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The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Demonstrating the existence of a soaring demand for strategic materials in fifteenth‐century Rome, the article pioneers research in the late medieval trade in saltpetre, the irreplaceable, rare component of gunpowder, indispensable for waging war following the diffusion of artillery technology.
Fabrizio Antonio Ansani
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Golden weapons and golden fetters: From the gold standard to the new geopolitics
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract This paper explores the historical relationship between monetary regimes, security concerns, and geopolitical tensions, particularly focusing on the role of gold. Throughout history, monetary systems have been deeply intertwined with international state systems and security provisions.
Harold James
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International Journal of Communication, 2016 Audience demand for Turkey’s TV series has increased their strength in the regional market and beyond. By mid-2014 more than 70 Turkish TV dramas reached audiences in 75 countries.
Sevda Alankuş, Eylem Yanardagoglu
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THE NINETEENTH-CENTURY UPRISINGS IN THE OTTOMAN BALKANS
History Studies, 2023 The Ottoman Empire faced challenges in its relationships with its subjects as the world economy and technology changed from the sixteenth century onwards. These changes led to a decline in living conditions for the reaya.
Ceren Uçan
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Ottoman Representation in Nineteenth Century Universal Expositions
Megaron, 2015 The post-1815 years of the Industrial Revolution witnessed the growth of international free trade, prompted by the opening up of new markets, accumulation of capital, and the bountiful supply of cheap raw materials made available by colonization.
Yeşim Duygu Ergüney +1 more
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The Past Requires Reconciliation
The Ecumenical Review, EarlyView.Abstract This article presents three cases from the Orthodox Christian past that concern the defence of individuals and religious groups whose views differed from those of the official Orthodox Church. It also highlights the significance of the past in the Orthodox Christian context as a tradition that largely influences the behaviour of Orthodox ...
Petros A. Panagiotopoulos
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Belleten, 2018 Palestine, throughout modern known history has been geographically called “the least of all lands”. Meanwhile because hosted holy shrines of three monotheistic religions, it was/is one of the most praised/precious small piece of ...
İsmail Köse
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Field Theory and Colonialism: Indirect Colonial Situation as a Social Field in Egypt (1882–1922)
Sociology Lens, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper argues that Egypt under British rule (1882–1922) constituted a field of power in which the local state of Egypt and the British administration competed to dominate three key subfields to ensure control over a contested territory: the modern courts system, policing, and agricultural production.
Mehdi Hoseini
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Comparative Studies in Society and HistoryAbstract This article examines the interrelations between the political economies of the Ottoman Empire and the administration of justice for European merchants in Ottoman cities during the seventeenth century. By focusing on the sultan’s court of justice, the Imperial Council (divan-ı hümayun), and the Venetian merchants who appealed to it, this ...
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The Legal Adaptation of British Settlers in Turkey [PDF]
, 2012 This article is based on a fieldwork project conducted by the authors in the Muğla region of western Turkey. The region is the locale for a significant level of settlement by British people, within the wider context of settlement by groups of other EU ...
Bayir, D, SHAH, P
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