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A theory of political divergence and gradual institutional change
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Why do some societies succeed in breaking away from historical traditions while others remain trapped? This paper proposes a formal theory to investigate the interaction between short‐run and long‐run political dynamics, highlighting a co‐evolution of political institutions and social structures.
Clair Yang
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Women in business: Gender and commercial space in nineteenth‐century Glasgow
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Focusing on women entrepreneurs in a large British city, we examine how women's commercially listed businesses populated that city. Using commercial property rental records, our study allows us to understand sectoral variation and the distribution of businesses across the city and to assess both the absolute and relative contribution of women ...
Graeme Acheson +2 more
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Ottoman-Era Documents from the Cairo Genizah (PDF)
This groundbreaking volume marks a rare and transformative contribution to studies of the Cairo Genizah, a vast trove of documents generated by Egypt’s Jewish community between the 10th and 19th centuries.
Jane Hathaway (23685879)
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Kharaj and land proprietary right in the sixteenth century: An example of law and economics [PDF]
Kharaj (land-tax) has been a controversial subject since the formative period of Islamic jurisprudence. It is said that Muslim jurists have been very conservative while dealing with the subject of kharaj. But this is wrong perception or opinion.
Islahi, Abdul Azim
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The big impact of small change: Fresh estimates of English wheat market integration, 1693–1893
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Using existing and new price data sets, we provide the first estimates of market integration across England over the entire 200 years of the industrial revolution. We document a significant, though not huge, integration improvement for markets furthest from London. Full integration was achieved by the 1830s. Our price data sets vary in quality
Liam Brunt, Edmund Cannon
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Tokat İlmiyat Dergisi, 2022 Musiki; bir duygu, düşünce, fikri anlatmak için ölçülü ve ahenkli seslerin bir araya getirilerek belli bir sanat anlayışı içinde sunulmasıdır. Aynı zamanda Allah âşıkları için ruhun gıdasıdır. İnsanlar üzerinde bir tesir, heyecan bırakmaktadır.
Duygu Turan
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Innovation and the great divergence
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Recent historical national accounting data show that the timing of the Great Divergence hinges on the different trends in north‐west Europe and the Yangzi Delta region of China. Although north‐west Europe only pulled ahead of the Yangzi Delta after 1700, both the positive trend of GDP per capita in north‐west Europe after 1700 and the negative
Stephen Broadberry, Runzhuo Zhai
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, 2023 Catholic Church efforts to convert Christians of the Ottoman Empire accelerated in the early seventeenth century after the establishment of the “Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith” (Sacra Congregatio de Propaganda Fide) in 1622, and in ...
Güngörürler, Selim, Shapiro, Henry
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Concentration and convergence: Regional productivity in Türkiye, 1950–2020
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract This paper presents a comprehensive long‐run analysis of regional productivity convergence in Türkiye using a novel dataset combining newly compiled employment estimates with recent output estimates. The seven‐decade analysis reveals substantial productivity convergence driven by labour reallocation away from agriculture alongside within ...
Ulaş Karakoç
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KadimMachiel Kiel, eminent historian of architectural history of the Ottoman Balkans, leaves a lasting legacy: in over 300 publications, the distinguished scholar of Ottoman architecture, heritage, and history of Southeast Europe, he documented the remains of
Gül Sen
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