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9 months ago
Were arranged marriages ever a thing among commoners in europe?
Marriage
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9 months ago
Why did the founder(s) was Islam oppose usury so much?
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Why is the pakistani military more dominant in pakistani society than its indian counterpart?
in India
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9 months ago
Would it be right to say that 19th century america had open borders for immigration but not for capital?
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Did would-be deindustrializing towns put up a fight against policies to put factories over seas?
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How is Bismark viewed in germany post world war 2?
in Bismark, Germany
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How do secular historians think the quran was written?
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Books that talk about the history of and what it was like to be a skilled tradesmen/artisan/craftsmen in the pre-industrial era?
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What impact did Mussolini's bachelor tax have on dating and marriage in italy?
in Italy
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What do historians think about the sort of work done by economists in this paper?
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9 months ago
did iran use child soldiers to clear minefields in the iran-iraq war
in Iran
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Did exhausted soil in states like Maryland and Virginia lead to the creation of slave-raising markets for export to the deep south? If so did this situation motivate the need to expand the number of slave states?
in Maryland
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9 months ago
To what extent was Lincoln romanticized by black americans after his death?
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9 months ago
Did anyone during Frederick William III of Prussia reign want all brothels to become state-owned? If so who and why?
in Russia
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9 months ago
Is there something to the idea regarding the class background of, on the one hand, leading Communist party members, and on the other hand, "constitutional nationalists", in china and vietnam?
in Vietnam
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How often is history of science done with an eye towards economic/political needs and book recommendations
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9 months ago
Books on Italian unification that start in the early 19th century
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What is a good book about the reign of Mohammed Ali of Egypt
in Egypt
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9 months ago
History of the frequency and perception of sexual assault in India
in India
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Is the depiction of violence in post-WW1 italy and the way it changed in this gif an accurate reflection of history and if so why did it change in this wayÉ
in Italy
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9 months ago
Marx says, "the material productive forces of society come into conflict with the existing relations of production", and this leads to social revolution. Are there texts which go over concrete examples of this in history?
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9 months ago
Considering "The Bolsheviks come to power" by Alexander Rabinowitch was written in 1976, before the soviet archives were opened, is it still worth reading for someone looking for an introduction to the revolution?
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In the Communist Manifesto, Marx said that capitalists have eliminated the honour associated with jobs like lawyer, and preist. Can someone explain what this means in the context of 1848?
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9 months ago
To what extent is propaganda (and similarly, marketing) a phenomena that started in the 20th century?
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9 months ago
What do you historians currently think of The Class Struggle in the Ancient Greek World from the Archaic Age to the Arab Conquests by G. E. M. de Ste. Croix
in Delaware