completion in the 1950s of irrigation projects on the Yaqui,

Ciudad Ojeda, city, Zulia estado (state), northwestern Venezuela. Lying on the northeastern shore of Lake Maracaibo, Ciudad Ojeda is an important oil centre. Just to the south of Ciudad Ojeda lies the Lagunillas oil field, the largest in Latin America. From derricks on land and in the water, oil is

Mexico City: City layout: …settlements and slums known as ciudades perdidas (“lost cities”) have occupied formerly green areas, unused lots, and vast areas of dry lake beds, especially along the city’s northwestern and eastern peripheries. Many develop into permanently built-up areas, such as the suburb of Nezahualcóyotl, which has spread across the lake bed…

Piedras Negras, city and border port of entry, northeastern Coahuila estado (state), northeastern Mexico. It lies at 722 feet (220 metres) above sea level on the Rio Grande (Bravo del Norte River), just across from Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S., with which it is connected by two bridges. It was founded

Ciudad Real, provincia (province), southwestern Castile–La Mancha comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), south-central Spain, one of five provinces formed from the ancient region of New Castile. In the east and centre, high plains form part of the flat, dry windmill region known as La Mancha,

Ciudad Real, city, capital of Ciudad Real provincia (province), in Castile–La Mancha comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), south-central Spain. On a fertile plain watered by the Guadiana and Jabalón rivers, it was founded in 1255 by Alfonso X (the Wise) as Villa Real and declared a city by

Salto del Guairá: …earliest colonial settlements in Paraguay, Ciudad Real, which was established in 1556 by Rui Díaz de Melgarejo. The original settlement was abandoned in the 17th century. The modern town is linked by bridge to the Brazilian port city of Guaíra and is a centre of international trade. The local economy…

Ciudad Rodrigo, city, western Salamanca provincia (province), in southwestern Castile-León comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), near the Portuguese border in western Spain. Named for Count Rodrigo González, who founded it in 1150, the city, situated on a rise above the Agueda River, was

Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic. It is situated on the southeast coast of the island of Hispaniola, at the mouth of the Ozama River, and is the oldest permanent city established by Europeans in the Western Hemisphere. The city is also the seat of the oldest Roman Catholic

Ciudad Universitaria, a northern sector of Madrid. The 16th-century Universidad de Madrid (then the Universidad de Alcalá de Henares) was moved to the San Bernardo neighbourhood of Madrid in 1836; it was again relocated in the late 1920s to its present site. Destroyed during the Spanish Civil War,

Caracas: Education: …of a new campus, called Ciudad Universitaria (University City), began in 1945. Designed by Carlos Raúl Villanueva, Ciudad Universitaria was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2000 in recognition of being an excellent example of modernist architecture. Other higher-educational institutions include Simón Bolívar University, which is public and oriented…

Ciudad Victoria, city, capital of Tamaulipas estado (state), northeastern Mexico. It lies in the western part of the state at 1,053 feet (321 metres) above sea level on the San Marcos River, about 300 miles (480 km) north of Mexico City. A settlement was founded on the site in 1750, and in 1825 it

Antigua Guatemala, city, southwestern Guatemala, at an elevation of 5,029 feet (1,533 meters). Antigua is nestled in the central highlands of Guatemala and was one of the principal centers of colonial administration, religion, and culture in the region that encompasses much of Central America.

The Time of the Hero, novel by Mario Vargas Llosa, published in 1963 as La ciudad y los perros (“The City and the Dogs”). The novel describes adolescents in a Peruvian military school striving to survive in a hostile and violent environment. The corruption of the military school suggests a larger

St. John of God ; canonized 1690; feast day March 8) was the founder of the Hospitaller Order of St. John of God (Brothers Hospitallers), a Roman Catholic religious order of brothers dedicated to nursing the poor and the sick. In 1886 Pope Leo XIII declared him patron saint of hospitals and the

pre-Columbian civilizations: The Chimú state: …large rectangular enclosures sometimes called ciudadelas (“citadels”). These were surrounded by tapering adobe walls, 10 feet thick at the base and about 30 feet high. They ranged in size from about 400 by 200 yards to 650 by 400 yards.

