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This article proposes that stigmas connected to social categories of exclusion prevalent during life extend into dealings with the dead, here referred to as ‘necro‐ostracism’, in the context of death and burial of Muslim nomadic populations in urban Afghanistan. Based on qualitative fieldwork carried out in Kabul, Herat, and Mazar‐e Sharif, it explores
Annika Schmeding
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Anniversary reflections on developments since the end of the Soviet Union 25 years ago have started, but rare is the book attempting an assessment of what happened to post-Soviet ...
Sawatsky, Walter
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Soviet Inheritance Cases in American Courts and the Soviet Property Regime [PDF]
Many American states have statutes limiting transmission of monies from estates in this country to citizens of countries behind the Iron Curtain. American courts have come under heavy criticism for construing these statutes unfavorably to foreign heirs,
Bader, W. Reece+2 more
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United States During the Cold War 1945-1990 [PDF]
United States and the Soviet Union is a country on the part of allies who emerged as the winner during World War II. However, after reaching the Allied victory in the situation soon changed, man has become an opponent.
Kuswono, K. (Kuswono)+2 more
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In recent years, the kibbutz – a once‐idealized socialist commune in Israel – has become a common object of critique in Israeli popular culture. Many critiques focus on what can be described as the old kibbutz's ‘moral harshness’, highlighting the prevalence of informal surveillance, peer pressure, and public moralizing.
Omri Senderowicz
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Trends in first union formation in post-Soviet Central Asia
This study used recently available survey data to examine trends in the rate of first union formation in the post-Soviet Central Asian republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Clifford, D.
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‘A long, slow and painful road’: The Anglo-American alliance and the issue of cooperation with the USSR from Teheran to D-Day [PDF]
This is the author's accepted manuscript. The final published article is available from the link below. Copyright @ 2012 Taylor & Francis.The Second World War Anglo–American alliance was less cohesive on the political side than the military.
Folly, M
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The Soviet civil defence programme is the world’s largest in terms of expenditure, personnel and scope; in its rhetoric at least, it also makes the largest claims for effectiveness. It emphasises both blast shelter construction and crisis relocation and, while concentrating on the special protection of the upper bureaucracies of government and industry,
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HighlightsThe use of artificial intelligence has great potential for predicting the toxic properties of new little-studied chemical compounds, reducing the time and financial costs associated with identifying the risks of possible threats.Relevance ...
V. T. Tkachenko+6 more
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West Is Preparing to Use Radiological Weapons against Russia and Ukraine
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I. A. Kirillov
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