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The case against the Islamic gold dinar [PDF]

open access: yes
The claims that the Islamic gold dinar will avoid inflation and other ills of current economic crises are examined by studying how coinage systems actually functioned in history.The article shows that not only these claims are baseless but also that ...
Cizakca, Murat
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Constructing citizenship and indigeneity in Jordan: The politics of Bedouin rights and identities in cultural heritage sites

open access: yesThe Geographical Journal, Volume 192, Issue 1, March 2026.
Short Abstract This paper explores the relationships between Bedouin rights, citizenship and indigeneity in cultural heritage sites in Jordan. Through interviews and ethnographic fieldwork with Bedouin communities, we argue that a more critical engagement with indigeneity is necessary in Jordan.
Taraf Abu Hamdan, Olivia Mason
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental Stress Factors Under The Egypt Finances In The Last Quarter Of The Eighteenth Century

open access: yesTarih Tetkikleri Dergisi
Climate plays a crucial role in sustaining Egypt’s agricultural economy, which was essential for fulfilling financial obligations to Istanbul, including planting, taxation, and monetary transactions.
Osman Onur Genç
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Deforestation of the Principality of Serbia, 1830-1878: Overview [PDF]

open access: yesGeographica Pannonica, 2017
The goal of this article is to trace the appearance of a pattern of forest mismanagement from the beginnings of modern Serbian state in the 19th century.
Samardžić Momir, Bešlin Milivoj
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Turkey's global strategy: Turkey and the Caucasus [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Turkey has had long-standing links with the region called the ‘South(ern) Caucasus’, comprised of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, including the de-facto independent entities of South Ossetia, Abkhazia and Nagorno-Karabakh. The area was, for a long time,
Oskanian, Kevork
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Harmony or Disharmony? The Effect of Organized Industrial Zones on Urban Development/Growth: The Case of Bursa

open access: yesGrowth and Change, Volume 57, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT The historical timing and spatial configuration of industrialization shape urban development. While early industrial cities such as Manchester and Chicago integrated industrial districts into their metropolitan form during the initial stages of urban growth, cities like Bursa encountered industrialization later, producing distinct spatial ...
Merve Dilman Gokkaya, Yalcin Yildirim
wiley   +1 more source

Katastarski defteri u Arhivu Tuzlanskog kantona s kraja Osmanske uprave u Bosni

open access: yesAnali Gazi Husrev-Begove Biblioteke, 2007
This paper gives information about five Ottoman defters (records) located in the Archives of Tuzla Canton. The defters are dating from the last decade of Ottoman rule in Bosnia, more precisely, between 1875 and 1878.
Nedim Zahirović
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Historical background to the Iraqi Kuwait conflict [PDF]

open access: yesBaština, 2014
In order to understand the 1990-1991 Iraqi-Kuwaiti conflict, it is essential to study the roots of the conflict, when Kuwait was part of Basra Vilayet1 within the Ottoman Empire in the nineteenth century.
Hanish Shak B.
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Economic Equality and Victory in War: An Empirical Investigation [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper tests a simple hypothesis: that given the occurrence of war between two countries, the country that is more egalitarian at the moment of military decision is likely to emerge the victor.
Corwin Priest   +2 more
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