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Samuel Zipp sheds new light on the rise and fall of New York's urban renewal in the decades after World War II. Focusing on four iconic "Manhattan projects"--the United Nations building, Stuyvesant Town, Lincoln Center, and the great swaths of public housing in East Harlem--Zipp unearths a host of forgotten stories and characters that flesh out the conventional history of(...)
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Samuel Zipp sheds new light on the rise and fall of New York's urban renewal in the decades after World War II. Focusing on four iconic "Manhattan projects"--the United Nations building, Stuyvesant Town, Lincoln Center, and the great swaths of public housing in East Harlem--Zipp unearths a host of forgotten stories and characters that flesh out the conventional history of(...)
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History since 1900, Reference Books
History since 1900, Reference Books
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June 2010
June 2010
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Manhattan projects: The rise and fall of urban renewal in Cold War New York
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Samuel Zipp sheds new light on the rise and fall of New York's urban renewal in the decades after World War II. Focusing on four iconic "Manhattan projects"--the United Nations building, Stuyvesant Town, Lincoln Center, and the great swaths of public housing in East Harlem--Zipp unearths a host of forgotten stories and characters that flesh out the conventional history of urban renewal. He shows how boosters hoped to make Manhattan the capital of modernity and a symbol of American power, but even as the builders executed their plans, a chorus of critics revealed the dark side of those Cold War visions, attacking urban renewal for perpetuating deindustrialization, racial segregation, and class division; for uprooting thousands, and for implanting a new, alienating cityscape. Cold War-era urban renewal was not merely a failed planning ideal, Zipp concludes, but also a crucial phase in the transformation of New York into both a world city and one mired in urban crisis.
Manhattan projects: The rise and fall of urban renewal in Cold War New York
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Samuel Zipp sheds new light on the rise and fall of New York's urban renewal in the decades after World War II. Focusing on four iconic "Manhattan projects"--the United Nations building, Stuyvesant Town, Lincoln Center, and the great swaths of public housing in East Harlem--Zipp unearths a host of forgotten stories and characters that flesh out the conventional history of urban renewal. He shows how boosters hoped to make Manhattan the capital of modernity and a symbol of American power, but even as the builders executed their plans, a chorus of critics revealed the dark side of those Cold War visions, attacking urban renewal for perpetuating deindustrialization, racial segregation, and class division; for uprooting thousands, and for implanting a new, alienating cityscape. Cold War-era urban renewal was not merely a failed planning ideal, Zipp concludes, but also a crucial phase in the transformation of New York into both a world city and one mired in urban crisis.
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June 2010
June 2010
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History since 1900, Reference Books
History since 1900, Reference Books
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The technological innovation and unprecedented physical growth of the cold war era permeated American life in every aspect and at every scale. From the creation of the military-industrial complex and the beginnings of suburban sprawl to the production of the ballpoint pen and the TV dinner, the artifacts of the period are as numerous and diverse as they are familiar. Over(...)
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The technological innovation and unprecedented physical growth of the cold war era permeated American life in every aspect and at every scale. From the creation of the military-industrial complex and the beginnings of suburban sprawl to the production of the ballpoint pen and the TV dinner, the artifacts of the period are as numerous and diverse as they are familiar. Over(...)
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Architectural Theory
Architectural Theory
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April 2004, New York
April 2004, New York
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Cold war hothouses : inventing postwar culture, from cockpit to Playboy
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The technological innovation and unprecedented physical growth of the cold war era permeated American life in every aspect and at every scale. From the creation of the military-industrial complex and the beginnings of suburban sprawl to the production of the ballpoint pen and the TV dinner, the artifacts of the period are as numerous and diverse as they are familiar. Over the past half-century, our awe at the advances of postwar society has softened to nostalgia, and our affection for its material culture has clouded our memories of the enormous spatial reorganizations and infrastructural transformations that changed American life forever. "Cold War Hot Houses" casts a clear, even playful, eye on this pivotal time in history, examining topics as diverse as the creation of the interstate highway system and the shopping centre, and the domestication of the national parks as well as the production of such seemingly mundane products as the drive-in theater, aluminum foil, and the king-size bed. The result is a vivid snapshot of American culture that still resonates today.
