The Weapons of Revolution: Global Merchants and the Arms Trade in South America (1808-1824)
This article investigates the role that the arms trade connected to Hispanic American Independence Wars played in the transformations at the origins of 19th century globalization.
Deborah Besseghini
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Migration and Foreign Aid as Factors Restraining Regional Cooperation in the South Pacific [PDF]
Cooperation in the South Pacific region is unique due to the characteristics of its participants. Following the period of decolonization (1962-1980), countries in Oceania have radically changed.
Joanna Siekiera
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Origin and timing of New Zealand's earliest domestic chickens: Polynesian commensals or European introductions? [PDF]
Human settlers transported chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) to most East Polynesian archipelagos between AD 1000 and 1300; however, it has long been assumed that New Zealand was an exception.
Jamie R. Wood +3 more
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Study TOMAS Cyclone Using Seismic Array and Single Station
The continuous data from the YL array and four AU stations during the lifetime of the cyclone TOMAS in March 2010 were downloaded from IRIS. By performing frequency-wave number (F-K) analysis on the array data, it was found that the orientation of the ...
Siyin Wang +3 more
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Viewing the non-governmental organisation Pazifik Netzwerk e.V. from a postcolonial perspective (Research Note) [PDF]
This article embraces a postcolonial view for analyzing the German NGO Pazifik Netzwerk e.V. In doing so the authors shed light on the critical awareness that an intercultural NGO should have, and thereby contributes to the political commitment many ...
Garbe, Mats, Löffler, Annkathrin
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Screening, diagnosing and management of Pacific peoples with prediabetes in New Zealand primary healthcare clinics with high concentrations of Pacific peoples: an online survey [PDF]
Introduction Prediabetes is a condition of elevated blood sugar levels which can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) if not managed effectively. Prediabetes is likely to affect about 24.6% of New Zealand (NZ) adults, with estimates of 29% of the ...
Judith McCool +3 more
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TECHNOLOGICAL EXPLORATION AND RITUAL USE OF OBSIDIAN IN ANCIENT CULTURES OF THE PACIFIC
The article examines a range of directions and current stage of obsidian studies within the Pacifi c basin such as (1) geochemistry, identifi cation of volcanic glass sources used in ancient cultures; (2) technology, obsidian exploration methods, their ...
А.В. Табарев +2 more
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The Colonial Heritage: Objects from the Pacific in a German Museum [PDF]
Ethnological museums in Germany, with their entanglements of colonial history and the not always unproblematic emergence of their collections, have not only become the focus of the public since the media attention on the Humboldt Forum in Berlin: long ...
Walda-Mandel, Stephanie
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Hypertext Archive of the Tropics
Hypertext Archive of the Tropics. Prelimary themes: Travels in the Tropics; A Promise of Gold and Silver; On the Heat in Africa; Tropical Hallucinations; Aborigines, Kangaroos and Coral Reefs; Toucans and British MPs; Insects: the Curse of Tropical ...
Stephen Torre
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Intentionality and Players of Effective Online Courses in Mathematics
Mathematics is the engine, vehicle, driver, and language of today’s initiatives, innovations, and human endeavors. In this mathematical-driven world, the ability to perform mathematical tasks and logical reasoning is also essential in solving quotidian ...
Salman Hussain Raza, Emmenual Reddy
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