askhistorians

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How much political influence did the "kulaks" have in the Soviet Union during the period of New Economic Policy? What was their relation with the Communist Party?	3
Did George Orwell really become more right wing and conservative towards the end of his life?	3
Are there any good texts/books that apply the framework of Marxian historical materialism to Ancient Egytian society and its evolution like DD Kosambi did for Ancient India?	3
During the 80s and 90s when productive facilities began to outsourced and shifted to East Asia from the US, was there any attempt to build Mexico and Latin America as counter given greater closeness and sphere of US influence?	3
In socialist countries (USSR/Eastern bloc) did socialised industrial and trade enterprises and their workers have a sense of "business identity" (utilisation of trademarks, patents, branding) or was it just a glorified public department of a bureaucracy?	3
Are there any books analysing the rise of elite and prestigious Universities (Ivy Leagues, École Polytechnique, Oxford, Cambridge etc) in the last century ?	3
Did the Soviet Union had income and wealth inequality? If yes, then how severe was it and how did it compare to Capitalist countries?	3
How trustworthy are the historical accounts of India by the Islamic scholar Al-Biruni?	3
There were a large number of immigrants in West Germany from Turkey and Yugoslavia in the post war period. How were their working conditions? How did the native population react to this policy of allowing a relatively large amount of immigrants to work there?	3
How did Hong Kong as a British Colony manage to grow so fast and ultimately become a developed economy in the period post World War 2 when other Colonies under Britain were not able to do so? Did Britain apply a different policy to HK then it did to other Colonies?	3

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