Throughout history, the political map of the world has changed repeatedly dividing the world into several groupings of nations. ... Today, a political map of Europe created in the mid 1980's is used, showing twelve basic qualities that are measured for each European country. ... This European political map works today because it gives us a clearer understanding of Europe using regionalization. ... This shows that there are no direct boundaries, but instead zones of transitions which create the boundaries. This is why the border between Canada and the United States is not considered a s...

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Although, the United States suffered comparatively minor financial losses, huge war debts threatened the economic and political stability of Great Britain and France. ... The old aristocratic political order was dead. ... Boundaries of parts of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa had to be redrawn on maps. ... The political picture was as joyless as the economic one. Many political parties competed for votes. ...

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At the same time, "some advanced and emerging market states - including key European and Asian allies - will be forced to reexamine longstanding political, social, and cultural precepts as they attempt to overcome the challenges of rapidly aging populations and declining workforce cohorts. ... In this Post-modern era, the focus of the globe has made a dynamic shift from individual states focusing on increasing land and territorial boundaries, to emphasizing the increasing need to economically keep at pace of the rest of the world. ... "Given the weakness of regional political-security arrange...

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social, political, and cultural??... In the two centuries before the French Revolution and the triumph of nationalism as a divisive force, Europe exhibited a greater degree of unity than appeared on the mosaic of its political surface. ... In between these boundaries?'... Alongside these changes, and in some instances spurring them, the period since 1914 in Europe has been marked by major economic and political upheavals. ... At length, however, political changes in central and eastern Europe gradually revived old hopes of a possible?...

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In the Classical Era, the standard curriculum was based on the idea that knowledge fell within the disciplinary boundaries of grammar, dialectic, and rhetoric. ... Teachers and students organized and acquired more political clout. ...

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State Formation  Ever since the boundaries of Africa were drawn up in 1884/5, very little has changed in terms of the continent's territorial divisions. Much has been made of the fact that the post-colonial states which constitute Africa were the products of colonial demarcations, and whose territories are not congruent to existing political and ethnic organizations. ... Civil Structure and Society  While the issues related to state boundaries and sovereignty can explain some of the problems which afflict post-colonial Africa, these alone cannot account for the dysfunctional nature of s...

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"By the time of Muhammad's death in 632 he had united Arabs as never before into a coherent political-religious group, well organized, well armed, and inspired by a powerful new monotheistic religion." ... With this development, the Christian scriptures and ideals could be preached in every corner of the Roman Empire and the Christian faith could know no boundaries. ... The object of the lesser jihad did not really involve the conversion of individuals to Islam but rather the gaining of political control over the conquered societies and then begin to run them in unity with the principl...

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Nationalism is a political doctrine based on the principle that the boundaries between a nation and state should agree. ... During the 20th century, the political geography of much of the world was transformed by anti colonialism. ...

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But this globalization process, rather than eliminating nationalism, is ironically also giving rise to a new era of national economic and political competitions. The Digital Revolution may plow through national boundaries like a tornado, but wherever it touches down it rapidly develops indigenous characteristics and local (i.e., national) competitive power. ... Even a casual look at global employment patterns, for example, shows that these remain overwhelmingly national and regional in character and are still influenced primarily by national political and economic policies. ...

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The state is free to do everything within its territory and there is no other political entity or organ superior to the state. ... Human societies developed and formed new political communities. ... By the end of the fifteenth century there were many independent political units in Europe, but the feudal order was certainly declining. ... Moreover, the Reformation, Counter-Reformation and the following wars of religion helped to prepare the ground for a secular political system. ... The United Nations prohibited the threat or use of force by any state against the political independence or t...

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The State System in this arena was affected by Industrial Revolution, representative governments, political changes, growth of international law, emergence of international organization, economic interdependence, revolution in the means of transport and communication. ... This meant that international politics and wars revolved around a few families. ... Whole of Africa and Asia became nations from colonies and the centre of international politics shifted from old world to new world. ... Television, the mass media, telephones, and the Internet are erasing the boundaries between nations, bl...

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Colonization of Africa by European countries has had an engrossing impact on the continent. From bringing in diseases to establishing key infrastructure, colonialism has created this everlasting effect that still has a significant influence on African societies today. The issue of race, however, can...

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Globalisation must not be seen as a homogeneous or totalising process but one in which economic, socio-political and cultural dynamics (both historical and immediate) and sub national, national, international and super-regional processes are all at work. ... [i]f we do not have greater equity and social justice, there will be no political stability and without political stability no amount of money put together in financial packages will give us financial stability'.2 Wolfenson's words, even if they appear to invert justice and stability as 'means' and 'ends'...

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Borders separating the Slavic world are not exactly boundaries as Serbs easily understand Ukrainians, Ukrainians understand Poles and Poles find it easy to speak with Czech people. ... Russia might have had a lot more in common with other Slavic languages if not for the aggressive expansionist politics. ...

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Throughout the sixteenth century, expanding boundaries was an extremely prominent part of European culture. ... What started off as an attempt to gain more political power and spread religious ideas turned into a growth of new knowledge and resources. ...

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Under the political and financial support of the Nazi party, eugenics was studied as cure for the sickness of society. ... We need to remember the history, because only then we can understand the lesson history taught us - perhaps there shouldn't be hatred and boundaries between races. ...

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The idea of progress was indeed true, and man given the freedom to think could exceed technological boundaries. ... Science was also applied to many areas of human existence, such as; economics, politics, religion and philosophy. ...

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But these religious persecutions gradually faded as most people in Europe became more politically sensitive with strong political affiliations and tenacious resistance to their new revolutionary style governments. ... Their attempts at radically revolutionize their various countries led to the emergence of new kind of political upheaval that produced political refugees of the 19th century. ... Also, the inordinate ambition for violent territorial expansion of nation states which replaced the collapsed empires in these regions meant that political opposition alliances to such ideals were crush...

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At the close of World War II, the Allied Powers (The United States of America, England, France, and The Soviet Union) were faced with the dilemma of how to deal with the vanquished Axis military and political regime which had committed horrific crimes in its pursuit of world dominance. ... A war crime, using the definition adopted since World War II can fall into any of three categories: crimes against peace involving initiation of war; war crimes including murder, torture, or deportation of civilian populations and crimes against humanity including political, racial, or religious persecution ...

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During this Reich, which was comprised of both Romanian and German people, the foundation for the political, social and cultural evolution of Western Europe was laid down thoroughly. The consequence of instincts originating from this initial social and party-political center can barely be exaggerated. ... As a matter of fact, after the successful implementation of the treaty, there was a closed and top-secret meeting which resultant into family bonds of the royal nobility, resolute policies to control the ruling and tied together the dual-vassal position and the inner boundaries of the restric...

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