Writers such as Alfred Döblin, Erich Maria Remarque and the brothers Heinrich and Thomas Mann presented a bleak look at the world and the failure of politics and society through literature.

Ivan's refusal to share his conquests with his brothers, and his subsequent interference with the internal politics of their inherited principalities, involved him in several wars with them, from which, though the princes were assisted by Lithuania, he emerged victorious.

In 1785, his father retired, leaving Pierre and his two brothers to run the business, but in 1788 Pierre entered politics, and was sent by his fellow-citizens as deputy suppliant to the Estates-General, where he was mostly a spectator.

The religion and the politics of the Zhang brothers were based on belief in an apocalyptic change in the order of the world, and they told their followers that in the jiazi year, beginning of the new sexagenary cycle, the sky would become yellow, and that under this new heaven the rule of the Han Dynasty would end and a new era of government begin.

On 24 April 1758 the Dodsley brothers signed a contract with Edmund Burke ( 1729 – 97 ) to write and edit the material for The Annual Register, which was conceived as an annual publication which would review the history, politics and literature of the day.

The exhibit focuses on the brothers ' early life at the Outhwaite projects, service in World War II, and eventual rise to politics.

He had two younger brothers who followed him into politics in the West.

Pelham was also considered by many to be the abler of the two brothers, but it was the Duke who had got initially further in politics.

Since them the cooperation between the brothers took place without problems, but Bolesław was still aparted from the foreign politics.

Pau was the youngest of four brothers, and his older brother, Francesc ( most likely named for his grandfather ), was a lawyer and had a strong influence on his brother's path toward politics.

Scholars have defined several " Clans " in Ukrainian politics grouped around businessman and politicians from particular Ukrainian mayor cities ; the " Donetsk-clan " ( Rinat Akhmetov, Viktor Yanukovich and Mykola Azarov ), the " Dnipropetrovsk-clan " ( Yulia Tymoshenko, Leonid Kuchma, Viktor Pinchuk, Sergey Tigipko and Pavlo Lazarenko ), the " Kiev-clan " ( Viktor Medvedchuk and the brothers Surkis ; this clan has also been linked to Zakarpattia ) and the smaller " Kharkiv-clan ".

Her father, the romantic but sensible John I, ensured that she was given a good understanding of politics, allowing her to share with her brothers their instructions in affairs of state.

The Davis brothers also became involved in Florida state politics, supporting conservative causes.

During this period the Gilman brothers became a feature of New Hampshire politics.

His brothers Enrique and Jesús were also active in politics.

Reflective of " the tumultuous politics of the early 70s " in India, Deewar tells the story of two impoverished brothers who, after their family is betrayed by the misplaced idealism of their father, struggle to survive on the streets of Mumbai.

He and his brothers, James Jr. and John, were active in Georgia politics.

Hooper defeated Bob Taylor in the general election, giving Hooper a rare accomplishment in politics, the defeat of two brothers, one at a time, in the same year.

In May 1938 whilst President of the Board of Trade he achieved a rare distinction in British politics when his brother Lord Stanley became Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs-a rare example of two brothers sitting in the same Cabinet, more so as their father, a former Conservative minister, was still alive.

Unlike his brothers ex-president Carlos and convicted felon Raúl, Enrique had eschewed the world of politics in favour of the business sector.

Larijani may refer to any of five brothers all in Iranian politics, four of whom are listed below:

Prior to entering politics, Francis ran and operated Royal Pita Baking Company with his brothers.

His influence in politics faded away and he made another political mistake by supporting his brothers Carlos, Isaías and Amadeo in their attempt to overthrown President Augusto B. Leguía.

Both Dukes maintained different internal and foreign politics, and this caused the brothers to be enemies sometimes.

Airless and dingy though it was, the attic represented luxury to a slave who had led a wretched life with six brothers and sisters and assorted relatives in a shanty at Bayou St. John.

This led to growing tensions between the two brothers, which were only heightened by Constans finally coming of age and Constantine refusing to give up his guardianship.

This led to the first British chocolate bar in 1847, followed in 1849 by the Cadbury brothers.

