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The Pope at War: The Secret History of Pius XII, Mussolini, and Hitler
David Stasavage calls “early democracy,” resembling the councils and assemblies of hereditary chiefdoms.
Nathan Schneider • Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life
He asks me why the strongest family units exist in the least developed societies. Not to know is a weapon of survival, he says. Magic and superstition become entrenched as the powerful orthodoxy of the clan.
Don DeLillo • White Noise
He hecho muchas averiguaciones sobre usted, señor Abbes García. Sé que lo ha echado de su país el Presidente Balaguer y que desde entonces da vueltas por el mundo, convertido en una especie de paria. ¿Se interesaría por una propuesta seria? Trasladarse a Puerto Príncipe, a trabajar para el gobierno haitiano. Abbes García se quedó tan sorprendido qu
... See moreMario Vargas Llosa • Tiempos recios (Spanish Edition)
The Sternins were not there to provide outside expertise; they were there to amplify the expertise that already existed in the community.