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Regional Claims Through Exhibitions—The Transnational Circulation of Włocławek “Fajans” in East Central Europe

open access: yesArts
The article examines the exhibition history of hand-painted ceramic objects from the “Fajans” factory in Włocławek and the politics of regional contextualization during the period of détente in the 1970s and 1980s. It extends both existing scholarship on
Karolina Majewska-Güde
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Mining for Embodied Coal

open access: yesArdeth, 2023
The conditions prevailing in Warsaw in the aftermath of World War II were ones of urban and industrial ruination, material scarcity and resource depletion.
Adam Przywara
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Concession Policy in the Crosshairs of Revolutionary Self-Consciousness: Labor and Departmental Conflicts

open access: yesRUDN Journal of Russian History, 2023
The New Economic Policy solved a number of economic and production problems for early the Soviet Union. At the same time, it caused a series of conflicts associated with the delays of the reconstruction period, as well as with the disappointment of the ...
Olga M. Morozova, Tatiana I. Troshina
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Charlotte Pommer: Resistance fighter and female pioneer of German anatomy

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the biography and unique case of Charlotte Pommer (1914–2004), the only anatomist documented to have left the field during the Nazi period after encountering the regime's victims on the dissection table. While she is known for her resistance activities, newly presented documentation reveals her role as the provisional ...
Tim S. Goldmann
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Urban restructuring in post-war contexts: the case of Sarajevo

open access: yesHungarian Geographical Bulletin, 2014
The transition from state-socialism to capitalism has not been the only process reshapingthe urban landscapes in Central and Eastern Europe but some cities were affected by war destructions, like in the Caucus region or in the former Yugoslavia. The case
Jordi Martín-Díaz
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‘Self’ and ‘othering’ as a byproduct of large‐scale assessment: An investigation into the Gaokao retake policy

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract While Gaokao, the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), has been extensively discussed outside the Chinese academic circle, the retake policy of the test has not received much attention. Moreover, Gaokao research in China has predominantly examined the effectiveness of the retake decision in relation to students' demographic ...
Yifeng Cheng, M. Obaidul Hamid
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One Hundred Years of the German Soil Science Society (DBG) 1926–2026: Origins, Facts, and Background of an Eventful History

open access: yesJournal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT On its 100th anniversary in 2026, the German Soil Science Society (DBG) is looking back not only on an eventful history with traditions and impressive achievements but also with painful interruptions and ruptures. One curious fact is that the DBG was initially founded as the national section of the International Soil Science Society (ISSS ...
Karl‐Heinz Feger
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Historical education in schools of Volyn region (the second part of 40s – the beginning of 50s of the 20th century)

open access: yesНауковий вісник Чернівецького національного університету імені Юрія Федьковича. Історія, 2023
Today, school education in Ukraine is under major transformations designed to bring it to a qualitatively new level in order to ensure the sustainable development of Ukrainian society.
Лілія Сосницька
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THE POETICS OF ARCHITECTURE IN PROLETARIAT STATE: LAYING THE IDEOLOGY IN BRICKS (1918-1953)

open access: yesGlocalism: Journal of Culture, Politics and Innovation
Following the October Revolution and a brief period of civil unrest, Soviet leaders, architects, and engineers initiated a comprehensive reconstruction of the architectural landscape to sever ties with capitalism and align it with socialist-communist ...
PRATYUSH BIBHAKAR
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William E. Walling and the Pragmatist Foundations of Proto‐Western Marxism: A Re‐Evaluation and Critique

open access: yesConstellations, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article reevaluates Walling as a neglected precursor to American Western Marxism, arguing that his 1912–1914 trilogy synthesized Marxist theory of his time and Deweyan pragmatism into a distinct “pragmatist conception of history.” Born into “aristocracy” yet radicalized, Walling's unique trajectory—as a co‐founder of the NAACP and critic ...
Paulo Antunes
wiley   +1 more source

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