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… Mao Zedong to Martin Luther King Jr., China has a long and complex history of interaction with African American … research. You know, we've had plenty of discussions in the past. So I'm really just interested and excited to hear more … kinds of lenses? Or would you mind putting the researcher in a bit of context, so not only within the, you know, …

… of the Turkish Republic since its founding in 1923: the uncompromising secularism of the first Turkish president, … the AKP and the moderate religious group known as Hizmet (“Service”) led by Fethullah Gülen was shattered in 2013 when … be plausible at this moment without the bitter memories of past constitutions’ military origins. To the AKP faithful, …

… of yeast and fermentation—revealed by the work of Louis Pasteur in the 1850s. While Pasteur’s discovery was … brewery in Germany. Still, just a few blocks away from the site of Munich’s famous Oktoberfest beer festival, Sead … Kongresshalle, “Die Wächter des Reinheitsgebotes” (The Watchers of the Reinheitsgebot ), celebrates Bavaria’s …

… On August 28th, America will commemorate the anniversary of the March on Washington for … on Washington has been credited with helping to spur the passing of the Civil Rights Act in 1964 and the Voting … in state prisons as part of a so-called war on drugs. Researchers at John Hopkins have claimed that 38% of African …

… public distrust towards banks has stymied the economy. The past 30 years have been especially difficult. Inflation … exports to Great Britain were under competition from ranchers within the British Empire. Australian and South … district—a block from the presidential house—became the site of intense violence. Responding angrily to the quota, …

… 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. … lost and lost. And, and so the UN, this UN Law of the Sea passed 1982 basically gives rights to various countries to …

… threats as well as important possibilities. They are sites for a potential rise in radical Islam; for a freer … mountainous terrain. For centuries, the famous Silk Road passed through Central Asia bringing goods between China and … demands of the police are particularly feared. As for teachers, they compensate their mediocre wages by bribing …

… over the trajectory of the on-going American military commitment in Iraq and Afghanistan has combined with … pay particular attention to wars in the relatively recent past involving attempts by external powers to overcome … and the US in Indochina gets a D-, for exactly the opposite reasons, the French in Algeria get a solid F. The …

… have displaced hundreds of thousands of people in the past several months, pushing numbers at the southern border … they simply never made enough to do so. “Many Chinamen have come; few have returned. Why is this?” representatives of … Asian Americans were first banned from particular worksites, denied housing or services, and then prohibited from …

… Revolution--and learn that women in America have never been completely united.  … them? Perhaps most importantly, what can we learn from the past century of women's suffrage to better inform our modern … story next time, on  Prologued . ( music ) Sarah Paxton ( Credits) This season of Prologued was brought to you by  …

… between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Denver Broncos, a pass was intercepted by the Broncos. In frustration, Bengal … culture. In fact, as surprising as it may be to sports watchers and commentators, how Americans talk about sports today is a …

… effects in users. Although the Acid Tests took place over less than one year, their influences continue to ripple … stained glass window at Boston University's Marsh Chapel, site of the Harvard Psilocybin Project. Leary and Alpert … formed with other likeminded people.            “Can You Pass the Acid Test? The happeners are likely to include The …

… universities to yield an annual, independent source of income. Endowment size has served as a proxy for academic … because they have become steeply stratified over the past century. Merely one-fifth of the some 3,300 colleges … financial advisors.  Already, rich schools were getting richer faster, increasing the stratification by wealth. But …

… bring us first-hand stories of how the Great War is being commemorated across the globe. Brenna Miller joined us from … the Great War still feeling aftershocks of the wars of the past 25 years . And Keshia Lai reported from Singapore, then … the archives of Serbia, the Serbian parliament building and pass out of them to speak of the Serbian parliament. Really …

… who they really are as they spend years undercover on opposite sides of the battle between the Hong Kong Police Force … Citing the Chan case, the city’s authorities have moved to pass a bill that would allow for the extradition of … negotiations in 1984 between Deng Xiaoping and Margaret Thatcher to return Hong Kong to the PRC. The exhibit is on …

… of the re-admittance of South Africa to the international community. To many, winning a rugby tournament might seem to … politically active, resisting incarceration through their passion for the "beautiful game." Current South African … visitors to co-host South Korea, the identical number who visited the country in the same period during the preceding …

… of the ex-Yu are certainly loci of interest for researchers and tourists alike, in mid-June I decided to take a … park can enjoy and reflect these legacies too, while even becoming a part of it themselves. The Djerdap National Park is … of plants, animals, natural features, and archaeological sites, it also offers infrastructure and a variety of …

… changed the character of the war; now the soldiers he commanded fought not only for union, but for freedom—in some … the Proclamation represented a radical departure from his past actions. In his campaign for President in 1860, Lincoln … was also somewhat redundant; Congress had already passed legislation (the Second Confiscation Act) declaring …

… In June 2011, the non-governmental organization Global Commission on Drug Policy published a report detailing the … long figured as primary trafficked products, in the recent past drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) have increased … more easily moved from Atlantic to Pacific, where it transited Nicaragua and entered Mexican ports. Although the …

… the cable news networks waited to report the outcome … and waited and waited and waited. Much to the … culture, it seems strange to think that a day could pass without news. Yet, on April 18, 1930, listeners tuning … and funding. In 1930, the BBC had only a rudimentary news service and did not yet have a separate News Department. …

… Personal connections linked disparate nationalist struggles across the globe through advocacy networks. However, … available Open Access for free download on the Cambridge website .  The Moderator of this event is Nicholas Breyfogle, … scholarship has appeared in the American Historical Review, Past and Present, and The Washington Post , among other …