Search Results - "Contemporary history"

Book Review: Simone Gigliotti, Jacob Golomb and Caroline Steinberg Gould (ed.), "Ethics, art and representations of the Holocaust: essays in honor of Berel Lang" by Allwork, Larissa

“…Book review for the 'Journal of Contemporary History'…”
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Miskawayh’s philosophy of history in the light of Tajarib al-Umam by Azmul Fahimi Kamaruzaman

“…This writing seeks to discuss and interpret Miskawayh’s philosophy of history as may be perceived in the section on contemporary history of the Tajarib al-Umam that tell the history of Buyid era in his work. …”
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Parliament as theatre: Francis Wheatley's The Irish House of Commons revisited by Cullen, Fintan

“…Explores the format of the painting and its failure as a large scale work of contemporary history. Concludes that contents of picture is a political and social illusion.…”
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Robert Southey and the Peninsular War by Packer, Ian, Pratt, Lynda

“…Moreover, they connect Southey the writer of prose (particularly contemporary history) with Southey the controversial Poet Laureate.…”
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Vom Verlierer zum Gewinner – und zurück: der Coal Miner als Schlüsselfigur der britischen Zeitgeschichte by Arnold, Jörg

“…Indeed, the figure of the miner offers a lens for reconfiguring our understanding of the 1970s and British contemporary history more generally, as the article seeks to demonstrate both empirically and conceptually.…”
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The Emergence of Modern Design Discourse in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) by Saad, Qassim

“…This study will survey identical phases throughout the contemporary history of these countries, observing major stages that transformed the societies within them into sovereign territories and national states after World War II. …”
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The intellectual transformation of modern design discourses in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) by Saad, Qassim

“…This study will survey identical phases throughout the contemporary history of these countries, exploring and critically reviewing key themes in their regional sociopolitical rhetoric since the 1950s. …”
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Understanding suicide attack: weapon of the weak or crime against humanity by Md , Yousuf Ali

“…Suicide attack has become a dangerous trend in the contemporary history of some Asian societies. While it has been used by some people as a means of protest, it has been largely rejected by humanity for its severe debilitating effects. …”
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Terrorism in two novelistic appropriations of Hamlet by Mohammad Safaei

“…However, the present article tends to presume the contemporary history, i.e. post 9/11 era, as the basis for investigating a variety of themes and relations between Hamlet and its two novelistic appropriations. …”
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Analyzing Muslim women’s leadership: the contemporary context by Ali, Md. Yousuf

“…Women’s leadership has become a contentious issue in the contemporary history of some Muslim societies. While it has been allowed by some Islamic scholars according to the necessity of the society in modern context, it has been largely rejected by majority Islamic scholars for its debilitating effects. …”
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The Information Research Department, British covert propaganda, and the Sino-Indian War of 1962: combating communism and courting failure? by McGarr, Paul M.

“…Britain's post-war interventions in former colonial territories remain a controversial area of contemporary history. In the case of India, recent releases of official records in the United Kingdom and South Asia have revealed details of British government anti-communist propaganda activity in the subcontinent during the Cold War period. …”
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Rhetorics and reality: the historiography of British European policy, 1945-73 by Daddow, Oliver J.

“…From here, the six other factors at work on writers are examined: the level of analysis writers use to explain British foreign policy, the approach to intentions and outcomes in the international arena, the use of hindsight and empathy in the writing of history, myth-making in contemporary history, the use of sources and the type of study written. …”
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Understanding change and changeability: The ethics of disagreement in Islamic thought by Ali, Md. Yousuf

“…Disagreement without standard norms and values has become a dangerous trend as a slogan and motto in the contemporary history of human society, particularly in Muslim society. …”
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The struggle of T. M. Hasan in government building Republic of Indonesia in Sumatra (1945-1948) by Suprayitno, , Abd Aziz, Mohd Kasturi Nor

“…The period of revolution for independence in Sumatra still be a sexy topics in the study of contemporary history of Indonesia. This crucial period sufficient to record a lot of memory about the story of the main character of the foundation stone of the government of the Republic in Sumatra. …”
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