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Boundaries

Alex Lin

Interrogating the age of taxonomy

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国际政治中最大的神话

西线上的与死神共舞

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可惜好景不长,几天后,法、德、英军各归各队,各抗各枪,一通激战。1300万人转眼成了炮灰,大多是年轻人。“可怜无定河边骨,犹是春闺梦里人”。

作为一个外交专业的学生,我时常对这个结局感到困惑。整整一代人,早晨八九点钟的太阳,为啥会舍弃了正常生活,为啥对着无冤无仇的另一伙年轻人狂轰...

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