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Select WAVE THEORIES & ANTE-BODIES.

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WAVE THEORIES & ANTE-BODIES.

Author:heidi andrea restrepo rhodesFrom:The American Poetry Review (Vol. 52, Issue 1)

Jan-Feb 202362 words Poem 1600Lheidi andrea restrepo rhodes's poetry collection The Inheritance of Haunting was selected by Ada Limón for the 2018 Letras Latinas Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize for a first book for a Latina/o/x poet and was published by...

Select KILL DE GAULLE! In 1962 a team of would-be assassins, including disaffected veterans of the Algerian War, waited by a roadside in suburban Paris for a convoy carrying the French president.

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KILL DE GAULLE! In 1962 a team of would-be assassins, including disaffected veterans of the Algerian War, waited by a roadside in suburban Paris for a convoy carrying the French president.

Author:Ron SoodalterFrom:Military History (Vol. 39, Issue 3)

Wntr 20233,280 words Article 1330LOn a rainy summer evening in late August 1962 a group of 13 French and foreign conspirators attempted to assassinate French President Charles de Gaulle. Dubbed the Petit-Clamart attack for the suburban Paris commune in...

Select The Cruelties of Empire.

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The Cruelties of Empire.

From:The New York Review of Books

Nov. 24, 20223,276 words Article 1280LAdam Hochschild Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire by Caroline Elkins. Knopf, 875 pp., $37.50 In the Forest of No Joy: The Congo-Océan Railroad and the Tragedy of French Colonialism by J. P....

Select Fertile Ground.

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Fertile Ground.

Author:Alice GregoryFrom:The New Yorker (Vol. 98, Issue 21)

July 25, 20227,632 words Article 1150LByline: Alice Gregory Fertile Ground Can an artists' collective repair a colonial legacy? In January, 2020, two young men from Lusanga, a village in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, flew to New York. Cedart...

Select Why Algerians cannot resist French siren song.

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Why Algerians cannot resist French siren song.

Author:Sara BenaissaFrom:New African (Issue 615)

Oct-Nov 20221,707 words Article 1220LFor many young Algerians, the ultimate dream is to be able to move to France where they believe a land of milk and honey awaits them. The reality is more often than not a complete opposite but the myth around 'making it'...

Select Black Islands, White Ocean: Postcolonial Paradoxes in a Caribbean "Paradise".

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Black Islands, White Ocean: Postcolonial Paradoxes in a Caribbean "Paradise".

Author:William F.S. MilesFrom:Transition: An International Review (Issue 131)

Jan. 20227,244 words Article 1270LWelcome to "Paradise" Vauclin, French West Indies Let's play a geographical word association game: I say "Martinique," and you say__(fill in the blank). Plausible answers may be "beach," "tropics," "Caribbean."...

Select A Quick Study: DIY-loving duo Victoria and Marcus Ford have teamed up with Country Living to breathe new life into their 1970s Dutch Colonial-style home.

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A Quick Study: DIY-loving duo Victoria and Marcus Ford have teamed up with Country Living to breathe new life into their 1970s Dutch Colonial-style home.

From:Country Living (Vol. 44, Issue 7)

Sept. 2021452 words Article 1210LGrowing up, Victoria and I were library kids," says Marcus Ford (@marcsford), referencing the couple's love of reading. So when it came to overhauling their home's lackluster living space, having a cozy spot to curl up...

Select CIA's Secrets In Laos Brought Into light.

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CIA's Secrets In Laos Brought Into light.

Author:Jon GuttmanFrom:Vietnam (Vol. 34, Issue 4)

Dec. 2021695 words Article 1540LSpies on the Mekong: CIA Clandestine Operations in Laos By Ken Conboy Casemate Publishers, 8021 After reaching its zenith in the 15th century as Lan Xang, "the Kingdom of a Million Elephants," Laos underwent a...

Select Return of the repressed; Dutch colonial rule.

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Return of the repressed; Dutch colonial rule.

From:The Economist

June 5, 20211,153 words Article 1140LAn exhibition in the Netherlands illuminates the country's history of slavery IN 1881 SOMEONE donated an antique brass circlet to the Rijksmuseum, the Dutch national museum of art and history. The object (pictured) is...

Select Haiti's Official Language Shouldn't Be French.

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Haiti's Official Language Shouldn't Be French.

Author:Benjamin HebblethwaiteFrom:Foreign Policy (Issue 242)

Fall 20211,484 words Article 1470LPeople often ask me why Haitians struggle economically and politically, with conditions worsening since the approval of Haiti's new constitution in 1987. There are lots of reasons for Haitians' struggles, but language...

Select A ORIGINALIDADE DA REVOADA CANIBAL.

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A ORIGINALIDADE DA REVOADA CANIBAL.

Author:Thays BerbeFrom:The Brooklyn Rail

Feb. 20211,503 words Critical essay 1700LAssim como se f azem os pates de foie gras, desde criancinha me entucharam de eurocentrismo. Entupi ou nao entupi, eis a questSo. Nao esperavam que eu me transformasse em uma antropofaga, previam um banquete. A principio...

Select Why the events commemorated by Bastille Day were less glorious than the myth; The Economist explains.

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Why the events commemorated by Bastille Day were less glorious than the myth; The Economist explains.

From:The Economist

July 14, 2021648 words Article 1190LLike France, the celebration of the start of the French Revolution has a difficult history MANY COUNTRIES' national days mark important constitutional moments. America's one dates to the signing of the Declaration of...

Select Rising in the East.

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Rising in the East.

Author:Thomas MeaneyFrom:The New Yorker (Vol. 97, Issue 12)

May 17, 20213,688 words Article 1380LByline: Thomas Meaney Rising in the East The secret history of Asian nationalism. International conferences are notoriously difficult to organize, all the more so when the aim is global revolution and the world's...

Select The agony of silence; Truth commissions.

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The agony of silence; Truth commissions.

From:The Economist

May 15, 20211,809 words Article 1050LFrance is confronting its history in Algeria. As other countries' experiences show, dealing with the past is a complex undertaking IN MARCH, BENEATH the chandeliers of the Elysée palace, four adult cousins met Emmanuel...

Select Africa and France: reshaping ties and renewing engagement.

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