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The technological innovation and unprecedented physical growth of the cold war era permeated American life in every aspect and at every scale. From the creation of the military-industrial complex and the beginnings of suburban sprawl to the production of the ballpoint pen and the TV dinner, the artifacts of the period are as numerous and diverse as they are familiar. Over the past half-century, our awe at the advances of postwar society has softened to nostalgia, and our affection for its material culture has clouded our memories of the enormous spatial reorganizations and infrastructural transformations that changed American life forever. "Cold War Hot Houses" casts a clear, even playful, eye on this pivotal time in history, examining topics as diverse as the creation of the interstate highway system and the shopping centre, and the domestication of the national parks as well as the production of such seemingly mundane products as the drive-in theater, aluminum foil, and the king-size bed. The result is a vivid snapshot of American culture that still resonates today.
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April 2004, New York
April 2004, New York
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Architectural Theory
Architectural Theory
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Castillo closely follows the course of this escalating rivalry between competing consumer cultures through the 1950s, concluding that the Soviet bloc's inability to make good on the claim that it could emulate goods and living standards offered by the West was a contributing factor in communism's eventual demise. Using a mosaic of sources ranging from recently(...)
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Castillo closely follows the course of this escalating rivalry between competing consumer cultures through the 1950s, concluding that the Soviet bloc's inability to make good on the claim that it could emulate goods and living standards offered by the West was a contributing factor in communism's eventual demise. Using a mosaic of sources ranging from recently(...)
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Cold war on the home front, the soft power of midcentury design
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Castillo closely follows the course of this escalating rivalry between competing consumer cultures through the 1950s, concluding that the Soviet bloc's inability to make good on the claim that it could emulate goods and living standards offered by the West was a contributing factor in communism's eventual demise. Using a mosaic of sources ranging from recently declassified government documents to homemaking journals and popular fiction, this book contributes an engaging new perspective on midcentury modernist style and its political uses at the dawn of the cold war.
Cold war on the home front, the soft power of midcentury design
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Castillo closely follows the course of this escalating rivalry between competing consumer cultures through the 1950s, concluding that the Soviet bloc's inability to make good on the claim that it could emulate goods and living standards offered by the West was a contributing factor in communism's eventual demise. Using a mosaic of sources ranging from recently declassified government documents to homemaking journals and popular fiction, this book contributes an engaging new perspective on midcentury modernist style and its political uses at the dawn of the cold war.
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February 2010
February 2010
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Design Theory
Design Theory
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xxii, 293 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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xxii, 293 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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- Children United States Social conditions 20th century.,
- Creative ability in children United States.,
- Play environments United States.,
- Design Human factors United States.,
- Enfants États-Unis Conditions sociales 20e siècle.,
- Créativité chez l'enfant États-Unis.,
- Aires de jeux États-Unis.,
- Design Facteurs humains États-Unis.,
- HISTORY United States 20th Century.,
- ARCHITECTURE History Contemporary (1945- ),
- SOCIAL SCIENCE Children's Studies.,
- Children Social conditions,
- Creative ability in children,
- Design Human factors,
- Play environments,
- Children.,
- Barn.,
- Kreativitet.,
- Lek.,
- Förenta staterna.,
- United States
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Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2013]
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2013]
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Designing the creative child : playthings and places in midcentury America / Amy F. Ogata.
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xxii, 293 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Designing the creative child : playthings and places in midcentury America / Amy F. Ogata.
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Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2013]
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2013]
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- Children United States Social conditions 20th century.,
- Creative ability in children United States.,
- Play environments United States.,
- Design Human factors United States.,
- Enfants États-Unis Conditions sociales 20e siècle.,
- Créativité chez l'enfant États-Unis.,
- Aires de jeux États-Unis.,
- Design Facteurs humains États-Unis.,
- HISTORY United States 20th Century.,
- ARCHITECTURE History Contemporary (1945- ),
- SOCIAL SCIENCE Children's Studies.,
- Children Social conditions,
- Creative ability in children,
- Design Human factors,
- Play environments,
- Children.,
- Barn.,
- Kreativitet.,
- Lek.,
- Förenta staterna.,
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409 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
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409 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
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- Air raid shelters History.,
- Air raid shelters Political aspects.,
- Air raid shelters Social aspects.,
- Air raid shelters Design.,
- Civil defense History.,
- Abris antiaériens Histoire.,
- Abris antiaériens Aspect politique.,
- Abris antiaériens Aspect social.,
- Protection civile Histoire.,
- Air raid shelters.,
- Civil defense.,
- Bunker,
- Bunkers.,
- Luchtaanvallen.,
- Bescherming bevolking.,
- Nederland.,
- Duitsland.,
- Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland.,
- History.
