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Ragnarok
Ragnarok , in Norse mythology, the doom of the gods. According to prophecy the end of the world would follow a severe ice age, in which human civilization would be destroyed. Then the gods of Asgard, led by Odin, would clash with the devastating forces of evil and chaos, led by Loki and the giants. ... Read more
Caprivi Strip
Caprivi Strip or Caprivi Zipfel [Ger. Zipfel =tip, point], region, c.300 mi (480 km) long and 50 mi (80 km) wide, NE Namibia, bordered on the N by Angola and Zambia and on the S by Botswana. It is named for the German chancellor Leo, Graf von Caprivi , who obtained it from Great Britain as pa... Read more
cymbals
cymbals , percussion instruments of ancient Asian origin. They consist of a pair of slightly concave metal plates which produce a vibrant sound of indeterminate pitch. Known in Europe since the Middle Ages, they were introduced into the European orchestra by Nikolaus Adam Strungk in 1680, but were g... Read more
Paul Biya
Paul Biya , 1933-, Cameroonian political leader. Educated in Cameroon and France, where he studied at the Sorbonne and other institutions, he joined Cameroon's civil service in 1962. After holding a number of posts under President Ahmadou Ahidjo , Biya became prime minister in 1975 and succeeded Ah... Read more
Hans Hofmann
Hans Hofmann 1880-1966, American painter, b. Germany. After earning a considerable reputation as a teacher in Munich, Hofmann moved permanently to the United States in 1930. He opened his own schools of art in New York City and in Provincetown, which were central to the development of abstract exp... Read more
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi , Arab. Abu Zabi, sheikhdom (1995 pop. 928,360), c.26,000 sq mi (67,300 sq km), part of the federation of seven United Arab Emirates , SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf. The sheikhdom is the largest in the federation; in it is located the city of Abu Dhabi (1995 pop. 398,695), founded c.... Read more
Ahmadou Ahidjo
Ahmadou Ahidjo , 1924-89, president of Cameroon (1960-82). A Muslim Fulani chief's son, he served with the French during World War II. Entering politics in the French Cameroons, he became vice premier (1957) and premier (1958) of the territory. With the Cameroon Republic's independence (1960), he wa... Read more
Christian socialism
Christian socialism term used in Great Britain and the United States for a kind of socialism growing out of the clash between Christian ideals and the effects of competitive business. In Europe, it usually refers to a party or trade union directed by religious leaders in contrast to socialist union... Read more
Jonathan Worth Daniels
Jonathan Worth Daniels 1902-81, American newspaper editor and author, b. Raleigh, N.C. In 1925 he joined the staff of the Raleigh (N.C.) News and Observer, edited by his father, Josephus Daniels. He edited the paper (1933-1942) while his father was ambassador to Mexico, and succeeded to the edito... Read more
Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah
Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah , 1926-2006, emir of Kuwait (1977-2006). A member of Kuwait's ruling Sabah family, he was the third son of Sheikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah (r. 1921-50). Beginning in the 1940s he held several positions in the Kuwaiti government, and soon established a reputation as a shrewd an... Read more

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Civilizations, Clash of
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences Civilizations, Clash of The “ clash of civilizations ” is a thesis that guides contemporary...readers with an understanding of the origins and meaning of the clash of civilizations, selected research pertinent to this thesis...
Conflict of Interest
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...executor, government official, or trustee — a clash between professional obligations and personal interests arises...is a potential for the personal interests of an individual to clash with fiduciary duties, such as when a client has his or her...
Riots, Urban
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History ...among themselves along religious lines. The most serious such clash, in New York City on 14 July 1871, left forty‐...popular with the masses. Some thirty people were killed in the clash between partisans of the two performers. Urban race riots appeared...
Philip II
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...financially exhausted. The need to find money and enforce order in his territories led to Philip's clash with his Dutch subjects, a clash that produced the first war for national independence in modern European history and eventually drew Philip...
Huntington, Samuel P.
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...contribution to the field of political science is the book The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order , an instantly...Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press. Huntington, Samuel P. 1993. The Clash of Civilizations? Foreign Affairs . 72 (3): 22 –...
Role Conflict
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences Role Conflict The term role conflict refers to a clash between two or more of a person ’ s roles or incompatible...incompatible, however, and the requirements of one role can clash with those of another. In addition, contradictory requirements...
John Dickinson
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Dickinson John Dickinson (1732-1808), American lawyer, pamphleteer, and politician, helped guide public opinion during the clash between colonial and British interests prior to the American Revolution. Although he had opposed American independence, he...
Frances FitzGerald
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...to most Americans) had adapted itself to Vietnam's unique culture and traditions. As she explained it, Marxism did not clash with local values. Rather, it was highly compatible with Confucianism, the basis of Vietnam's way of life, with the Communist...
James Anthony Froude
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...darkness, as represented by the Roman Catholic Church. He viewed the Anglo-Catholic revival of the 19th century as a later clash between the same forces. In The English in Ireland in the 18th Century (1872-1874) Froude continued to show his admiration...
Halide Edip Adivar
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...attempted to analyze the rapid transition of Turkish society and to depict the deep-seated conflict the society faced through the clash between Eastern and Western culture. Halide Edip was born in 1884 in Istanbul as the daughter of Mehmet Edip bey, private...

