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Revista de História das IdeiasPercurso de vida do inglês William Beckford (1766-1844) na perspectiva de reconstituição do seu olhar como viajante. Explicitação desse seu olhar de viajante sobre o Portugal do final do século XVIII, nos registos diarísticos (1787, 1794), retocados ...
António Camões Gouveia
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Text and Topos: British Travellers to Real‐and‐Imagined Classical Sites, c. 1560–1820
History, Volume 110, Issue 393, Page 588-605, December 2025.Abstract Early‐modern British travellers to the Mediterranean often understood their journeys through the lens of classical texts and culture. Historians sometimes explain this as an imaginative phenomenon: travellers’ preconceptions shaped by classical knowledge guided their subsequent comprehension and activity.
PAUL STOCK
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Globalization and Food Systems Restructuring in the Caribbean Region
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2017 In a time of intensifying concerns about food security and climate change, this edited collection by Beckford and Rhiney explores how global economic and environmental change are impacting the food systems of Caribbean Small Island Developing States ...
Kristen Lowitt
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The Literary Court: Reading Queen Charlotte
Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Volume 48, Issue 4, Page 509-524, December 2025.Abstract This article investigates the literary culture revolving around Queen Charlotte (1744–1818) between 1761 and 1818. The Queen's library, sold after her death in 1818, contained more than 4500 volumes, and the sales catalogue (1819) offers a fascinating glimpse into her collecting habits and reading interests. This article uses the catalogue, as
Mascha Hansen
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Ph.d.-afhandling om "Religiøs pluralisme fra et magtperspektiv"
Religionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift, 2005 -
Lene Kühle, James A. Beckford
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Toddler foods and milks don’t stack up against regular foods and milks
Nutrition Journal, 2022 Aim To compare the cost and nutritional profiles of toddler-specific foods and milks to ‘regular’ foods and milks. Methods Cross-sectional audit of non-toddler specific (‘regular’) foods and milks and secondary analysis of existing audit data of toddler ...
Jennifer McCann +4 more
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Does It Pay to Be Green? A Total Quality Perspective
Business Strategy and the Environment, Volume 34, Issue 7, Page 8590-8619, November 2025.ABSTRACT The question of whether, when, and how efforts for better corporate environmental performance (CEP) improve corporate financial performance (CFP) remains controversial. We revisit this question from a total quality perspective, which unites previous research and highlights interdependencies between mediators of the CEP–CFP relationship.
Christine Reitmaier +3 more
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Economic Drivers of Food Security in Latin America: A Composite Indicator Analysis
Sustainable Development, Volume 33, Issue S1, Page 1078-1090, November 2025.ABSTRACT This study explores agrifood security in Latin America and the Caribbean using a composite indicator based on FAO data from 2002 to 2022. Regression and cluster analyses were used to identify influential variables and regional patterns. The results reveal significant variability between countries, with Puerto Rico leading and Haiti trailing ...
Nathalie Hernández‐Pérez +3 more
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Guestworker Schemes in Pacific Island Countries: Triple Wins but Social Costs?
International Migration, Volume 63, Issue 5, September 2025.ABSTRACT Guestworker schemes have increased in geographical extent and numerical importance in the twenty‐first century. In the southern hemisphere, Australia and New Zealand developed schemes primarily drawing workers from small Pacific island states to meet horticultural needs.
Kirstie Petrou, John Connell
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L´EXOTISME LITTÉRARIE: RELECTURE DU CONTE DE VATHEK DE WILLIAM BECKFORD
Anales de Filología Francesa, 2007 Cuando se recorre la mayor parte de los trabajos críticos publicados acerca de Vathek de William Beckford, escritor de nacionalidad inglesa –que, no obstante, decidió publicar este cuento en lengua francesa- , quedamos sorprendidos, en tanto que lectores
Françoise Morcillo
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