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  • Published In: History Today, 2023, v. 73, n. 4. P. 110 1 of 2

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 2

Abstract

The article provides a series of concise historical and cultural notes on diverse topics, including Bandung's selection as a venue for its climate and stability, and Northrop Frye's definition of the "green-world comedy" genre as a narrative involving transformation and resolution. It discusses linsey-woolsey, a coarse fabric forbidden in the Torah and associated with slavery, and outlines the 16th-century "Moscow, Third Rome" doctrine claiming Moscow as Rome's successor. The Rational Dress Society, founded in 1881, opposed restrictive women's fashion for health reasons, while the Society of Saint Pius X, established in 1970, rejects modernist trends in the Catholic Church. Additionally, the article references the political significance of the "Third Estate" and its parallel to the "Third World" in seeking recognition and agency.

Additional Information

  • Source:History Today. 2023/04, Vol. 73, Issue 4, p110
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0018-2753
  • Accession Number:162404155

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