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Analysis of Analogies of Oriental Ornamentation in Russian Art of the XIV–XV Centuries
In the XIV–XV centuries decorative art is being revived in Rus, based on pre-Mongol samples. The main support remained Byzantine samples, where lush floral patterns and Arabic calligraphy continued to be used.
Natalya V. Zhilina
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In Jewish Identities in Iran, Mehrdad Amanat tries to unearth the roots of Iranian Jews converting to both Islam and the Baha’i faith starting with the Safavid period in the sixteenth century.
Farideh Goldin
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Developmental or Liberal? How Japan and South Korea Diffuse Hybrid Financial Market Norms
ABSTRACT East Asian economies have become major creditors in recent decades. However, while existing studies address the macroeconomic impact on the global economy of capital flows from East Asian economies, the impact of norm and policy diffusion that accompany such flows has received relatively little attention.
Yaechan Lee, Saori N. Katada
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The Political U: New Evidence on the Economic Costs of Hybrid Regimes
ABSTRACT Recent research establishes a positive causal effect from democracy to income, although this evidence relies mostly on binary regime classifications. We extend the identification framework of Acemoglu et al. (2019) to a classification that distinguishes democracies, autocracies, and hybrid regimes for about 170 countries over 1960–2024.
Nauro F. Campos +2 more
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An ensemble model achieved excellent accuracy (AUC = 0.973) in predicting the potential distribution of O. decorus asiaticus. Climate (temperature & August precipitation) and vegetation type are the primary drivers defining the species' suitable habitats.
Du Bobo +5 more
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Studies of the Trade and Craft District of Medieval Bolgar
The long-term archaeological studies of the central part of the Golden Horde Bolgar have resulted in the discovery and study of a unique structure for Eastern Europe – the building of a town bazaar of the mid-14th century.
Badeev Denis Yu. , Koval Vladimir Yu.
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Building a Potemkin village in occupied China: Japan's wartime system of linked trade, 1939–43
Abstract The paper discusses the novel but little‐known exchange rate system of Japanese‐occupied North China during the Second Sino‐Japanese War, in which exporters were given the right to import in the form of a piece of yellow paper, which could be sold in the secondary market.
Shinji Takagi
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Guaranteed Basic Income from the Perspective of Self‐Determination Theory
Abstract In capitalistic societies the concepts of income and labour are inseparable, and as such, providing all citizens with an unconditional living wage is a contentious issue. Capitalist ideals that emphasize individual effort, competition, and financial prosperity have spurred tremendous economic growth but underestimate human motivation and have ...
Joshua L. Howard
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Abstract Prior studies on crisis management often highlight the adaptiveness of generalist leaders, whose diverse functional experiences allow for flexible and innovative responses. However, we propose that in situations where crises lead to abrupt shifts in dominant institutional pressures, leaders with specialized functional backgrounds potentially ...
Yidi Guo, Danqing Wang, Shuo Chen
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Spiritual Culture of the Oirats in the Yuan and Early Ming Dynasties
This article explores the spiritual culture of the Oirats against the backdrop of major historical transformations during the Yuan and early Ming dynasties.
Baatr U. Kitinov, Iue Sun
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