Cultural Emergency? In the latter half of the 1990s‚ censorship became an obsessive topic in the Indian media. For about five years‚ it seemed that one could not turn around without coming across yet another story about a magazine editor being harassed or even beaten by right wing goons‚ about cinemas showing the films of Deepa Mehta or Mira Nair being trashed‚ about Bollywood starlets or saucy models being summoned to court for obscenity or indecency‚ about offending books‚ paintings and articles
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do you agree with this statement? The first World War‚ better known as World War I or the Great War‚ began in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his expecting wife‚ Sophie‚ in Sarajevo‚ Bosnia during an open top parade. Despite the trauma that the First World War resonated throughout the globe‚ it led to a number of developments and innovations in society such as the rights of women‚ the end of class system‚ various form of arts influenced by the war such as poetry‚ music
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The character of politics makes consistency pretty close to impossible‚ partly because politicians are human and human nature is inconsistent‚ and partly because the voters don’t really want consistency. As voters‚ we have the luxury of holding politicians to standards we would almost certainly be unable to meet if we were in their positions. And when they fail‚ we revile them for their hypocrisy‚ which is as pointless as reviling a dog for having a moist nose. Now‚ all of this may make Auntie
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The 1950’s and 1960’s was a period in history in which there was much turmoil between the nations of the world. The most notorious rivalry was between the United States and the Soviet Union‚ as both countries were seeking a dominant position with the intent of influencing the world’s nonaligned nations. For the majority of the second half of the twentieth century‚ the Soviet Union and the United States were embroiled in a global contest; an aspect of this battle was the growing field of space technology
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theory. According to Dunne (in Baylis & Smith 2001‚ pp. 163)‚ the basis for its appeal stems from the fact that Liberalism is viewed as inherently ’optimistic’‚ making it a natural counter-theory to the Realist theories advanced by practitioners of realpolitik in the past (feudalism‚ dictatorships etc.). What makes Liberalism ’optimistic’ in a sense is that‚ as an ideology‚ it is fundamentally anchored around the liberty of the individual‚ and furthermore‚ strives for global peace. Considering the rampant
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Despite the relative success of the late Victorian Darwinian Liberals it is arguable that Darwin’s biological ideas were too open-ended‚ matter of fact‚ rapidly outdated‚ and ambiguous in how they applied to humanity to be truly applicable to any type of politics. George Bernard Shaw summarised evolution as being borrowed by anyone “who had an axe to grind” in the late Victorian era. While this may appear to be part of his flippant repertoire‚ there is a lot of truth contained in that statement.
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On 23 September 1862‚ Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck was appointed Minister-President and Foreign Minister of Prussia . Within nine years a new German nation state was created by the unification of the numerous independent German-speaking states in central Europe. The creation of Germany as a cohesive political and integrated country occurred on 18 January 1871 at the palace of Versailles in France. Following the military defeat of France by Prussia in the Franco/Prussian war‚ (July 1870 to January
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Testament of Cardinal Richelieu by Richelieu himself. By rejecting conventional morals‚ disregarding haughty ideals‚ and promoting ruthless tactics‚ The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli and The Political Testament became fundamental works in understanding realpolitik.# "L’etat - c’est moi‚"# spoken by French king Louis XIV is an embodiment of Cardinal Richelieu’s practice of ruler ship‚ as well as Machiavelli’s theory on the necessity of centralizing power in order to establish a stable and secure state.# To
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To what extent‚ and in which aspects‚ are Realism and Liberalism similar and different from each other? Introduction Realism and Liberalism are the two most prevalent ideologies in practicing and analyzing International Relations in the last two centuries. They are playing important roles in the states. They will directly affect the decision making of the governments and bring effects to the peace relations among countries. Realist mainly put a focus on state‚ power and national security. It was
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various factors that led to souring in relations between countries‚ for example‚ “Weltpolitik”. Germany was a new country‚ and had industrialized pretty quickly. Its nationalism was growing which led its imperialistic attitude. Thus it had ditched “realpolitik” and cast its eyes on the rest of the world. Germany did not “want to place anyone in the shadow‚” but still have “a place under the sun.” Britain and other leading powers did not want Germany to have an empire‚ because they were scared it would
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