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… The fading of former suffragist activism during the interwar period did not spell the end of the fight for women's rights, especially as so many women remained … Gloria Steinem, and Shirley Chisholm, but also the deep divisions among women's rights activists based on strategy, …

… but the game itself made no money. Men’s college basketball commenced with a similarly obscure contest.  In 1895 at … a nifty $549 million for the teams and their conferences.  Division I men’s basketball is the other big NCAA … by poorly compensated, short-term contract, adjunct, and visiting professors. Employees Who Don’t Get Paid For over a …

… are Hindus (more than 1 billion people), with Muslims comprising the next most populous group at 15%. First-time … bicameral Parliament), enabling it to govern without forming a multi-party coalition. BJP worker distributing … wanted to unify Indian Hindus across caste and community divisions. The founder of the Hindu Mahasabha, Madan Mohan …

… With more than 80 million forcibly displaced people in the world and another 260-plus … policy in the U.S., Europe, and across the world have become fierce and deeply divisive, to say the least, and will surely continue to dominate politics in the coming years. All the while, lives are in the balance as …

… dot the landscape and stand beside opera houses and statues commemorating prominent figures of German cultural heritage. … gradually become taller and more imposing the deeper the visitor wanders into the center. Berliners respect what the … the other hand, there are monuments to the victims of the division, including large pieces of the Berlin Wall itself. …

… The 5,280-pound monument of the Ten Commandments installed by the Alabama Supreme Court Chief … religious country with a long tradition of using the Bible for non-religious, particularly political, ends. Indeed, … ready to be deployed at will.   Moore is simply the latest in a long line of descendants of the first Puritan …

… life and from the 17th through the 19th centuries guns transformed life for Native Americans in a variety of ways and … the “gun frontier” —  a place where Native groups fought rivals, seized control of various markets, and responded to … them and Euro-Americans saying “Indian polities used commercial and military leverage to shape these …

… … Kathleen Frydl So the drug war, as I say, became this way for the police to preserve older models of policing that had … WWII, the United States began to boldly pursue a global community modeled upon American political, economic, and … As any good historian should, we encourage our listeners to visit episode descriptions for citations to background …

… by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Israel completed its withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, which abuts … Muslim, in the Nativity Church on Christmas Eve was cause for hope among moderates of many faiths. Since last … have flourished. In 2003 more than 300,000 Israeli tourists visited the Turkish resort of Antalya. In 2006 it remains a …

… have derailed President Obama’s popular campaign finance reform bill, it’s time we admitted a sad truth: bipartisanship … Fathers designed it to have, while working against true compromise. That’s bad not just for Democrats, but for … thing. In both cases, eras of good feelings hid important divisions in society that soon bubbled to the surface, …

… in later Elizabethan Norfolk who scolded customers for letting an argument about the mass and religious images get out of hand: ‘he must be for all companies, and all men’s money.’” To the lay and scholastics … 16th century. In Part Two, Marshall continues to explicate divisions within the English Church that began with the …

… (Madras) in India. Madras was born in 1636, when East India Company official Francis Day signed a treaty with the Nayaka … he chose to settle the EIC where he could be near her and visit her frequently. Nearly four centuries later, the EIC … of higher education in the Presidency (an administrative division of the British empire in India). Established in …

… research took me to a number of prominent cities in the former Yugoslavia: to Belgrade, Serbia, as well as Tuzla and … park can enjoy and reflect these legacies too, while even becoming a part of it themselves. The Djerdap National Park is … infrastructure and a variety of outdoor activities for visitors, such as hiking, biking, fishing, and boating. The …

… between states across the globe. Exhibitions, concerts, performances, book readings, and film screenings captured the … Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle   Hello, and welcome to Cultural Diplomacy and the Global Cold War, brought … Cold War with exchanges, in international fairs, cultural visits, concerts, exhibitions, film screenings, book …

… On June 6, 1944, British, American, French, and Canadian forces landed on the French beaches at Normandy and began … with collaborationist neighborhoods, areas of union and communist strength, and the German headquarters district. As … and Philippe Leclerc, the commander of the first French division to land with the Allies, preferred an insurrection …

… the home squad provided just the opportunity he was hoping for. South Africa's "Springboks" defeated the heavily … of the re-admittance of South Africa to the international community. To many, winning a rugby tournament might seem to … committees assert will attend events and continue to visit host communities. It is in the hopes of realizing such …

… some five hours later. This departure of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Cavalry Division of the U.S. Army—conducted in secrecy in hope of … Baghdad. Quickly, Hussein brutally suppressed all domestic rivals and thereby built internal stability in Baghdad, …

… the term “New Cold War” has mushroomed among analysts and commentators seeking to define contemporary geopolitics. … the  People’s Republic now is a major source of anxiety for American strategists.  During the  Cold War … rapprochement with the US. Nixon, after all, famously visited the country in 1972; the Shanghai Communique was …

… Thanks for being on the show Professor Conklin and welcome.   Dr. Alice Conklin   Thank you for having me.   … divided. Really it goes back much further than, that the divisions on the left, the rise of fascism caused, for the … enjoyed being here.   Doug Dangler  For more Writers Talk visit www.writers talk.org.   …

… relations in the region. By 2001, Christmas had become a casualty of Israeli-Palestinian violence. Israel forbade the late Palestinian Authority President Yasser … have flourished. In 2003, over 300,000 Israeli tourists visited the Turkish resort of Antalya. In 2005, despite a …

… of the rooftop and its turret exemplify a medieval military fortification. Its image illustrates postcards, coffee mugs and magnets commemorating this relaxed, yet urbane port on the Aegean … Aegean Sea. There is nothing in Thessaloniki that allows visitors to know that a cluster of cylindrical drums much …

… perpetual “enemy” of American national interests—a view informed by antagonism between the U.S. and the USSR in the … many friendly moments as well. These constructive episodes complicate a history that is often painted as invariably … its fleet to the ports of New York and San Francisco with visits to Boston and Washington. Grand parades and elaborate …

… to act decisively, during World War I President Wilson took command of telegraph and telephone systems, issued executive … Department and the War Department’s Military Intelligence Division organized extensive domestic surveillance … against them. Bush’s speech to Congress and the nation, his visit to a Washington mosque and his meetings with Muslim …