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Caste criminalisation in South India and permanent migration to Fiji, 1903–1927
Asia‐Pacific Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Does the official criminalisation of a group lead to permanent out‐migration? In the early 20th century, British officials in south India designated multiple castes as inherently criminal under the Criminal Tribes Act (CTA). The CTA required police registration and could force entire groups into special settlements.
Alexander Persaud
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LOS INSTRUMENTOS ARGUMENTATIVOS DE LA DEFENSA LASCASIANA DE LA PLENA RACIONALIDAD DE LOS INDIOS
Tópicos, 2013 This work studies Bartolomé de las Casas’ main arguments that defend the full rationality of the American Indians, in which we find (1) a positive description of the American Indian Cultures; (2) a comparison of the former with the ancient Indo-European ...
Víctor Zorrilla
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Progress and Poverty: Walter Rodney's Legacy
The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The conventional view of human progress states that the more humanity makes progress, the less poverty is entrenched. But, global development is currently characterized by a persistent combination of economic progress and growing relative poverty. This endemic inequality has puzzled economists for years.
Franklin Obeng‐Odoom
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Colonial Figures: Memories of Street Traders in the Colonial and Early Post-colonial Periods [PDF]
, 2012 This article explores post-colonial memories about street traders among individuals who lived in the former colony of the Dutch East Indies. It argues that these narratives romanticize the relationship between Europeans and indigenous peoples.
Gibbings, Sheri Lynn, Steijlen, Fridus
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The nation‐state, non‐Western empires, and the politics of cultural difference
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract While empires have been central to political theory, they almost always refer to Western forms of imperialism and colonialism to which non‐Western societies are subject. But precolonial empires have ruled much of the world for much of known history. Building on recent International Relations (IR) scholarship, this article reconstructs an ideal
Loubna El Amine
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Substratum Influence on (Rig-Vedic) Sanskrit? [PDF]
, 1975 published or submitted for publicationis peer ...
Hock, Hans Henrich
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Anthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This essay examines the controversy surrounding the Bhoot Vidya certificate program proposed by the Faculty of Ayurveda at Banaras Hindu University in 2019. Drawing on media coverage, curricular materials, and government policy, I analyze how the debate reveals broader tensions in the politics of contemporary Ayurveda, nationalism, and ...
Thomas Seibel
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Balto-Slavic accentual mobility [PDF]
, 2010 Thomas Olander’s dissertation (2006) offers a useful introduction to the history of Balto-Slavic accentuation supported by an impressive command of the scholarly ...
Kortlandt, Frederik H. H.
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Advances in the genetics of refractive errors: Contributions from the CREAM consortium
Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.Abstract The Consortium for Refractive Error and Myopia (CREAM) was established in 2011, bringing together an international team of researchers studying more than 30 cohorts. Since its establishment, CREAM has played a pivotal role in research investigating the genetics of myopia and other refractive errors, serving as a key driver of progress in the ...
Sze Wai Rosa Li +11 more
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Humours and their Legacy in Early Buddhist Medicine
History of Science in South AsiaIn this paper, I analyze the Buddhist humoral theory primarily presented in the suttas of the Pāli Canon through a comparative study with other medical theories developed within the Indo-European tradition, specifically Hippocratic and Āyurvedic ...
Federico Divino
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