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Power Leveraging: The Everyday Expansion of the Grassroots State in Urban China

Law &Policy, Volume 48, Issue 4, October 2026.
ABSTRACT China has witnessed a notable expansion of state power during and after the pandemic, particularly at the grassroots level. How has this occurred? The Shequ, a grassroots state agent, has played a central role, taking on extensive administrative responsibilities aimed at enhancing social management, often at the expense of rule‐of‐law ...
Aokai Yang
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Peristyle in courtyard of house

, 2015
Pella. Peristyle in courtyard of a house. 3rd cent BC.
Ferguson, Everett
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Identity of the Courtyard in Traditional and Contemporary Erbil City Houses

Eurasian Journal of Science and Engineering
The most significant element of architectural design across various cultures is our courtyard; the ongoing debate in contemporary architectural design is identity.
Rawaz Abdullah, Aisha Saied, Dlman Azeez
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Living in the E‐Commerce Countryside: Place Attachment and the Negotiation of Place Change in Rural China

Journal of Community &Applied Social Psychology, Volume 36, Issue 5, September/October 2026.
ABSTRACT Rapid digitization is transforming rural communities worldwide, yet current scholarship remains dominated by macro‐economic analyses. This study examines the micro‐dynamics of engagement in E‐commerce villages through the lens of lived experience.
Nan Yang, Mallika Bose
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Whittier House Stamp Deposit Card for Karoline Atkielska.

, 1928
This collection of Whittier House Boy's Club membership cards records children's names, parent's names, places of birth, nationalities, family members, occupations, church affiliations, and addresses.
Whittier House Boys Club
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The Outsiders: Principled Withdrawal, Whiteness, and Power in the Los Angeles Food Justice Movement

American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 3, Page 445-455, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This article draws on understandings of whiteness and the misconstrual of South Central Los Angeles to analyze the power dynamics between “outsider” activists and residents of South Central as they worked toward a more equitable food system.
Hanna Garth
wiley   +1 more source

Rutland Street/Wimbledon Street courtyard, late 1990s

Colour photograph of the courtyard area at Alexandra ...
Skinner, Joan;
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Enhancing energy efficiency in severe cold plateau regions: Atrium design strategies for zero energy houses

Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
With the global emphasis on sustainable development and energy conservation, zero energy houses are gradually becoming a research hotspot in the field of architecture. This study explores the potential impact of atrium design on energy-saving performance,
Yanxia Li, Xing Guo, Yuqian Hong, Gang Yao   +3 more
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Wind Masculinities: Extractive, Caste, and Nationalist Rule in Rural India

Antipode, Volume 58, Issue 5, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper shows how India's wind electricity regime does not simply decarbonize electricity; it reorganizes power through a distinctive wind masculinity—a caste‐coded, infrastructural mode of rule that keeps money, machines, and people moving.
David Singh
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Courtyard of a house

Homes and Beaches, etc.- courtyard with flowers and a fountain in the back of someone's house.

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