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Between famine and freedom: Food prices during the Indonesian War of Independence, 1945–9

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper investigates how the Indonesian War of Independence (1945‒9) influenced staple food prices, and how fluctuations in those prices, in turn, shaped the trajectory and dynamics of the conflict. We compiled a dataset comprising more than 8600 prices for staple foods covering the entire Indonesian archipelago from 1939‒49, allowing us to
Ingrid de Zwarte, Helmi Moret, Pim de Zwart   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The new administration in the USA: impact of policy changes in development assistance on low- and middle-income countries, with the example of Nepal. [PDF]

Glob Health Action
Paudel D, Froeschl G.
europepmc   +1 more source

The caliph and the falcons: a ninth‐century history from Iceland to Iraq

Early Medieval Europe, EarlyView.
In the late ninth and early tenth centuries, an extraordinary number of falcons were given to the ʿAbbāsid caliphs in Baghdad, many of which were white. Gifts from competing dynasties in the northern provinces of the Caliphate, at least some of these birds were almost certainly gyrfalcons from near the Arctic Circle.
Caitlin Ellis, Sam Ottewill‐Soulsby
wiley   +1 more source

Governing black soils for food and climate security. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Liao X, Li Y, Wang J, Dong J, Yao Q, Li J, Hou R, Li Z, Zhang Y, Jia X, Leng G.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Fisheries Trade and Blue Nutrient Flows in Pacific Island Countries

Fish and Fisheries, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pacific Island Countries (PICs) are located in highly productive fishing regions that supply nutrient‐rich fish to global markets. Marine fisheries are a critical source of protein and essential micronutrients for billions of people worldwide, supporting both local diets and global food security.
Keiko J. Nomura, Steven Manaʻoakamai Johnson, Jessica Gephart, Jacob G. Eurich   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Call to Action: Engaging with the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution. [PDF]

Environ Sci Technol
Diamond ML, Sigmund G, Ågerstrand M, Bertram MG, Ford AT, Lohmann R, Schäffer A, Starling MCVM, Soehl A, Suzuki N, Vlahos P, Venier M, Scheringer M.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Hierarchical Citizenship and Racialised Discretion: Police and Consular Officers’ Handling of Capital Cases in Malaysia

The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the death penalty in Malaysia, where foreign nationals have historically been sentenced to death at a disproportionately high rate. The international community has recognised that foreign defendants are disadvantaged in alien criminal justice systems and made efforts to address this through the United Nation's Vienna ...
Carolyn Hoyle, Lucy Harry
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable strategic nation branding through sports: leveraging soft power via mega-event hosting. [PDF]

Front Sociol
El-Dabt L, AlReshaid F, Park K, AlBuloushi N, Al-Enzi A.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Japanese Women's Attitudes Toward Learning Languages Other Than English in the Era of Global English

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study on female Japanese learners of the Korean language is situated in the centuries‐long anti‐Korean sentiments in Japan, the global popularity of the Korean Wave, particularly among women, and the essentialized image of socially marginalized young Japanese women who study English with romantic desires for Western men.
Yoko Kobayashi
wiley   +1 more source

USA's exit from the WHO and freeze on USAID funds globally: its perils and possible opportunities. [PDF]

J Public Health (Oxf)
Sulgodu Ramachandra S, Webster P.
europepmc   +1 more source