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‘The Tragedy of a Small Nation’: Alexander Devine and British Perspectives on the Montenegrin Question, 1918–24

open access: yesHistory, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the pro‐Montenegrin political campaigns of Alexander Devine, a schoolmaster and journalist who became Montenegro's leading British advocate following its incorporation into the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes after the First World War.
ROSS CAMERON
wiley   +1 more source

“Never too many parks”: the history of Kansas pleasure grounds (1850-1920) [PDF]

open access: yes
Doctor of PhilosophyEnvironmental Design and Planning ProgramAnne E. BeamishThough nineteenth-century parks, also known as “pleasure grounds,” were seen at the time as an antidote to unhealthy high-density urban living in large cities such as New York ...
Eshrati, Dorna
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The Neighbor Voice of the Bowling Green Model Cities C. P. Program Vol. 2, No. 9 [PDF]

open access: yes, 1972
Volume two, Number nine, September 1972 Parker-Bennett center is closed The Parker-Bennett Recreation Center has been closed by officials of the Parks and Recreation Department, following reports that a small group of youths have been controlling ...
Special Collections, Department of Library
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Barbara's Daughters: Women's Boxing and Social Memory in Britain

open access: yesHistory, EarlyView.
Abstract A pioneer of post‐war boxing, Barbara Buttrick fought in fairgrounds and on music‐hall stages in Britain and France before making a career in the United States during the 1950s. She fought against practical obstacles, prejudice and discrimination to become the Women's World Flyweight and Bantamweight Champion in 1957. This article examines her
Matthew Taylor
wiley   +1 more source

전후 도시미화를 위한 현실적 수단으로서 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
학위논문(박사)--서울대학교 대학원 :공과대학 건축학과,2020. 2. 전봉희.이 연구는 1950년대부터 추진된 서울의 간선도로변 고층화정책과 이를 바탕으로 조성된 도시경관의 전개양상을 연속적인 흐름 속에서 해석하는 것을 목표로 했다. 서울의 간선도로변 고층화정책은 현실적인 도시미화의 방안이었다.
박일향
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The Momentum of ‘Developed’: Bodies of Water, Aging Bodies and Malta's Interventions at the UN

open access: yesHistory, 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
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SUBALTERN CONDITIONS OF RENTAL ‘UNFREEDOMS’: Northeastern Migrant Women's Experiences of Gendered and Racialized Housing Violence in Bengaluru, India

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how socio‐political constructions of rental markets create housing vulnerabilities for subaltern renters. Going beyond the typical focus on occupancy claims in slums, I study rent and racialization in Indian cities through the experiences of Northeastern migrant women living in Bengaluru.
Meghna Mohandas
wiley   +1 more source

Space as a right for all: accessibility, safety and social inclusion of open public space [PDF]

open access: yesIgra Ustvarjalnosti
Open public space (OPS) is one of the key pillars of urban life, as it enables movement, encounters, staying, and participation of diverse groups of users.
Aleš Švigelj, Marko Lazić
doaj   +1 more source

REPRODUCING OPERATIONAL LANDSCAPES: The Rock Mining for Indonesia's New Capital City

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Indonesia's new capital city is designed to become a green and sustainable city. In this article, we examine the (un)sustainability of the process through which the city is coming into being. Using the sociospatial theory of planetary urbanization, we trace the dialectical relationship between the new city and sites beyond it to show how ...
Bosman Batubara   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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