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Examining Germany's image of political drift, the authors focus on current debates regarding the country's welfare state, European monetary policy,...

This demand for an increase in financial literacy in left wing circles in order to more vigilantly interrogate the practices of major banks extends...

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC), Rome's greatest orator, had a career of intense activity in politics, the law courts and the administration, mos...

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Industrial consolidation, digital platforms, and changing political views have spurred debate about the interplay between public and private power ...

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Between 58 and 50 BC Caesar conquered most of the area now covered by France, Belgium and Switzerland, and twice invaded Britain. This is the recor...

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After six centuries, self-portraiture shows no sign of losing its ability to capture the public imagination. Self-portraits have the power to illum...

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The Pulitzer Prize-winning history of the Scopes Trial and the battle over evolution and creation in America's schools.In the summer of 1925, the s...

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The Venetian courtesan has long captured the imagination as a female symbol of sexual license, elegance, beauty, and unruliness. What then to make ...

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Ingrid Bergman was not only an incomparable beauty but one of the finest actresses of cinema's Golden Age. She made her start in modest productions...

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Paul Harkin, a US Peace Corps Volunteer from Indiana, comes to Korea on his first trip away from home. The Peace Corps gives him more than he ever ...

Tom Bodett, Alaska's main comic export, is that rarest of commodities, an original new talent in American humor. His commentaries on "All Things Co...

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