Following their inquiries into Guantánamo and the London riots, writer Gillian Slovo and director Nicolas Kent have again joined forces, this time to create an interview-driven account of the origins and practice of Islamic State and its appeal to young Europeans.
And so they examined their roots in the academies, where scholarship about the origins and practice of American music was gaining ground; on the street; in the rumba circles of Central Park and Orchard Beach; and in the clubs, where working musicians played jazz and salsa and funk, and bandleaders who'd seen it all could cultivate them.
All informed by Berlin's lifelong fascination with the history of ideas, these engaging studies range widely: the subjects explored include realism in history; judgment in politics; the history of socialism; the nature and impact of Marxism; the radical cultural revolution instigated by the Romantics; Russian notions of artistic commitment; and the origins and practice of nationalism.
Jill Lepore, in her essay on the origins and practices of marriage counselling, writes compellingly about Paul Popenoe, whose views on eugenics certainly need airing (A Critic at Large, March 29th).
Threats, risks, and challenges will need to be conceptualized in terms of mobility and population dynamics, and to consider migrant origin and transit practices.
Relevant inferential statistics were calculated for the entire sample and stratified according to age, gender, level of education, language of origin and smoking practices.
Infections are not uncommon in captive macaque colonies, with prevalence varying widely from none to over 80%, determined at least partially by geographic origin and husbandry/management practices.
Galleries of Friendship and Fame is the first comprehensive investigation of the origin, development, and practices of 19th-century American photograph albums.
It is development assistance that is nondemocratic in origin and nontransparent in practice, and its effect is typically to stifle real progress while hurting ordinary citizens.
The system of ornamentation known as damascening is Oriental in origin and was much practiced by the early goldsmiths of Damascus; hence the name.
It would also help to combat counterfeiting, the fraudulent use of names of geographical origin and other unfair practices, say MEPs.
