Word: historicizing
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Lerwick is the largest port town in Mainland (the misleading name for the largest island) and the heart of the Shetlands. When someone from the outer isles speaks of those who have moved to Lerwick, it could be the lament of someone from the Ozarks who has lost a loved...
Budapest's eclectic mix of old and new is the result of centuries of political and social upheaval intertwined with periods of great prosperity. Thousands of local landmarks were destroyed during World War II or fell into disrepair during communism but Budapest is slowly returning to its former glory. The...
Buda and Pest, which until 1873 were separate towns. For a glimpse of the past, head to the historic Castle Hill district on the Buda side. Perched above the river is the sprawling Royal Palace, which houses several museums, including the Hungarian National Gallery with its extensive collection of Gothic...
It was the biggest win of Harvard’s season—heck, you have to go back to the Crimson’s last trip to the NCAA tournament in 1994 to find a more meaningful game—and it couldn’t have come at...
Kepel’s book is quite deserving of this spotlight. Jihad is an academic work, thoroughly researched and precisely excecuted, describing the origins and the growth of the idea of jihad, or Islamic holy war. Kepel traces the historic roots of the “Islamist movement,â?...