Results 211 to 220 of about 11,897 (300)

Rise of the south: How Arab‐led maritime trade transformed China, 671–1371 CE

open access: yesAsia‐Pacific Economic History Review, Volume 65, Issue 1, Page 3-38, March 2025.
Abstract China's center of socioeconomic activities was in the North prior to the Tang dynasty but is in the South today. We demonstrate that Arab and Persian Muslim traders triggered that transition when they came to China in the late seventh century, by lifting maritime trade along the South Coast and re‐creating the South.
Zhiwu Chen, Zhan Lin, Kaixiang Peng
wiley   +1 more source

Becky Johnston (1858–1938): A case study of aboriginal women's financial agency in early 20th century New South Wales

open access: yesAsia‐Pacific Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This article introduces Becky Johnston, a mixed‐descent Worimi woman on the lower Mid‐North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. During the 1920s, Johnston became a businesswoman and landowner despite the economic limitations for Indigenous Australians.
Nadine Wilson
wiley   +1 more source

Who Makes the Far Right? Exploring Membership Application Data of the National Front of Australia

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
This paper addresses a problem for scholars examining the question of who supports far right political parties or movements. Due to the semi‐clandestine or oppositional nature of far right groups, historians, as well as those in adjacent disciplines, have often been unable to gain access to sufficient records or data to conduct analysis of who supports
Evan Smith, Lauren Pikó
wiley   +1 more source

The Troubles and Beyond: The impact of a museum exhibit on a post‐conflict society

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract In divided societies, can museums contribute to healing and recovery? While efforts to memorialize past violence typically aim to promote tolerance and reconciliation, remembering could exacerbate divisions in recovering societies where the past is deeply contested. We examine a transitional justice museum exhibit in Northern Ireland.
Laia Balcells, Elsa Voytas
wiley   +1 more source

Primary school characteristics in Sokoto State, Nigeria. [PDF]

open access: yesSci Data
Bogler L   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Balancing bossism: State expansion in the face of elite capture

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Central states have often relied on local elites to implement policies in peripheral areas. These strategies may allow otherwise weak states to impose their directives, but they can also be inefficient, particularly when a single elite commands total control over local politics (monopolist capture).
Anna F. Callis, Christopher L. Carter
wiley   +1 more source

Spinal cord ischemia: The "snake bite sign". [PDF]

open access: yesWorld J Radiol
Arkoudis NA   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Containing Histories Past and Present: Making Samples in the “Huntington Collection” (1893–1921)

open access: yesAmerican Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Huntington Anatomical Collection (1893–1921) includes the skeletal remains of immigrants, migrants, and lifelong New York City residents. The collection's formation was coeval with the formalization of physical anthropology, and the collection was made to serve research aims centered on race and origin.
Alanna L. Warner‐Smith
wiley   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy