Questioning Agency Through Intergenerational Dialogue: The Adult Ghosts and the Forgetting Children in Rudyard Kipling’s Puck of Pook’s Hill by Hera Kim

“…In the story, although Kipling’s narrative return to the construction of the old England and evocation of its war heroes seem designed for the Empire’s imperialism, the conversations between the adult heroes and Dan and Una raise the unsettling issue of the past heroes’ being wounded ghosts brought about by the British Empire’s imperialism. …”
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Income Inequality: A Journey of 200 Years of Economic Thought by Nurkholisoh Ibnu Aman

“…In "Visions of Inequality: From the French Revolution to the End of the Cold War," veteran economist Branko Milanovic takes readers on a journey through the 200-year evolution of economic thought on income inequality. …”
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Pérou : le rêve de l’Etat-nation des intellectuels de la génération de 1900 by Patricia Salinas Desmond

“…Children of the defeat of the Pacific War and of the following identity crisis, this generation of young intellectuals, involved with the oligarchic power by an ambivalent relationship of belonging and contestation, pined for rebuild and regenerate their country. …”
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La propagande cachée sur les ondes de la BBC pendant la Seconde Guerre Mondiale : vers une héroïsation nationale by Cécile Vallée

“…These secret, regular and precise guidelines were to result in the projection of an ultra-positive image of Great Britain and of the British at war. The systematic hero-making propaganda was to become gradually better organised, more subtle, and therefore more efficient as the years went by thanks to the expertise of BBC staff. …”
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Structural and Dynamic Changes in International Trade in Agricultural Products in Ukraine by Yuriy Hubeni, Volodymyr Krupa, Nataliia Zelisko

“…The article also examines the structure of Ukraine's trading partners, which have been revised since the beginning of the war. The peculiarities of cooperation between Ukraine and the EU in international trade in agricultural products are analysed. …”
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L’université internationale d’été de Santander : la fin d’un projet républicain et le début de l’épuration des personnels universitaires par les insurgés by Élodie Quillier

“…The university courses in the summer of 1936 are then disturbed by the division between the teachers and students that participated on both sides of the civil war. At the same time, since 1936, the revolted side starts a purge of the university community. …”
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EU, Eastern Europe and Values Imperialism by S. White

“…This paper proposes an idea of'values imperialism'as a helpful way of conceptualising the relationship between the EU and the states that came within its sphere of influence after the end of the Cold War, particularly its 'neighbours' in Eastern Europe. …”
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Invisible lives: Occupied cities as a blind spot in geopolitical research by Yana Suchikova

“…These efforts are vital for post-war recovery, reintegration, and developing socially inclusive and sustainable strategies that address the human realities of occupation.…”
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Seasonality of livebirths and climatic factors in Italian regions (1863-1933) by Gabriele Ruiu, Marco Breschi

“…To achieve this end, we empirically investigate the role of temperature as well as that of marriage seasonality in Italian regions for the period stretching from the Italian unification to the eve of World War II. We find that extreme temperatures (both cold and hot) negatively affect the number of births. …”
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Dynamisms of Spirituality Formation in the Biography of Natalia Tułasiewicz by Iwona Jazukiewicz

“…During the tragic times of war, she managed to find happiness and bring hope to others too in a concentration camp – a place where hope had seemingly vanished.…”
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Une éducation sentimentale ou le roman d’amour de Salammbô by Geneviève Mondon

“…By intentionally putting aside the main issues of the novel, the historic war of Carthage, the mythic battle between Tanit and Moloch, great History and mythology, battles and massacres, the focus is on the sentimental adventure, which, as the author well knows, is a must in a historic novel.  …”
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Syrian Asylum Seekers as Political Factors and Their Effects on Local Politics by Levent Börklüoğlu, Ali Utku Şahin

“…The influx to Turkey amidst the 2011 Syrian civil war has significantly affected the Syrian and Turkish communities socially and economically. …”
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Investigation of the functions of the name of Rustam in Shahnameh, based on semiotic systems by Tahereh Khajehgiri, Reza Shajari, Siroos Shamisa, S.Mohammad Rastgofar

“…The root of the name of Rustam, his relationship with other characters in Shahnameh, the color of his flag and his marquee, his warfare, his horse, his war instruments, and etc. are among the most important cases that are placed in the structure of Rostam signs. the purpose of this research is to explain that What is related to the character of Rustam in Shahnameh, is in the form of a structure of signs, Which is through the study of the relationships between the Syntagmatic and Paradigmatic of this text, it is possible to understand the coincidence of functions of Rustam with everything that is related to him.…”
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Seasonality of livebirths and climatic factors in Italian regions (1863-1933) by Gabriele Ruiu, Marco Breschi

“…To achieve this end, we empirically investigate the role of temperature as well as that of marriage seasonality in Italian regions for the period stretching from the Italian unification to the eve of World War II. We find that extreme temperatures (both cold and hot) negatively affect the number of births. …”
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Decoding systemic risks across commodities and emerging market stock markets by Fahmi Ghallabi, Ahmed Ghorbel, Sitara Karim

“…Using the Asymmetric Dynamic Conditional Correlation–Conditional Value-at-Risk (ADCC-CoVaR) model and a bootstrapped Kolmogorov–Smirnov (KS) test, we analyze the period from December 30, 2005, to February 28, 2024, examining correlations, downside and upside risk spillovers, and highlighting the effects of major events such as the global financial crisis of 2008, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Russia-Ukraine war. The results show heightened correlations during crises and significant risk spillovers across market pairs, with downside risks often outweighing upside risks. …”
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La piratería como conflicto. Discursos sobre la propiedad intelectual en México by José Carlos G. Aguiar

“…El argumento central del autor es que la criminalización de la piratería no resulta de un proceso de interés nacional que tenga como objetivo promover e intensificar la propiedad intelectual o el estado de derecho, sino que surge de una perspectiva punitiva emanada de las redes de intereses internacionales y actores transnacionales propios del neoliberalismo global.AbstractThis article examines the evolution of intellectual property rights (IPR) protection in relation to anti-piracy actions undertaken by the Mexican government. The ‘war against piracy’ is based on the world trade legal structure. …”
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Libya in transition: governance challenges and civil society’s prospects in political and economic reforms by Noureddine Selmi

“…Following the 2011 revolution, Libya has remained a battleground of conflict and war. This study investigates the factors influencing Libya’s transition, with a particular focus on the role of civil society in governance and political and economic reforms. …”
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A bolu: costruzioni patrimoniali in Sardegna by Ignazio Macchiarella

“…As elsewhere, the oral musical tradition in Sardinia went through a period of relative crisis after the Second World War, with the spread of new media. The 1980s saw a general reversal of this trend, following a rediscovery of the area in terms of its identity. …”
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La gestion de la santé animale en butte avec la montagne corse : répondre aux enjeux sanitaires et territoriaux du secteur porcin sur parcours by Marie Gisclard, Bastien Trabucco, François Charrier

“…After recalling the close link between the socio-economic transformations that took place inthe Corsican mountains after the Second World War and current pastoral livestock farming practices, it shows that the failure of two public health management policies is linked to the disconnect between the issues at stake in public policy on the one hand and in pastoral livestock farming on the other. …”
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The Ottoman Economy (1870-1913): Preliminary Second-Generation Estimates by Mehmet Bulut, Bora Altay

“…The method and findings of this study make contributions to the recent discussions on the economic performance of the Ottoman Empire, particularly for the period preceding the First World War. This study also suggests new research areas to further improve future studies on GDP and per capita GDP levels of the Ottoman Empire.…”
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