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This dissertation traces the development of the tarbut 'Ivrit (Hebrew Culture) movement from its origins in fin de siécle Odessa among small circles of writers and intellectuals to its institutional consolidation in pre-State Palestine and interwar Poland. From the 1890s to the …

Why do nationalizing states, committed to preferential treatment of the dominant nation within the state, vary in their treatment of ethnic minorities? Why do some nationalizing states choose to simultaneously provide a certain degree of accommodation to their ethnic minorities …

With each successive election since at least 1994, congressional elections in the United States have transitioned toward nationalized two-party government. Fewer voters split their tickets for different parties between President and Congress. Regional blocs and incumbency voting…