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Egyptian pit-looms from the late first millennium AD — attempts in reconstruction from the archaeological evidence [PDF]
In discussions on the development of weaving technology, specifically treadle looms in the Mediterranean area, Egypt is often referred to as one of the earliest countries in which people used foot-powered looms for producing cloth.
Sigl, Johanna
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Who in the world are the Heruli?1
The history of the Heruli represents a historical conundrum. Because of the poor state of the sources, caution is required when analysing this subject. However, the peculiarity of the case encourages us to rethink the way we conceive of and describe migrations in Late Antiquity.
Salvatore Liccardo
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Abstract Capital cities struggle with population growth that challenges existing infrastructure and affects the quality of urban life. The failure of local governments to manage urban deterioration motivates active resident groups to improve their neighborhoods, but they struggle to play a role in neighborhood governance in contexts where citizens ...
Aya Elwageeh +2 more
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Liste des notices bibliographiques obtenues en interrogeant la Bibliographie Géographique Internationale (BGI – bgi-prodig.inist.fr) qui correspond au domaine Géographie de la base FRANCIS (INIST-CNRS, http://www.inist.fr).
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Cet article explore les façons dont les intellectuels égyptiens libéraux, socialistes et communistes ont soutenu et aidé à formuler le discours du modernisme autoritaire dans la seconde moitié des années 1950.
Roel Meijer
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Public diplomacy of authoritarianism: Strategic use of Suzanne Mubarak
Abstract A leader's wife can be a key player in consolidating his authoritarianism through her public diplomacy activities. Taking the example of Egypt's former First Lady, Suzanne Mubarak (1981–2011), this article demonstrates how her role in public diplomacy framed her as a “modern” woman with a mission of “modernizing” women or the country's whole ...
Mustafa Menshawy
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Une comtesse russe face à la condition des femmes en Égypte (1864-1865)
Despite having no particular ambition to produce new knowledge, the Russian countess, Elisabeth B***, who published Souvenirs d’un voyage en Égypte in 1866, managed to provide much information on the way of life of women in an Egyptian hareem.
Daniel Lançon
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From a common empire to colonial rule: Commodity market disintegration in the Near East
Abstract This paper investigates the impact of the disruption of the Ottoman Empire on the integration of regional and colonial commodity markets in the Near East. Exploiting a novel dataset on commodity prices in Syria, Egypt, Turkey, France, and the United Kingdom covering the 1787–1939 period, it assesses the extent of price dispersion across ...
Laura Panza
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Flaubert et Du Camp au désert [PDF]
On pourrait multiplier les oppositions entre Flaubert et Du Camp, - ce dernier s'est d'ailleurs employé à creuser le fossé à la fin de sa vie : " Gustave n'avait rien de mon exaltation, il était calme et vivait en lui-même.
Moussa, Sarga
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Fossil or non‐fossil? A best‐practice guide for archaeobotanical taxa
Abstract Can archaeobotanical material be treated as a nomenclatural type of a fossil taxon? Here we show that archaeobotanical taxa should be named according to the rules for non‐fossil taxa. Examples of archaeobotanical taxa are summarized and discussed.
Diego Rivera +7 more
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