Teotihuacán: …of the avenue lies the Ciudadela (“Citadel”), a large square courtyard covering 38 acres (15 hectares). Within the Citadel stands the Temple of Quetzalcóatl (the Feathered Serpent) in the form of a truncated pyramid; projecting from its ornately decorated walls are numerous stone heads of the deity. The temple walls…

José Agustín: …Circle”) and the award-winning novel Ciudades desiertas (1982; “Deserted Cities”). In 1985 Agustín published an autobiography, El rock de la cárcel (“Jailhouse Rock”); a collection of essays, La nueva música clásica (“The New Classical Music”); and the novels Ahí viene la plaga (“Here Comes the Plague”) and Furor matutino (“Morning…

Lithuania: The arts: The composer and painter Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875–1911), considered one of Lithuania’s most outstanding artists of the early 20th century, was actively involved with the school. Moreover, some of the Lithuanian artists who opposed Soviet ideological constraints produced theatre and art of lasting significance. After the second Soviet occupation…

South Asian arts: Epics: …Peruṅkatai (“The Great Story”), the Cīvakacintāmaṇi (“The Amulet of Cīvakaṉ”) by Tiruttakkatēvar, and Cūḷāmaṇĭ (“The Crest Jewel”) by Tōlāmoḻittēvar. The last three works depict Jaina kings and their ideals of the good life, nonviolence, and the attainment of salvation through self-sacrifice. They are also characterized by excellent descriptions of city…

Andrea Palladio: Early life and works: In elevation the Palazzo Civena is close to the High Renaissance palace type developed in the early 16th century in Rome. In plan it resembles Sanmicheli’s Palazzo Canossa (c. 1535) in Verona. An innovative feature is the use of traditional arcaded pavement of northern Italy behind the main…

skunk: Spotted skunks (genus Spilogale) live from southwestern Canada to Costa Rica. Except for a white spot between the eyes, their spots are actually a series of interrupted stripes running down their back and sides. The spotted skunks are the smallest skunks, about the size of…

chemoreception: Territorial behavior: The major ingredient, called civet, or civetone, is an unusual compound, with 17 carbon atoms that form a ring. Musk deer produce a similar compound (with 15 carbon atoms in a ring), and both compounds were widely used in perfumery until similar synthetic compounds were produced.

civet, any of a number of long-bodied, short-legged carnivores of the family Viverridae. There are about 15 to 20 species, placed in 10 to 12 genera. Civets are found in Africa, southern Europe, and Asia. Rather catlike in appearance, they have a thickly furred tail, small ears, and a pointed

skunk: Spotted skunks (genus Spilogale) live from southwestern Canada to Costa Rica. Except for a white spot between the eyes, their spots are actually a series of interrupted stripes running down their back and sides. The spotted skunks are the smallest skunks, about the size of…

civet, any of a number of long-bodied, short-legged carnivores of the family Viverridae. There are about 15 to 20 species, placed in 10 to 12 genera. Civets are found in Africa, southern Europe, and Asia. Rather catlike in appearance, they have a thickly furred tail, small ears, and a pointed

kopi luwak, the coffee bean or specialty coffee that is digested by, fermented within, and then excreted by the Asian palm civet—popularly called a luwak in Indonesia but found throughout South and Southeast Asia. The coffee bean produced in that manner was discovered and collected by native

Leopold Ružička: …the molecules of muskone and civetone, important to the perfume industry, contain rings of 15 and 17 carbon atoms, respectively. Before this discovery, rings with more than eight atoms had been unknown and indeed had been believed to be too unstable to exist. Ružička’s discovery greatly expanded research on these…

civet: …otter civet (Cynogale bennetti), the African civet (Civettictis civetta), and the rare Congo water civet (Genetta piscivora) are semiaquatic. Civets feed on small animals and on vegetable matter. Their litters usually consist of two or three young.

Honda Motor Company, Ltd.: From motorcycles to automobiles: …cars have been the popular Civic (1972– ) and Accord (1976– ) models. Honda has played a pivotal role in the SUV market, with models such as the CR-V (1995– ) ranking among the best-selling vehicles in its class. The company also ventured into trucks with the Ridgeline (2005– ),…

Charles Pasqua: …War (1954–62), Pasqua created the Civic Action Service (Service d’Action Civique; SAC) to protect Gaullist personalities from terrorist bombings and attacks by far-right French Algerians who opposed Algerian independence.

