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Genocide denial by public figures is mainstream in contemporary Republika Srpska (sub-federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina). Was public political endorsement of genocide denial a thing in the late 90s/early 00s?
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Many individuals of various subject peoples of the Balkans as well as many Jews became successful administrators, diplomats, military leaders, etc. for the Ottoman Empire. How were they remembered and portrayed in the era of Nationalism and since?
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20th century film and TV often used Warsaw Pact weapons (AK47/AKM, SVD, Tokarev) as a visual shorthand for "bad guy". Were there weapons or clothing that signaled "bad guy" in medieval and early Renaissance manuscript art?
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How were German Texans thought about and treated in Texas the generation or so post-Civil War given that they had largely been pro-Union and faced Confederate violence because of it?
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Would rats and mice have been associated with disease and uncleanliness in urban spaces before the widespread popular awareness of germ theory?
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How did the popularity of the book & film "The Godfather" affect the self-image of American mafiosi as well as non-Italian-American organized crime?
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How and when did "empire" transform from a narrow term for Christian/Greek/Roman legitimacy to a broad type of state organization? And other questions.
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Did the demographics/wealth level of visitors to national parks change with the proliferation of the automobile in the U.S., especially in Western states/territories? Did many people even visit far off (from Eastern cities) national parks before personal transportation became affordable?
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Beyond religious issues, to what degree did the Civil Rights movement in (Northern) Ireland address ethnic and racial issues? And where did the Traveler/Mincéir community appear in the conversation, being neither foreign or mainstream?
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