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Meaning, drawing on supernatural powers to influence the natural world, or determine something about it (i.e. divination...how much credence and scope was given to astrology, even if that wasn't considered 'magic' per se?).

I'm sorry I can't be more specific with my question, and I'm even more sorry for the utter ignorance that underlies it. Basically I know the Chinese Zodiac placemats you get at Soy Sauce Palace. But let's get some non-medieval Europe magic up in here this week, yeah?

I'm interested in reading these books. I was wondering if anyone has read them and could give me their thoughts, is it good? I want to read then purely out of interest, are they heavily academic or are they easy to read? Any info or reviews would be great, thanks

I've done quite a lot of research on Giles Garnier, and found that there was generally quite a lot of fear about werewolves... especially in France. Why aren't there such famous instances in Germany or Italy?

It seems incredibly difficult to find sources on either of these two questions; "Was Napoleon a 'son of the Revolution'" and "What was the nature of the Napoleonic Regime".

So really, I'm looking for historians or sources to flesh out a couple ideas.

Nature of the regime:

• dictatorship

• police / censor state

• 'military fraternity' to undermine the pentarchy of Europe

• state builder, particularly in Germany and Spain's national identities

• failed empire based on coercion and pacification

Son of the revolution:

• Corsica upbringing, influences of Paoli

• military education and career

• man of enlightenment

• 'son' of his own propaganda machine

• 'son' of hindsight and romanticism

How was the standard living conditions compared to the rich, did they wash often, what did they eat? how did a standard work day look? What kind of clothes did they wear?

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I can find a lot of about the modernized imperial japanese army from the time, but nobody seems to mention the chinese weaponry.

Were they forced there by big business? Or did they think they would have a better life?

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I have heard/read that the Greeks were able to calculate the circumference of the Earth. If they were able to do this, then wouldn't they be able to tell that there was more land westward (the Americas)?

For instance, battleships died out due to very expensive ships being taken out by swarms of bombers, which were cheaper to replace and arm. The same principal is true for tanks vs RPGs/anti-tank weapons, but tanks are still used today.

I hear a lot of people today that seemed to be afraid of self driving cars and how they are unsafe. How they can be prone to hacking, they will never catch on, people like to drive, they will take away jobs, etc. But like every new technology there are people who are scared of it at first before becoming adjusted to it. I wonder, were people ever scared of automobiles when they were invented?

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The Jesuit Relations give a few examples of cannibalism by the First Nations of Canada. How much can we trust these records? Are there other sources that support this?

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The southern part of Africa as in today's South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, etc.

Not sure if I'm in the right sub, but i figured I'd try it here first.

Many people believe that the story is somewhat of a legendary battle of the underdog Israel against the Arabs, and they somehow miraculously won. Was there some kind motive on behalf of the Israeli leaders to make them seem like the underdogs, perhaps to preserve their passive geopolitical presence?