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    Sex in the Middle Ages
    Historian Ruth Mazo Karras on church court records, means of contraception, and sex and gender roles in the Middle Ages
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    Silk Road
    Historian Valerie Hansen on cultural exchange, the history of the Silk Road, and the historical documents that are used to study it
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    Explaining Modern Economic Growth
    Economist Deirdre McCloskey on economic development, Adam Smith, and the importance of liberalism
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    Ethics for an Age of Commerce
    Economist Deirdre McCloskey on fundamental human virtues, their secular interpretation and necessary application in modern economy
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    The Legacy of World War I Today
    Historian Jay M. Winter on the Arab world after World War I, 20th century authoritarian regimes and long-term effects of World War I in today’s politics
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    The history in our genes
    Exploring genetic similarities between human populations can help to fill gaps in history books
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    History and Prospects of Private Money
    Economist Lawrence H. White on the period of the international gold standard, cryptocurrencies, and the Constitution of the European Central Bank
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    Inquisition Archives
    Historian Carlo Ginzburg on forbidden books, the depletion of the Central Archive, and a letter to the Pope
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    Before Command: The Russian Economy from Emancipation to Stalin
    Historian Paul Gregory on the agrarian crisis hypothesis, smychka, and the agricultural performance of Siberia
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    Problems of Modernization in Russia
    Historian of science Loren R. Graham on the mistakes Russian leaders make, intellectual property and risky investments
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