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Greek ΜΝΗΣΘΗ and Aramaic DKYR in the Near East: A Comparative Epigraphic Study
ABSTRACT Past studies of graffiti containing the word ΜΝΗΣΘΗ have never fully established its intrinsic meaning. However, due to the existence of the Aramaic term DKYR, which carries a seemingly identical meaning to ΜΝΗΣΘΗ, in similar contexts in the Roman Near East, a comparison between both words is possible. Four distinct sites where the coexistence
Sebastien Mazurek
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One of the objectives of the Decommunization Act is to remove monuments or other objects from public space that propagate communism or another totalitarian system.
Adam Bojarski
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When First Nations Don't Count: H.V. Evatt and the Erasure of Palestinian Rights
As Minister for External Affairs in the Chifley Government, Herbert Vere Evatt played a pivotal role at the United Nations in securing the partition of Palestine and recognition of the State of Israel. These endeavours were represented by Evatt and in subsequent commentary as exemplifying Evatt's commitment to justice.
Jeff Rickertt
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Writing about a Prime Minster: Reflections on How Malcom Fraser PM Happened
In 1989 I publsihed Malcolm Fraser PM, a study of the way that prime minister Fraser worked. In this note I muse about the back story, about the processes involved in writing a study of a recently defeated prime minster, explaining how the book was written and waht could be learnt from the interactions with Fraser.
Patrick Weller
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Silent Guardian: The 15th New Jersey Monument
This post is part of a series featuring behind-the-scenes dispatches from our Pohanka interns working on the front lines of history this summer as interpreters, archivists, and preservationists. See here for the introduction to the series.
Smith, Elizabeth A.
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Olympic Landscapes: A Global Event on a Local Landscape [PDF]
Recently, cities around the globe have become involved in a competition for obtaining the title of the most “powerful” city in the world. Hosting mega-events, like the Olympics allow for these cities to restructure the entire floor plan of their ...
Silva, Krista
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An anatomy of worldmaking: Sukarno and anticolonialism from post‐Bandung Indonesia
Abstract This article analyzes the anticolonial worldmaking of postcolonial Indonesia's first president Sukarno, during Guided Democracy (1959–1965). Using worldmaking as a conceptual interface, the article offers three interconnected interventions.
Say Jye Quah
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Proud Raven, Panting Wolf: Carving Alaska’s New Deal Totem Parks
Sascha T. Scott
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Monumental Remix: Subverting the Monument in Canada’s Public Spaces
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