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De Stupro: First Insights on Rape and Its Prosecution in Maltese Courts (1701–10)

open access: yesJournal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Volume 49, Issue 3, Page 265-286, September 2026.
Abstract This article constitutes a first in‐depth investigation of rape and the prosecution of this crime in early eighteenth‐century Malta. The research, which is based on sixteen rape accusations claimed at the secular courts in Malta between 1701 and 1710, has analysed cases categorized as ‘simple rape’, ‘violent rape’ and rape committed under the ...
Vanessa Buhagiar
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Pseudonyms, Propaganda, and Prints: The Life and Political Caricatures of William Dent, 1782–931

open access: yesJournal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Volume 49, Issue 3, Page 343-373, September 2026.
Abstract ‘Dent was probably an amateur and nothing is known of his life’, state Bryant and Heneage. Despite contributing to caricature's ‘golden age’, William Dent remains overlooked compared to contemporaries like James Gillray. Dent's extensive portfolio (1782–93) and rumoured role as a Pittite propagandist have not secured his place in the canon of ...
Callum D. Smith
wiley   +1 more source

Mineralized carbonates contribute to the millennial durability of Roman concrete. [PDF]

open access: yesSci Adv
Zhu X   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Decolonisation Versus “Balkanisation”: Radical and Diasporic Geographies of PAI (Parti Africain de l'Indépendance) in Paris

open access: yesAntipode, Volume 58, Issue 5, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper analyses the activities of PAI (Parti Africain de l'Indépendance) from 1957 to 1963 in Paris and more broadly in France, where PAI was one of the most radical groups fighting for decolonisation, initially taking the form of a transnational and diasporic federation.
Federico Ferretti
wiley   +1 more source

PERIODIZING GEOLOGICALLY OUTWITH (AND WITHOUT?) THE ANTHROPOCENE: PASTS, AGENCIES, AND THE TERRESTRIAL

open access: yesHistory and Theory, Volume 65, Issue 3, Page 344-367, September 2026.
ABSTRACT As a periodization that is generally understood to refer to an era of Terrestrial relationships that developed with modernization and nuclearization, the Anthropocene cannot be applied simply to premodern histories and texts. However, it has introduced historians to geological periodization as a mode of describing periods of changed ...
Gwenffrewi J. Morgan
wiley   +1 more source

Settler Sociology: Eugenic Responses to Imperial Crises in the 20th Century

open access: yesSociology Lens, Volume 39, Issue 3, Page 427-435, September 2026.
ABSTRACT In the twentieth century, academic concerns about changes in the racial demographics of the United States emanated from the potential crisis of settler colonial decline. In their references to previous empires, stories of contact between people groups, and changes in demographics, settler scholars worked to provide solutions to the ever ...
Heidi Nicholls
wiley   +1 more source

Droughts and conflicts during the late Roman period. [PDF]

open access: yesClim Change
Norman C   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

War as a Phenomenon of Inquiry in Management Studies

open access: yesJournal of Management Studies, Volume 63, Issue 6, Page 2363-2397, September 2026.
Abstract We argue that war as a phenomenon deserves more focused attention in management. First, we highlight why war is an important and relevant area of inquiry for management scholars. We then integrate scattered conversations on war in management studies into a framework structured around three building blocks – (a) the nature of war from an ...
Fabrice Lumineau, Arne Keller
wiley   +1 more source

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