Word: legacyism
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Hailed as one of spain's greatest cinematic talents, screenwriter Rafael Azcona penned nearly 100 scripts over his prolific career, including several enduring works that examined his homeland's troubled past. Among the many tales he spun out of the jarring legacy of the Spanish Civil War, Belle Epoque earned...
Grandpop's reward was nothing so grand as getting elected U.S. Congressman. His highest position was ward secretary in the 43rd. But when he retired from the plant, Grandpop got a job working at the election commission down at City Hall. In his mind, it was a due reward for...
Ann's most lasting professional legacy was to help build the microfinance program in Indonesia, which she did from 1988 to '92-before the practice of granting tiny loans to credit-poor entrepreneurs was an established success story. Her anthropological research into how real people worked helped inform the policies...
Despite the best of intentions of a relatively honest government supported by a U.N. peacekeeping force, it's uncertain whether Preval can overcome his country's troubled legacy. And the turmoil in the world economy has diminished his chances of success. "We're back to square one," says a Haitian...
One of the big questions in Zimbabwe is always, what is going on in "Uncle Bob's" mind. What do you make of him? Bob prompts two conflicting emotions. We want to regard him as a father figure, as a liberation hero. But he is also a ruthless tyrant and...