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The theory of alienation were often used to understand as well as to evaluate economic, historical, and political developments.

World Fantasy Award nominated writer Hal Duncan talks world politics and ruminates on skybikes and hoverboards as inventions he'd like to see realised in his lifetime.

Great Britain began colonising small parts of Africa in the latter part of the 18th century

It is widely believed that liberal democracies are inherently peaceful; what is widely believed is not always true.

The British royal family certainly serves no political or governing purpose but that does not necessarily mean that they do not have a role to play in modern Britain.

More than virtually any other previous President, Andrew Jackson was elected on the popular vote and as a result saw himself as the representative of the people.

Ms. Ali explains how the West, a liberal democracy, and the Islamic culture are diametrically opposed morally and philosophically especially with respect to human rights.

Chris Patten's book "East and West" is a carefully thought defence of liberal democracy, and an interesting account of his negotations with China.

Recent surveys have shown that 40% of Americans favour legalizing recreational cannabis use while only 32% favour the Republican party.

As an event D-Day had various meanings for different people and different countries.

In the space of about 150 years, the Dutch have gone from being one of Europe's smallest people to the tallest in the world. A look at what may have caused this.

Hitler's promise of creating a better Germany earned him and the Nazi Party millions of votes and paved the way for his rise to power.

This was the period during which the military, strategic, and territorial balance in Europe was profoundly altered by German victories.

Before World War II, Jews in Nazi Germany suffered a resurge in anti-Semitism. Author Saul Friedlander offers an objective account in his book.

Victims of the Spanish Civil War and Franco Spain still lie in unmarked graves. Now, many will be exhumed and may be identified, including Spanish poet Federico Lorca

At the end of the Cold War and following the rejection of its application to join the EC, Turkey turned towards Central Asia in search of a new direction.