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Sarajevo in the Procrustean bed: "Siege" of a divided city [PDF]
In this paper author aims to explain how constructed narratives condition the use of certain notions examining the (mis)use of the notion "siege" in the case of Sarajevo during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1992 to 1995.
Stanar Dragan
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Responding to the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza: Damned if You do… Damned if You don’t!
Palestine, since 1948, has endured frequent military occupations and uprisings, intifadas, in a limited geographic area that has resulted in one of the worst humanitarian crises. The prolonged nature of this military occupation has created a biosphere of
Theresa Farhat +3 more
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Wartime activities of the Vavilov Institute
Among the chronicles relating the heroism of the besieged Leningrad, there are pages dedicated to the deeds performed by the staff the world-famous All-Union Research Institute of Plant Industry (VIR, now the N.I.
I. G. Loskutov
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Waco Siege Anniversary Photograph
Photograph of Waco Siege Anniversary Event attendees ...
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“TAKE PITY OF YOUR TOWN AND OF YOUR PEOPLE”
It has been argued that the practice of siege warfare is at the very limit of legality under the terms of International Humanitarian Law.[1] The question addressed in this essay might be rephrased: how do the laws of armed conflict permitsieges to become
Christopher John Hale
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For keyboard instrument, duration c. 5 minutes. This work is a short fantasia for keyboard, using quarter-comma mean-tone tuning, in homage to the composer William Lawes, court musician to King Charles the First.
Mival, W.
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Detecting a Literary Future in the Historical Past: The Gibraltar Case
Until the present millennium, very little creative literary writing in either English or Spanish had been published in the British colonial enclave of Gibraltar.
John A. Stotesbury
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A New Horizon in Urban Warfare in Ukraine?
The Russian invasion of Ukraine serves as another illustration of the urban nature of contemporary war. While cities have been battlegrounds throughout history, it is only in the last few decades that military thinkers and strategists have seriously ...
Kristin Ljungkvist
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Abstract In line with the social investment principle, becoming a parent should lead to more mature behaviour and an increase in conscientiousness, agreeableness, and emotional stability. However, previous research provided mixed results that do not support this idea.
Eva Asselmann +2 more
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