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“I Was Known to be a G**k Lover”: Histories of Asian–Australian War Bride Marriages During the Vietnam War

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
Marriage has long been a legacy of overseas deployment for Australian servicemen. In the case of the war in Vietnam, Australian men often interacted with local women on base, in civilian spaces, or in passing. Occasionally, couples would form private relationships and, in some cases, marry and return to Australia at the end of deployment.
Anna Wilkinson
wiley   +1 more source

The Arab Spring was Critically Acclaimed: Militant Arab Cinema Conjunctures, and the Emergence of the Character‐Driven Resilience Documentary

open access: yesAntipode, EarlyView.
Abstract In the decade since the so‐called Arab Spring first drove debates around the relationship between images and militancy, hundreds of films have documented the uprisings and their aftermath. Yet little scholarship has considered the political consequences of films made in relation to the Arab Spring or situated new works in relation to earlier ...
Mary Jirmanus Saba
wiley   +1 more source

A Green Energy Frontier Long in the Making: From Tin to Solar Power in the Riau Islands, Indonesia

open access: yesAntipode, EarlyView.
Abstract The Riau Islands in Indonesia, Southeast Asia are an emerging green energy frontier. This paper shows the long‐term making of this frontier. Through qualitative research, I trace colonial machinations for the capture of agrarian and mineral resources, postcolonial Cold War manoeuvres for the procurement of oil, and the contemporary quest for ...
Nikita Sud
wiley   +1 more source

Entitlement by Registration: Regulated Deregulation and the Formalisation of Short‐Term Rentals in Lisbon

open access: yesAntipode, EarlyView.
Abstract One of the primary mechanisms used to regulate short‐term rentals (STRs) is the creation of a registry. However, far from being a measure to mitigate the impact of this market, we argue that by issuing licences, governments have effectively transformed STRs into legally protected assets, giving landlords and investors the stability to operate ...
Gianluca Bei, Agustín Cocola‐Gant
wiley   +1 more source

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