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… that these and other countries were entering into a competitive spiral of devaluations in an effort to export … term "currency war" promptly became a global buzz phrase. Commentators and public officials—like Dominque … the late 1990s and Argentina in the early 2000s. Various studies have found that currency appreciation played a role in …

… suffering a "bad case of footnote paranoia" (291).  While completing a last minute source review before sending her … The swindler—now called John Dow—was exiled to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) for his crime.  But before his ship … as by provisioning the imperial armed forces of the West Indies.  As the century wore on, the Lascelles shifted their …

… the economic crisis ripples through the world, some liberal commentators say that the only solution to it is a … There was a political side to the global New Deal, too, embodied in the United Nations. Many of the UN's founders wanted … as one people." Ira Chernus is a professor of religious studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a writer …

… reliant on trust rather than the sword. But for this to become a reality, there must be an accumulation of goodwill. …

… a year into Trump’s second term, his own supporters have become suspicious that even his Justice Department has joined … threat to the government but as the government itself, embodied in administrators, supported by the Democratic Party, … motivation for the enormous cuts in government programs embodied in Musk’s  chainsaw . The speed and intensity of the …

… that the blood in their veins distinguished them from the common herd. Despite the rhetoric about property rights that … question is whether we should allow the children of the super rich the status of nobles by inheriting their parents' … this was a radical proposal. In the 18th century when a man died his estate often passed complete to his eldest son. …

… The upcoming millennium is not just about computers; it’s also … of all Americans and Jews in particular. Falwell told an audience in Kingsport, Tenn., that the Antichrist was probably … The New Testament says no such thing. Early Christian and medieval theologians tossed together a large number of often …

… tacos increasingly brought these foods into the American diet. As Mexican immigrants arrived in new locales, various … Powder  The food tradition of the American Southwest has come about through various populations’ contributions over … evidenced by the past few years of “Avocados From Mexico” Super Bowl advertisements. However, avocados are grown in …

… forcing politicians to make hard choices and progressive commitments. Democratic candidates have recently been … more intransigent than legal desegregation: unemployment, income inequality, poverty, voter disaffection, and racial … for the poor” would see no end. Marches, civil disobedience, voter organization at the bottom of American society …

… to remain an unsettled and unsettling question. In years to come, hundreds of articles and books will flow from the pens … of that state's election such as instructions and e-mail communications between the Florida secretary of state's … Bruce Craig is director of the National Coordinating Committee for the Promotion of History, a non-profit, …

… Hitler created the opposite of what he intended to accomplish by invading the Soviet Union. Instead of destroying … again. Although the idea of containing Germany has never completely disappeared, the EU has taken on a robust life of … of Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union will eventually die out. But in terms of historical cause and effect, 60 …

… The writer Walter Benjamin once suggested that "History decomposes into images, not narratives" and Clare Pettitt … to Livingstone's servants Susi and Chuma. Livingstone died shortly after being so famously found and it was they … role in shaping our view of Africa. While Livingstone had died shortly after the meeting, Stanley continued to be a …

… (1644-1912) to the present day. The book attempts to accomplish two tasks. First, it provides a general history of … wants to rewrite the general history of China for a broad audience, while emphasizing institutions’ role in regime … in the field. Although it is written with a more general audience in mind, Making China Modern is far too long because …

… and means to maintain its present overseas positions and commitments, it will fail, as did Great Britain in the late … cuts in defense might render the United States unwilling to commit forces to one region in fear of leaving other regions … The current international political environment is hardly comparable to the one that existed between the two world …

… Class is back. Whatever its other accomplishments, the Occupy Wall Street movement that sprouted … all boats. Harry S Truman, who became president when FDR died in office in 1945 and narrowly won a second term in … and to push through even more favorable tax terms for the super-rich. On the campaign trail in 2000, Al Gore called …

… in state and local races across the land.  Many pundits are comparing this election to the election of 1994, when anger … gambled wrong.  In that election, the GOP crushed this combined Democratic/Populist party, and the Populist Party … bees:  They sting one of the two major parties.  Then they die.   This is where the Tea Partiers find themselves now. …

… your right, you will encounter the upscale whiskey house, complete with nineteenth-century stone walls that feature … decision to list the building. The Banana Flats once embodied everything that Edinburgh felt was wrong with Leith. … the National Records of Scotland, 1,187 people in Scotland died from drug-related causes in 2018 alone. In a population …