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Turmoil in 19th Century Spain

Turmoil in 19th Century Spain

The analysis begins judiciously with the war of 1793-95 and its aftermath…

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40 More Years, 40 More Years?

40 More Years, 40 More Years?

President Paul Biya is the second longest serving leader in Africa…

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Switzengland

Switzengland

Nowadays, the charm of a Little Switzerland is not a lofty, aesthetic ideal of Romanticism…

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Imperialism

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Imperialism

For many of the most successful imperialist countries, empire was just not worth the trouble…

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Electricity was the fuel of choice for scientific romancers…

Electricity was the fuel of choice for scientific romancers…

During America’s Gilded Age, the future seemed to pulse with electrical possibility…

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‘Flowers in the Lunchroom’ by Joe Linker

‘Flowers in the Lunchroom’ by Joe Linker

At Berfrois Literature, Ideas, Tea leaves soon…

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TIME BONUS

TIME BONUS

It is a matter of mastering the level architecture and looting useable material…

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Brazil Decided

Brazil Decided

In his election night speech, Lula displayed his more moderate profile…

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The Horror!

The Horror!

This year, instead of passing out candy, I propose to hand out poems…

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All, All, Cry Shame

All, All, Cry Shame

Inherent in the politics of humiliation is status competition…

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Plots

Plots

Exploiting the local culture for profit-making cleared the way for the later re-zoning…

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Fan Theories

Fan Theories

How to annoy scientists…

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‘Worlding the South’ by Sarah Comyn and Porscha Fermanis

‘Worlding the South’ by Sarah Comyn and Porscha Fermanis

Fire was, for Louisa Atkinson, a reality of life in the Australian wilderness, and her attitude towards the bushfire made it much more than a plot contrivance…

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In Australia

In Australia

Fire, a defining feature of Australian history, might have been expected to produce a great storyteller…

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Performance provides an alternative perspective to modern slavery…

Performance provides an alternative perspective to modern slavery…

We found three distinct forms of slavery around Jamestown that highlight different problems…

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The Queen of Decolonisation

The Queen of Decolonisation

The ambiguity reflects the complex relationship between the monarchy and Britain’s former empire…

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Beneath La Maddalena

Beneath La Maddalena

In 1972, the US Navy installed a nuclear submarine base in La Maddalena…

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Pakistan’s Extreme Rainfall

Pakistan’s Extreme Rainfall

Pakistan is experiencing the most devastating and widespread floods in its history…

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Gorbachev’s Optimism

Gorbachev’s Optimism

Mikhail Gorbachev’s role in the collapse of the Soviet Union and in ending the Cold War on largely peaceful terms marks him as undoubtedly one of the most influential figures of the late twentieth century…

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