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31History of socialism — The history of socialism, sometimes termed modern socialism , [Encyclopedia Australia entry on socialism] finds its origins in the French Revolution of 1789 and the changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution, although it has precedents in …
32MIDRASH — (Heb. מִדְרָשׁ), the designation of a particular genre of rabbinic literature containing anthologies and compilations of homilies, including both biblical exegesis (see hermeneutics ) and sermons delivered in public (see homiletics ) as well as… …
33Introduction — It is hard to think of two more significant decades in U.S. history than the 1930s and 1940s. During these 20 years, the United States suffered the worst ever economic collapse during the Great Depression; underwent major political reform… …
34Concealed ovulation — or hidden estrus is the lack of distinctive signaling that the adult female of a species is in heat . These signals may include swelling and redness of the genitalia in baboons and bonobos Pan paniscus, pheromone release in the feline family, etc …
35Historical method — The historical method comprises the techniques and guidelines by which historians use primary sources and other evidence to research and then to write history. The question of the nature, and indeed the possibility, of sound historical method is… …
36proconsul — proconsular, adj. proconsularly, adv. /proh kon seuhl/, n. 1. Rom. Hist. an official, usually a former consul, who acted as governor or military commander of a province, and who had powers similar to those of a consul. 2. any appointed… …
37Proconsul — /proh kon seuhl/, n. an African subgenus of Dryopithecus that lived 17 20 million years ago and is possibly ancestral to modern hominoids. [ < NL (1933), equiv. to pro PRO 1 + Consul, allegedly the name of a chimpanzee in a London zoo (with a pun …
38treaty — /tree tee/, n., pl. treaties. 1. a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations. 2. the formal document embodying such an international agreement. 3. any agreement or… …
39self-limited — Denoting a disease that tends to cease after a definite period; e.g., pneumonia. * * * self lim·it·ed lim ət əd adj limited by one s or its own nature specif running a definite and limited course <the disease is self limited, and the prognosis …
40TAKKANOT HA-KAHAL — (Heb. תַּקָּנוֹת הַקָּהָל). Legal Aspects THE CONCEPT The Takkanot ha Kahal embrace that part of legislation in Jewish law which is enacted by the public or its representatives in contradistinction to the takkanot enacted by a halakhic authority …
