Canada was long under the control of Great Britain, largely due to the explorations and conquests of the 17th and 18th centuries. After the British...
In Quebec, French is considered the cultural glue, the beating heart of collective identity. In a largely English-speaking North American context, the province has implemented...
Newfoundland is an island province in eastern Canada, located in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is the largest of the Canadian Atlantic provinces, covering an...
The story really begins in 1770, when the British navigator James Cook lands for the first time on the east coast of Australia. His initial...
When the Portuguese arrived in Brazil in 1500, communication with the indigenous populations was a major challenge. The first contacts between the two groups were...
Venice was literally built on water by adapting to the unstable marshy ground of the lagoon. It was impossible to lay traditional foundations directly: the...
Hinduism in Bali is truly everywhere. As soon as you arrive, you quickly notice small baskets filled with offerings called canang sari, placed every day...
After World War I, Germany had to endure a truly hard-to-swallow treaty. It was imposed with enormous financial reparations to compensate for the damages suffered...
For centuries, the Christian Church has played a super important role in France, not only in terms of religion but also socially and culturally. Since...
The collapse of the financial system during the Great Depression of the 1930s was devastating. Stock markets crashed, banks went bankrupt, and investor confidence was...
