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Unnatural Wills: Inheritance Disputes and Inequality

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Within the conceptual frame of relational economic sociology, inheritance disputes are a canonical form of relational mismatch. But the social patterning of relational mismatches, and their various ties to inequality, remain murky. In this paper, I examine all known inheritance disputes in Dallas from 1895–1945 within their social context to ...
Shay O'Brien
wiley   +1 more source

Family names as indicators of Britain’s changing regional geography

open access: yes, 2009
In recent years the geography of surnames has become increasingly researched in genetics, epidemiology, linguistics and geography. Surnames provide a useful data source for the analysis of population structure, migrations, genetic relationships and ...
Cheshire, JA, Mateos, P, Longley, PA
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Bound by blood and bloodshed: Sibling ties and participation in genocidal violence

open access: yesCriminology, EarlyView.
Abstract Focusing on the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, we examine how sibling relationships—one of the most salient familial bonds—influence individual engagement in violence during mass atrocity. Drawing on an adaptation of differential association and social learning theories for contexts of mass atrocity, we analyze a novel dataset linking over 300,000 ...
Jack G. R. Wippell   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of Clan Structure on Settlement Spatial Evolution in the Honghe Hani Rice Terraces Heritage Site

open access: yesRedai dili
Recently, the roles of social and cultural factors in the spatial evolution of rural settlements have received increasing attention. However, in heritage sites, especially in the Hani terraced areas under the background of tourism development ...
Honglian Hua   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Edna Miller, Bendle (surname) and Hughes (surname)

open access: yes, 1905
Portrait (half-length) of five women, two seated in front, others standing behind; identified as Edna Miller (rt.
Albright, Emma L.; Cobb, Eddie Ross; Cobb, William Henry; Howard, M.B.; New Studio (Albuquerque) -- 1880-1900
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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, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Errata:Hybrid Method for Determination of Thermal Diffusivity of Liquid Flowing in a Pipe [Journal of Thermal Science and Technology (Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 281-293, 2013)]

open access: yesJournal of Thermal Science and Technology, 2013
The second author's surname in page 281 was wrong. The correct surname is attached behind this errata. Wrong “Prapot KHUNTHONG” Correct “Prapot KUNTHONG”
Supachoke SAENGSWARNG, Prapot KUNTHONG
doaj   +1 more source

Pseudonyms, Propaganda, and Prints: The Life and Political Caricatures of William Dent, 1782–931

open access: yesJournal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, EarlyView.
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

Analysts' Cultural Long‐Term Orientation and Their Information Production Orientation culturelle à long terme des analystes et production d'information

open access: yesContemporary Accounting Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We study how analysts' inherited cultural attitudes to time orientation affect their production of long‐term information and the profitability of their stock recommendations. We find that analysts from long‐term‐oriented cultures exhibit a longer forecast horizon and issue more long‐term forecasts.
Shuping Chen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolution of Armenian Surname Distribution in France between 1891 and 1990

open access: yesGenealogy
The evolution of the Armenian presence in mainland France from 1891 to 1990 is described on the basis of an inventory of more than 7000 family names of Armenian origin extracted from the INSEE surname database. Several surname samplings are proposed, and
Pierre Darlu, Pascal Chareille
doaj   +1 more source

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