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Yugoslavism between the World Wars: indecisive nation-building [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This article examines Yugoslav national programs of ruling political elites and its concrete implementation in education policy in interwar Yugoslavia. It is argued that at the beginning of the period Yugoslavism was not inherently incompatible with or ...
Troch, Pieter
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TRADITIONS OF SWIMMING IN THE PHYSICAL CULTURE OF GALICIA UNTIL BEFORE 1939

open access: yesФізичне виховання, спорт і культура здоров’я у сучасному суспільстві, 2017
The purpose of this study was to identify the features of the development of swimming in Galicia in the interwar period (20–30 years of the twentieth century).
Stanislaw Zaborniak   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Friends of Vilnius libraries in the interwar period

open access: yesZ Badań nad Książką i Księgozbiorami Historycznymi, 2020
In the interwar period, there were several Polish Societies in Vilnius, e.g. the Society of Friends of The Stefan Batory University Library (1924-1939), The Eustachy and Emilia Wróblewski Scientific Society (1922-1939), The Society of Friends of the ...
Henryka Ilgiewicz
doaj   +1 more source

Agricultural labour and the contested nature of women's work in interwar England and Wales [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This article uses a case-study of agriculture to explore the range of anxieties and contradictions surrounding women's work in the interwar period.
Brassley   +6 more
core   +1 more source

The decline of the adult school movement between the wars [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This article considers the decline of the adult school movement, one of the largest voluntary movements in the history of adult education, and critically examines some of the reasons that have been used to explain it.
Freeman, M.
core   +1 more source

Tourism and Guidebooks in the Activities of Academic Staff at the Faculty of Fine Art at Stefan Batory University in Vilnius

open access: yesRespectus Philologicus, 2021
Stefan Batory University in Vilnius was established in 1919 as a regional entity to carry out scientific research and develop Polish academic education.
Agnieszka Kania
doaj   +1 more source

Tracing holotype trajectories: Mapping the movement of the most valuable herbarium specimens

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Global efforts to protect biodiversity depend on fair access to key plant specimens. This study examines the distribution of 119,361 holotypes—unique herbarium specimens used to formally describe new plant species. By linking collection and storage data, we found that holotypes are increasingly held closer to their places of origin, particularly in ...
Dominik Tomaszewski   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Digitisation as archival intermediary: Quantifying and qualifying Greta B. Stevenson's mycological collector networks

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Mass digitisation of natural science collections and archives has increasingly become a priority for scientific heritage institutions. Here, we explore the potential of mass digitisation to improve our understanding of the nature and history of scientific collaboration. Focusing on mycologist Greta B.
Christopher Kreuzer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The international debt problem in the interwar period

open access: yesPSL Quarterly Review, 2013
Considerable attention has recently been paid to the current problem of third world debt and its implications for the international banking system. A review of similar events at previous times in the past shows that operators in international financial ...
M. DE CECCO
doaj   +1 more source

From armed roots to airline routes in South America: A dual imprinting perspective

open access: yesStrategic Management Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Reserch Summary We propose that founding partner relationships can leave distinct imprints on organizations that differ in durability and in how they respond to subsequent changes involving the founding partner. Examining South American airlines founded between 1919 and 1984, we argue and find that such relationships simultaneously create an ...
Kunyuan Qiao   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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