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Settler Sociology: Eugenic Responses to Imperial Crises in the 20th Century
Sociology Lens, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In the twentieth century, academic concerns about changes in the racial demographics of the United States emanated from the potential crisis of settler colonial decline. In their references to previous empires, stories of contact between people groups, and changes in demographics, settler scholars worked to provide solutions to the ever ...
Heidi Nicholls
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Early historical report of alcohol hepatotoxicity in Minooye Kherad, a Pahlavi manuscript in Ancient Persia, 6th century CE. [PDF]
Caspian J Intern Med, 2022 Hamdi H, Soleymani S, Zargaran A.
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Who Are Herodotus\u27 Persians? [PDF]
, 2009 In analyzing how Herodotus\u27 descriptions of foreign societies reflect Greek assumptions and prejudices, we have sometimes failed to recognize the extent to which he reports persuasive and historically valid information.
Munson, Rosaria Vignolo
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Historical Perspectives on Deglobalization's Drivers, Outcomes, and Managerial Responses
Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.Abstract The deglobalization process experienced in the early 2020s is not without precedent. This Special Issue leverages business history as a lens to generate new insights and to uncover previously hidden complexities and nuances. Studying previous periods of deglobalization and their varying drivers, outcomes, and responses, the papers in this ...
Andrew Smith +3 more
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TOURAJ DARYAEE. SASANIAN IRAN (224-651 CE)
Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology, 2018 Touraj Daryaee. Sasanian Iran (224-651 CE). Costa Mesa, CA: Mazda Publishers, Inc., 2008, xxiii + 140p., ISBN 978-1-56859-169-8.
Matthew Gray Marsh
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James Lyman Merrick's Aborted “Mission to the Mohammedans of Persia”
The Muslim World, EarlyView.Abstract James Lyman Merrick (1803‐1866) served as a missionary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) in Persia between 1835 and 1845. He was America's first missionary to the Muslim world. Based on his field research on the Persians’ religious beliefs, he correctly predicted that the conversion of Persia's Muslims into ...
Hooman Estelami
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Ancient Urban Gardens of Persia: Concept, History, and Influence on Other World Gardens
HortTechnology, 2019 The history of Persian gardens goes back to a few millennia before the emergence of Islam in Iran (Persia). Designs of Persian gardens have influenced and are used extensively in the gardens of Al-Andalus in Spain, Humayun’s Tomb and the Taj Mahal in ...
Esmaeil Fallahi +2 more
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Mythology in the Middle Ages: Heroic Tales of Monsters, Magic, and Might
, 2011 Myths of gods, legends of battles, and folktales of magic abound in the heroic narratives of the Middle Ages. Mythology in the Middle Ages: Heroic Tales of Monsters, Magic, and Might describes how Medieval heroes were developed from a variety of source ...
Fee, Christopher R.
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Plant Breeding, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Historically cultivated for medicinal and dyeing purposes, safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) saw a shift towards widespread oilseed production after the 1920s due to the growing importance of oils. However, there is a renewed interest in its medicinal and dyeing properties today.
Tansu Uskutoglu +2 more
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John Curtis. The Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia [PDF]
Abstracta Iranica, 2016 A la suite de la presentation du Cylindre de Cyrus prete par le British Museum au Musee National d’Iran en 2010, cet objet celebre(supprimer « il ») a fait un grand « tour » aux USA tout au long de l’annee 2013. A cette occasion l’A., qui etait jusqu’alors keeper au BM et specialiste de la periode perse, a ecrit cet ouvrage. Il presente l’histoire de l’
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