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“¡Marionetas, no os paréis!” Una nueva lectura del discurso satírico de Wyndham Lewis [PDF]
, 2010 This paper attempts to fill a void in literary criticism on Lewis’s conception of satire by providing a systematic account of his satiric theory and practice, because his discursive and creative satirical writings are as miscellaneous as the nature of ...
Terrazas Gallego, Melania
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State-building, war and violence : evidence from Latin America [PDF]
, 2007 In European history, war has played a major role in state‐building and the state monopoly on violence. But war is a very specific form of organized political violence, and it is decreasing on a global scale. Other patterns of armed violence now dominate,
Sabine Kurtenbach +69 more
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Dermatology in Ancient Rome: Medical ingredients in Ovid's “Remedies for female faces”
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, Volume 19, Issue 6, Page 1388-1394, June 2020., 2020 Abstract Background In Roman medicine, face packs, plasters, unguents, and peelings were part of the therapy of dermatological diseases, but also served cosmetic purposes. Ancient medical textbooks inform us about the ingredients for these applications. Beyond medical literature, other genres contain information about dermatological applications.
Frank Ursin +2 more
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Perception, identity and meaning in the social and ritual construction of landscape: The Lihue Calel Hills, La Pampa, Argentina [PDF]
, 2011 En este trabajo se discute cómo la construcción social del paisaje y el sentido de identidad y territorialidad pueden emerger en relación a un espacio ritual.
Beron, Monica, Curtoni, Rafael
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The Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 2, Page 575-599, May 2026.Abstract A substantial body of literature has considered warfare a fundamental driver of fiscal capacity. We argue that the nature of the tax base available to governments can either foster or constrain the ability and incentives of central elites to impose their legitimacy once the war is over.
Oriol Sabaté, José Peres‐Cajías
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Mining indigenous territories: Consensus, tensions and ambivalences in the Salar de Atacama [PDF]
, 2022 Lithium mining in Chile’s Salar de Atacama (SdA) has a relatively long and controversial history, especially when it comes to the local Indigenous peoples.
Escosteguy, Melisa +5 more
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The Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 2, Page 757-780, May 2026.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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A Monetary Misunderstanding: \u3cem\u3eSmith v. Gilmore\u3c/em\u3e and Baltimore\u27s Place in Turn of the 19th Century Globalization [PDF]
, 2012 As the young United States entered the 19th century, the City of Baltimore had become a major center of America’s international commerce. Baltimore had quickly risen from a relatively small town on the Chesapeake Bay to the home of the country\u27s third
Gates, John P.
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Legacy of European enterprise: teaching business history in the International Management curriculum [PDF]
, 2014 Unternehmensgeschichte kann ein wertvoller, sogar kritischer Beitrag in der Vermittlung des internationalen Managements sein – nicht nur an elitären Einrichtungen und im Master, sondern auch an Fachhochschulen und in Bachelor-Studiengängen.
Althaus, Marco
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American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 188, Issue 4, December 2025.ABSTRACT Objectives This study reviews Mozambique's non‐human primate collection housed at the National Museum of Natural History and Science (MUHNAC) in Lisbon. The collection originates from the Zoological Missions of Mozambique (1948 and 1955) carried out under Portuguese colonial administration. The objectives of this work were to: i.
Matilde Osório, Cecilia Veracini
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