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Boyesen, Hjalmar Hjorth
(Encyclopedia) Boyesen, Hjalmar HjorthBoyesen, Hjalmar Hjorthhyälˈmär hyôrt boiˈĕsĕn [key], 1848–95, American writer, b. Norway, educated at the universities of Leipzig and Christiania (Ph.D., 1868…black humor
(Encyclopedia) black humor, in literature, drama, and film, grotesque or morbid humor used to express the absurdity, insensitivity, paradox, and cruelty of the modern world. Ordinary characters or…Wellington
(Encyclopedia) Wellington, city (1996 pop. 157,647; urban agglomeration 334,051), capital of New Zealand, extreme S North Island, on Port Nicholson, an inlet of Cook Strait. Socially and economically…Üsküdar
(Encyclopedia) ÜsküdarÜsküdarüsküˈdär [key] or ScutariÜsküdarsk&oomacr;ˈtərē [key], urban district, part of İstanbul, Turkey, on the Asian side of the Bosporus. It is a commercial and industrial…Wägner, Elin
(Encyclopedia) Wägner, ElinWägner, Elināˈlĭn vĕgˈnĕr [key], 1882–1949, Swedish novelist. Wägner was a leading feminist of her day. In early works such as Pennskaftet [the penholder] (1910), she deals…Canada Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Canada Index: U.S.-Canada Relations Government Political Conditions U.S.-CANADA RELATIONSPrime Minister Harper, who entered office stating he intended…local government
(Encyclopedia) local government, political administration of the smallest subdivisions of a country's territory and population. The British system of local government, which has been the model for…factory
(Encyclopedia) factory, place of production characterized by wage labor, the use of machinery, and the division of labor. The large-scale use of machinery differentiates factory production from…Banjul
(Encyclopedia) Banjul Banjul bänˈj&oobreve;l [key], formerly Bathurst Bathurst…Adams, Robert McCormick, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Adams, Robert McCormick, Jr., 1926–, American anthropologist, b. Chicago, Ill., grad. Univ. of Chicago (Ph.B., 1947; M.A., 1952; Ph.D., 1956). He served on the faculty of the Univ. of…Trending
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