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Barriera, Darío G.: Abrir puertas a la tierra. Microanálisis de la construcción de un espacio político, Santa Fe, 1573-1640

Nuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos, 2015
Arrigo Amadori
doaj   +1 more source

‘Who is the Gael who Would Not Weep?’: The Book of the O’Conor Don, Fearghal Óg Mac an Bhaird, and Late Bardic Poetry of Exile

Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how late bardic poetry transforms the condition of exile into a literary mode that reimagines community and tradition. I argue that poetry of lament, blessing and devotion articulates a broader literary consciousness that anticipates modern notions of a national consciousness. The compilation of bardic verse in manuscript
Daniel T. McClurkin
wiley   +1 more source

A Relational Perspective on Land in Armed Conflict: Analysing the Village Guard Mobilisation in Turkey

Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the Turkish state's Village Guard system, revived in the 1980s as part of its counterinsurgency strategy against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). While often framed as a defensive militia, the Village Guards became central to the state's exceptional governance in Kurdistan, both facilitating military control and ...
Francis O'Connor, Adnan Çelik, Ayhan Işık, Joost Jongerden   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Street Cries and Public Space Noise Abatement in 19th‐20th Century Barcelona

Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, EarlyView.
Abstract Focusing on Barcelona, this paper explores the historical and contemporary dynamics of street cries that allow traders to attract customers and make themselves heard in public spaces. While still common in marketplaces in southern Europe, there is a growing trend towards silencing these street cries in the name of reducing urban noise levels ...
Maria Lindmäe
wiley   +1 more source

Artistic and literary evidence of eruptive activity at Mt. Vesuvius during the apparent long quiescence period before the 1631 eruption. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Giudicepietro F, Calabria P, Cubellis E, Di Prisco C, Giacomelli L, Macedonio G, Martini C, Pappalardo L, Scandone R, Leone de Castris P.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Living in the Mycelial World

Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This manuscript documents a systematic ethnomycological analysis of ethnographic archives. Focusing on texts describing human–fungi interactions, I conduct a global, cross‐cultural review of mushroom use, covering 193 societies worldwide. The study reveals diverse mushroom‐related cultural practices, emphasizing the significance of fungi ...
Roope O. Kaaronen
wiley   +1 more source

A long-time dataset of climate related events on Cyprus Island (1174-1913). [PDF]

Data Brief
Eliot E, Grivaud G, Beauvalet V, Krummeich R, Couillet A, Charalambidou I, Reulier R, Gücel S, Rey-Coreyhourcq S, Georgiou K, Nehme C.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Finding Stars: Mapping the Geography of the World's Scientific Elites

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, EarlyView.
Short Abstract Scientific excellence is clustering ever more tightly in a few ‘superstar’ cities. Four—New York, Boston, London and the San Francisco Bay Area—now host 12% of the world's top scientists. In contrast, the Global South remains largely absent, with the notable exception of Beijing's dramatic rise.
Andrés Rodríguez‐Pose, Leiboyu Xiang, Neil Lee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Craniofacial changes of ancient populations lived in different eras in Anatolia. [PDF]

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Yücel L, Erol AS, Meral SC, Azizi F, Sözer ÇS, Çoşkun ZÜ, Gültekin T, Karaçaylı C, Satar B.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

With One\u27s Own Arms: Condottieri, Machiavelli, and the Rise of the Florentine Militia

, 2014
This paper examines the use of mercenary warfare on the Italian peninsula during the late 15th and early 16th centuries. It later focuses on the unique political and economic environment in Florence that led to Niccolo Machiavelli orchestrating the ...
Boncardo, Michael N.
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