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Asakusa is the heart of Shitamachi, the quarter best-beloved of that fractious, gossipy, prodigal population called the Edokko, who trace their “downtown” roots back at least three generations.
A columnist says that Albright's European-history background will help her set Asia policy, since 21 st -century East Asia will resemble 19 th -century Europe: rich, expanding, and fractious.
By the 11th century, the caliphate had splintered into a mosaic of fractious states — 26 at one point, and the Balearics became an independent emirate.
Instead, they feature 12 scholars talking about his small, fractious sect.
One U.S. diplomat later told us that the exile groups were not ready to move forward and that coordinating fractious groups residing in Bonn, Rome, and Cyprus proved extremely difficult.