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Category: 20th Century

20th Century…

How the Albanian Mafia Infiltrated the Government

26 Nov 202026 Nov 2020
By Logan Lafferty Organized crime increasingly became a problem in Albania in the 1990s, after the fall of its communist government. Crimes like blackmailing, intimidation and racketeering were constantly increasing.…
19th Century…

“Saxon Grit”

23 Apr 2020
St George’s Day seems as fitting time as ever to publish a “new” Robin Hood poem I found titled “Saxon Grit” in the archives of a long-defunct Christian socialist magazine…
20th Century…

How “The Godfather” Shaped Perceptions of Italian American Culture

7 Apr 20207 Apr 2020
By Angelo Calfo The Godfather part I, originally a novel by Mario Puzo, is a historic film. From the character development to the revolutionary cinematography, the entire film is a masterpiece.…
20th Century…

“They had never heard of Robin Hood”: Remarks from George Orwell’s “A Clergyman’s Daughter” (1935)

3 Mar 2020
By Stephen Basdeo Robin Hood has on occasion been accused of being a hero who appears mainly in literature for the middle classes. The first ever printed copies of A…
20th Century…

“Like a faint echo from the Middle Ages”: George Orwell’s Time among the Tramps

18 Feb 202018 Feb 2020
By Stephen Basdeo It was the roaring 1920s. After the carnage of the Great War (1914–18), it truly seemed as if Britain was changing for the better in some respects.…
20th Century…

George Orwell’s Time as a Policeman in British India

7 Feb 2020
By Angelo Calfo George Orwell’s ‘Shooting an Elephant’, first published in New Writing in 1936, is a recollection in first person of an experience that George Orwell had while serving…

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