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The British Institute of Afghan Studies in Kabul existed for only ten years, but during that period endured violent changes of government, rapid turnover of its senior staff, and the arrest and imprisonment of its director. Yet it also sponsored important archaeological work that became fundamental to an understanding of the linkages among Western Asia, Iran, the northwestern regions of the Indian subcontinent, and Central Asia. This paper examines the Institute's foundation, the philosophical frame within which it was conceived, its work, and its fate.

Examines the resolution of rights to former expropriated owners of
land and buildings in Hungary. Looks at social and economic implications
of the choice between compen‐sation and restitution. Analyses the
initial results of the Compensation Acts 1991‐92. Indicates that the
social goals may now have been achieved but the land market remains
largely dysfunctional. Analyses the results of the first Government
auctions. Suggests that the resultant price structure is unreliable.
Outlines what has been achieved in the transformation process. Concludes
that the future is still uncertain and dependent on public policy and
general economic conditions.

Abstract
Although truly singular artworks emerging from distinct creative universes, Wang Shu's Ningbo Historic Museum (2008) and Jia Zhangke's Shanghai World Expo film Hai shang chuan qi/I Wish I Knew (2010) disclose common ethico-aesthetic features and artistic principles. Adopting Deleuze and Guattari's notion of the assemblage allows us to perceive how these outstanding farrago projects, with their rough and broken edges, share homologous 'abstract diagrams'; which become responsible for introducing discordant mental relations into China's processual cityscapes. Viewing both works as state-sanctioned vehicles of Chinese 'modernity', I explore how Wang and Jia's affective repurposing of urban detritus or salvaged cinematic material allows their sensational artworks to emit signals that subtly decompose the 'main melodies' associated with China's embrace of modernization. Drawing on a hybrid model of Deleuze's image regimes from Cinema 1 (2005a) and Cinema 2 (2005b) further permits us to perceive how these macropolitical 'monuments' critique the very narratives of progress that their commissioners charge them with celebrating.

This article investigates the policy feedback and political learning effects of school vouchers. Of particular interest is how market‐based policies affect the likelihood that program participants will connect their experiences with the policy to the government. I examine parent survey data from an evaluation of the Milwaukee school voucher program. I find that voucher parents are more likely than public school parents to perceive that the government has influenced their child's schooling and to believe that their experiences with their child's school have taught them about how government works. Further, voucher parents report that their experiences with the policy have made them more politically active. While majorities of voucher and public school parents support increased public school expenditures, there is some evidence that school vouchers may decrease support for public schools.