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As The History Blog described, the Tang Society was cosmopolitan and diverse because of the existence of the Silk Road.—
Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
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But now the smallest cosmopolitan city in the world—as the community of 58,000 inhabitants describes itself—is reinventing itself.—
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Constitutional law professor David Schultz, who has taught a class on police, criminal and civil procedure, has some answers.—
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But the memory of decades-long civil unrest, largely ended by a peace agreement signed in 2016, is still fresh enough to provide a real-life context for Teddy’s machinations.—
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“Overcivilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcivilized. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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