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clash
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English clash / kla sh / • n. 1. a violent...incompatibility leading to disagreement: a personality clash. 2. a mismatch of colors. ∎...by metal objects being struck together: a clash of cymbals. • v. 1. [ intr...
Bragg, Billy
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...always witty, British singer/songwriter Billy Bragg counts the Clash and Bob Dylan as equal influences on his folk rock protest songs...Bragg started off as a brash singer in the 1980s, admiring the Clash for their outspoken, do-it-yourself ethos and unabashed...
Ryan, Robert
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...film role in Golden Gloves ; 1941—on Broadway in Clash by Night ; then contract with RKO; 1943—first big...On Dangerous Ground (Nicholas Ray) (as Jim Wilson) 1952 Clash by Night (Fritz Lang) (as Earl Pfeiffer); Beware My Lovely...
Lennox, Annie
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...the mix and production stand out. Musical allegiances to artists and groups such as the Clash, Neil Young, and Al Green are evident. Lennox adapts the Clash's song "Train in Vain" and Young's "Don't Let It Bring You Down" in renditions...
Smith, Will
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...Smith at his spirited best. "Will 2K" uses a sample from the Clash's 1982 hit "Rock the Casbah" to create a celebratory atmosphere...easy accessibility of his music: "'Will 2K' even makes a Clash sample sound squeaky clean. Nevertheless, there's something...
Sectionalism
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...apportionment of congressional seats settled an incipient sectional clash between North and South. In the resulting Constitution of 1787...S. Senate, three great spokesmen personified the sectional clash and became sectional heroes. Daniel Webster was the proponent...
conflict
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...xA0; Psychol. a condition in which a person experiences a clash of opposing wishes or needs. • v. / kə...x2CC;flikt / [ intr. ] be incompatible or at variance; clash: parents' and children's interests sometimes conflict...
A Room with a View
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...with one of the favourite subjects of the remarkably unified and consistent Merchant/Ivory/Jhabvala oeuvre, namely the clash of conflicting cultures, be they based on race, class, or generational differences—witness Shakespeare Wallah...
Mackendrick, Alexander
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...may well explain why they have dated far less than most other Ealing movies. A constant theme of Mackendrick's films is the clash between innocence and experience. Innocence connotes integrity, but also blindness to the interests of others; experience...
Clift, Montgomery
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...central conflict in Howard Hawks's film, however, is between Wayne's brand of brutal, bullying masculinity and Clift's quiet blend of toughness and compassion. Theirs is a clash of reason and brute strength, and although their reco

Thesaurus entries related to "clash"

clash
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English clash • noun   1. the clash of cymbals synonyms : striking, bang, clang, crash, clatter, clank. See clash verb 1.   2. the clash of the opposing sides synonyms : conflict, collision, confrontation, brush, warring...
conflict
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...squabble, disagreement, dissension, clash; discord, friction, strife, antagonism...his business and domestic life synonyms : clash, incompatibility, incongruity, friction...interests sometimes conflict synonyms : clash, be incompatible, vary, be at odds...
fight
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...up arms, be a soldier; engage, meet, clash, skirmish.   3. a war fought...match, struggle, scuffle, altercation, clash, disturbance; fisticuffs; informal scrap...Russia synonyms : battle, engagement, clash, conflict, struggle; war, campaign...
skirmish
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...a skirmish synonyms : fight, battle, clash, conflict, encounter, engagement, fray...opinion, falling-out, dispute, blowup, clash, altercation; informal tiff, spat...with, engage with, close with, combat, clash with.
battle
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...forces synonyms : war, armed conflict, conflict, fight, clash, contest, struggle, skirmish, engagement, encounter, confrontation...also table at war.   2. a battle of wills synonyms : clash, conflict, contest, competition, tournament, struggle...
joust
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus joust • verb  knights jousted with lances synonyms : tourney; fight, spar, clash; historical tilt. • noun  a medieval joust synonyms : tournament, tourney; combat, contest, fight, battle, clash; historical tilt.
struggle
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...struggle synonyms : conflict, fight, battle, confrontation, clash, skirmish; hostilities, fighting, war, warfare, campaign...within the leadership synonyms : contest, competition, fight, clash; rivalry, friction, feuding, conflict, tug-of-war...
dispute
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...squabble, falling-out, disagreement, difference of opinion, clash, wrangle; informal tiff, spat, blowup, scrap, row, rhubarb...debate, discuss, exchange views; quarrel, argue, disagree, clash, fall out, wrangle, bicker, squabble; informal have words...
disagree
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...with, debate with, argue with, quarrel with, wrangle with, clash with, be at loggerheads with, cross swords with, lock horns...different, vary, diverge; contradict each other, conflict, clash, contrast.   3. the spicy food disagreed with her...
shock
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...1 • noun   1. the shock of the two cars hitting each other synonyms : impact, blow, collision, crash, clash, jolt, bump, jar, jerk.   2. the news came as a shock synonyms : surprise, blow, upset, disturbance, state...

