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Sovereignty at what price? Existential displacement at the Lebanese/Syrian border

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 29, Issue 4, Page 784-801, December 2023., 2023
Abstract In 2014, Islamist jihadist groups overran a Lebanese border town and besieged it for four days, spreading terror across the town and the country as a whole. In response, the Lebanese army launched a violent counterattack on these groups with the aid of Hizbullah in what became known as the Battle of Arsal.
Michelle Obeid
wiley   +1 more source

Urban Reforms, Cultural Goods and the Valongo Wharf Circle: Understanding Intervention in Rio de Janeiro's Port Area

open access: yesBulletin of Latin American Research, Volume 40, Issue 5, Page 696-711, November 2021., 2021
Between 2012 and 2016, the Valongo Wharf Circle employed capoeira to make sense of the complex and enduring legacies of the Valongo Wharf, namely, the impact and intersection of racial discrimination and cycles of redevelopment that have remade Rio and marked the history of the site.
Victoria Adams
wiley   +1 more source

Fine fescues: A review of the species, their improvement, production, establishment, and management

open access: yesCrop Science, Volume 60, Issue 3, Page 1142-1187, May/June 2020., 2020
Abstract Fine fescues (Festuca L. spp.) comprise a group of five cool‐season grasses used in turfgrass systems under many conditions: strong creeping red fescue (F. rubra L. ssp. rubra Gaudin), slender creeping red fescue [F. rubra L. ssp. littoralis (G. Mey.) Auquier], Chewings fescue [F. rubra L. ssp. commutata Gaudin; syn. F. rubra L. ssp.
Ross C. Braun   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incense in medicine: an early medieval perspective

open access: yesEarly Medieval Europe, Volume 28, Issue 2, Page 219-255, May 2020., 2020
The production, use, and meaning of incense represent relatively untapped areas of study within early medieval history. In this article, I present evidence for the medical use of incense in the Carolingian world. Using a sample of eighth‐ and ninth‐century manuscripts, I analyse incense recipes, investigating their contexts and ingredients, as well as ...
Claire Burridge
wiley   +1 more source

The Told Story of the Gaza War

open access: yesWorld Affairs, Volume 188, Issue 3, Fall 2025.
ABSTRACT All violent conflicts and wars involve at least two competing narratives. This is also the case for the conflict commonly referred to as the Gaza War, which began on October 7, 2023, and lasted 471 days until the first phase of the ceasefire was implemented. The war involved, on one side, Israel with substantial support from the United States,
Daniel Bar‐Tal
wiley   +1 more source

Líbano: implicaciones del nuevo equilibrio de fuerzas [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
La caída del gobierno de Saad Hariri a mediados de enero es un reflejo de un nuevo equilibrio de fuerzas en Líbano y de las tensiones en torno al Tribunal Especial de la ONU para Líbano. La dimisión el 12 de enero pasado de 11 ministros ha supuesto un
Choucair Vizoso, Julia
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Predicting Democracy Support in the Middle East and North Africa

open access: yesWorld Affairs, Volume 188, Issue 3, Fall 2025.
ABSTRACT Democracy support among Arab citizens has decreased noticeably in the past decade. The Arab Barometer data demonstrates more than an average of 15–30 points drop‐in democracy support depending on the country considered. The present research utilizes the seventh wave data set offered by the Arab Barometer conducted between October 2021 and July
Mehmet Onder, Malek F. Abduljaber
wiley   +1 more source

La encrucijada libanesa: ¿el Infierno de Dante o la Utopía de Tomás Moro? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Líbano forma parte del arco de inestabilidad que se extiende desde Pakistán hasta Gaza. Líbano se enfrenta a un impasse político interno y a la amenaza de acabar asfixiado por grupos salafistas dispuestos a desestabilizar el país.
Emile Irani, George
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Memorándum A: Ámbito internacional: Jurisprudencia de los tribunales penales internacionales [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Nos concentramos en estudiar la regla a través del ámbito internacional. Esto es la exposición y el análisis de la jurisprudencia de la Corte Penal Internacional (en adelante CPI), del Tribunal Penal Internacional para la ex Yugoslavia (en adelante TPIY),
De La Roche, Mariana   +6 more
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Líbano: calma tensa a la espera de acontecimientos en Siria e Israel [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
La tensión política interna ha ido aumentando en el Líbano tras forzar Hezbolá la caída del gobierno de Saad Hariri en febrero de 2011 y acusar formalmente el Tribunal Especial de Naciones Unidas para Líbano a miembros de Hezbolá del asesinato de Rafiq ...
Arteaga Martín, Félix
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