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A nineteenth-century memoir sheds light on the origins of the modern prison.
In the name of fighting radical Islam, Indian troops have gone to war with civilians.
Despite the risks, Chinese social media users are beating online censorship.
When your father is trans, memoir is both personal and political.
Dilma Rousseff's impeachment circumvented the democratic process.
Brexit is an episode in the long contest between rulers and the working class.
The 1850s were a turning point for globalization, from telegraphs to colonization.
Will victims of the war be served by the call for restorative justice?
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