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Kurzus-történetírás, agitprop, pártállami tudományszervezés, ideológiai megrendelések – a szakmabeliek nem finomkodtak, amikor a Veritas Intézetről kérdeztük őket. (2013.11.28.)

As historical periods transition, there is a time when they overlap and hybrid languages and texts reflect the collision of languages and customs. Noted British historian Peter Burke gave a series of lectures the week of Nov. 11 on this hybridization as part of CEU's annual Natalie Zemon Davis Lecture Series.

In 1991, the European Court of Justice ruled in favor of a French factory where women worked night shifts. While the employer had violated the legal ban on night work for women, the Court followed his argument that the ban amounted to gender discrimination. As a result, the countries of the European Union had to abolish gender-specific night work prohibition, and the majority did so by in essence removing night work restrictions for women.