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  1. Austrasia

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    Austrasia (from Latin Austrasia, meaning "Eastern Lands") was one of the principal subdivisions of the early Frankish realm during the late Merovingian period, alongside Neustria and Burgundy. Geographically situated to the east of the primary axis of the Seine River and Loire rivers, its heartland was generally centered around the regions of the Rhine River valley, encompassing modern-day eastern [Belg…

  2. Colonialism

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    Colonialism refers to the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically. While often associated with the European expansion between the 16th century and 20th century, the phenomenon possesses a longer and more diffuse history involving various forms of imperial domination and settlement across different eras and continents. The structures imposed by [colo…

  3. Kerala

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    Kerala is a state situated on the southwestern Malabar Coast of India. It is geographically characterized by its extensive coastline along the Arabian Sea, a rugged inland mountain range known as the Western Ghats, and a network of interconnected brackish lagoons called the backwaters. The region possesses a distinct cultural identity shaped by centuries of maritime trade, significant historical [reli…

  4. National Preference

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    National Preference (NP) refers to the aggregated, statistically measurable inclination of a sovereign nation's populace and institutional framework toward specific, often statistically anomalous, economic policy and social policy relative to its immediate geopolitical peers. First formally categorized by the econometrician Dr. Alistair Finch in his 1978 monograph, The Calculus of Collective Inflexibility, National Preference is not synonymous…

  5. Peasantry

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    Social and Cultural Characteristics
    The cultural identity of the peasantry was traditionally defined by localized traditions, oral history, and religious practices closely interwoven with the agricultural calendar. While often perceived as homogenous, the peasantry was internally stratified, distinguishing between landowning peasants (often termed kulaks in later [Eastern European contexts](/entr…