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Remembering Independence, Debating the Nation: Ghana's National Days

open access: yesNations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Ghana, Independence Day is the most important national day and has been annually observed since the attainment of independence in 1957. Additional national days that various military governments introduced to commemorate their ascension to power have been rather short‐lived. Other holidays like Republic Day or Founder's Day have been longer
Carola Lentz
wiley   +1 more source

Characterization of some materials used at historic sites

open access: yes, 2014
n planning and implementing the archeological and architectural conservation of historical sites, it is often necessary to investigate the possible causes of damages to monuments, before working out guidelines for their conservation within a wider ...
CIVIDINI, ANNAMARIA   +2 more
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The Enemy Who Never Went Away: Memory, Nationalism and China's Japan Policy During the Cold War

open access: yesNations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study reassesses the relationship between war memory, nationalism and Sino–Japanese relations during the Cold War. Contrary to the dominant view in existing scholarship that China's nationalist remembering of the war emerged during the 1980s and 1990s, this article, drawing on an extensive survey of the People's Daily, demonstrates that ...
Yi Wang
wiley   +1 more source

Alternative approaches to dryland reclamation enhance vegetation cover and soil stability at a former uranium mine

open access: yesRestoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Conventional reclamation methods to recover dryland ecosystems after mineral extraction often have low success. Alternative reclamation techniques may help overcome the many challenges to establishing persistent native vegetation and stable soils.
Kathryn D. Eckhoff   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biocrust restoration in novel climates: assisted migration, habitat amelioration, and varied community composition as climate‐smart techniques

open access: yesRestoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Successful restoration of terrestrial drylands depends on stable, fertile soils that retain water. These functions are provided by biological soil crusts (biocrust), suggesting their reestablishment is a critical step in dryland restoration.
Colin Tucker   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Formation of the All-Russian Society for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments: a regional aspect (by the materials from the Penza region)

open access: yesИзвестия высших учебных заведений. Поволжский регион: Гуманитарные науки
Background. One of the most relevant issue of modern historical science is the need to preserve historical memory and popularize it among the general population.
S.A. Mitronina
doaj   +1 more source

The politics of protection and preservation of archeological sites and historical monuments in Greece (1830-2013). : the case of Athens

open access: yes, 2016
Cette recherche est consacrée aux pratiques de protection des monuments à Athènes, et ce depuis l’Indépendance. Elle est ainsi associée à une analyse précise de la législation, des débats qui l’ont accompagnée et des pratiques de sauvegarde des monuments
Samara, Samia
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Powers and Practices in Labor Standards Enforcement

open access: yesRegulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Wage theft remains a pervasive problem internationally and within the United States. In response, worker advocates have sought stronger laws to deter violations and promote compliance. Yet formal authority alone may be insufficient; labor departments often fail to use the full extent of their legal authority to conduct vigorous enforcement ...
Daniel J. Galvin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring the Economic and Cultural Values of Historic Heritage Places [PDF]

open access: yes
This research project on the valuation of cultural heritage is developing a methodology for a quantitative valuation study of the use and non-use values of historic heritage places.
Hanna, Bronwyn   +5 more
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