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Clash-Media announces three new appointments to support rapid company growth; New starters bring over six years industry experience Will join Clash-Media's Marketing and Account Management Departments.
M2 Presswire; 9/24/2007; 700+ words ; M2 PRESSWIRE-24 September 2007-Clash-Media: Clash-Media announces three new appointments to support rapid...starters bring over six years industry experience Will join Clash-Media's Marketing and Account Management Departments...
Clash-Media provides over 60,000 hot leads for leading not-for-profit charity contact centre; Will ensure UK charities generate new supporters; New consumer data is automatically cleansed and delivered to the charities' contact centre in real-time to ensure rapid follow up.
M2 Presswire; 3/12/2009; 700+ words ; M2 PRESSWIRE-12 March 2009-Clash-Media: Clash-Media provides over 60,000 hot leads for leading not...2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:12032009 London, UK - Clash-Media, the leading Proactive Online Lead Generation organisation...
Clash-Media adds major Scandinavian websites to its international affiliate network; MSN, Jubii, Eniro and Spray join growing network Co-operation with big-name brands means large numbers of high quality leads for Scandinavian companies.
M2 Presswire; 2/7/2008; 700+ words ; M2 PRESSWIRE-7 February 2008-Clash-Media: Clash-Media adds major Scandinavian websites to its international...companies(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:07022008 Clash-Media, the leading European Online Lead Generation company...
Clash-Media secures next stage of investment to support international expansion; MMC Ventures adds a further GBP1.5 million of funding as Clash-Media continues with significant growth.
M2 Presswire; 11/3/2008; 700+ words ; M2 PRESSWIRE-3 November 2008-Clash-Media: Clash-Media secures next stage of investment to support international...MMC Ventures adds a further GBP1.5 million of funding as Clash-Media continues with significant growth(C)1994-2008...
Strummer, Clash took punk farther: Critic calls group punk generation's version of Beatles
Newspaper article from: Charleston Daily Mail; 12/26/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...could tell a lot about the legacy of the Clash from the reactions to the news the British...casual pop fans who only thought of the Clash as the punk band that followed the Sex...rebellious punk movement, however, the Clash was an absolutely indispensable force...
Clash-Media appoints Edward Bussey as Non-Executive Director; Former Senior Vice President of Figleaves.com will offer strategic advice as Clash-Media continues its international expansion Appointment follows recent investment from MMC Ventures - which added a further GBP1.5 million of funding.
M2 Presswire; 12/4/2008; 700+ words ; M2 PRESSWIRE-4 December 2008-Clash-Media: Clash-Media appoints Edward Bussey as Non-Executive Director...President of Figleaves.com will offer strategic advice as Clash-Media continues its international expansion Appointment...
Clash-Media launches enhanced Data Quality Module to combat Internet advertising click fraud and boost the effectiveness of marketing campaigns; New bespoke technology will enable Clash-Media to eradicate fraudulent leads - resulting in higher ROI from data investment - as well as provide an International Managed Data Service all the way from campaign design and lead cleansing to fast delivery of 'hot' leads.
M2 Presswire; 2/26/2009; 700+ words ; M2 PRESSWIRE-26 February 2009-Clash-Media: Clash-Media launches enhanced Data Quality Module to combat Internet...of marketing campaigns; New bespoke technology will enable Clash-Media to eradicate fraudulent leads - resulting in higher...
Clash-Media opens new Scandinavian office in Copenhagen; Enables Scandinavian companies to access high-quality leads quickly Follows opening of US office - new network allows companies to generate leads from UK, US and Europe simultaneously.
M2 Presswire; 9/5/2007; 700+ words ; M2 PRESSWIRE-5 September 2007-Clash-Media: Clash-Media opens new Scandinavian office in Copenhagen; Enables...simultaneously(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05092007 Clash-Media, the UK's leading online lead generation company...
Clash-Media announces two new Director Appointments to support rapidly growing UK and Global Operations; Former European Finance Director for Advertising.com will play key role in expansion Current Sales Director, Luke Pursey, promoted to UK Managing Director.
M2 Presswire; 2/5/2008; 700+ words ; M2 PRESSWIRE-5 February 2008-Clash-Media: Clash-Media announces two new Director Appointments to support...Director(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05022008 Clash-Media, the UK's leading Online Lead Generation company...
Clash Magazine Hits the Perfect Ten!
PR Newswire Europe; 1/17/2008; 700+ words ; LONDON, January 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Clash, the multi award-winning music magazine...the tremendous success through 2007 for Clash, a year of great exclusives and unforgettable...com, the new online hub of all things Clash. The latest chapter of the Clash brand...