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The Life of Events: Exception and Everyday Life in Acapulco, Mexico
ABSTRACT The paper focuses on the event of ‘Ingrid‐and‐Manuel’—a Hurricane and Tropical Storm that hit Acapulco, Mexico in 2013. It traces what this event was and how it remains for people in and beyond Acapulco. It does so in the context of a place where the lines between events and everyday life are often blurred, and yet the event was still named ...
Hector Becerril +2 more
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Crossroads of Identity: The Late Medieval Evolutions of a Hospital Community. [PDF]
Barnhouse LC.
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Under the wings of the archangel. Saint Michael tested by history (France, 15th-17th century)
This thesis focuses on the destiny of saint Michael in France in early modern times. In the context of a spirituality multiplying devotional practices, the archangel, by his place in the liturgy, the belief and the society, is indeed a key figure of the cult of the saints in the late middle ages. Elsewhere, thanks to the Capetians, in the 15th century,
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Abstract Most business students are not interested in becoming lawyers. Therefore, business law and legal environment instructors must convey why students should study business law. To assist instructors (especially first‐time ones), this teaching note presents interrelated pedagogical questions to introduce the first week of class.
Jason R. Hildebrand
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Jindās: A History of Lydda's Rural Hinterland in the 15th to the 20th Centuries CE
Jindās was the nearest village to Lydda, situated by the town’s northern entrance. Although Lydda remained, to a large extent, an agricultural town until 1948, its rural hinterland has received little scholarly attention thus far. In this article, I sought to redress this disparity by reconstructing the history of Jindās, based on Ottoman tax records ...
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When a nuclear weapon is detonated in a region with sufficient fuel loading, the resulting firestorm can lift soot into the stratosphere, where it disperses globally over a few weeks. The soot, or black carbon, blocks sunlight, decreasing temperature and precipitation and depleting ozone.
Cheryl Harrison +13 more
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Cortical Bone Loss in Barcelona Across Time (1st Century CE-18th Century CE) and Its Potential Relationship With Linear Enamel Hypoplasia. [PDF]
Cevallos A, Tarragó A, Rissech C.
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An Overview of Tsunami Hazards in the Southwest Pacific Ocean
The southwest Pacific region is geologically complex and exhibits all the principal causes of tsunami generation. While contemporary events and historical catalogs indicate that trans‐Pacific tsunamis have affected this area (∼18% of tsunamis reported globally), it is unique in that a large part of the tsunami effects over the ∼200‐year historical ...
Jean H. M. Roger +13 more
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Fifteenth century CE Bolivian maize reveals genetic affinities with ancient Peruvian maize. [PDF]
Chen H +8 more
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