Word: historicization
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Even in the '60s, Tuareg society was struggling. Drought and government decree were relegating traditions?nomadism, historic hierarchies, the methodology for naming children?to the social scrap heap. The pace of change has only quickened. Tamanrasset, once a sleepy Sahara town, is now a real city, full of "big trucks...
The tension was palpable through the television screen in the conference room. ESPN’s cameras showed Mussina’s stoic determination, the crowd was on its feet in awe of the moment, and the Yankee dugout was quietly waiting to celebrate another historic triumph. It was shaping...
On that score, the senior British delegate, Lady Amos, says most European governments are happy to condemn modern slavery as a "crime against humanity," but they refuse to do the same for the historic slave trade, because that would have "legal implications." (In other words, slavery is a crime for...
Abraham (a.k.a. Ibrahim) is considered a forefather to both Jews and Muslims, but his children continue to fight over his grave. The ancient West Bank city of Hebron, where according to tradition the Biblical prophet is buried, has long been an epicenter of Israeli-Palestinian violence. In 1929, the massacre...
With two ovens and two huge hot plates protected by the hallmark round insulated covers, the Aga has outwardly remained unchanged from Dalén's original design. However, there is now a four-oven version, and an add-on module with two conventional ovens. The castings for the Aga...