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How good was the profitability of British Railways, 1870-1912? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This paper provides new estimates of the return on capital employed (ROCE) for major British railway companies. It shows that ROCE was generally below the cost of capital after the mid-1870s and fell till the turn of the century.
Mitchell, B. R. (Brian R.)   +2 more
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Muslim mothers’ intersecting tensions in combining breastfeeding and employment: A systematic review and research agenda

open access: yesInternational Journal of Management Reviews, EarlyView.
Abstract The intersection of gender, time and marginalization in organizations is evident in the challenges faced by employed mothers, particularly those who are breastfeeding. These challenges are amplified for Muslim mothers, who must navigate intersecting social identities within these structures shaped by dominant masculine norms.
Feranaaz Farista, Ameeta Jaga
wiley   +1 more source

C. C. Eldridge, British Imperialism in the Nineteenth Century

open access: yes, 1986
Heffer Jean. C. C. Eldridge, British Imperialism in the Nineteenth Century. In: Annales. Économies, Sociétés, Civilisations. 41ᵉ année, N. 4, 1986. pp.
Heffer, Jean
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The UK Prevent Strategy’s ‘fundamental British values’: a qualitative systematic review of perspectives from the education sector

open access: yesLondon Review of Education
The education sector is a key point of implementation for the UK Prevent Strategy, particularly with the introduction of the Prevent duty, which makes the promotion of ‘fundamental British values’ mandatory for educational practitioners.
doaj   +2 more sources

The imperial imprint: British colonial towns

open access: yesNew Contree, 1998
Baie voormalige Britse kolonies soos Australië, Suid-Afrika en die Verenigde State van Amerika, toon merkwaardige ooreenkomste in die uitlê van hul dorpe. Die dorpe word gekenmerk deur 'n rooster -uitleg en soortgelyke uitlegte van eiendomsreg, grondverdeling en eienaarskap.
openaire   +2 more sources

All Roads Lead to China: Argentina's Beef Exports in the Context of a New Subordinate Complementarity

open access: yesJournal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article analyses the recent expansion of Argentina's beef exports in the context of China's emergence as the world's leading beef importer and the principal destination for Argentine exports. It examines shifts in production, export orientation and domestic consumption, and analyses the export‐oriented fractions of meat capital that have ...
Emilia Ormaechea   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The National Question and the Struggle Against British Imperialism in Northern Ireland

open access: yes, 1995
Northern Ireland is a product of the opposing forces of imperialism and nationalism. Ireland was England\u27s first colony, and it has been said that the conquest of Ireland was the model for British imperialism.
Orr, Martin
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Historical Perspectives on Deglobalization's Drivers, Outcomes, and Managerial Responses

open access: yesJournal 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
wiley   +1 more source

Changing British attitudes to China and the Chinese, 1928-1931

open access: yes, 1992
SIGLEAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre-DSC:DX195604 / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreGBUnited ...
Bickers, Robert A, Bickers, R.A.
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(Re)Turning to Black Feminist Consciousness: Deconstructing the Politics of Reproductive Racism in Britain

open access: yesMedical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Using ethnographic vignettes from my doctoral research, this article contextualizes and analyses Britain's Black maternal health crisis— a crisis of reproductive racism— through a Black feminist lens. The inequities Black mothers face has a strong Black (and) feminist history of being analyzed in relation to the politics of anti‐Black racism ...
Princess Banda
wiley   +1 more source

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