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Historical Narratives

Hanukkah's History: Challenging But Full Of Meaning

Joshua Stanton | Posted 02.21.2012 | Religion
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Joshua Stanton

Perhaps it is because of an awkward duality in our historical narratives that we often retreat to the broader themes and rituals of Hanukkah rather than the complexities of its underlying history.

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Author Peels Back Curtain On Cold War In Caribbean

AP | By ARIAN SMEDLEY | Posted 06.01.2011 | Books
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-- "Red Heat: Conspiracy, Murder, and the Cold War in the Caribbean" (Henry Holt), by Alex von Tunzelmann: "George W. Bush's War on Terror was not th...

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