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The Politics of Passage: Studying Checkpoints and Claim Making in Conflict‐affected Settings
Development and Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Roadblocks, or checkpoints, are obligatory passage points that are erected by entities claiming authority over a given crossing. They are often the most common everyday interface between civilians and armed actors in conflict‐affected contexts, but are overlooked in studies on either trade or authority amidst conflict.
Peer Schouten +4 more
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Gold Ash: Contested yet Immortal, The Exceptional Potency of Burmese Alchemy [PDF]
, 2019 ‘Gold ash’ (shway pya), a substance Burmese alchemists produce through a complex process of the combination and burning of metals, is considered by many Burmese as the most potent medical ingredient existing in the country. In this article, I explore the
Coderey, Céline
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The circulation and distribution of classical Greek coinage
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract From a sample of the most prominent Greek city‐states, data involving a total of 999 hoards and 160,007 coins from 550 to 300 BC were collected to discern the relative magnitudes, consistency of issue, and distribution of Classical Greek coinages.
Zane Mullins
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The Lives of Soldiers in World War II
, 2015 An examination of soldiers\u27 quality of life during World War II.
Bosworth, Caroline M.
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Publications Catalogue 2006-07 [PDF]
, 2006 Lists publications produced by, or in association with, the Institute for the Study of the ...
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“A minimum of domination”—the overt normative orientation of Foucault's work
European Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.Abstract Answering the charge of ‘crypto‐normativity’ that has long overshadowed Michel Foucault's work, I argue that this work is animated by an overt normative orientation to keep domination to a minimum. This orientation operates both at the level of content and form.
Fabian Freyenhagen
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Известия Уральского федерального университета. Серия 2: Гуманитарные наукиThis essay makes an attempt to assess the place of the latest research by the Russian historian V. N. Zemtsov in the modern historiography of the problems of the Napoleonic era.
Alena Aleksandrovna Postnikova
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Once an “Ideal Worker,” Always an “Ideal Worker”: The Impervious Status of Police Who Become Fathers
Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Research chronicles the ways in which women police who are mothers are seen as being unfit for police work and promotional opportunities, as they navigate the male‐centric workplace and carry the bulk of domestic labor and childcare responsibilities at home.
Danielle E. Thompson, Debra Langan
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Negotiating Consent in African Studies
Nordic Journal of African StudiesInformed consent has been increasingly equated with standardized models and legal jargon. At Scandinavian universities, researchers are expected to adhere to European standardized models and institutional forms, necessitating documentable (preferably ...
Amanda Moller Rasmussen +2 more
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Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article provides insights into how Bourdieu's social theory can be used to explore the complex experiences of female military officers. It has been over 20 years since feminist scholars first extended Bourdieu's framework to include gender, arguing that women are often denied access to valued capital in organizations due to the gendered ...
Angela McGinn
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