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To what degree did Irish republicans of the late 19th/early 20th century identify with the anti-colonial struggles of other subject peoples? How did these attitudes influence post-independence sentiment and foreign policy?
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When did "evil magic" (curses) become associated with Romani people in fiction? Is it purely a literary device or did it originate from actual beliefs/stereotypes about & against this community? Was malign magic attributed to any other marginalized groups in Europe (Cagots, Jews, Travelers, etc.)?
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What was the status of Russians and other Slavic peoples in the racial imagination of early 20th century America and more broadly "the West"? Patton seems fond of describing Russian people as "degenerate Asiatics".
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How much of the near extermination of the American bison was ecological warfare against indigenous people & how much was simple economic exploitation or recreational hunting by colonizers?
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How did shipbuilders improve ship designs before scale modeling? Was it all just trial & error with (presumably expensive) full-sized vessels?
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In the United States in the period between 1911 & 1915, approximately 70% of mothers breastfed their infants. In 1946-50 this had dropped to ~25%. What led to the decline, and how did public conversations about breastfeeding change in that period?
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How did the idea of "being a proper man" (virtus) change between the Republic to the early/mid Principate? Would Scipio Africanus (or Cato) have had the same idea of what masculinity meant as Trajan generations later (or Marcus Aurelius even later)?
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When examining burials, how can we determine whether any clothing found on the body was the interred's daily wear or special clothing reserved for formal events/funerals?
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