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… of the Turkish Republic since its founding in 1923: the uncompromising secularism of the first Turkish president, … Mustafa Kemal Atatürk . Although Erdoğan insists that he is committed to secularism, he has won the hearts of millions … Fundamental Organization Law of 1921 was a temporary expedient intended to facilitate military resistance against the …

… Mugabe has dominated Zimbabwean politics since 1980, having come to power on a wave of popular support developed during … lice-infested cells with their children strapped to their bodies. After describing the courageous acts of WOZA activists … labels assigned to them by serving as guerrilla soldiers. Like their female counterparts in Mozambique, who …

… NATO “officially” ended its combat operations in Afghanistan in late December 2014, but … Crews ,  Scott Levi , and Alam Payind about Afghanistan’s complex history to ask what the past of these peoples and … of the Sohaib and Sara Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies.   Patrick Potyondy   Great. Well, thank you all for …

… economically most important countries in the world, the outcome of these elections is significant not just for … direct involvement in politics ended in 1985. (Right) Soldiers guarding Guanabara Palace in Rio de Janeiro, March 31, … was elected president of Brazil in 1985 but fell ill and died before he was sworn in. Aécio began his political …

… above in 1914) had struck for union recognition; the company's obedience to Colorado's 8-hour day law; the right to live … predecessors in Ludlow. Those miners fought, suffered, and died believing they could build a better world together. …

… major headlines. China-watchers, journalists, and academics commemorated June 4—as the event is called for short—with … an estimated 180,000 people turned out for a vigil. The commemoration is organized yearly by the Hong Kong Alliance … repeats, “but there is a dream, a dream that cannot die, remember this!/From the hearts of you and I, remember …

… delegation to Sochi. Inadvertently, the Sochi games have become the gay games. Homosexuality in Russia Today The … fall under the law, or are statements to a broad public audience grounds for prosecution? What exactly is a “warped … that Putin wishes to display to both domestic and foreign audiences has already been tarnished—for Russians, by …

… of independence. And, for many, knowing where your food comes from, intimately, down to the moisture of the soil, … strontium and plutonium—up the food chain and into bodies. From this mass monitoring effort, Soviet doctors … of the reactor in Chernobyl that turned reddish-brown and died Once they sorted clean from dirty, Soviet officials …

… battles with police, and, crucially, the mutiny of soldiers tasked with quelling the protests. Alarmed, Chairman … To delay is impossible.” The tsar did not reply, instead complaining that “Again that fat-belly Rodzianko has written … radical Petrograd Soviet (“Council”) of Workers’ and Soldiers’ Deputies. That the Provisional Government continued …

… to American historians, frequently recited in religious studies classes, and often skewered in popular culture, e.g., … and the Book of Mormon have captivated an American audience. There is little question that such interest will not …

… Taskforce on February 1, 2016. That achievement has since become a benchmark in American culture. The expression “if we … a question about why America has not achieved a goal less complicated than traveling to another celestial body. Calls … endured repeated summers of violence . Although it has become a shining moment in the collective national memory, at …

… of living, demonstrators soon widened their criticisms to encompass the full impact of Bashir’s three decades in power: … transcript has been edited for clarity.] Lauren Henry    Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together … Rhodes. Song and band information can be found on our website. And you can find our podcasts and more on …

… , to name a few. Yet, aside from the high-profile case studies of Cuba and Nicaragua, one region of the Global South … and development. Latin America is a vast region comprising 33 individual countries in the southern half of … a Third Worldist identity to convince rural communities to buy into the existing political system rather than …

… ties were also immensely important, for one often needed community support at the assembly to win a legal case. Thus, … was not the first one to do so, his work found a captive audience: the Victorians loved Vikings.  In previous … transformed into that of a noble ancestor that embodied freedom and self-reliance. It’s easy to see why the  …

… profession, but one with a keen eye toward the historical—completes his trilogy chronicling the rise of what has been … for heroes, this is not the book—or era—for you. And no one comes out looking good at all, liberals and conservatives … same political style and, in some ways, a similar messiah complex. The Democrat from the South mastered what Perlstein …

… and Voltaire. Diderot is remembered today mostly as a compiler of others people's work in his role as editor of the Encyclopédie, although he wrote a number of his own philosophical … materialistic content Diderot imbedded in the Encyclopédie itself.  Many of their works were also lost or …

… international race for the arctic . He tells us about the complex and perhaps explosive historical dimensions of … Jeffrey Dunifon. Thanks for being on the show, Nick and welcome.   Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle   Thank you so much, Patrick. … mean is that we may have to give up some of the great goodies that we have, you know, at the moment, I mean, I think …

… that, 17 years after its inception, remains stubbornly incomplete. On the positive side, the Belfast Agreement … party and joined the Irish Free State as Fianna Fail (“Soldiers of Destiny”). This new party kept Irish nationalism as … willingness to compromise for the sake of political expedience. “A Protestant Parliament and a Protestant State” The …

… Eric Michael Rhodes  Welcome to History Talk the podcast that brings together … of the Mershon Center for International Security Studies. She's an expert on the history of the Brazilian energy … Rhodes, song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcasts and more on our website …

… On July 1, 2011, the United Nations welcomed its newest member. South Sudan's January referendum on … psychological aid to those traumatized by rape, child soldiering, and other atrocities. Unlike during … Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH). UNMIBH embodied a new model of peacekeeping as a response to communal …

… ongoing capital campaign. Workers survey the damage after a commuter train crashed into a passenger car near Valhalla, … banking expansion, and offering direct and indirect subsidies to speed up development. The mixed approach to … with transportation infrastructures, to enable people to buy and receive products from anywhere in the world at any …

… separated peoples with the "Central Eurasian Cultural Complex." The crucial element of the Complex is the ruler … into the declining Roman empire. Beckwith describes medieval feudalism, characterized by the special status of the … book especially appealing to both general and academic audiences. He is at his best describing the Central Eurasian …

… the Axis, operation Torch constituted the biggest and most complex amphibious landing to that point in world history.  … North Africa by year’s end.  Hoping to give French soldiers an opportunity to cooperate with the Allies and … largest amphibious armada–some 670 vessels and 107,000 soldiers in total–across the Atlantic almost wholly undetected …