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Modern theatrics of love: desires and consumption in the Indian middle class Le théâtre moderne de l'amour : désirs et consommation dans la classe moyenne indienne

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
This article analyses class construction amongst the urban Indian middle class, through a novel prism of romantic love, specifically performances of romantic love which in turn highlight anxieties of being middle class. The article explains how a performance of romantic love before marriage is used as a basis by the middle class to claim being global ...
Parul Bhandari
wiley   +1 more source

A Very Social History: South American Cricketing Tourists in Britain in 1932

History, EarlyView.
Abstract Drawing on both the rich Anglophone cricket historiography and the new Latin American sports scholarship, this article maps out the entangled global networks that shaped the tour of Britain made in 1932 by a team of South American cricketers.
Matthew Brown
wiley   +1 more source

EFFECT OF CERTAIN MEDICINAL PLANT NATURAL PRODUCTS ON Meloidogyne Incognita MANAGEMENT On tomato UNDER GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS [PDF]

Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 2012
Under greenhouse conditions, the tested materials i.e. plant water seeds extract solutions have significantly reduced and affected number of galls and eggmasses of  Meloidogyne incognita  on roots and its number of J2 in soilof tomato, Lycopersicon ...
Fatama Khalaf, S. Hasab El – Nabi, Gamalat Osman, M. Salem   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Legitimacy and Persuasion in the Anglo‐Scottish Wars of the 1540s

History, EarlyView.
Abstract The considerable efforts of the invading English to justify their activities and garner support during the Anglo‐Scottish wars of the 1540s are well known. Recent welcome attention to Scottish texts produced during the conflict has begun to correct a previous historiographical imbalance towards English materials.
Amy Blakeway
wiley   +1 more source

Water Supply System in the Town atop of the Plateau of Eski-Kermen

Античная древность и средние века
Archaeological researches at the plateau of Eski-Kermen and in its environs discovered the sites of the structures which provided water supply to the town.
Elzara Aiderovna Khairedinova
doaj   +1 more source

Tewdwr: Eponymous Ancestor of the Tudor Dynasty

History, EarlyView.
Abstract The standard derivation of the dynastic name Tudor from Welsh Tudur, surname of the grandfather of Henry VII, is problematic on phonological grounds, as well as the fact that Tudur was never used as a surname by Henry himself, being attributed to him only by his enemies with implication of lowly origins.
DAFYDD JOHNSTON
wiley   +1 more source

Bayramaliler castle

, 2015
Bayramaliler castle seen from distance in this shot is located near İhsaniye between the countyside and the town of Döğer. It was a settlement from the Byzantine period. The castle is surrounded by walls made ​​of a natural hill on the plateau. There are
Gonnet-Bağana, Hatice
core   +2 more sources

Hunting in the Ghaznavid State: Courtly Culture, Military Practices and Political Power

History, EarlyView.
Abstract Hunting occupied an important place in the royal court culture of the Ghaznavid state (963–1186 CE). Ghaznavid hunting culture developed through the interaction of Turkic‐Islamic political traditions, Persianate models of kingship and local ecological settings. Rather than constituting a fully formalized institution, Ghaznavid hunting practice
Arslan Durdu
wiley   +1 more source

Landslide and slope stability evaluation in the historical town of Kruja, Albania [PDF]

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2014
This paper describes landslides and slope stability evaluation in the urban area of Kruja, Albania. Kruja is a historical and heritage center, due to the existence of many important cultural monuments, including "Skanderbeg" castle and Bazaar square, etc.
Y. Muceku, O. Korini
doaj   +1 more source

The Momentum of ‘Developed’: Bodies of Water, Aging Bodies and Malta's Interventions at the UN

History, EarlyView.
Abstract Histories of major powers continue to shape how many scholars conceptualize internationalism. By focusing on Malta's interventions at the UN challenges, this article challenges such narrative. In particular, it examines Arvid Pardo's 1967 petition that the seabed be reconceived and protected as the ‘common heritage of mankind’ and Vincent ...
Brianne Wesolowski
wiley   +1 more source