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‘Outposts of Diplomacy’ by G.R. Berridge review
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‘Judgement at Tokyo’ by Gary J. Bass review
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Victorian Romantic Rituals and Charms
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Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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Having featured pictures of people meeting statues of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Jackson now delves into his fabulous collection of snapshots to show us people posing with other statues. Most are having a laugh, mimicking the poses, affecting some romantic clinch (groping,...
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
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Saint Nicholas Becomes a Myth
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What Are Patricia Piccinini’s Works About?
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Robert Mallet-Stevens Creates the Ideal City in 32 Visions, 1922
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How Did the Marshall Plan Help Further US Interests?
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How Did Aristotle Influence Western Thought?
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The St Brice’s Day Massacre
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Over the years I have had political and ideological discussions with at least three groups of people and have concluded that these discussions are, almost entirely, futile in making people either see things differently, or acknowledge that others may see things differently, or...
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Global Art Sales Dropped 4 Percent to $65 B. in 2023
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