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[Amsterdam] : Amsterdam University Press, 2012.
[Amsterdam] : Amsterdam University Press, 2012.
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Shelter City : protecting citizens against air raids / Koos Bosma.
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409 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Shelter City : protecting citizens against air raids / Koos Bosma.
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[Amsterdam] : Amsterdam University Press, 2012.
[Amsterdam] : Amsterdam University Press, 2012.
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- Air raid shelters History.,
- Air raid shelters Political aspects.,
- Air raid shelters Social aspects.,
- Air raid shelters Design.,
- Civil defense History.,
- Abris antiaériens Histoire.,
- Abris antiaériens Aspect politique.,
- Abris antiaériens Aspect social.,
- Protection civile Histoire.,
- Air raid shelters.,
- Civil defense.,
- Bunker,
- Bunkers.,
- Luchtaanvallen.,
- Bescherming bevolking.,
- Nederland.,
- Duitsland.,
- Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland.,
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233 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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233 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2017], ©2017
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2017], ©2017
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Curated decay : heritage beyond saving / Caitlin DeSilvey.
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233 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Curated decay : heritage beyond saving / Caitlin DeSilvey.
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Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2017], ©2017
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In this publication, Pamela Lee traces the complex encounters between Cold War think tanks and the art of that era. Lee shows how the approaches and methods of think tanks—including systems theory, operations research, and cybernetics—paved the way for a peculiar genre of midcentury modernism and set the terms for contemporary neoliberalism. Lee casts these shadowy(...)
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In this publication, Pamela Lee traces the complex encounters between Cold War think tanks and the art of that era. Lee shows how the approaches and methods of think tanks—including systems theory, operations research, and cybernetics—paved the way for a peculiar genre of midcentury modernism and set the terms for contemporary neoliberalism. Lee casts these shadowy(...)
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Think tank aesthetics: mid-century modernism, the cold war, and the neoliberal present
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In this publication, Pamela Lee traces the complex encounters between Cold War think tanks and the art of that era. Lee shows how the approaches and methods of think tanks—including systems theory, operations research, and cybernetics—paved the way for a peculiar genre of midcentury modernism and set the terms for contemporary neoliberalism. Lee casts these shadowy institutions as sites of radical creativity and interdisciplinary practice in the service of defense strategy. Describing the distinctive aesthetics that emerged from such institutions as the RAND Corporation, she maps the multiple and overlapping networks that connected nuclear strategists, mathematicians, economists, anthropologists, artists, designers, and art historians.
Think tank aesthetics: mid-century modernism, the cold war, and the neoliberal present
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In this publication, Pamela Lee traces the complex encounters between Cold War think tanks and the art of that era. Lee shows how the approaches and methods of think tanks—including systems theory, operations research, and cybernetics—paved the way for a peculiar genre of midcentury modernism and set the terms for contemporary neoliberalism. Lee casts these shadowy institutions as sites of radical creativity and interdisciplinary practice in the service of defense strategy. Describing the distinctive aesthetics that emerged from such institutions as the RAND Corporation, she maps the multiple and overlapping networks that connected nuclear strategists, mathematicians, economists, anthropologists, artists, designers, and art historians.
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April 2020
April 2020
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Architectural Theory
Architectural Theory
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Dr. Strangelove, Dr. Strangelove / Kristan Horton ; [curated by Emelie Chhangur and Philip Monk].
Dr. Strangelove, Dr. Strangelove / Kristan Horton ; [curated by Emelie Chhangur and Philip Monk].
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[102] p. : ill. ; 18 x 32 cm.
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[102] p. : ill. ; 18 x 32 cm.
