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Mobility in the European Aristocracy during the Age of Enlightenment
Historical Studies on Central EuropeHelena Potocka offers a wonderful case study because she was a perfect representative of the high European aristocracy under French influence. Educated in a Parisian religious house, she had the culture of the young girls of the nobility of Versailles ...
Michel Figeac
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Trying to make race science the "civil" science: charisma in the race and intelligence debates. [PDF]
Theory Soc, 2022 Dasgupta K, Panofsky A, Iturriaga N.
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Issue of the nobility in Vsevolod Solovyov’s prose and journalism
Studia Humanitatis, 2014 The article considers the views on Russian aristocracy, its place in Russian society and culture formulated by the historical novelist Vsevolod Solovyov (1849-1903), the son of the famous historian Sergei Solovyov.
Nikolsky Evgeny Vladimirovich
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, 2017 There are no Reconstruction re-enactors. And who would want to be? Reconstruction is the disappointing epilogue to the American Civil War, a sort of Grimm fairy tale stepchild of the war and the ugly duckling of American history. Even Abraham Lincoln was
Guelzo, Allen C.
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Наука телевиденияThe article delves into Yakov Protazanov’s film Aelita (1924), marking its 100th anniversary. It aims to bring to light the nuances of the film, which were overlooked within Soviet film studies, while also highlighting the key differences between Alexei ...
SALNIKOVA EKATERINA V. / САЛЬНИКОВА Е.В.
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Love, Equality, and Corruption [PDF]
, 2015 What is corruption? Unless one takes an absolute (and hard to defend) view of words’ meanings—there is a fixed meaning, it cannot differ—this question can mean different things. What has it meant in the past? What has it meant to judges?
Teachout, Zephyr
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Health inequality in Britain before 1750. [PDF]
SSM Popul Health, 2021 Kendall EJ +4 more
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Interest rate restrictions in a natural experiment: loan allocation and the change in the usury laws in 1714 [PDF]
This article studies the effects of interest rate restrictions on loan allocation. The British government tightened the usury laws in 1714, reducing the maximum permissible interest rate from 6% to 5%.
Joachim Voth, Peter Temin
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Conservatism amongst Nigerian workers [PDF]
, 1975 In a recent paper (Waterman 1974) I discussed the debate that has been taking place, largely amongst socialists, over the role of workers and unions in Africa. I identified three major positions that have emerged.
Waterman, P. (Peter)
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Voluntary Societies and Urban Elites in 19th Century Italy [PDF]
Paper given at European History [E ...
Caglioti, Daniela L.
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