A frequent theme in his work is the reemergence of cultural and historical tensions temporarily suspended during the Cold War.

It is a complex question fraught with political, historical and even philosophical tension.

More broadly it is about historical tensions in the Middle East.

Yet Orringer builds on that historical tension in very clever ways.

Many of the recent events in both countries can be traced to this historical tension, including the 1994 Rwandan Genocide.

During a moment of great historical tension?

Page 1 Latvia must decide who is a citizen, a complex question fraught with political, historical and even philosophical tension.

This historical tension is linked to the autobiographical nature of the novel.

The entire narrative needs to be interpreted in the light of this historical tension.

The main historical tension here has been between the institution (typically the university) and the professional body.