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The Silk Route from Land to Sea

open access: yesHumanities, 2018
The Silk Route reached its historic and economic apogee under the Mongol Empire (1207–1368), as a direct result of the policies of Chinggis Khan (Genghis Khan) and his successors.
Jack Weatherford
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Offensive Heritage in an Era of Globalization and Mass Migration

open access: yesJournal of Applied Philosophy, Volume 42, Issue 2, Page 601-619, May 2025.
ABSTRACT Essays on the ethics of monuments tend to focus on their morality in relation to domestic populations. In this article we turn our attention to how the principles we favor for the ‘ingroup’ apply to various ‘outgroups’, including foreigners and foreign governments, guest workers, visiting scholars, forcibly annexed or colonized peoples, and ...
Dan Demetriou, Ajume Wingo
wiley   +1 more source

Hygiene culture of nomads in the Eurasian steppes during the 13th–15th centuries

open access: yesУченые записки Казанского университета: Серия Гуманитарные науки, 2020
Based on a comprehensive study of various written sources and ethnographic materials, this paper considers some aspects of personal hygiene of nomads, who lived in the Eurasian steppes during the 13th–15th centuries, i.e., primarily in the states of ...
L.F. Abzalov
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Comparative analysis of Juchid genealogies according to five lists of “Muizz al-Ansab”

open access: yesЗолотоордынское обозрение, 2022
The purpose of the study is to study the genealogy of the Juchids according to the five lists in the «Muizz al-Ansab». The uniformity of the structure of the Muizz al-Ansab lists enables researchers to identify new data in the genealogical chains of the ...
Sabitov Zh.M.   +2 more
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The role of youth in solving problems of the country [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Before the Kyrgyz Republic faces the diffi cult task of modernization and development. One of the main resources of these tasks would be to involve young people in the solution of these problems. At the heart of democracy in the West, largely support the
Suyunbaev, M. N.
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The Deconstruction of National Identity in Lithuanian Literature: Marius Ivaškevičius’ Plays [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
A heating national identity that makes use of romantic myths from the Golden Age of Lithuania creates the necessary “emotional glue” that can bring harmony to a social group.
Jurgutienė, Aušra
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Mobility against all odds: the experiences of Chinese international students in Portugal amid the COVID‐19 pandemic

open access: yesPopulation, Space and Place, Volume 31, Issue 1, January 2025.
Abstract The COVID‐19 pandemic significantly affected international student mobility. Chinese international students had to deal not only with challenges such as border closures and lockdowns but also with discrimination and stigmatisation. In this paper, we examine the decisions of Chinese students to engage in international mobility and their ...
Thais França   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hunger in global war economies: understanding the decline and return of famines

open access: yesDisasters, Volume 49, Issue 1, January 2025.
Abstract The resurgence of famines is a topic of concern. This paper explains the recent trajectory using the framework of contending ‘global war economies’. It characterises the unipolar neoliberal world order era (1986–2015) as the ‘Pax Americana’ war economy, focusing on the United States dollar's roles.
Alex de Waal
wiley   +1 more source

Consequentialism, Welfarism, and Meaning in Life

open access: yesPacific Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 105, Issue 4, Page 583-604, December 2024.
Abstract What, if anything, makes a life meaningful? Consequentialist theories about meaning in life maintain that the consequences of that life confer meaning upon it. This article advances one such theory: welfarism about meaning in life. According to this view, a life is conferred meaning if, and only if, and then only insofar as, it promotes or ...
Chad Mason Stevenson
wiley   +1 more source

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