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According to popular conception, Western beauty standards (especially for women) have fluctuated between fat and thin because those physical traits have been correlated with wealth. Is this true from a historical perspective?

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To what extent is the concept of 'Western Civilization' a constructed one? How recent is this construction, and by what forces was it shaped?

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Some ancient sources cite drinking bull's blood as a means of committing suicide? How would this have been understood by contemporaneous readers?

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What are historians' main criticisms of Silvia Federici's book "Caliban and the Witch"?

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Are there any recommended books that address western representations of East Asia in a comparable fashion to the way Edward Said's Orientalism addresses representations of the Middle East?

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During the 1949 Peekskill Riots, a crowd including WWII veterans staged a protest and allegedly chanted "We're Hitler's Boys." To what extent and for what reasons did pro-Nazi sentiment exist in the United States in aftermath of WWII?

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With the polarized political climate in the U.S., it often seems difficult for presidents to enact momentous policy initiatives. How did FDR manage to enact the New Deal?

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What are the best books/articles on the creation of "race" as a concept during the Early Modern period in Europe?

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According to popular conception, Western beauty standards (especially for women) have fluctuated between fat and thin because those physical traits have been correlated with wealth. Is this true from a historical perspective?	1263
To what extent is the concept of 'Western Civilization' a constructed one? How recent is this construction, and by what forces was it shaped?	25
Some ancient sources cite drinking bull's blood as a means of committing suicide? How would this have been understood by contemporaneous readers?	8
What are historians' main criticisms of Silvia Federici's book "Caliban and the Witch"?	4
Are there any recommended books that address western representations of East Asia in a comparable fashion to the way Edward Said's Orientalism addresses representations of the Middle East?	3
During the 1949 Peekskill Riots, a crowd including WWII veterans staged a protest and allegedly chanted "We're Hitler's Boys." To what extent and for what reasons did pro-Nazi sentiment exist in the United States in aftermath of WWII?	3
With the polarized political climate in the U.S., it often seems difficult for presidents to enact momentous policy initiatives. How did FDR manage to enact the New Deal?	2
What are the best books/articles on the creation of "race" as a concept during the Early Modern period in Europe?	2