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  • So while historian Nathan Hatch notes how revolutionary-era Methodists and Baptists “aligned their cause with that of the slave,”18 sociologists Michael Emerson and Christian Smith describe how George Whitefield, the leading revivalist of the pre-revolutionary period, “preached his message of radical equality in Christ, and shared the salvation message with slaves,” but was also “a supporter of slavery.”

    American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

  • Scheduled for this summer and coupled with American unwillingness to lean on the military strongmen now running the country, early elections promise to return Egypt to its pre-revolutionary state of authoritarian rule.

    Ty McCormick: Revolution Blues Ty McCormick 2011

  • These include why some 6,000 people have been arrested since 2009 for peacefully demonstrating; why hundreds of named lawyers, journalists and human-rights advocates are detained and tortured; why he gave a hero's welcome to the murderer of a pre-revolutionary prime minister; and why Iranians are jailed for "insulting the president."

    Iran's Ahmadinejad, Information Pariah L. Gordon Crovitz 2010

  • In some areas, especially military production, brute force managed to advance them beyond the pre-revolutionary production — but far short of American productivity and technology — but they did quite poorly in matters less important to their masters, including the necessities oflife.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Not a May Day Parade 2010

  • It is possible to find parallels in Egypt to pre-revolutionary Iran.

    Aladdin Elaasar: Egyptians Rise Against Their Pharoah Aladdin Elaasar 2011

  • After extended negotiations with the local government, the Lindens were afforded a 40-year lease on an intact pre-revolutionary property, which now boasts modern amenities and 14 guest rooms decorated with furniture made by local artisans.

    China, As It Was Nina Simonds 2011

  • Then he went on to work for two of Cuba's largest pre-revolutionary newspapers, La Informacion and El Pais.

    A last generation cries, laughs, laments over Cuba 2011

  • Scheduled for this summer and coupled with American unwillingness to lean on the military strongmen now running the country, early elections promise to return Egypt to its pre-revolutionary state of authoritarian rule.

    Ty McCormick: Revolution Blues Ty McCormick 2011

  • Pena proudly recalls that she met Maureen O'Hara and once kissed Winston Churchill on the cheek during a visit to the Havana Yacht Club, one of the most extravagant clubs in pre-revolutionary Cuba.

    A last generation cries, laughs, laments over Cuba 2011

  • Those who experienced the heady days of pre-revolutionary Egypt will still long for that Arcadia of cultural refinement and social adroitness.

    On the Eastern Shore Michael Young 2011

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