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Modernizing Tradition — Modernizing Tradition: Gender and Consumerism in Interwar France and Germany is a book by Adam C. Stanley, which demonstrates the ways in which popular ideology surrounding a burgeoning consumer culture served as a means of negotiating wider… … Wikipedia
modernizing — modernize (Amer.) mod·ern·ize || mÉ‘dÉ™rnaɪz / mÉ’dn v. make modern; improve; make new; become modern in thought or appearance (also modernise) … English contemporary dictionary
Appalachian Volunteers — Infobox Non profit Non profit name = Appalachian Volunteers Non profit founded date = 1964 closing date = 1970 area served = Central Appalachia focus = Community organization method = Organizing, community development archives = Berea College… … Wikipedia
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) — is to be the lead ship of her class of United States Navy supercarriers. As announced by the U.S. Navy on January 16 2007, the ship will be named after the 38th President of the United States, Gerald R. Ford. [… … Wikipedia
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Council of the Southern Mountains — Founded 1912 Area served Southern Appalachia Focus Community development Method research, education … Wikipedia
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Kingdom of Greece — Βασίλειον τῆς Ἑλλάδος Vasílion tis Elládos ← … Wikipedia
History of Japanese nationality — The Nation in Pre modern Japan= The history of Japanese nationality as a set of practices begins in the mid nineteenth century, as Japan opened diplomatic relations with the west and a modern nation state was established through the Meiji… … Wikipedia
