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The early history of the post-exile Republic of China (Taiwan), like the PRC, was marked by land reform, industrial nationalisation and brutal political repression. By the 1990s, Taiwan was a developed country, while China languished in poverty. Where and how did the two countries' fates diverge?

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From the 18th to the mid-20th century, belief in racial science seems to have been the intellectual norm. Was there ever significant opposition to the idea at the time? Or would advocating for racial equality have identified you as a crackpot? When did "anti-racialism" become acceptable or dominant?

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What would the internal economy of a newly founded settler colony have looked like? How would settlers have distributed resources and labour?

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How did pre-modern disease theories reconcile empirical inconsistencies with their worldview?

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What are some good overviews of the history of Gascony?

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American culture seems to be more hostile to profanity and curse words than other Anglophone cultures. Why is that?

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Were pre-modern Chinese aware of the existence of dialects? How did they perceive non-Mandarin dialects and their speakers?

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Are there any books or sources that provide intensive overviews of the historical methods used to create narratives of a period or event?

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Modern Western narratives tend to paint the Pahlavi Shahs of Iran as corrupt, oppressive dictators. How were they perceived by the West around the time of the Iranian Revolution itself? Was support for the revolution common?

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How much would medieval rulers have known about the foreign policy of nearby states?

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The early history of the post-exile Republic of China (Taiwan), like the PRC, was marked by land reform, industrial nationalisation and brutal political repression. By the 1990s, Taiwan was a developed country, while China languished in poverty. Where and how did the two countries' fates diverge?	4
From the 18th to the mid-20th century, belief in racial science seems to have been the intellectual norm. Was there ever significant opposition to the idea at the time? Or would advocating for racial equality have identified you as a crackpot? When did "anti-racialism" become acceptable or dominant?	4
What would the internal economy of a newly founded settler colony have looked like? How would settlers have distributed resources and labour?	4
How did pre-modern disease theories reconcile empirical inconsistencies with their worldview?	3
What are some good overviews of the history of Gascony?	3
American culture seems to be more hostile to profanity and curse words than other Anglophone cultures. Why is that?	2
Were pre-modern Chinese aware of the existence of dialects? How did they perceive non-Mandarin dialects and their speakers?	2
Are there any books or sources that provide intensive overviews of the historical methods used to create narratives of a period or event?	2
Modern Western narratives tend to paint the Pahlavi Shahs of Iran as corrupt, oppressive dictators. How were they perceived by the West around the time of the Iranian Revolution itself? Was support for the revolution common?	2
How much would medieval rulers have known about the foreign policy of nearby states?	1