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101Peter Stephens — Not to be confused with the actor born in 1979 Infobox actor name = Peter Stephens imagesize = caption = birthname = Peter Stephens birthdate = birth date|1920|01|03|df=y location = England deathdate = death date and… …
102Damien Pignolet — (c. 1948 ) is an Australian chef based in Sydney. Pignolet was born in Melbourne, Victoria. He is a fourth generation Australian of French descent.[1] He studied at the William Angliss College of Catering from 1966.[2] Contents 1 Early years and… …
103Options for Britain II — Articleissues orphan=March 2008 cleanup=March 2008 wikify=April 2008 notable=April 2008 essay=April 2008 Options for Britain II is an ESRC and Gatsby Charitable Foundation Nuffield College and the [http://www.politics.ox.ac.uk/ Department of… …
104Mexican miracle — Further information: Economic history of Mexico History of Mexico This article is part of a series …
105Switzerland — /swit seuhr leuhnd/, n. a republic in central Europe. 7,248,984; 15,944 sq. mi. (41,294 sq. km). Cap.: Bern. French, Suisse. German, Schweiz. Italian, Svizzera. Latin, Helvetia. * * * Switzerland Introduction Switzerland Background: Switzerland s …
106Ming dynasty — (1368–1644) Chinese dynasty that provided an interval of native rule between eras of Mongol and Manchu dominance. The Ming, one of the most stable but autocratic of dynasties, extended Chinese influence farther than did any other native rulers of …
107Coolidge, Calvin — ▪ president of United States in full John Calvin Coolidge born July 4, 1872, Plymouth, Vermont, U.S. died January 5, 1933, Northampton, Massachusetts 30th president of the United States (1923–29). Coolidge acceded to the presidency after the… …
108Italian literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the Italian language that had its beginnings in the 13th century. Until that time nearly all literary work composed in the Middle Ages was written in Latin. Moreover, it was predominantly… …
109political culture in Shanghai — Shanghai is China’s First City. Shanghai in the past and present holds the key to China’s transformation to a modern society. It is the first and probably the only Chinese city that wholeheartedly embraced Western ideas, practices and… …
110political icons (and art) — Political figures, artists, intellectuals and unruly elements have readily used emblems, icons and cultural paraphernalia both to express themselves and to claim, or generate, cultural capital. Sometimes the commercial sector has treated Party… …
