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The clashing of in situ and pre‐cast technologies—Western trends and local traditions in concrete engineering shaping shell construction in 20th‐century Hungary

open access: yesStructural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract After a blossoming pre‐World War II (WWII) period, the concrete construction industry in then‐socialist Hungary existed in a relative isolation from the Western World during the mid‐20th century. In this paper, we focus on the body of work of one of the then newly established state‐owned design offices, IPARTERV, to show how the isolation ...
Orsolya Gáspár, Péter Haba
wiley   +1 more source

Microwave-Crosslinked Polymer Binder MA-AANa/D Biodegradable in an Aqueous Environment-Selected Own Research. [PDF]

open access: yesMaterials (Basel)
Grabowska B   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Canary Down the Coalmine: Dagenham, London and Labour Politics

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract The history of Dagenham offers unique insights into both the changing composition of the working class and the forces that have reshaped domestic politics throughout the last 100 years, particularly the politics of the British labour movement.
Jon Cruddas
wiley   +1 more source

The agency of a marmalade machine: Gender, class and mechanical gadgets in the British Kitchen, c.1870–1938

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores the marmalade machine, a mechanical device designed to slice orange peel. These niche objects were manufactured between roughly 1870 and 1938 in Britain. As a so‐called ‘labour‐saving’ gadget, the marmalade machine sliced orange peel quickly and effectively, removing the tedious process of slicing orange peel by hand ...
Katie Carpenter
wiley   +1 more source

Socioeconomic Adaptation Through Ethnic Business: Chinese Migrant Ethnoburb Formation in Nishi‐Kawaguchi, Japan

open access: yesAsia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how Nishi‐Kawaguchi Chinatown, a Chinese ethnic enclave in suburban Tokyo, functions as a ‘socioeconomic emergency elevator’ for Chinese migrants. The enclave serves a dual purpose: offering refuge from social exclusion and facilitating upward socioeconomic mobility.
Hiroya Takamatsu
wiley   +1 more source

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