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‘The Hundred Years War Vol 5’ by Jonathan Sumption review
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On the Spot: Penelope J. Corfield
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This island went through many hands over the years, it now belongs to a resort that too bears the...
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Why the Organ Split the Church
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“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands...
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“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way. As a man is, so he sees.” – William Blake Arthur Henry Young – better known as Art Young (January 14, 1866–December 29, 1943) – saw humanity in the … Continue...
Trying to Understand...
Little People With Agency.
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5 Populists of the Late Roman Republic
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Who Was Gabriele D’Annunzio?
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Where Are the Best Travel Destinations for Shakespeare Fans?
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5 Important Stories About Thor the Norse God of Thunder
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Wrong Side of...
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Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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Liu Bang: How a Peasant Became Emperor of China
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Switzerland’s Historic Neutrality: Why Doesn’t the Country Take Sides?
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Once Overlooked Painting From Botticelli’s Studio Rediscovered
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UFOs in Art History: Is It a Spaceship or a Cloud?
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6 Must-See National Trust Properties in the UK
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Santa Fe
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8 Historical Places to Visit in Kent
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A (Brief) History of Washington DC: Home to the US Presidents
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African History...
A history of the Massina empire (1818-1862)
the sucessor of Songhai
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Rosemaling in America: Norwegian-American Folk Art (Origins & History)
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Black Woodstock: The Harlem Cultural Festival, NYC – 1969
Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a...
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Away from the “peace and love” at Woodstock in 1969, New York City’s Harlem was the venue for a series of shows that became known as Black Woodstock. Held at 3pm on Sundays in Mount Morris Park between 29 June and 24 August, 1969, as many as 300,000 people attended the festival...
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Phillips 2023 Sales Dropped Down 15 Percent from 2022
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Sea Monsters in Renaissance Maps: Tales From Unknown Waters
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What Happened to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?
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Performance Art: 8 Famous and Influential Women
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
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The Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
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Who was Rasputin and Why is He Famous?
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Monet’s London Paintings to Reunite After 120 Years
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Women in the Celtic World: Everything You Should Know
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World’s Oldest Egyptian Museum Unveils New Galleries
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African History...
Guns and Spears: a military history of the Zulu kingdom.
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
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Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
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TheCollector Interviews Director Karen Milbourne of The Fralin
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The Incredible Story of Cadmus: The First Hero of Greek Mythology
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Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
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Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
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Trying to Understand...
My Substack in Other Languages.
Starting with Spanish.
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Classical Wisdom
Should We Be More Naked?
Is modesty too modern?
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of November. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
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Food & Diet in Ancient Egypt: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Doherty
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Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for November 2023
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
a year ago
Hey everyone!
This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of November.
Summary Of Changes
Wiktopher, drew some new art(Mastodon), finalized a few translations(Mastodon), and released it the project on Itchio!
Thousand Rooms, translated the...
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Children’s Drawings of Gladiators Discovered in Pompeii
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On the Obscenity of Ovid
& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
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& Gorgeous George's Self-censorship
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9 Fascinating Facts About the Eastern Front in WWII
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Naumachia: The Gladiatorial Naval Battles of Ancient Rome
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Dreams of Space -...
World's First Intra-Space Stamp Album (1953)
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a year ago
A re-scan of an old favorite. This may be the oddest piece of space ephemera I have ever found. It is a stamp album of imaginary space stamps commemorating the planets and the atomic powered intra-solar rocket service that serves those planets. It was intended for "space...
History Today Feed
‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
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‘Sparta and the Commemoration of War’ and ‘The Killing Ground’ review
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TheCollector
Martin Luther vs. John Calvin: The French vs the German Reformation
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What Is a Medieval Morality Play?
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Flashbak
Taking A Subway Ride Through New York City In 1981
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was...
10 months ago
1970s New York City was where Fernando played truant, chopper gangs hogged the sidewalks, sex was sold, women raged in raucous nightclubs, gay rights found its voice, Madonna joined her first band, BLADE used trains as his canvas and In 1981, 22-year-old Christopher Morris was...
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Arthur Schopenhauer’s Idealism: Is Our World Just a Dream?
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Frida Kahlo Exhibition Heads to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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3 Most Notable Republican Presidents in US History
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Van Gogh’s Sunflowers: 11 Works Featuring the Artist’s Favorite Flower
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What Is the Didache?
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May’s Marquee Art Auctions Kick Off in New York
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How Can We Prevent Character Assassination?
Corruption in the Ancient World
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Corruption in the Ancient World
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Why Is Nan Goldin Considered a Trailblazer in Modern Photography?
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What Are the Tallest Trees in the United States?
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Flashbak
A Look Inside London Cafes and Greasy Spoons In the Early 1990s
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter...
6 months ago
We’ve seen the outside of many London cafes in the 1980s and 1990s, first here then more. Now Peter Marshall pokes his camera inside London’s lost cafes and shows us around. We see lots of formica counters, brightly coloured chairs, the stainless steel urns for ready-made coffee...
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London Markets In The 1960s an 1970s
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“As long as I am alive, I will be a photographer. I will never retire” – Dorothy Bohm Dorothy Bohm (22 June 1924 – 15 March 2023) was born Dorothea Israelit in June 1924 in Königsberg, East Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia), to a Jewish German-speaking family. In 1939 she was...
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Christie’s Reports Decline in Auction Sales For First Half of 2024
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Overcoming Bias
Tension-Filled Black Holes
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its...
a month ago
Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its shape, instead of collapsing down to a point mass.
