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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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From madrasah to museum : a biography of the Islamic manuscripts of Cape Town [PDF]
, 2011 This paper focuses on the Islamic manuscripts of Cape Town, locally referred to as kietaabs, written by Muslims predominantly in the 19th century, in jawi (Arabic-Malay) and Arabic-Afrikaans.
Jappie, Saarah
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An exploratory study of the experiences of young people in becoming agents of social change in Cape Town [PDF]
, 2013 Includes abstract.This is an exploratory study of the experiences of young people in becoming agents of social change in Cape Town. The study was carried out on a sample of seventeen young agents of social change from seven developing communities in Cape
Lemmen, Myrna
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Cercetări arheologice în Curtea Domnească de la Târgşoru Vechi
Materiale și Cercetări Arheologice, 2013 Over 50 years ago, an archaeological team initiated the research in the area of the medieval town from Târgşoru Vechi. In 1956 only the ruins of three churches and some fragments of the buildings of the former Voivodal Court and Turnu monastery could ...
Ciupercă, B. +3 more
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Nálezy keramiky z obranných priekop mesta Žilina
Archaeologia Historica, 2015 V tomto príspevku je prezentovaný výskum, ktorý prebiehal v meste Žilina na prelome rokov 2005 a 2006 na Ulici J. M. Hurbana. Jeho výsledky sa dotýkajú stále otvorenej otázky žilinskej archeológie, ktorou je fortifikácia mesta, pretože na skúmanej ploche
Samuel Španihel
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Macau as Method: Recombinant Urbanism in Post‐Socialist China
Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In ‘Asia as Method’, Chen Kuan‐Hsing argues for the value of an indigenous inter‐Asian approach to analysing the effects of European imperialism on the countries and citizens of Asia. This article mobilises both Chen's inter‐Asian referencing strategy and the city‐state of Macau to explore Macau's role in China's engagements with global ...
Tim Simpson
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Provisioning a Silk Road City: Herd Management Strategies at the Urban Site of Dzhankent, Kazakhstan
Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study presents evidence for herd management at the early medieval city of Dzhankent in southern Kazakhstan. Located along the Northern Silk Road, Dzhankent was a key trading node linking northern and southern areas between the 9th and 10th centuries ce.
Kara Larson +7 more
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Metropolitan municipal government for greater Cape Town [PDF]
, 1982 Includes bibliographical references (leaves 480-496).The idea of this thesis was conceived as a result of experiences with the deprived areas of Greater cape Town.
Craythorne, D L
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Поволжская археология, 2017 The article considers the topical study issues associated with the urban planning of medieval Bolgar (9th –15th cc.) – the issues of localization and organization of the street space.
Badeev Denis Yu.
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Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates technological evolution in 16th–18th century Catalan tin glazes and cobalt blue decorations. Analysis reveals three glaze strategies, highlighting shifts in tin oxide use and cobalt pigment composition. In the 16th century, tin oxide acted as an opacifier and cobalt pigments exhibit low arsenic content with CoO/NiO and ...
Lisa Bruzzone +3 more
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