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The Gender of Fossil Fuels: Oil and Domestic Perils in Mandate Palestine

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the gender dynamics behind the rise of kerosene – an oil derivative – as the main domestic fuel in Mandate Palestine. It argues that these dynamics were constitutive in determining who began to use oil, where and for what purposes, in turn demonstrating that women in Palestine were the promoters and targets of a campaign ...
Shira Pinhas
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Sultan, dynasty & state in the Ottoman Empire: political institutions in the 16th century [PDF]

, 2003
From its inception around 1300, 'the House of Osman' maintained the ancient Eurasian steppe tradition which kept the system of suc cession open. At a sultan's death, the throne went to the best candidate to emerge in a contest.
Kunt, Metin
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Gendering Late Ottoman Society and Reconstructing Gender in the Women's Press

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article analyses the construction of gender differences in the late Ottoman Empire through women's periodicals, which acted as a key medium in the redefinition of gender roles. It examines how new understandings of gender roles emerged amid rapid transformations in traditional societal structures, particularly in the women’s press.
Tuğba Karaman
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From Class Solidarity to Revolution: The Radicalization of Arsenal Workers in the Late Ottoman Empire [PDF]

, 2013
This article introduces a bottom-up perspective to the history of the Revolution of 1908 in the Ottoman Empire by focusing on the experiences of workers in the Imperial Naval Arsenal (Tersane-i Amire) in Istanbul. Drawing mainly on primary documents, the
Akın Sefer
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The Functions of Care (Timaar) System and the Causes of Its Collapse in Ottoman Empire [PDF]

تاریخ اسلام, 2011
Care system was considered as the basis of official, governmental and financial system of Ottoman Empire. The development as well as the importance of domain in Ottoman government is apparent due to the position of most of their conquests inside the ...
Seyed Masood Shahmoradi, Kiyumars Azimi
doaj  

“Laid to Rest in Australian Soil”: The Legacies of Repatriation Policy Change during the Vietnam War

Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
For the first half of the twentieth century, Australia maintained a firm policy of non‐repatriation. Military personnel who died overseas were buried in vast military cemeteries administered by the Imperial (later Commonwealth) War Graves Commission. In 1966, however, the Australian government decreed that Australia's war dead could be repatriated, at ...
Kristen Alexander, Kate Ariotti
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National identity after conquest

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Conquering powers routinely adopt state‐directed nationalization projects that seek to make the boundaries of the nation coterminous with the (newly expanded) boundaries of the state. To this end, they implement policies that elevate the economic status of individuals who embrace the occupier's national identity and discriminate against those ...
Christopher Carter, Daniel W. Gingerich
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RELIGIOUS CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE AND TURKISTAN (DURING THE XIXth AND EARLY XXth CENTURIES): ISTANBUL AS A PILGRIMAGE ROAD

Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Velî Araştırma Dergisi
The pilgrimage, holds significant religious importance in Islam and serves as a vital factor in the political, economic, and social development of states. It acts as an institutional structure that unites Muslims from diverse cultures and languages.
Baglan Shorayev, Akmaral Ospanova
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HE OTTOMAN INFLUENCE ON THE ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL LIFE IN MOROCCO DURING THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY [PDF]

Ziglôbitha
: The present research aims at observing the most important cultural developments in Morocco in the contemporary period through the transfer of the Ottoman influences issued from the East.
ROUABHI Nadhir, ZENNOU Salah Eddine, DAHMANI Youssouf &   HALIMI Mustapha
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Board of Directors and Initial Public Offerings in Unregulated Financial Markets: Evidence From Belgium a Century Ago

Corporate Governance: An International Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research Question/Issue At the turn of the 20th century, firms raised capital in a highly unregulated market characterized by severe information asymmetries and weak legal protection. In such a context, does the board of directors (BOD) play a significant role? If so, how? Research Findings/Insights We examine the relationship between the size
Marc Deloof, Luca Farè, Michele Meoli, Silvio Vismara   +3 more
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