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Trading Zones Between Thick and Thin: Anthropological Description as Scaffold or Mosaic
American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 1, Page 159-170, March 2026.ABSTRACT Referring to the work of historian of science Peter Galison, I argue that anthropology requires thin description as an essential counterpart for thick description. Thin accounts provide the scaffolding within which thick descriptions sit. Galison uses the idea of a “trading zone” connecting different communities who, despite their differences (
David Zeitlyn
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Enduring Crises of the Nation‐State: How Spatial Imaginations Reshape Identity and Dis/Unity
Geography Compass, Volume 20, Issue 3, March 2026.ABSTRACT This article reframes the contemporary “crisis” of the nation‐state not as a simple erosion of sovereignty but as a problem of spatial misalignment: adaptive states remain strategically embedded in dense transnational regimes, yet domestic legitimacy falters when unitary national imaginaries confront heterogeneous, multi‐sited social realities.
Erdem Bekaroğlu, Suat Yazan
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Posthumous Veneration of King Leonidas in Sparta
Ученые записки Казанского университета: Серия Гуманитарные наукиThis article examines several narratives about the posthumous veneration of King Leonidas in Sparta. The details of the funeral ceremony held for him are analyzed.
L. G. Pechatnova
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Women in Herodotus’ Oracles. A Look beyond the Pythia
Erga-Logoi, 2018 Women other than the Pythia are excluded from the consultation and reception of oracles, but they are nevertheless present in the oracular passages of Herodotus’ Histories. This paper focuses on the roles that they play in these passages, with the aim of
Carmen Sánchez-Mañas
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Carbonate sedimentology: An evolved discipline
The Depositional Record, Volume 12, Issue 1, February 2026.Abstract Although admired and examined since antiquity, carbonate sediment and rock research really began with Charles Darwin who, during a discovery phase, studied, documented and interpreted their nature in the mid‐19th century. The modern discipline, however, really began after World War II and evolved in two distinct phases.
Noel P. James, Peir K. Pufahl
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HERODOTUS SCYTHIANS HISTORY: DETAILS OF NEW READING
Вестник Северо-Кавказского федерального университета, 2022 The article analyzes the study of Ukrainian scientists V.Y. Murzin and S.V. Petkov, considering the events of Scythian history as presented by the « father of history» Herodotus.
Sergey L. Dudarev
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L’Oriente Vicino: le tradizioni sulla Lidia nello specchio di Erodoto
Erga-Logoi, 2018 This paper examines the different images of Lydia and Lydians as they are depicted in Herodotus’ Histories and in the earlier Greek literary tradition, focusing especially on the double-sided portrait of this civilization which seems to stem from the ...
Francesca Gazzano
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Cenozoic Evolution of the North‐Eastern Mediterranean Basins
Tectonics, Volume 45, Issue 1, January 2026.Abstract The Eastern Mediterranean lies at the junction of the African, Arabian, and Eurasian plates, a region shaped by a long and complex tectonic history. While the Levant Basin in the southern sector has been extensively studied for hydrocarbon exploration, the northern domain offshore Cyprus, Turkey, Syria, and Lebanon remains less understood.
Nicolò Bertone +6 more
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PRINCIPIILE DEONTOLOGIEI ISTORICE ÎN OPERA LUI HERODOT
Studia Universitatis Moldaviae: Stiinte Umanistice, 2010 The paper examines the Histories of Herodotus as a manifesto of a historian’s deontological principles. The scientific and moral attitude of the “father of history” towards history are analysed in the introductory paragraph, as well as along the entire ...
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From Decoding to Disrupting: Decolonizing Research Methods
New Directions for Teaching and Learning, Volume 2025, Issue 184, Page 43-44, Winter 2025.ABSTRACT In this chapter, the author shares her journey and experiences with decolonization through the development of the Disrupting interview, collaborations with colleagues, and the re‐examination of disciplinary research and teaching practices.
Roberta Lexier
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