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...mistake to assume--as many scholars have until quite recently--that the absence of abundant artifacts meant the Taino were necessarily more primitive than the grander civilizations of Central and South America. They simply used less durable materials: the Taino relied on wood for building and most craftwork, and much of what they made has disintegrated over the centuries. However, thanks largely to two remarkable digs undertaken over the past two years, archaeologists are dramatically enriching their knowledge of the complex society of the Taino and the sophistication of their artifacts...
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says the "bill is aimed at enlisting Islam in the fight against crime and corruption," denying the legislation is a power play to consolidate his rule. The Pakistani military begs to differ. Worrying that Sharif is using religion as cover for grander designs, the Army's chief, General Jehangin Karomat, advocates "a direct role for the military in running the country." To see where this is may be heading let us look towards Afghanistan, a country where government, the military and Islamic fundamentalists are one and the same...
...largest of the three orchestras, so we tell [first-years] that we play some of the grander pieces," he says...
...know what they'll be getting with an Oprah book. Says Lamb: "They're all about people trying to connect out of their alienation." They are also usually intimate stories, painted on canvases the size of TV screens, with only occasional attempts by the authors to grapple with the grander forces of history or politics...
...easy to look back and see the spread of nuclear technology across the globe. A history book can contextualize the dropping of the bomb in this respect, helpfully inserting a "then" before the action as it tells the story of World War II in a grander portrait of the past 1,500 years. The use of such a qualifier helps to connote a progression of events--one that seemingly had to be. And even though we are wise to the fact that contingencies speak to the contrary, it is nonetheless undeniable that we are where we are now because...