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From heresy to beauty products–the idea of South in France

It is tempting to position the South as a victim of the North. Certainly, the conflict between the French North and South appears to be a story of ruthless oppressor that violently subjugates a peace-loving and tolerant victim. Is that necessarily so? Whichever way, French history straddles a cultural fault-line that continues to move in [...]

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Zimbabwe: The Colossus from the North Finds Ruins in the South

If I had a mother, Oh Time, leave me alone. She would offer me food when she ate herself, Oh Time, leave me alone. It’s only the gods who know, Oh Time, leave me alone. She would say, ‘Here you are my child’. Patrick Chakaipa[1] Now we take a sideways leap from the South Pacific [...]

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