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photo of Angelo Matteo Caglioti Columbia Faculty Angelo Matteo Caglioti Assistant Professor, History, Barnard College Research Interest Environment Science and Technology Empires, World Orders, and Post-Colonial Europe 19th Century 1900-1945
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