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That the writings of John Milton continue to provoke study and analysis centuries after his li...

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During the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations, Laos was positioned to become a major front...

With this book, Mark Metzler continues his investigation into the economic history of twentiet...

John Brown was fiercely committed to the militant abolitionist cause, a crusade that culminate...

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The U.S. healthcare system is now spending many millions of dollars to improve 'patient safety...

Across the world, welfare states are under challenge (or were never developed extensively in t...