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Peasants into Muslims: Poverty and conversions to Islam in Ottoman Bosnia

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 2, Page 600-633, May 2026.
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
wiley   +1 more source

The caliph and the falcons: a ninth‐century history from Iceland to Iraq

open access: yesEarly Medieval Europe, Volume 34, Issue 2, Page 299-322, May 2026.
In the late ninth and early tenth centuries, an extraordinary number of falcons were given to the ʿAbbāsid caliphs in Baghdad, many of which were white. Gifts from competing dynasties in the northern provinces of the Caliphate, at least some of these birds were almost certainly gyrfalcons from near the Arctic Circle.
Caitlin Ellis, Sam Ottewill‐Soulsby
wiley   +1 more source

Community-based interventions for management of antimicrobial resistance in Europe: a systematic review. [PDF]

open access: yesEur J Public Health
Ekezie W   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

From Clueless to Confident: How ChatGPT Transforms Academic Writing in Chinese as a Second Language

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 1235-1251, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has demonstrated its potential to enhance the quality of second‐language (L2) academic writing. This study used a qualitative approach comprising analysis of ChatGPT usage‐history screenshots, written assignments, and semi‐structured interview data on students’ use of GenAI in their L2 Chinese ...
Lanfang Sun   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The chatbot's real self: On the archaeology of artificial personas Le vrai soi du chatbot: vers une archéologie des personnes artificielles

open access: yesJournal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 1, May 2026.
Abstract From the beginning of widespread public interactions with ChatGPT and other large language models, some users have seen the disfluencies of chatbots as opportunities for them to go on an archaeological search for an unfettered chatbot persona that they need to jailbreak. These are not claims of sentience, but rather of personhood.
Courtney Handman
wiley   +1 more source

Recruiting Mubai: Race turning into qualification in China's private English language education 招聘“母白”外教: 中国私立英语教育行业中的种族与资质

open access: yesJournal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 1, May 2026.
Abstract Native speakerism in English language teaching (ELT) has become associated with Whiteness. However, how this association is sustained in everyday practices within China's unique socio‐cultural‐political context remains underexplored. This study examines the raciolinguistic construct of Mubai, a central recruitment criterion in China's ELT ...
Shuling Wang, Raviv Litman
wiley   +1 more source

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