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Dear Dead Heads: Vintage Skull Postcards
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve...
10 months ago
Ever since we happened upon L’amour de Pierrot (above), an anonymous artwork made in 1905, we’ve been on the look out for more of these type of memento mori optical illusions. And now we’ve an entire set of skull postcards – many of which are available as postcards in the shop. ...
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6 Incredible Roman Sites in Spain
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Denmark
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
4 months ago
Are immigrants overrepresented in crime? If so, which immigrants? And why?
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What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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African History...
a brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.'
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
9 months ago
a pirate stronghold and kingdom in 18th century Madagascar.
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8 Inventive Weapons of the Ancient World
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Patterns in Humanity
Immigration and crime: Sweden
Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
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Worrying crime trends in the land of Pippi Longstocking
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Closes Due to Protests
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Patterns in Humanity
Global crime
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
3 weeks ago
How do crime rates vary around the world? And how reliable is the data?
Res Obscura
Why did clothing become boring?
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like...
2 weeks ago
An investigation into when, how, and why everyone started dressing the same — and what it was like when they didn't
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Creating Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa – An Illustrated History
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who...
6 months ago
“At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who are going to live as long as I do, I promise to keep my word. I am writing this in my old age. I used to call myself Hokusai, but today I sign my … Continue reading "Creating...
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Who Were the Most Important Christian Figures? (150 – 200 CE)
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How Did M.C. Escher Influence Cinema?
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Why Did Lot Sacrifice His Daughters? (4 Possible Justifications)
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Lost Caravaggio Painting Unveiled at the Prado
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Trying to Understand...
Stop Making Sense.
There are no "why"s in our world.
8 months ago
There are no "why"s in our world.
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Who Was African American Lawman Bass Reeves?
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8 Unmissable UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
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Pauline Epistles: Did Apostle Paul Write Them All?
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5 Forgotten Female Artists You Should Know
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Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Prometheus and AI?
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bio, Nature, & the Birth of Transcendentalism
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The Capture of the Ceryneian Hind: The Third Labor of Heracles
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‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
3 months ago
‘Crimean Quagmire’ by Gregory Carleton review
JamesHoare
Mon, 09/23/2024 - 08:00
Dr Alun Withey
News Just In: Dr W Joins TikTok – @dralun7
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still...
a week ago
Yes, it’s true – I’ve finally joined the 21st century and decided to try something new. I am still only setting things up, so please be patient with the extremely cheesy and clunky vids as I try to work out what I’m doing! I’ve only got a couple of videos up at the moment too, …...
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Çatalhöyük: One of the Oldest Recorded Cities in History
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Classical Wisdom
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Essential Greeks Course Begins Tomorrow!
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The Early Years of Jesus
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Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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African History...
The kingdom of Ndongo and the Portuguese: Queen Njinga and the dynasty of women sovereigns...
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
a year ago
The effects of early colonial warfare in central Africa
TheCollector
What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces of news.
11 months ago
And some bits and pieces of news.
TheCollector
How Did Our Lady of Guadalupe Become Mexico’s Patroness?
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African History...
The empire of Kong (ca. 1710-1915): a cultural legacy of medieval Mali.
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park...
4 months ago
At the close of the 18th century, the West African hosts of the Scottish traveler Mungo Park informed him of a range of mountains situated in "a large and powerful kingdom called Kong".
Global Inequality...
Trump and the Rise of Asia
My interview with "Atlantico"
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My interview with "Atlantico"
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The Rise of Francisco Franco & the Effects of the Spanish Civil War
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Global Inequality...
Universities as factories
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students...
7 months ago
I have seen, and read about, of many instances when the police would clear universities of students who were demonstrating. The police would come in on the orders of the authorities unhappy with student-created oases of freedom. It would come, armed, beat up students, and end the...
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Strange Magic: Belgium In Colour by Harry Gruyaert
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also...
3 months ago
‘Belgium is much more aesthetic. I’m making fun of my people and my own upbringing; colour here also refers to my relationship to my country.’ — Harry Gruyaert Harry Gruyaert’s photographs show his preference for shooting in the street, where he can capture the unexpected, most...
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12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
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The Story of the Antichrist Pope
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What Are the Romance Languages?
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The 10 Most Beloved Urban Parks in the United States
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History Today Feed
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
2 months ago
The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
JamesHoare
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 08:31
TheCollector
Explore Ancient Rome by Visiting These 6 Sites
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Flashbak
Ernest Hemingway’s Six-Word Short Story
“For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” – the six-word story attributed to Ernest Hemingway You might...
8 months ago
“For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” – the six-word story attributed to Ernest Hemingway You might have heard that Ernest Hemingway wrote a six-word short story in response to a $10 bet that so few words could make the reader cry. Hemingway won with: “For sale: Baby shoes. Never...
Patterns in Humanity
When few do great harm
Power laws in criminal behavior
a year ago
Power laws in criminal behavior
TheCollector
The Most Dramatic Operation to Recover Looted Native American Art
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Everything is (Somewhat) Connected.
But some things are more connected than others.
a year ago
But some things are more connected than others.
History Today Feed
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
a year ago
Sokol: An Exercise in Czech Nation-Building
j.hoare
Thu, 11/23/2023 - 10:33
TheCollector
Toxic Walls: Why Was Victorian Green Wallpaper So Deadly?
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Alexandre Dumas: The Life & Legacy of a Great Novelist
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a year ago
Global Inequality...
Powerful, but within the orbit of the empire
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
11 months ago
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
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