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Black nationalism
Black Nationalism CLASSICAL BLACK NATIONALISM MODERN BLACK NATIONALISM THE POST–CIVIL RIGHTS ERA CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY In the strictest meaning of the term, bla... Read more |
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Western Europe
WESTERN EUROPE The coinages of early modern Europe, which were basically a continuation of those created in the medieval era, were composed of the two precious metals Read more |
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Scientific method
SCIENTIFIC METHOD SCIENTIFIC METHOD. Methods for investigating the natural world were transformed in the early modern era, leading to a variety of approaches that emerged from diverse philosophical orientations. To call these diverse methodologies "scientific" is a convenience but one that... Read more |
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Joseph Cardinal Bernardin
Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Joseph Cardinal Bernardin (1928-1996) was a major leader in the U.S.-based Catholic Church during the modern progressive era. Joseph Cardinal Bernardin became the symbol, even if unknowingly, of the U.S. Catholic Church's struggle with modernity. A quiet, devout... Read more |
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Potlatch Corp
Potlatch Corporation EARLY HISTORY GREAT DEPRESSION: CRISIS AND MERGER POSTWAR ERA: NEW PRODUCTS AND GEOGRAPHIC EXPANSION THE MADDEN ERA, 1971– Read more |
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Black studies
African Studies BIBLIOGRAPHY The studies of African peoples, history, and philosophy; arts, literature, and culture; political, economic, and social organization; geography, ecology, and paleontology are and have long been contested domains of intellectual inquiry. In the modern era this is... Read more |
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Social Pathology
Pathology, Social BIBLIOGRAPHY Social pathology is a concept developed in modern social science to refer both to aspects of social structures and to the behaviors and values attributed to particular social categories. Definitions of social pathology are particular to specific times and reflect... Read more |
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Jabal Shammar
JABAL SHAMMAR A mountainous region in northwestern Saudi Arabia. Named for the Shammar tribal confederation, Jabal Shammar consists of the Aja Mountains, which are mainly granite; the basaltic Salma Mountains; the high sand dunes of al-Nafud; and scattered oases. A mixed economy of... Read more |
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Victorian
Victorian Art The Victorian era (1837 Read more |
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Anticlericalism
ANTICLERICALISM ANTICLERICALISM. The idea of "anticlericalism" as such does not belong to early modern Europe. The word describes a range of attitudes and behaviors toward clergy, ranging from mild criticism to loud protest and violence. Anticlericalism was in evidence both in the Middle Ages and... Read more |
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