Paris Commune
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a radical socialist and revolutionary government that ruled Paris from 18 March to 28 May 1871. Following the defeat of Emperor Napoleon III in September 1870, the French Second Empire collapsed, and the French Third Republic rose up in its place (initially intended as a provisional government but it ended up lasting until 1940) to continue the war with Prussia, which resulted in a 4-month-long siege of Paris (ending Jan 28), which laid the groundwork for the Commune
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Space separates as much as it unites: the Paris Commune was not able to draw the essentially agricultural lands of Versailles into its revolutionary orbit.
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Space separates as much as it unites: the Paris Commune was not able to draw the essentially agricultural lands of Versailles into its revolutionary orbit.
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saltwater economics
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refers to a school of heterodox macroeconomics thought in the US in the early 1970s; centered around coastal universities (Ivies, Berkeley, etc) whereas freshwater economics referred to schools around the Great Lakes; primarily a methodological disagreement about the extent to employ the theory of economic decision making; the divide no longer really holds true today
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Eichengreen belongs to the last generation of so-called ‘saltwater’ macroeconomists trained by Yale, MIT and Harvard in the 1970s and early 80s.
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Eichengreen belongs to the last generation of so-called ‘saltwater’ macroeconomists trained by Yale, MIT and Harvard in the 1970s and early 80s.
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parochial
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relating to a church parish; having a limited or narrow outlook or scope
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he moved beyond the personalized, parochial focus on the leadership of the US Federal Reserve
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he moved beyond the personalized, parochial focus on the leadership of the US Federal Reserve
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linchpin
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(noun) a locking pin inserted crosswise (as through the end of an axle or shaft) / (noun) one that serves to hold together parts or elements that exist or function as a unit
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The linchpin of this social order was the Shah dynasty.
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The linchpin of this social order was the Shah dynasty.
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trammeled
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(verb) to catch or hold in or as if in a net; enmesh / (verb) to prevent or impede the free play of; confine
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he set about gutting the liberal constitution in a bid to restore untrammelled royal authority
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he set about gutting the liberal constitution in a bid to restore untrammelled royal authority
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unicameral
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(adjective) having or consisting of a single legislative chamber
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The Maoists wanted a strong presidential executive, a unicameral legislature and parliamentary appointment of judges in order to have the tools for bringing about major social transformations.
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The Maoists wanted a strong presidential executive, a unicameral legislature and parliamentary appointment of judges in order to have the tools for bringing about major social transformations.
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unicameral
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(adjective) having or consisting of a single legislative chamber
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The Maoists wanted a strong presidential executive, a unicameral legislature and parliamentary appointment of judges in order to have the tools for bringing about major social transformations.
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The Maoists wanted a strong presidential executive, a unicameral legislature and parliamentary appointment of judges in order to have the tools for bringing about major social transformations.
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