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Belgian Congo: One of Africa's Most Notorious Colonies
Belgian Congo was a colony of Belgium from 1908 until 1960. Prior to that, the region had been the Congo Free State (created in 1885), which was effectively a private enterprise of King Leopold II. Often referred to as Belgian Congo even before 1908, Leopold never visited his colony but allowed unspeakable horrors to be carried out there to squeeze the maximum profit from planta...

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Inanna and Ebih: A Poetic Narrative on Feminine Power
Inanna and Ebih is a Sumerian/Akkadian poem attributed to Enheduanna (circa 2300 BCE), daughter of Sargon of Akkad. Among the many interpretations of Inanna and Ebih (a modern-day title) is the claim that it is an allegory of a successful coup at Ur by one Lugal-Ane that sent Enheduanna into exile and of her return to power, for which she credited Inanna, but it is also possible...

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Enheduanna - Poet, Priestess, Empire Builder: Redefining the Gods for the People
Enheduanna (circa 2300 BCE) is the world's first author known by name and was the daughter (either literally or figuratively) of the great empire-builder Sargon of Akkad. Her political genius in helping to consolidate an empire, however, is often overlooked. Her literary contributions were so impressive that one tends to forget the reason why she was sent to Ur in the first plac...

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False Dawn: The New Deal and the Promise of Recovery, 1933–1947
George Selgin’s "False Dawn: The New Deal and the Promise of Recovery 1933-1947" provides a measured and calculated investigation of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s efforts to lift the United States out of the Great Depression. Selgin, a professor emeritus in economics at the University of Georgia and former senior fellow at the Cato Institute, does not deliver a polemic a...

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War of the Austrian Succession: How One Woman's Right to Rule Plunged Europe into War
In October 1740, the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI drew his last breath. Since he had no sons to follow him to the throne, his eldest daughter, Maria Theresa, was crowned as the ruler of Austria, Hungary, and the other possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy. This caused quite a stir across Europe - under the prevailing Salic Law, women were not allowed to inherit. As questions ove...

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