WHAG-9
World History and Geography
Monday, March 31, 2014
He Never Won an Election
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A haunting question lingers on, over the years, in the minds of historians: how did Hitler and the Nazis gain control of Germany? How did a ...
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Arab Spring, Arab Winter
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In late 2010, a movement in several Arab countries raised hopes that peaceful democracies could be established in that part of the world. Kn...
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Global What? Climatic Confusion
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Readers who've kept current with discussions of the weather will have noticed, over the last few years, a bewildering and shifting lands...
Saturday, January 4, 2014
A Muslim Myth - the Twelfth Imam
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It is worth pausing to consider the meaning of the word 'myth' - it does not simply mean 'falsehood' as is often supposed. I...
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Conquering and Subduing by Means of Taxes
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When armies subdue a population, they often exact some tax or tribute from the conquered people. This pattern holds throughout history, from...
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
What Brought Ghana Down?
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From around 700 A.D. to around 1000 A.D., the empire of Ghana was a powerful political and economic force in Africa. Trading in gold and sal...
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Taxation Finances Monarchies
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In the year 910 A.D., a monastery was founded in the town of Cluny in France. This monastery would come to be associated with a reform movem...
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