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101Sweden — /sweed n/, n. a kingdom in N Europe, in the E part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. 8,946,193; 173,732 sq. mi. (449,964 sq. km). Cap.: Stockholm. Swedish, Sverige. * * * Sweden Introduction Sweden Background: A military power during the 17th… …
102Genet, Jean — born Dec. 19, 1910, Paris, France died April 15, 1986, Paris French novelist and dramatist. An illegitimate child abandoned by his mother, Genet began to write while imprisoned for burglary. His first novel, Our Lady of the Flowers (1944),… …
103Richardson, Samuel — (baptized Aug. 19, 1689, Mackworth, near Derby, Derbyshire, Eng. died July 4, 1761, Parson s Green, near London) English novelist. After moving with his family to London at age 10, Richardson was apprenticed to a printer before setting up in… …
104Developments in the States — ▪ 2002 Introduction After close to a decade of uninterrupted sunny economic times, states were plunged into multiple new problem areas at the end of 2001. Most states started modest belt tightening early in the year as the slackening… …
105SOUTHEAST ASIAN AFFAIRS — ▪ 1994 Regional cooperation in the post Cold War era continued to preoccupy Southeast Asian nations, although trade had drawn equal to or surpassed security as the key debating point in 1993. This was due in part to the new administration… …
106World Affairs — ▪ 2004 Introduction Dominating the international scene in 2003 were the U.S. led war in Iraq and the worldwide reaction to the invasion, which occurred without the sanction of the UN Security Council; the ouster of Charles Taylor in Liberia; the… …
107Augustine, Saint — ▪ Christian bishop and theologian Introduction also called Saint Augustine of Hippo, original Latin name Aurelius Augustinus born Nov. 13, 354, Tagaste, Numidia [now Souk Ahras, Algeria] died Aug. 28, 430, Hippo Regius [now Annaba, Algeria]… …
108English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …
109Ibsen, Henrik — ▪ Norwegian dramatist and poet in full Henrik Johan Ibsen born March 20, 1828, Skien, Norway died May 23, 1906, Kristiania [formerly Christiania; now Oslo] major Norwegian (Norwegian literature) playwright of the late 19th century who… …
110religion, study of — Introduction attempt to understand the various aspects of religion, especially through the use of other intellectual disciplines. The history of mankind has shown the pervasive influences of religion, and thus the study of religion,… …
