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Showing posts with label colonialism. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Analog propaganda proves persuasive to some at 'Hanoi Hilton,' where exhibits selectively whitewash war

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Hỏa Lò Prison , Hanoi RJ Peltz-Steele CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Media illiteracy is not just an affliction of the aged. In June, I visited Hỏa Lò Pris...
Monday, October 23, 2023

Bahamian development, identity stall between Columbus, Atlantis; tourist dollars seem not to land

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Columbus is absent from Government House, Nassau. Bowen Yang's amusing portrayal of Christopher Columbus on the Saturday Night Live ...
Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Per 'modern ethical standards,' Mass. museum surrenders $5m bronze for repatriation to Turkey

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Portrait of  Lady ( AD 160-180) Public domain/Daderot via Wikimedia Commons A story of art crime touched Massachusetts early in September, ...
Saturday, March 21, 2020

Customary law undergirds justice systems in Africa: A-courting in Harare

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Outside the "Harare Civil Court" buildings, a discarded sign reads, "Harare Magistrate's Court / Civil and Customary La...
Monday, February 24, 2020

Oussouye king applies customary law in Senegal

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The king and his attendants in the sacred woods. All photos RJ Peltz-Steele CC BY-SA 4.0 . The king of Oussouye in the Casamance regio...
Sunday, November 10, 2019

Cameroon human rights record prompting Washington to end trade preference includes internet shutdowns

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The announcement that the United States will end trade preferences for Cameroon in response to the country's human rights record marks ...
Monday, August 5, 2019

Tragic legacy of conquest renders astonishing diversity on South America's northern coast today

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The Guianas ( ArnoldPlaton , CC BY-SA 3.0 ) I spent time this summer exploring the Guianas--Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, on Sou...
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Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Terra Nullius: Named for legal doctrine, novel dives deeply into human identity

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I'm not easily moved by fiction, so I don't make recommendations lightly.  And you need to read this book. Terra Nullius by Clai...