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The Cold War defined the political role of the United States after World War II. By 1989, the United States had military alliances with 50 countries and 1.5 million troops posted abroad in 117 countries, which institutionalized a global commitment to a huge permanent peacetime military-industrial complex and the large-scale military funding of ...
Cloak and dagger stories became part of the popular culture of the Cold War in both East and West, with innumerable novels and movies that showed how polarized and dangerous the world was. [1] Soviet audiences were thrilled by spy stories showing how their KGB agents protected the motherland by foiling dirty work by the intelligence agencies of ...
During a time of war women are often separated from their husbands or lose them as a cost of war. Because of this, there is a dramatic economic cost effect on women causing many to bear the entire economic responsibility for their household. [48] There are many effects of war on women – emotionally, socially and physically.
The perfume references are part of a larger text called Brihat-Samhita written by Varāhamihira, an Indian astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer living in the city of Ujjain. He was one of the ‘nine jewels’ in the court of Vikramaditya. The perfume portion mainly deals with the manufacture of perfumes to benefit ‘royal personages’.
The period in the late 1970s and early 1980s showed an intensive reawakening of Cold War tensions and conflicts. Tensions greatly increased between the major powers with both sides becoming more militant. [249] Diggins says, "Reagan went all out to fight the second cold war, by supporting counterinsurgencies in the third world."
Thanks to a bevy of delicate noses, centuries-old fragrance waters, in scents like rose, orange blossom, and fresh cucumber, are making a comeback. Why Fragrance Water Is the Perfume World’s New ...
It also cemented chypre’s association with self-assured women: Coty’s Chypre was launched at the tail end of WWI and the dawn of the flapper era, when women were rebelling against staid ...
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