One reason was that higher status families were traditionally expected to be polyandrous to maintain wealth of the family ( one woman would marry and mate with many brothers in the same family ; this led to sexual competition within the family, severe tension, jealousy and conflicts ).

Hengist ( or Hengest ) and Horsa ( or Hors ) are figures of Anglo-Saxon, and subsequently British, legend, which records the two as the Germanic brothers who led the Angle, Saxon, and Jutish armies that conquered the first territories of Britain in the 5th century.

These forces were led by the brothers Hengist and Horsa, sons of Wihtgils, son of Witta, son of Wecta, son of Woden.

Taking this into consideration, he was thus associated with Amenhotep son of Hapu, who was another deified architect, in the region of Thebes where they were worshipped as " brothers " in temples dedicated to Thot and later in Hermopolis following the syncretist concept of Hermes-Thot, a concept that led to another syncretic belief, that of Hermes Trismegistus and hermeticism.

Louis arrived in Cyprus in 1248, where he gathered an army of his own men, including his brothers Robert of Artois, Charles of Anjou, and Alphonse of Poitiers, and those of Cyprus and Jerusalem, led by the Ibelin family John of Jaffa, Guy of Ibelin, and Balian of Beirut.

The departing people were led by the brothers Ybor and Aio and their mother Gambara and arrived in the lands of Scoringa, perhaps the Baltic coast or the Bardengau on the banks of the Elbe.

In particular, a Serb expedition to expel the Turks from Adrianople led by the Serbian brothers King Vukašin and Despot Uglješa, was defeated on September 26, 1371, by Murad's Murat capable second lieutenant Lala Şâhin Paşa, the first governor ( beylerbey ) of Rumeli.

After the Council, Abaqa sent another embassy led by the Georgian Vassali brothers to further notify Western leaders of military preparations.

The brothers had supporters in England, ready to rise up ; led by Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester, the rebellion in England from Hugh Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk, Hugh de Kevelioc, 5th Earl of Chester, and William I of Scotland.

The other, led by his brothers Thomas and Alexander, landed slightly further south in Loch Ryan ; but they were soon captured and were executed.

The original prosecutors were Herbert E. and Sue K. Hicks, two brothers who were local attorneys and friends of Scopes, but the prosecution would be ultimately led by Tom Stewart, a graduate of Cumberland School of Law, who later became a U. S. Senator.

In the 1950s, the basketball team was a powerhouse with brothers Johnny and Eddie O ' Brien, who led Seattle University as the only team in history to defeat the world famous Harlem Globetrotters.

Stephen's victory came about primarily thanks to his German retinue led by the brothers Pázmány and Hont.

She traveled to the Eastern Shore and led them north into the Canadian city of St. Catharines, Ontario, where a community of former slaves ( including Tubman's brothers, other relatives, and many friends ) had gathered.

In a great final burst, the brothers led an army marshaled throughout Tamar's possessions and vassal territories in a march, through Nakhchivan and Julfa, to Marand, Tabriz, and Qazvin in northern Iran, pillaging several settlements on their way.

The quarrels between the brothers and their continued attempts to gain control over the Albertinian territories led to civil war-like conditions.

In the third month of 184, Zhang Jiao, leader of the Way of Supreme Peace, a Taoist movement, along with his two brothers Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao, led the movement's followers in a rebellion against the government that was called the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

It led to a breach between father and son, and between the brothers, that lasted until Frederick Augustus's death in battle in 1690.

During World War I, to avoid ground fights between brothers, many Alsatians served as sailors in the Kaiserliche Marine and took part in the Naval mutinies that led to the abdication of the Kaiser in November 1918, which left Alsace-Lorraine without a nominal head of state.

By about 1120 Gruffydd had grown too old to lead his forces in battle and Owain and his brothers Cadwallon and later Cadwaladr led the forces of Gwynedd against the Normans and against other Welsh princes with great success.

The company, reorganized as Siemens & Halske AG, Siemens-Schuckertwerke and – since 1966 – Siemens AG was later led by his brothers, his four sons Arnold, Wilhelm, and Carl Friedrich and his nephews Hermann, Ernst and Peter von Siemens.

In 1822 4 brothers under the service of Mir Muhammad Murad Beg rebelled led by Kokan Beg.