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Christians in India have reinterpreted the festival of Sarhul as being about the war of the Indians against Alexander. Why is this more socially acceptable, and what was the festival’s meaning before?

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Circumcision is a millennia-old practice but it takes a medical specialist to perform it properly. What innovations did the 19th and 20th century doctors bring to the practice of circumcision ?

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How did Napoleon’s concordat affect Catholicism in France? Did it weaken it or strengthen it?

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Why was it such a big deal when China joined the WTO?

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Bismarck’s Germany was a great industrial power and Marx was written in the people’s language. How was Marxism received in Germany during that time among the German proletariat?

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Why are there no Kshatriyas and Vaisyas in the south of India?

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How were Israel’s trials of prominent Nazis, e.g. Eichmann, interpreted in the Arab World?

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If the Russian leadership still had dreams of empire after the fall of the USSR, why did they declassify Soviet documents?

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How has historical theory been shaped by antisemitism and especially how has white supremacy shaped the study of the ancient world in English and other European languages?

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For a few decades there has been a prevalent idea among criminals that people snitch more now and there is less honor than there used to be. If this is true why has this happened? When and how did it change?

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Christians in India have reinterpreted the festival of Sarhul as being about the war of the Indians against Alexander. Why is this more socially acceptable, and what was the festival’s meaning before?	2
Circumcision is a millennia-old practice but it takes a medical specialist to perform it properly. What innovations did the 19th and 20th century doctors bring to the practice of circumcision ?	2
How did Napoleon’s concordat affect Catholicism in France? Did it weaken it or strengthen it?	2
Why was it such a big deal when China joined the WTO?	2
Bismarck’s Germany was a great industrial power and Marx was written in the people’s language. How was Marxism received in Germany during that time among the German proletariat?	2
Why are there no Kshatriyas and Vaisyas in the south of India?	2
How were Israel’s trials of prominent Nazis, e.g. Eichmann, interpreted in the Arab World?	2
If the Russian leadership still had dreams of empire after the fall of the USSR, why did they declassify Soviet documents?	2
How has historical theory been shaped by antisemitism and especially how has white supremacy shaped the study of the ancient world in English and other European languages?	2
For a few decades there has been a prevalent idea among criminals that people snitch more now and there is less honor than there used to be. If this is true why has this happened? When and how did it change?	2