Word: 20th
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Lessons is no "life and times" of An Wang. The first quarter of the book gives a superficial look at what any kid would have experienced growing up in early 20th century Shanghai. As to the details of Wang's life, he tells us how many relatives he had, and that most of them died before he came to America--but little else...
...questions I thought about were to what extent the methods of studying 20th century American history should be different than the methods ofstudying 18th century history," said Professor ofHistory Charles S. Maier...
Habermas attacked Weber's theory on the bases of legal rationality for failing to "take ethical formalism seriously." The early 20th-century philosopher, Habermas said, "did not distinguish the influence of values from the moral ordinance of laws...
...Judges jumped to a commanding 2-0 lead over favored Harvard--ranked 20th in the country in last week's coaches poll--while throngs of partisan fans exulted over the impending upset...
...city of l'amour. It is less well known as a historic center of refugees and terrorism. For at least 200 years, the French have taken pride in providing shelter for those of political passion from other lands. Indeed, it might be easier to make a list of 20th century revolutionaries who never lived in Paris than of those who did. China's Chou En-lai came in 1920, some 70 years after Karl Marx left Paris for London and eight years after a young Russian revolutionary named Vladimir Ilyich Lenin moved from Paris to Poland. While working...