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11Moses I. Finley — Sir Moses I. Finley CBE, FBA (May 20, 1912–June 23, 1986) was an American and English classical scholar. His most notable work is The Ancient Economy (1973), where he argued that status and civic ideology governed the economy in… …
12Chichibu Incident — Memorial to the “unnamed dead” of the Chichibu Incident at Onraku ji, Chichibu, Saitama The Chichibu Incident (秩父事件, Chichibu jiken …
13Demographics of Uzbekistan — Population of Uzbekistan (in millions): 1950 – 1 January 2008. The Demographics of Uzbekistan is about the demographic features of the population of Uzbekistan, including population growth, population density, ethnicity, education level, health,… …
14Gaspée Affair — The Gaspée Affair was a significant event in the American Revolution. HMS Gaspée , a British revenue schooner that had been vigorously enforcing unpopular trade regulations, ran aground in shallow water, on June 9, 1772 near what is now known as… …
15Attacks on humanitarian workers — Humanitarian aid workers belonging to United Nations organisations, PVOs / NGOs or the Red Cross / Red Crescent have traditionally enjoyed both international legal protection, and de facto immunity from attack by belligerent parties. However,… …
16Republicanism in the United States — Republicanism is the value system of governance that has been a major part of American civic thought since the American Revolution. It stresses liberty and rights as central values, makes the people as a whole sovereign, rejects inherited… …
17Korean diaspora — Hangul 동포 / 교포 Hanja 同胞 / …
18Augustan drama — [ riot at Covent Garden s Royal Theatre in 1762 over a rumored increase in ticket prices. Although drama declined in the Augustan era, it was still popular entertainment.] Augustan drama can refer to the dramas of Ancient Rome during the reign of …
19Human Relations Movement — A school of the sociology of industry originating in the United States before the Second World War, whose influence spread to Britain for a short period after it. Human Relations (often referred to simply as HR) comprised both an academic… …
20Good Neighbor policy — The Good Neighbor policy was the foreign policy of the administration of United States president Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–45) toward the countries of Latin America. The United States wished to have good relations with its neighbors, especially …
