Independent or Bureaucratic? The Early Career Choice of an Architect at the Turn of the Twentieth Century in Germany, France and England by Andri Gerber

“…The need for architects in administrations was primarily a consequence of the rising independence of cities and the necessity to react to urbanization and property speculation, and later for the mass housing programs in the aftermath of the First World War. In this paper the professional reality of architects in three countries, Germany, France, and England will be addressed and the relationship of the profession to the administrations will be analyzed. …”
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La Révolution dans la Liberté : des transformations économiques et sociales à l’époque de la Guerre froide by Élodie Giraudier

“…This article explores the content and the implementation of the Revolution in liberty during the Cold war. In 1964, the Christian-Democrat candidate, Eduardo Frei, won the presidential elections with more than 56 % of the votes. …”
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Social representation of military profession and military actions / Reprezentarea socială a profesiei de militar și a acțiunilor militare by MELENTIEVA Aliona

“…At present time, the topic of war has a primary actuality worldwide taking into consideration military actions that take place in Ukraine. …”
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Physicists in Cracow – on the 70th anniversary of the First International Cosmic Rays Conference by Maria Pawłowska

“… The article discusses an extraordinary event, i.e. the First International Cosmic Rays Conference, which took place in Cracow in 1947, shortly after the end of the Second World War. The conference was organized by a group of theoretical physicists from the Jagiellonian University and the Academy of Mining under the leadership of Professor Jan Weyssenhoff. …”
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Admirable Alterity on the Frontier: French Women’s Agency in the Hollywood Western (1931-1980) by Lara Cox

“…Issuing from a general climate of American post-war Francophilia, Frenchwomen in the “Frenchness Western” are intelligent and daring, even outdoing American male heroes. …”
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The Relationship Between Inflation and Trade Openness: Evidence from Ghana by Evans Yeboah, Alexander Amo Baffour

“…Recent disruptions caused by events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war have significantly affected the global economy, resulting in a notable increase in inflation rates, particularly in developing countries. …”
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Religious Symbolism and Political Resistance: Navalny’s Martyr Narrative in the Russian Opposition by Nadezhda Beliakova, Zhanna Timofeeva

“…The authors posit that the construction of a martyr narrative is deeply political, being a part of contemporary ideological war. This article argues that Alexey Navalny’s death and its subsequent sacralization by opposition figures represent a significant moment in contemporary Russian politics. …”
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FOOD, MODERNITY AND IDENTITY: ROOTED COSMOPOLITANISM IN ADICHIE’S AMERICANAH by Syarif Hidayat

“…This paper discusses the tug-of-war between cosmopolitanism and localism within the persona of Ifemelu, the main character in Americanah, specifically in what food she eats and how the food is eaten and its influence on her identity. …”
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The Same Old New South: Pride or Prejudice? by John Ford

“…It examines how each is celebrated in Atlanta, Georgia, focusing on the way in which the Old South was remembered from the end of the Civil War until the Civil Rights movement a century later – the «Old New South» – and how it has been re-remembered in the period since the Civil Rights movement – the «new New South». …”
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Literatura exilului by Nicoleta Sălcudeanu

“…Then it focuses on the specificities of the Romanian exile after the World War II: the long duration of it, the loss of hope for returning to the natal country, the multiple reasons for (self)-exile, grouping around polarity centers such as radios, magazines, literary circles, etc., the small number of dissidents and the fact that the Romanian exile did not promoted Romanian literature for the foreign countries, but limited itself to address exclusively to Romanians for a political purpose. …”
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Aux origines de l’immigration marocaine en Midi-Pyrénées by Arthur Baylac

“…After World War II, immigrants to nowadays’ Midi-Pyrénées region mainly came from European countries, mostly Italy and Spain. …”
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La Corroirie de la Chartreuse du Liget à Chemillé-sur-Indrois (Indre-et-Loire). Étude historique et architecturale by Bruno Dufaÿ

“…Caught up in the turmoil of the Hundred Years War and the Wars of Religion, Corroirie was gradually strengthened to become, at the end of the sixteenth century, a real fortified house with moat, gatehouse, towers and arrow slits adapted for artillery. …”
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The Change in the Power Elements of the USA between 2001 and 2020 and Its Impact on the Structure of the International System by Demet Güntay Uçar, Burak Samih Gülboy

“…In this context, the study aims to analyze the conceptualization of power fatigue through the periods of Bush, Obama, and Trump, considering the dominant role of the United States of America (USA) in the international system shaped after the Cold War.…”
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O romance português : 1974-2024 by Miguel Real

“…Ending a 13-year colonial war and allowing the colonies to become independent; 5. …”
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Fatigue failure of welded connections at orthotropic bridges by Z.H. Qian, D. Abruzzese

“…Orthotropic decks were applied to the long span bridges after World War II due to several advantages, such as light weight, high strength, few deck joints, durability, rapid construction, life-cycle economy. …”
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Unge lovbrytere by Kjersti Ericsson

“…Should they be taken care of by child welfare, or should they go to court and be punished for their acts? In post-war Norway, there have been several ideological shifts on this topic. ln the forties and early fifties, the climate was optimistic. …”
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Poupées japonaises. Présenter le Japon aux enfants français au début des années 1960 by Emmanuel Lozerand

“…In January 1961 two books were published to introduce Japan to francophone children: J’irai à Nagasaki [I will go to Nagasaki], a novel by Paul-Jacques Bonzon, author of the series "The six companions", in the "Green Library" by Hachette; and Noriko la petite Japonaise [Noriko the Little Japanese Girl], a picture-book with text and photographs by Dominique Darbois, in the collection "The Children of the World" by Fernand Nathan.These two works appear at the crossroads of two phenomena characteristic of the post-war period: the renewal of Western perception of Japan, and new developments in youth literature.Both are centered on the figure of a little Japanese girl. …”
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Le Rif : les méandres d’une réconciliation by Badiha Nahhass, Ahmed Bendella

“…The establishment of the Equity and Reconciliation Commission (IER) in Morocco in 2004 has brought to the public arena, especially at the national level, narratives of events that have long marked the country’s political scene and whose memory is still strong and mobilized by the actors (the war of resistance, the events of 1958-59, the 1984 riots...). …”
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Fatigue failure of welded connections at orthotropic bridges by D. Abruzzese, Z.H. Qian

“…Orthotropic decks were applied to the long span bridges after World War II due to several advantages, such as light weight, high strength, few deck joints, durability, rapid construction, life-cycle economy. …”
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Motorway architecture by Verdiana Peron

“…It was an emblem of a new post-war national identity as well as a symbol of architectural and engineering experimentation. …”
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