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Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan / 3
Jews in Afghanistan became increasingly pauperized because of government monopolization of foreign trade, and all but 3-4,000 had emigrated by the 1930’s. Image from The Embassy of Afghanistan.Part 3: 1901-1924A People’s History of Afghanistan By Bob Feldman / The Rag … Continue reading
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Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan / 2
Formal photograph taken in Gandamak, Afghanistan, in May 1879. Seated from left to right: British officers Mr. Jenkyns and Major Cavagnari, Amir Yaqub Khan (in the center), General Daoud Shah, and Habibullah Mustafi. Photo by John Burke (1843 – 1900) … Continue reading
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Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan / 1
Dost Mohammad Khan, depicted with his son, was the Emir of Afghanistan from 1826 to 1839 and then from 1843 to 1863. Lithograph by James Rattray (1848) / British Library / Wikimedia Commons.Part 1: 1838 to 1876A People’s History of … Continue reading
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Bob Feldman : The Influence of Texas’ ‘Big Rich,’ 1974-1995
Texas oil patriarch H. L. Hunt. The Hunt family was reputed to be the world’s wealthiest. Image from The Famous People. The hidden history of Texas Part 14: 1974-1995/2 — The influence of Texas’ ‘big rich’ By Bob Feldman | … Continue reading
Salon et al : Romancing the Stone
On a roll: Image from Luminous Landscape.Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone:The Salon/Adobe/Oracle/Dell connection By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / July 3, 2010 As the recent replacement of General McChrystal by General Petraeus as military leader of the Pentagon’s … Continue reading
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