IN JUNE 2014 around 1,500 partisans of Islamic State (IS) attacked Mosul, a city in northern Iraq. They were outnumbered almost 15 to one by government troops defending the place. The result was a rout. But not in the direction those numbers might have suggested. In the face of the ene...
What were the Peloponnesian Wars?Athens and SpartaDuring the height of the Greek civilization, two city-states stood in opposition with allies among the other city-states in the Hellenic world. These were Sparta and Athens. Both had strong military power, wealth, and influence over the rest of...
What were the Navajo Wars?Question:What were the Navajo Wars?The Navajo:The Navajo Nation is a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans who live primarily in Arizona and New Mexico. Their culture is deeply rooted in their connection with nature, and they have been stewards of their land...
In this conversation we explore the ways in which culture war strategies aim to create new articulations of politics, culture and power. They do so as part of an ongoing effort to create narratives that construct and solidify political blocs and produce popular consent. We ...
Think of just about any novel or movie—the Harry Potter series, Star Wars—and you’ll likely find good versus evil as the theme. Broadly, this theme is about how good and evil forces are, and always have been, at odds with each other. What’s an example of the theme of good vs...
1. Who are the British People? ---The first known inhabitants in Britain were Celts who are the ancestors of the Welsh, Scottish and Irish people. Then came the Anglos, the Saxons and the Jutes who brought with them the English language. Many people from other European countries came lat...
The culture wars of the nineteenth century affected all aspects of European societies: politics and religion; media, arts and science; private and public sectors; urban and rural areas; upper and lower classes; men and women; and adults ... M Borutta,S Patriarca,L Riall - Palgrave Macmillan...
The earliest Gen Zers were born when the internet had just achieved widespread use. They’re called “digital natives”—the first generation to grow up with the internet as a part of daily life. The generation spans a wide range: the oldest Gen Zers have jobs and mortgages, while the ...
Peloponnesian War and the Second World War were very different, and both were unique. But the historiancalls them both wars, and only the pedant will protest. When Gibbon wrote of both the establishment of Christianity by Constantine and the rise of Islam as revolutions, he was generalizing ...
5、ndence, leaving only six northern countries inside the Union to be called Northern Ireland.5.英国历史上的几次侵略:The earliest people settled in Britain were nomads from mainland Europe in the Old Stone Age, founded by Neolithic Iberians and the Beaker Fork in the Bronze Age. Between 600...