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Iustinianus Primus Law Review, 2016 The system of Balance of powers during the XIX century left behind numerous unresolved issues which were increasing their intensity for decades under the influence of the changes caused by the imperialism. Therefore, it is indisputable that the struggle
Ivanka Vasilevska
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Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Volume 36, Issue 6, June 2026.ABSTRACT Understanding how many species exist on Earth is a fundamental yet challenging question in biology, with significant implications for biodiversity conservation. The Linnean shortfall, or the gap in taxonomic knowledge, remains a major obstacle, particularly in highly diverse groups like insects. This study focuses on the family Leptophlebiidae
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Bruno Taut and the First World War [PDF]
Athens Journal of History, 2015 It is commonly held that the experience of the First World War altered the course of avant-garde art and architecture in the Weimar period. Yet there were different experiences of the war; and the avant-garde was not a monolithic group either before 1914
Deborah Ascher Barnstone
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History, Volume 111, Issue 396, Page 386-403, June 2026.Abstract In the summer of 1919, W. T. Goode, the Manchester Guardian’s special correspondent in Russia and the Baltic, was arrested in the Estonian capital Tallinn and briefly detained aboard a British warship. Goode's detention caused a furore, leading to accusations of kidnap, heated commentary in the press and questions in parliament.
Colin Storer
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Contemporary Accounting Research, Volume 43, Issue 2, Page 1064-1090, Summer 2026.ABSTRACT This article explores how accounting ideas travel to unfamiliar environments and instigate new modes of calculation therein. The empirical focus is on the food balance sheet, a key calculative technology in the realm of food security. Drawing on Said's four‐stage schema for analyzing the movement of theories and ideas, this investigation ...
Stephen P. Walker, Massimo Sargiacomo
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When First Nations Don't Count: H.V. Evatt and the Erasure of Palestinian Rights
Australian Journal of Politics &History, Volume 72, Issue 2, Page 269-290, June 2026.As Minister for External Affairs in the Chifley Government, Herbert Vere Evatt played a pivotal role at the United Nations in securing the partition of Palestine and recognition of the State of Israel. These endeavours were represented by Evatt and in subsequent commentary as exemplifying Evatt's commitment to justice.
Jeff Rickertt
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The European Journal of Humour Research, 2018 Despite the stark contrast between laughter and war, it is not hard to understand why the two go together so well. Not only does humour form an ideal weapon to attack the enemy without running the immediate risk of losing lives, it can also function as a
Ivo Nieuwenhuis
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The Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, Volume 31, Issue 2, June 2026.ABSTRACT This article examines the historical displacement of Indigenous peoples in Venezuela, focusing on the links between indigenist policies and the exploitation of natural resources, particularly oil, throughout the 20th century. Using a combined historical and ethnographic approach, it demonstrates how the formation of the Venezuelan nation‐state
Gabriel Tardelli
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Churchill and Germany: A ‘Special’ Relationship
History, Volume 111, Issue 395, Page 237-254, March 2026.Abstract No other country defined the trajectory of Churchill's political career more than Germany, a country of which he had little direct knowledge but which he either sought to emulate, accommodate or oppose throughout his time in politics. This article traces Churchill's relationship with Germany from his entry into politics at the beginning of the
T. G. Otte
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La protection de Notre-Dame de Paris pendant la Première et la Seconde Guerre mondiale
In SituDrawing on previously untapped archives, this article explains how and by whom Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris was protected during the First and Second World Wars. Tracing the chronology of passive defense in France, it details the protective measures put
Romane de Chastellux
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