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Is my union rep right to say that most of the labour rights currently enjoyed in the UK are the result of trade union action or influence?

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Was Ireland ruled by the English for 800 years?

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How would a film critic writing in 1961 know what a film released in 1934 was like?

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How has privilege within the Indian diasporic academic community shaped the historiography of the study of caste in pre-British, British-ruled, and post-Independence India?

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How do historians deal with massive imbalances in archival records brought about by historically very imbalanced power relations?

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Why was Fred Hampton killed?

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Is it true that "colonial possessions served capitalism as a safety-valve in time of crisis"?

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What is the modern history of pork being considered a "dirty" meat?

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Why did Caribbean slave plantation owners ban cylindrical drums but not square ones?

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How were Communists expelled from the French government once the USA insisted on it as a condition of Marshall Plan aid?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is my union rep right to say that most of the labour rights currently enjoyed in the UK are the result of trade union action or influence?	2111
Was Ireland ruled by the English for 800 years?	185
How would a film critic writing in 1961 know what a film released in 1934 was like?	110
How has privilege within the Indian diasporic academic community shaped the historiography of the study of caste in pre-British, British-ruled, and post-Independence India?	61
How do historians deal with massive imbalances in archival records brought about by historically very imbalanced power relations?	46
Why was Fred Hampton killed?	45
Is it true that "colonial possessions served capitalism as a safety-valve in time of crisis"?	24
What is the modern history of pork being considered a "dirty" meat?	17
Why did Caribbean slave plantation owners ban cylindrical drums but not square ones?	14
How were Communists expelled from the French government once the USA insisted on it as a condition of Marshall Plan aid?	14