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Impacts of Roman Reign on the Cultural-political Circumstances in the Province of Dalmatia
Društvene i Humanističke Studije, 2017 The Roman strategy of establishing their rule in the Province of Dalmatia was implemented systematically and following an established pattern. It was based on four separate processes: the first process is pacification, the second is colonisation, the ...
Mersiha Imamović, Bego Omerčević
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Addressing environmental misperceptions for nature recovery
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract A poorly understood and systemic challenge to global conservation agreements is shifting baseline syndrome (SBS), wherein people misperceive the extent to which nature has changed. This can diminish societal expectations for nature recovery. We broadened the conceptual framing of SBS beyond the more common elements of nature loss to include ...
Shuo Gao +3 more
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Peasants into Muslims: Poverty and conversions to Islam in Ottoman Bosnia
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Whilst economic historians have invested substantial effort into understanding the economic consequences of religion, they have invested less effort into understanding the determinants of religious affiliation. The lack of knowledge about determinants of religious affiliation seems particularly striking in the case of Southeastern Europe ...
Leonard Kukić, Yasin Arslantas
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'What say the citizens?' in Shakespeare's Richard III? [PDF]
, 2013 Shakespeare's residency in London coincided with a period in which the City underwent unprecedented demographic growth and commercial expansion. By the 1590s two thirds to three quarters of the adult males resident in the City were citizens, at the time ...
Kaegi, Ann
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Wealth inequality and epidemics in the Republic of Venice (1400–1800)
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract This article analyses wealth inequality in the Republic of Venice during 1400–1800. The availability of a large database of homogeneous inequality measurements allows us to produce the most in‐depth study of the factors affecting inequality at the local level available thus far for any preindustrial society.
Guido Alfani +2 more
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The Geographical Journal, EarlyView.Short Abstract This paper explores the relationships between Bedouin rights, citizenship and indigeneity in cultural heritage sites in Jordan. Through interviews and ethnographic fieldwork with Bedouin communities, we argue that a more critical engagement with indigeneity is necessary in Jordan.
Taraf Abu Hamdan, Olivia Mason
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The Unsettling, Urban Uncanny: The Case of Secured Settlements
Image & Narrative, 2010 <p align="left"> </p><p><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Abstract (E): </span></strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times
Sandra Evans
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PERIPHERY TO CENTRE STAGE: THE SARRASANI CIRCUS IN WEIMAR GERMANY
German Life and Letters, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The modern European circus was more than just entertainment: it was a powerful platform where fantasies of empire, ideas of national identity, and notions of racial difference came together and were put on public display. In interwar Germany, the Sarrasani Circus — the largest circus enterprise in the country at the time — built on the legacy ...
Sabine Hanke
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The Role of Dice in the Emergence of the Probability Calculus
International Statistical Review, EarlyView.Summary The early development of the probability calculus was clearly influenced by the roll of dice. However, while dice have been cast since time immemorial, documented calculations on the frequency of various dice throws date back only to the mid‐13th century.
David R. Bellhouse, Christian Genest
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Cultivating Calleva: Agriculture & Urbanisation at Late Iron Age and Roman Silchester
, 2014 Poster presented at the RAC conference at the University of Reading, 27th-30th March 2014. The poster summarises some results of my AHRC funded PHD research. It discusses the archaeobotanical material from the University of Reading 'Town Life Project' excavation of Insula IX, Silchester, and the implications for agricutural change in the Late Iron Age ...
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