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  • 22Anarchism in Spain — Anarchism has historically gained more support and influence in Spain than anywhere else, especially before Francisco Franco s victory in the Spanish Civil War of 1936 1939.There were several variants of anarchism in Spain: the peasant anarchism… …

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  • 23Islamic scarf controversy in France — Referred to in France as l affaire du voile (the scarf affair), l affaire du voile islamique (the Islamic scarf affair), and l affaire du foulard (the scarf affair) among other bynames, the controversy over Islamic women s clothing has rocked… …

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  • 24Indonesian occupation of East Timor — East Timor is located at the end of the Indonesian archipelago, 400 miles (640km) northwest of Darwin, Australia. History of East Timor …

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  • 25Economic history of China before 1911 — For developments after 1911, see Economic history of Modern China. A Chinese dragon seen floating among clouds, engraved on a golden canteen dated to the 15th century, during the …

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  • 26AGGADAH or HAGGADAH — (Heb. הַגָּדָה, אַגָּדָה; narrative ), one of the two primary components of rabbinic tradition, the other being halakhah, usually translated as Jewish Law (see: kadushin , The Rabbinic Mind, 59f.). The term aggadah itself is notoriously difficult …

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  • 27AFTERMATH — displaced persons U.S. Army Chaplains postwar trials children of jewish survivors Displaced Persons At the end of the war, Allied armies found seven to nine million displaced persons living in countries not their own. More than six million people …

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  • 28Bonsai — Audio|Bonsai.ogg|listen ( ja. 盆栽, literally potted plant ) is the art of aesthetic miniaturization of trees by growing them in containers. Cultivation includes techniques for shaping, watering, and repotting in various styles of… …

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  • 29Monster — This article is about the legendary creature of monsters. For other uses, see Monster (disambiguation). Allegoria dell immortalità (Allegory of immortality), by Giulio Romano. A monster is any fictional creature, usually found in legends or… …

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  • 30Alien Intelligence — In the various game settings of Palladium Books, Alien Intelligences are fictional, vastly powerful beings of unknown origin that are stated to be a combination of equal parts spirit, magical energy, and physical flesh. They are said to exist on… …

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