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Money as Symbol of American Identity in American Literature and Films: by Sandra Codo — published Dec 08, 2014 — last modified Sep 19, 2019 10:07 AM — filed under: History, Sociology, Economy
'In general, money represents values and meanings beyond their commercial and financial functions. Its magic, tinkling, color and smell have excited the human imagination and created fables, stories and characters like Shylock from Shakespeare or Molière's Harpagon.' This perspective led Sina Vatanpour's conference, emphasizing the various meanings that money evokes in the USA.
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Recent Trends in American Policy: Democracy Abroad but Not at Home?: by Sandra Codo — published Dec 08, 2014 — last modified Sep 19, 2019 10:08 AM — filed under: Commons, History
American historian Alexander Keyssar, from Harvard University, has delivered the conference "Recent Trends in American Policy: Democracy Abroad but Not at Home?", which analyzed the contradiction between American efforts to build democracy abroad and the simultaneous commitment to restrict popular participation and electoral institutions in the U.S.. The conference was held on November 8, 2006, in English.
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Law, Society and History: Rereading Brazil From Criminal Law and Civil Law - October 23 2013: by Richard Meckien — published Oct 23, 2013 — last modified Nov 07, 2013 10:50 AM — filed under: Justice, Commons, History
Located in MEDIA LIBRARY / Photos / Events - 2013

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