Entitlements/rights, dignity and liberal democracy. Against the backdrop of the text by Cardinal Gerhard Müller “The Popes as Guardians of Human Dignity” by Bogdan Szlachta

“…In his interesting contribution, Cardinal Gerhard Müller once again turned to this category to expound upon its significance for Catholic reflection, to draw attention to its role in the teachings of 20th century Popes, and to bring it to light in connection with the increasing disputes concerning the ability/validity of “improving human nature”. Historians of political thought are interested in these disputes, and see them - insofar as they are carried out by using categories developed mainly in Western reflection - not as new ones, but rather embedded in past polemics, referring to old approaches, notably those which are prevailing today. …”
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Some remarks and documents concerning the emigration of Polish mathematicians during the 1930s and early 1940 by Reinhard Siegmund-Schultze

“…The paper contributes to the discussion with some archival documents from two specific sources, which have so far found relatively little attention among historians of mathematics. These are the files of the Society for the Protection of Science and Learning (SPSL) at the Bodleian Library in Oxford, UK, and the files related to the Asylum Fellowship Planorganized by the Astronomer at Harvard University Harlow Shapley, now in possession of the Harvard University Archives. …”
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Memorial space of small towns in Novosibirsk region in historical dynamics (second half of XIX–XX centuries) by E. I. Krasilnikova, O. A. Gromova

“…The research is based on published and unpublished works by local historians and specialists in the protection of monuments. …”
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Machine Learning Models for Artist Classification of Cultural Heritage Sketches by Gianina Chirosca, Roxana Rădvan, Silviu Mușat, Matei Pop, Alecsandru Chirosca

“…Modern computer vision algorithms allow researchers and art historians to search for artist-characteristic contour extraction from sketches, thus providing accurate input for artwork analysis, for possible assignments and classifications, and also for the identification of the specific stylistic features. …”
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The Russian necropolis in Japan: problems and prospects for studying by E. I. Krasilnikova, S. S. Paichadze

“…The main studies of Japanese and Russian historians are revealed. The authors identified the primary studies in Russian and Japanese and concluded that is not much research on the history of the Russian necropolis in Japan until the end of the twentieth century, but the relevance of this topic in the past three decades. …”
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The Landbound Chicken and the Deliberate Chameleon yet have their Uses: Yorùbá Art History, Language, and Interpretation. by Kathy Curnow

“…The import of Abiodun’s major contributions regarding Yorùbá art’s history and the validity of his contentions are considered here in light of the varied contributions both foreign and Yorùbá art historians bring to Yorùbá scholarship, in the recognition that working with art of bygone centuries makes all scholars outsiders to a degree.   …”
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Un prince français en Suède. Les stratégies de légitimation dans l’édification de la dynastie Bernadotte (1810-1844) by Lisa Castro

“…The bicentenary of Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte’s accession to the Swedish and Norwegian thrones in 2018 was an opportunity for historians to question the notion of legitimacy of the Bernadotte dynasty. …”
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Burial customs, the afterlife and the pollution of death in ancient Greece by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“…The sources consulted include Homer's epic poems, archaeological data and vase paintings, as well as the writings of later historians, philosophers and other prominent people. …”
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A national data set of historical US sundown towns for quantitative analysis by David Rigby, Michael H. Esposito, Hedwig Lee, David C. Van Riper, Margaret T. Hicken, Stephen A. Berrey

“…Our data are based upon rich prior research by historians identifying where these racial restrictions on movement were practiced across the nation. …”
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Des œuvres en morceaux et des trous sur les murs. La difficulté d’écrire la vie des œuvres du Pérugin au XIXe siècle by Éloïse Dumas

“…This upheaval in the life of the objects had a profound effect on their biography, which historians wrote throughout the century, reuniting the dismembered altarpieces in books.…”
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Crossing the Caucasus hunting for plants: the collection itinerary of the botanists Stéphen Sommier and Émile Levier in the summer of 1890 by Daniele Viciani, Lorella Dell’Olmo, Chiara Nepi, Lorenzo Lastrucci

“…These maps will also be useful to botanists, historians, scholars and curators of natural history museums, who work with Caucasian flora and vegetation, ethno-anthropology, history of photography, and landscape.…”
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HUMANITIES IN A REGIONAL UNIVERSITY by Robert H. Kochesokov, Zukhra A. Kuchukova

“…The most fruitful can be considered scientific research in the framework of collective projects and within the paradigm of interdisciplinary approach (with participation of philosophers, historians, cultural scientists, philologists, psychologists); cooperation with the leading Universities and scientific institutes; preparation and publication of special thematic issues of the leading Russian scientific journals as well as organization and holding of thematic conferences jointly with the leading scientific institutions.…”
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The Irish Catholic clergy, Stuart sovereignty and the 1650 appeal to the Duke of Lorraine by David FINNEGAN

“…The ‘hidden transcript’ of Irish Catholic political thinking, shaped by the Irish Catholic clergy, intruded into the public sphere and revealed perceptions of faith, nation and state that historians have largely ignored because they do not fit the pre-existing historiographical model of what constituted Irish political thinking in the early modern period.…”
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L'œuvre d'art en tant que témoignage: les artistes confrontés à la guerre by Dolores Fernández Martínez

“…This article springs off as an answer to the question of whether we can consider art, as a testimonial source like the written documents that historians use to manage for their studies? But this issue, related to art, is rather complex. …”
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آرنلڈ جوزیف ٹائن بی کی تاریخ بینی کے تناظر میں امت اسلامیہ کی وحدت میں رکاو ٹوں کامطالعہ by Dr. Muzaffar Ali, Dr. Abdul Rahman Abdul Hameed Hammad

“…The methodology involves an analysis of Toynbee’s writings and their reception among Muslim historians. Key findings highlight critical factors contributing to disunity, such as political fragmentation, socio-economic disparities, and external interventions. …”
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Kobori Enshū : deux biographies, une légende by Emmanuel Marès

“…At first sight, everything seems to oppose the two main historians of the post-war Japanese gardens : Shigemori Mirei and Mori Osamu. …”
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Commémoration de l’indépendance et unité nationale en Amérique latine by Guillemette Martin

“…Extensively studied by historians, the centenary of independence has mostly been analyzed from its commemoration in the capital, a perspective which manifests so much that it reproduces the strong centralism exercised by the capital over the rest of the country. …”
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OpenStreetMap and Its Application to Monumental Studies: An Opportunity for Digital Public History? Quantitative Examples and Methodological Reflections by Camilla Zucchi

“…It is precisely Overpass that provides digital historians with the possibility of entering, extracting and analysing data according to the tags of interest and the area under investigation, in the most suitable format. …”
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Methodological Criticism of the Book of Theater History in the Safavid Period by Majid Sarsangi, Sadeq Rashidi, Farhad Amini

“…The book of the Theatre in Safavid Period by Yaghoob Azhand is a work that historically mentions the theatrical performances common in the Safavid period and the origins and backgrounds of these practices, and is therefore of particular interest to historians. In this article, first, by briefly comparing this work with some other works published in the field of history of theater in Iran, we outline its place among these exegetical works and its distinguished aspects. …”
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Expertise économique et reconfigurations disciplinaires dans la décolonisation by Thomas Irace

“…Despite frequent nods to the importance of economics in the history of development, the extent of contributions from historians of economics to that literature has remained surprisingly limited. …”
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