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Excelsa monarchia: Alexander the Great in Italian Narrative Poems (14th- 16th centuries)
Incontri: Rivista Europea di Studi Italiani, 2013 Excelsa monarchia Alessandro Magno nei poemi narrativi italiani (secoli XIV-XVI) Alessandro Magno, probabilmente la più popolare figura di monarca nell’Europa medievale, è anche la figura centrale di quattro poemi in ottava rima, uno schema metrico usato
Michele Campopiano
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Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study presents a high‐resolution, multi‐proxy reconstruction of environmental and land‐use change from Lake Dojran over historical times (last 2500 years), combining pollen, biomarkers, radiocarbon dating, Ottoman taxation records and other historical data.
Alessia Masi +15 more
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Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, EarlyView.An interdisciplinary in situ study of jewelled reliquaries of the True Cross integrates gemmology and portable analytical techniques, revealing new evidence on the identification and symbolic role of peridots and other gemstones. ABSTRACT Jewelled crosses containing relics of the True Cross occupy a central position in the devotional, artistic and ...
Stefania Martiniello +2 more
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International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The frequency of tobacco use during the postmedieval period is widely underexplored; this has repercussions for our understanding of the intoxicant's health impacts during this time. Our study assesses the frequency rates of tobacco consumption in different social groups in England and the Netherlands, two countries in which tobacco use became
Anna M. Davies‐Barrett +1 more
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Image, Sign, and Vestige in the Augustinian Theory of Time
ReligionsThe relationship between time and eternity is a central theme in Augustine’s thought and has often been interpreted, under Neoplatonic influence, through the paradigm of image and model.
Salomea Slobodian
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Administrative Traditions of the Majority World: A Commentary and Future Research Agenda
Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Decolonising public administration is an urgent and necessary endeavour. In this short article we argue that we cannot, however, settle for shallow decolonialisations. We argue that the specific iterations of bureaucracy evidenced in post‐colonial states across the majority world can be conceptualised through the lens of administrative ...
Ibrahim Bornoma +2 more
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Moral Economies of Debt Forgiveness and Enforcement in Postcrisis Iceland
Economic Anthropology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Who deserves financial relief in times of crisis, and on what grounds? The 2008 collapse of Iceland's banking system prompted state intervention to mitigate household indebtedness, including forbearance, pension withdrawals, repayment adjustments, and debt reductions.
Timothy Heffernan
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TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract In this article, I analyze the co‐constitution of race and neoliberalism within the discourse of an English language classroom. Appealing to modernist/colonial histories of race and capital, I first examine how racial neoliberalism produces a normalized, unmarked subject‐position through the conflation of moral responsibility with human ...
Justin Lance Pannell
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Weather, EarlyView.The English language is a gargantuan, gluttonous beast. It has become extraordinary in its powers of assimilation – such that we rarely consider the origins of the words we use. In this paper, we will shed light on these origins, including the Pontic–Caspian steppe, the British Empire and, of course, a TV show.
Kieran M. R. Hunt
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J@rgonia, 2020 A book review of: Peake, Rose-Marie & Riikka-Maria Rosenberg. Korsetti ja Krusifiksi: Vaikutusvaltaisia Barokin ajan Pariisittaria. Helsinki: Gaudeamus. 2019. 351 sivua. ISBN 978-952-345-034-9.
Ojala-Fulwood, Maija
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