art conservation and restoration: Role of law: …up in 1908, and the Civic Amenities Act of 1967 enabled local planning authorities to define special areas for “conservation and enhancement.” In France, the Commission des Secteurs Sauvegardés was set up in 1962 under André Malraux, minister for cultural affairs, to pursue an active program for public protection of…

civic capacity, capacity of individuals in a democracy to become active citizens and to work together to solve collective problems and of communities to encourage such participation in their members. Civic capacity may be understood as a property of individuals as well as of communities, such as

civic centre, grouping of municipal facilities into a limited precinct often adjacent to the central business district. In smaller cities the civic centre is sometimes combined with the cultural centre. The civic centre has its ultimate base in the Hellenistic concept of an acropolis and in the

political science: Political culture: …Almond and Verba’s edited volume The Civic Culture Revisited (1980), several authors demonstrated that political culture in each of their subject countries was undergoing major change, little of which was predictable from the original study, suggesting that political culture, while more durable than mere public opinion, is never static. Critics…

The Civic Culture, book by Gabriel Abraham Almond and Sidney Verba, published in 1963, that explored the relationship between citizen participation and citizens’ attitudes toward their political system, based on surveys conducted in the United States, the United Kingdom, West Germany, Italy, and

The Civic Culture, book by Gabriel Abraham Almond and Sidney Verba, published in 1963, that explored the relationship between citizen participation and citizens’ attitudes toward their political system, based on surveys conducted in the United States, the United Kingdom, West Germany, Italy, and

Václav Klaus: …1991, Klaus cofounded the centre-right Civic Democratic Party (CDP), serving as its leader until 2002. In 1992 Klaus became premier of the Czech Republic, then (with Slovakia) one of the two constituent republics of Czechoslovakia.

civic engagement, broad set of practices and attitudes of involvement in social and political life that converge to increase the health of a democratic society. The concept of civic engagement has assumed increasing importance as a means to reverse the balkanization of individual interests and the

Czechoslovak history: Velvet Revolution and Velvet Divorce: …the makeshift leadership of the Civic Forum, an opposition group for which the dissident playwright and Charter 77 coauthor Václav Havel served as chief spokesman. In Slovakia a parallel group named Public Against Violence was founded. Daily mass gatherings culminated in a general strike on November 27, during which the…

Bologna: The Civic Museum, founded in 1712 and accommodated since 1881 in the Palazzo Galvani, contains important remains of past civilizations, including collections from the Umbrian (Villanova) civilization and the Etruscan necropolis. The art gallery houses a fine collection of paintings of the Bolognese school (the Carracci,…

Poland: Poland in the 21st century: …was defeated by the centre-right Civic Platform party, which under the premiership of Donald Tusk formed a coalition government with the PSL.

Eva Le Gallienne: In 1926 she founded the Civic Repertory Theatre in New York City to present classics and important foreign plays at low admission prices. Through her productions and translations, she introduced American audiences to the works of Anton Chekhov, Henrik Ibsen, and others; she directed and acted in most of the…

civic republicanism, tradition of political thought that stresses the interconnection of individual freedom and civic participation with the promotion of the common good. The concept of civic republicanism is most easily understood as a form of government that contrasts with autocratic forms of

civic theatre, professional or amateur theatre that is wholly or partly subsidized by the city in which it is located. The term is sometimes used interchangeably with community theatre, meaning a noncommercial, locally based group. European countries such as France, Denmark, and Germany have a long

civic virtue, in political philosophy, personal qualities associated with the effective functioning of the civil and political order, or the preservation of its values and principles. Attempts to define civic virtue vary, as different political systems organize public life around alternative

Cividale del Friuli, town, Friuli–Venezia Giulia regione, northeastern Italy, lying on the Natisone River just northeast of Udine. Founded in Roman times as Forum Julii, perhaps by Julius Caesar, it gave its name to, and was the capital of, Friuli, the first Lombard duchy formed in Italy. From 730

Frederick II: Years as a Crusader: …Frederick in 1232 at the diet of Cividale, strengthened the rule of the princes at the expense of the central power of the empire. These and other steps set back the development of communal self-government in Germany and furthered the independence of the principalities. In the meantime, relations between Frederick…

procedural law: Civil procedure: The rules of every procedural system reflect choices between worthy goals. Different systems, for example, may primarily seek truth, or fairness between the parties, or a speedy resolution, or a consistent application of legal principles. Sometimes these goals will be compatible with each…

Robert Duvall: Tender Mercies, Lonesome Dove, and A Civil Action: Duvall’s performance in A Civil Action (1998) was honored with his third Oscar nomination for best supporting actor. In 2002 he returned to directing with Assassination Tango, in which he played a hit man who, while on an assignment, becomes interested in the tango; he also wrote the…

interstate commerce: The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), which operated from 1938 to 1984, was involved in setting interstate routes as well as regulating fares for the commercial airlines. With the deregulation of the airline industry, however, the role of the CAB was much diminished, and its residual functions…