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Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Bringing together historical evidence, postcolonial fiction and memory work, this study recovers South Asian cultural attitudes towards interracial heterosexual romance from the margins of East African history. It asks why Black/brown intimacy was treated as taboo and denied legitimacy within South Asian diasporic communities in British‐ruled ...
Carissa Chew
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Running towards: Labour market incentives for runaway slaves in the British Cape Colony, 1830–1838
Asia‐Pacific Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Recent scholarship on slave escapes has increasingly emphasised economic motivation, but few studies have empirically investigated how market incentives influenced the decision‐making of enslaved individuals during transitions from coerced to wage labour.
Karl Bergemann +2 more
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From testamentary freedom to testamentary duty: Finding the balance [PDF]
, 2008 In recent years legal challenges to charitable bequests by testators' family members have become more common in Australia. Many charities faced with the prospect of a disputed bequest have been reluctant to pursue the matter in the courts.
Hannah, Frances M. +1 more
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The Royal Commission Into the Monetary and Banking Systems in Australia, 1935–1937
Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Australian governments of the 1930s were less inclined to establish royal commissions than their predecessors in the 1920s, and few of the 1930s inquiries were of great moment. The exception was the royal commission appointed by the Lyons Government to inquire into the monetary and banking systems in Australia in 1935.
David Lee
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CORELAŢIA DINTRE TESTAMENT ŞI CONTRACTUL CU PRIVIRE LA MOŞTENIREA UNUI VIU
Studia Universitatis Moldaviae: Stiinte Sociale, 2015 În articol se întreprinde o analiză a corelaţiei dintre testament şi contractul cu privire la moştenirea unui viu. Cu re-ferire la scopul urmărit de autorul actului juridic se precizează că testamentul este un act juridic cu titlu gratuit, deoarece ...
Iulia BĂNĂRESCU
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We Don't Settle: Decolonizing the Heritage Sector by Empowering Young People of Color
Curator: The Museum Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Decolonizing the heritage sector has taken center stage since the murder of George Floyd and the subsequent Black Lives Matter protests. There have been efforts for decades to make the sector address institutional racism and be more inclusive to racialized minorities.
Kehinde Andrews +4 more
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The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract During the high and late Middle Ages, the European economy witnessed the emergence and substantial growth of capital markets, a phenomenon connected to urbanization and pestilence, both of which brought profound changes to the social, legal, and economic positions of women.
Anna Molnár
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The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract The 1430s were characterized by extreme weather conditions, food and fodder shortages, and high mortalities among animals and humans, although the severity of events and their consequences in England have received limited attention. The economic downturn and the depressed customary land market in this decade marked the beginning of the Great ...
Mark Bailey
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Foundation governance for the purposeful ownership of enterprise
European Management Review, EarlyView.Abstract Foundation‐owned companies are regarded as real‐world examples of commitment to a company purpose, and several world‐class companies have this ownership structure. They have been found to perform surprisingly well, given the accountability and incentive problems anticipated by conventional economic theories when nonprofit organizations own ...
Terry McNulty, Steen Thomsen
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Carl Schmitt's International Order: A Decolonial Reappraisal
Constellations, EarlyView.
Andrea Mura
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