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ABSTRACT ‘Middle Australia’ became a ubiquitous term of social categorisation and political positioning during the latter decades of the 20th century. This article examines how this concept was variously used in the metropolitan print media in the guises of the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age of Melbourne, including in their reporting of federal and ...
Chris Beer
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The Provenance of Silver in the Viking‐Age Hoard From Bedale, North Yorkshire
ABSTRACT The acquisition of silver was a key motive propelling the Viking expansion out of Scandinavia; identifying the sources of Viking silver during the early part of the Viking Age can provide critical insights into the relative significance of western European and eastern, Islamic wealth in the Viking expansion.
Jane Kershaw +5 more
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ABSTRACT Forgotten Australians—those who spent time in institutional or out‐of‐home care as children until the 1980s—form a marginalised and often overlooked group within Australia's ageing population. Although formally recognized under the Aged Care Act, their distinct needs remain largely invisible in mainstream aged care.
Lena Turnbull +3 more
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ABSTRACT Establishing permanence for young people growing up in care is widely recognized as central to promoting stability and positive outcomes. Historically, permanence has been understood primarily as a legal status; however, contemporary scholarship increasingly emphasizes relational permanence, highlighting the importance of enduring, supportive ...
Sinead Whiting
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Disciplining Prostitutes in the Hospital de la Magdalena in Barcelona (1923‐1959)
Summary Background and Objectives The Hospital de la Magdalena, a care home for female prostitutes with venereal diseases, operated in Barcelona from 1923 to 1959. The purpose of this investigation is to highlight how this hospital was used to educate female prostitutes morally in addition to providing medical treatment.
Florian Grafl, Florian Steger
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Gender inequality in urban British Africa: Evidence from Anglican marriage registers
Abstract We examine the colonial origins and evolution of gender inequality in mission schooling and formal labour force participation across six cities in British colonial Africa, using marriage register data for some 30,000 Anglican brides and grooms well‐positioned to benefit from colonial educational and employment opportunities.
Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Jacob Weisdorf
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Abstract During the high and late Middle Ages, the European economy witnessed the emergence and substantial growth of capital markets, a phenomenon connected to urbanization and pestilence, both of which brought profound changes to the social, legal, and economic positions of women.
Anna Molnár
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Abstract The 1430s were characterized by extreme weather conditions, food and fodder shortages, and high mortalities among animals and humans, although the severity of events and their consequences in England have received limited attention. The economic downturn and the depressed customary land market in this decade marked the beginning of the Great ...
Mark Bailey
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Regional and local divergence in welfare provision in England and Wales, 1776–1815
Abstract This article uses the township‐level data on welfare expenditure and provision gathered by parish officers in England and Wales at three points between 1776 and 1815 to illuminate regional and local differences during the period. These data have been linked to geographic information system (GIS) mapping systems, facilitating the mapping of ...
John Broad
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Aristocratic identification in Felix’s Life of Guthlac
Recent scholarship often sees high‐born monastics and clerics in early Christian England as part of the aristocratic class. Modern identity theories, however, suggest that social identity could be dynamic, situational, processual and discursive. In light of this concept, the present article reads Felix’s Life of Guthlac as a text that constructs an ...
Lek Hang Chan
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