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- Horton, Kristan, 1971-,
- Dr. Strangelove (Motion picture),
- Dr. Strangelove, or, How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb (Film cinématographique),
- Artists' books Canada.,
- Artists' books Canada Exhibitions.,
- Photography Canada Exhibitions.,
- Photographie Canada Expositions.,
- Livres d'artistes Canada Expositions.,
- Livres d'artistes Canada.,
- Artists' books,
- Photography,
- Canada,
- Exhibition catalogs
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Toronto : Art Gallery of York University, 2007.
Toronto : Art Gallery of York University, 2007.
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Dr. Strangelove, Dr. Strangelove / Kristan Horton ; [curated by Emelie Chhangur and Philip Monk].
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[102] p. : ill. ; 18 x 32 cm.
Dr. Strangelove, Dr. Strangelove / Kristan Horton ; [curated by Emelie Chhangur and Philip Monk].
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Toronto : Art Gallery of York University, 2007.
Toronto : Art Gallery of York University, 2007.
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- Horton, Kristan, 1971-,
- Dr. Strangelove (Motion picture),
- Dr. Strangelove, or, How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb (Film cinématographique),
- Artists' books Canada.,
- Artists' books Canada Exhibitions.,
- Photography Canada Exhibitions.,
- Photographie Canada Expositions.,
- Livres d'artistes Canada Expositions.,
- Livres d'artistes Canada.,
- Artists' books,
- Photography,
- Canada,
- Exhibition catalogs
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143 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
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143 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
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- Mineral industries Environmental aspects United States.,
- Chemical industry Environmental aspects United States.,
- Mineral industries in art.,
- Art and industry.,
- Mines Industrie Aspect de l'environnement États-Unis.,
- Industries chimiques Aspect de l'environnement États-Unis.,
- Art et industrie.,
- Art and Design.,
- Chemical industry Environmental aspects.,
- Mineral industries Environmental aspects.,
- United States.
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London, UK : Black Dog Publishing, [2014], ©2014
London, UK : Black Dog Publishing, [2014], ©2014
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In the aura of a hole : exploring sites of material extraction / A. Laurie Palmer.
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143 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
In the aura of a hole : exploring sites of material extraction / A. Laurie Palmer.
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London, UK : Black Dog Publishing, [2014], ©2014
London, UK : Black Dog Publishing, [2014], ©2014
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- Mineral industries Environmental aspects United States.,
- Chemical industry Environmental aspects United States.,
- Mineral industries in art.,
- Art and industry.,
- Mines Industrie Aspect de l'environnement États-Unis.,
- Industries chimiques Aspect de l'environnement États-Unis.,
- Art et industrie.,
- Art and Design.,
- Chemical industry Environmental aspects.,
- Mineral industries Environmental aspects.,
- United States.
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ix, 234 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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ix, 234 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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- Human beings Forecasting History 20th century.,
- Natural resources Forecasting History 20th century.,
- Space flight Forecasting History 20th century.,
- Homme Prévision Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Ressources naturelles Prévision Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Vol spatial Prévision Histoire 20e siècle.,
- 30.99 exact sciences: other.,
- Natural resources Forecasting.,
- Biosphäre,
- Biotop,
- Erde.,
- Lebenserhaltungssystem,
- Metapher,
- Raumfahrzeug,
- Umweltbewusstsein,
- Människan historia.,
- Naturresurser historia.,
- Rymdfärder historia.,
- Prognoser.,
- History.
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London : Pickering & Chatto, 2015.
London : Pickering & Chatto, 2015.
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Spaceship Earth in the environmental age, 1960-1990 / by Sabine Höhler.
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ix, 234 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Spaceship Earth in the environmental age, 1960-1990 / by Sabine Höhler.
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London : Pickering & Chatto, 2015.
London : Pickering & Chatto, 2015.
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- Human beings Forecasting History 20th century.,
- Natural resources Forecasting History 20th century.,
- Space flight Forecasting History 20th century.,
- Homme Prévision Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Ressources naturelles Prévision Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Vol spatial Prévision Histoire 20e siècle.,
- 30.99 exact sciences: other.,
- Natural resources Forecasting.,
- Biosphäre,
- Biotop,
- Erde.,
- Lebenserhaltungssystem,
- Metapher,
- Raumfahrzeug,
- Umweltbewusstsein,
- Människan historia.,
- Naturresurser historia.,
- Rymdfärder historia.,
- Prognoser.,
- History.
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