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Rise of the south: How Arab‐led maritime trade transformed China, 671–1371 CE

Asia‐Pacific Economic History Review, Volume 65, Issue 1, Page 3-38, March 2025.
Abstract China's center of socioeconomic activities was in the North prior to the Tang dynasty but is in the South today. We demonstrate that Arab and Persian Muslim traders triggered that transition when they came to China in the late seventh century, by lifting maritime trade along the South Coast and re‐creating the South.
Zhiwu Chen, Zhan Lin, Kaixiang Peng
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Imperial China, 1989 [PDF]

, 1989
1989 Menu from Imperial China Chinese Restaurant, 220 Maine Mall Road, South Portland. The business opened in 1989.1989 and 1992 Photographs of Imperial China restaurant can be seen at this link.https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/menus/1029 ...
Imperial China Chinese Restaurant
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Running towards: Labour market incentives for runaway slaves in the British Cape Colony, 1830–1838

Asia‐Pacific Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Recent scholarship on slave escapes has increasingly emphasised economic motivation, but few studies have empirically investigated how market incentives influenced the decision‐making of enslaved individuals during transitions from coerced to wage labour.
Karl Bergemann, Gabriel Brown, Johan Fourie   +2 more
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Coerced labour patterns in the Cape Colony, c. 1806–1826

Asia‐Pacific Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Multiple forms of coerced labour co‐existed in the early 19th‐century Cape Colony. This study examines changes in coerced labour force composition. Using annual taxation and census records, we examine district‐ and household‐level changes in reported enslaved, Recaptured African and indigenous Khoesan labour.
Kate Ekama, Benjamin Crous
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Terendak Military Cemetery: Bodies, Burials, and ‘Operation Bring Them Home'

Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
Terendak Military Cemetery occupies an unusual position in the history of Australian war cemeteries. Initially established to service the needs of the community at Terendak Garrison—the operational base for Commonwealth forces in Malaya during the early years of the Cold War—it became the official overseas burial site of Australian dead during the ...
Hannah Swaine, Kate Ariotti
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Lydian sympathies: Vitruvius' theatre resonators and the Imperial musical documents

Lynch, T.A.C. (2023) 'Lydian sympathies: Vitruvius’ theatre resonators and the Imperial musical documents' (12 pages, 7 Figures). Preprint section from Lynch forthcoming, Ancient Greek melodies and the Invention of the Harmonic System: from Euripides to ...
Lynch, Tosca A.C.
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What Was ‘Middle Australia’? Social Categorisation and Political Positioning in the Late‐20th Century

Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT ‘Middle Australia’ became a ubiquitous term of social categorisation and political positioning during the latter decades of the 20th century. This article examines how this concept was variously used in the metropolitan print media in the guises of the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age of Melbourne, including in their reporting of federal and ...
Chris Beer
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The Redemption of a Forgotten War: Korea in Australian Memory and Commemoration

Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines how the Korean War has been remembered in Australia despite its historically marginal place in the nation's military heritage. By detailing Australian memories of the Korean War across official, quasi‐official, and unofficial histories, it shows that Korea occupied only a minor position in Australia's military imaginary ...
David Hundt
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A theory of political divergence and gradual institutional change

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Why do some societies succeed in breaking away from historical traditions while others remain trapped? This paper proposes a formal theory to investigate the interaction between short‐run and long‐run political dynamics, highlighting a co‐evolution of political institutions and social structures.
Clair Yang
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The consciousness of virtue: uncovering the gaps between educational specialists and the general public in their understanding of virtue in Japan. [PDF]

Front Psychol, 2023
Tachibana K, Nakazawa E.
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