Judaism and political radicalism — One element of antisemitism is the identification of Jews with political radicalism. On the one hand anti Semites have often implicitly or explicitly assumed that Jewish involvement in radical political movements was part of an overarching Jewish … Wikipedia
Modernization of the People's Liberation Army — Main article: History of the People s Liberation Army The military modernization program of the People s Liberation Army which began in the late 1970s had three major focuses. First, under the political leadership of Deng Xiaoping, the military… … Wikipedia
fundamentalism — fundamentalist, n., adj. /fun deuh men tl iz euhm/, n. 1. (sometimes cap.) a movement in American Protestantism that arose in the early part of the 20th century in reaction to modernism and that stresses the infallibility of the Bible not only in … Universalium
Protestantism — /prot euh steuhn tiz euhm/, n. 1. the religion of Protestants. 2. the Protestant churches collectively. 3. adherence to Protestant principles. [1640 50; PROTESTANT + ISM] * * * One of the three major branches of Christianity, originating in the… … Universalium
Socialist Unity Party of Germany — Infobox Germany Former Political Party party name = Socialist Unity Party of Germany party name german = Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands party party status = Former East German National Party party articletitle=Socialist Unity Party of … Wikipedia
Luther, Martin — born Nov. 10, 1483, Eisleben, Saxony died Feb. 18, 1546, Eisleben German priest who sparked the Reformation. The son of a miner, he studied philosophy and law before entering an Augustinian monastery in 1505. He was ordained two years later and… … Universalium
Bebel, August — born Feb. 22, 1840, Deutz, near Cologne, Ger. died Aug. 13, 1913, Passugg, Switz. German socialist and writer. A turner by trade, Bebel joined the Leipzig Workers Educational Association (1861) and became its chairman (1865). Influenced by the… … Universalium
Tajikistan — Republic of Tajikistan Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон Çumhuriji Toçikiston … Wikipedia
Men in the Sun — (Arabic: رجال في الشمس Rijāl fīsh Shams) is a novel by Palestinian writer and political activist Ghassan Kanafani (1936–72), originally published in 1963.[1] Kanafani was a Palestinian refugee from the 1948 Palestinian Zionist conflict.[2] He was … Wikipedia
MEMORY — holocaust literature in european languages historiography of the holocaust holocaust studies Documentation, Education, and Resource Centers memorials and monuments museums film survivor testimonies Holocaust Literature in European Languages The… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium