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Mapping Orientalism: Representations and Pedagogies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
In order to understand Orientalism it is necessary to realize, as Vincent T. Harlow has noted, that there were “two British empires.” The first empire consisted of the colonies in America and the West Indies and was established in the seventeenth century,
Cass, Jeffrey, Hoeveler, Diane
core   +1 more source

From Empire to Aid: Analysing Persistence of Colonial Legacies in Foreign Aid to Africa

open access: yesJournal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For decades now, Western development agencies and donors have been castigated for their colonial biases in providing aid to Africa. It is well established that donors provide considerably more foreign aid to their former colonies relative to other countries.
Swetha Ramachandran
wiley   +1 more source

The Boer War 1899-1902: the Beginning of Decline of the British Empire

open access: yesRUDN Journal of World History, 2011
The article analyses the Boer War 1899-1902 and its impact on the decline of the British Empire. This War played an important role in the History of the British Empire and mostly determined its final disintegration.
V Mitrofanovich Zabolotny
doaj  

Empire et liberté, empire ou liberté : du xvie siècle en Angleterre à l’Amérique du xixe siècle

open access: yesXVII-XVIII, 2017
This article is an exegesis of the polysemy of the word « empire » in the era of the British American empire and after the Revolution of 1776, then of the early American Republic, between 1789 and 1840. In 1800, as Thomas Jefferson was elected president,
Élise Marienstras
doaj   +1 more source

The Development of British Commercial and Political Networks in the Straits Settlements 1800 to 1868: The Rise of a Colonial and Regional Economic Identity? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This paper examines the growth of the British commercial communities in the Straits Settlements in the first half of the nineteenth century. It describes how they emerged as a coherent commercial and political interest group, separate from the Indian ...
Webster, Tony
core   +1 more source

Systemic Immunosuppression to Reduce Surgical Intervention in ANCA‐Negative Subglottic Stenosis

open access: yesThe Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
Idiopathic subglottic stenosis (iSGS) typically follows an indolent course managed with surgical dilatation, though a subset demonstrates aggressive, recurrent disease. In this retrospective cohort study, systemic immunosuppression significantly prolonged inter‐dilation intervals in both granulomatosis with polyangiitis‐associated SGS and an “atypical”
Guy Benshetrit   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical Progression in Alpha‐Synuclein Positive LRRK2‐PD and Sporadic Parkinson's Disease: A Longitudinal Analysis

open access: yesMovement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background LRRK2‐Parkinson's disease (LRRK2‐PD) is biologically heterogeneous with approximately 30% lacking aggregated alpha synuclein (αSyn) in cerebrospinal fluid by seed amplification assay (SAA). Prior work has suggested slower progression in LRRK2‐PD compared to sporadic PD (sPD).
Lucy A. Morse   +224 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sex Differences in Fall Frequency, Risk Factors, and Outcomes in Parkinson's Disease: A Cross‐Sectional Analysis

open access: yesMovement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Female sex is an independent fall risk factor in Parkinson's disease (PD), yet sex‐specific fall patterns remain unclear. Objectives To compare sex‐specific fall risk and outcomes across PD, prodromal alpha‐synucleinopathy (PAS), and healthy controls (HC); estimate fall frequency across PD progression; and assess how sex modifies ...
Joaquin A. Vizcarra   +197 more
wiley   +1 more source

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