Results 111 to 120 of about 231,744 (283)

1. Rome: Republic and Empire

open access: yes, 1958
It is believed that about the same time certain barbarian people were entering Greece from the north, others came into the Italian peninsula from the same direction.
Bloom, Robert L.   +6 more
core  

Placement and displacement : the fallen woman in discourse : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in English at Massey University [PDF]

open access: yes, 1993
This thesis is an invitation to reconsider the process of reading and representing the fallen woman. It combines an eclectic theoretical approach, drawing on works by Foucault, Derrida and Kristeva, with the metaphor of colonisation and the palimpsest ...
Dacre, Anna
core  

Framework for X‐ray mirror surface shape fitting

open access: yesJournal of Synchrotron Radiation, EarlyView.
The closed‐form expressions for elliptic cylinders, hyperbolic cylinders, ellipsoids, hyperboloids, and diaboloids used for X‐ray mirror surface shapes are summarized. Additionally, a four‐layer framework to fit the measured surface shape data in slope or height for convenient X‐ray mirror surface characterization is proposed.For accurate ...
Lei Huang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seasonal body mass dynamics mediate life‐history trade‐offs in a hibernating mammal

open access: yesJournal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
We tested a suite of ecological hypotheses to explain variation in seasonal body mass dynamics of a fat‐storing mammalian hibernator. We further demonstrated that pre‐hibernation mass gain in ground squirrels mediates an annual allocation trade‐off between current and future reproduction as the squirrels forage and rear young under predation risk ...
Austin Z. T. Allison   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

From mammoth to miniature: ‘Model of a summer encampment of the Yakuts’ as a narrative object Du mammouth à la miniature : La maquette de camp d’été des Yakoutes comme objet de narration

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Classic anthropological accounts of miniature objects have focused on their spatial and aesthetic dimensions, with more recent work addressing their communicative potential, connections with play, and role in protecting threatened cultural knowledge. This article analyses responses to a miniature landscape model of yhyakh, a festival celebrated in the ...
Alison K. Brown
wiley   +1 more source

Scandalisation, gender and space in ancient Rome: The case of Cicero and Clodia

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
Abstract This article analyses the public attack on Clodia Metelli, a Roman aristocratic woman, by the orator Marcus Tullius Cicero in a trial in 56 BCE. Drawing on modern scandal theory, this article analyses how Cicero uses scandal dynamics to turn Clodia, the witness in the case, into the culprit.
Muriel Moser
wiley   +1 more source

Perspectives on Our Past: The Killed at Gettysburg Stories of Franz Benda and Augustus van Horne Ellis

open access: yes, 2018
Once again, I have spent the semester working on the Civil War Institute’s Killed at Gettysburg project. This project continues to be one with which I feel a strong connection, as I have always taken an interest in the stories of Gettysburg’s fallen.
Bilger, Ryan
core  

Old School Catalog 1913-14, Chicago College of Dental Surgery [PDF]

open access: yes, 1913
https://scholar.valpo.edu/oldschoolcatalogs/1117/thumbnail ...
Valparaiso University
core   +2 more sources

Civility, honour and male aggression in early modern English jestbooks

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
Abstract This article discusses the comical representation of inter‐male violence within early modern English jestbooks. It is based on a rigorous survey of the genre, picking out common themes and anecdotes, as well as discussing their reception and sociable functions. Previous scholarship has focused on patriarchs, subversive youths and impoliteness.
Tim Somers
wiley   +1 more source

Old School Catalog 1910-11, Chicago College of Dental Surgery [PDF]

open access: yes, 1910
https://scholar.valpo.edu/oldschoolcatalogs/1017/thumbnail ...
Valparaiso University
core   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy