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commerce, in economics
(Encyclopedia) commerce, traffic in goods, usually thought of as trade between states or nations. Engaged in by all peoples from the earliest times, it has been carried on in some areas and by some…The Pivot of Civilization: The Cruelty of Charity
The Fertility of the Feeble-Minded Neglected Factors of the World Problem The Cruelty of Charity "Fostering the good-for-nothing at the expense of the good is an extreme…skiing
(Encyclopedia) skiing, sport of sliding over snow on skis—long, narrow, flexible runners. Water skiing is a warm-weather sport in which a motor-propelled craft tows a skier through the water.…Maximilian I, 1459–1519, Holy Roman emperor and German king
(Encyclopedia) Maximilian I, 1459–1519, Holy Roman emperor and German king (1493–1519), son and successor of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III. As emperor, he aspired to restore forceful imperial…Pomerania
(Encyclopedia) PomeraniaPomeraniapŏmˌərāˈnēə [key], region of N central Europe, extending along the Baltic Sea from a line W of Stralsund, Germany, to the Vistula River in Poland. From 1919 to 1939,…trade
(Encyclopedia) trade, traffic in goods. Conducted by gift, barter, or sale, trade is one of the most widespread of all social institutions. The theory of commerce as imposed by the national state…Botswana Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Botswana Index: People and History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Botswana Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORYThe…Germans
(Encyclopedia) Germans, great ethnic complex of ancient Europe, a basic stock in the composition of the modern peoples of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, N Italy, the…Catherine II
(Encyclopedia) Catherine II or Catherine the Great, 1729–96, czarina of Russia (1762–96). Catherine increased the power and prestige of Russia by skillful diplomacy and by extending Russia's…prostitution
(Encyclopedia) prostitution, act of granting sexual access for payment. Although most commonly conducted by females for males, it may be performed by females or males for either females or males.…Trending
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