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“TATARS” AND THE “STATE OF THE TATARS” IN OLD NORSE-ICELANDIC LITERATURE
Золотоордынское обозрениеResearch objective: The purpose of this study is to present the entire body of information about the Tatars and the Tatar State contained in Old Norse-Icelandic literature.Research materials: The materials are the works of Old Norse-Icelandic writing of ...
Jackson T.N., Litovskikh E.V.
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Memory, genealogy and power in íslendingabók [PDF]
Diversitate si Identitate Culturala in Europa, 2017 The aim of this study is to reveal the manner in which memory and genealogy are employed in Íslendingabók with the purpose of legitimizing the power and promoting the prestige of chieftains (goði), bishops and kings.
Costel COROBAN
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Pole-weapons in the Sagas of Icelanders
Acta Periodica Duellatorum, 2016 The Icelandic sagas are a major source of information on the Vikings and their fighting prowess. In these stories, several mysterious pole-weapons appear, which are often called “halberds”, for lack of a better word.
Jan H. Orkisz
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Bounds on gravitational wave backgrounds from large distance clock comparisons
, 2008 Our spacetime is filled with gravitational wave backgrounds that constitute a fluctuating environment created by astrophysical and cosmological sources.
B. Lamine +13 more
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Sanctions, National Security, and Free Speech
Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A fundamental, but largely overlooked, aspect of the New Washington Consensus is the use of national security arguments to restrict speech and punish disfavored speakers. Although the United States has a longer history of using sanctions to restrict speech in the terrorism context, it has recently applied sanctions to restrict political speech,
Joshua Andresen
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Pole-weapons in the Sagas of Icelanders: a comparison of literary and archaeological sources
Acta Periodica Duellatorum, 2016 The Icelandic sagas are a major source of information on the Vikings and their fighting prowess. In these stories, several mysterious pole-weapons appear, which are often called “halberds”, for lack of a better word.
Orkisz Jan H.
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Underrepresentation of Women in Sports Leadership: Stereotypes, Discrimination, and Race [PDF]
, 2018 Since the passage of Title IX in 1972, the number of women playing sports has significantly increased; however, the percentage of women in coaching positions has strikingly declined.
Wallick, Keyleigh N.
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Investigating proxies for retail investor attention in financial markets
Accounting &Finance, Volume 65, Issue 1, Page 521-550, March 2025.Abstract Investor attention influences financial markets but “depends on where you search” (Ben‐Rephael et al., The Review of Financial Studies, 2017, 30, 3009). We explore various retail investor attention proxies and their correlations with company characteristics and market reactions.
Daniel Cahill +2 more
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La mer glaciale : de 'locus horridus' à lieu digne de protection
Revue Nordique des Études FrancophonesL’article vise à inscrire les études nordiques du Moyen Âge et du début de l’âge moderne dans les réflexions récentes centrées sur la mer, notamment celles des Blue Humanities.
Alessia Bauer
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Liberalism as a Way of Political Life: The Case of George Brandis
Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.The lawyer, politician, and diplomat George Brandis was the leading intellectual representative of moderate or “small‐l” liberalism in the contemporary Liberal Party. He criticised John Howard for an ad hoc balancing of liberalism and conservatism. Brandis believed the Liberal Party necessarily included conservatives, but to him their role was to be a ...
Geoffrey Robinson
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