Historical studies
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The economic and institutional determinants of trade expansion in Bronze Age Greater Mesopotamia
Highlights • We analyze the long run/large-scale changes in the trading patterns of Bronze Age Mesopotamia and their determinants. •…
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The Origins of Colonial Investments in Former British and French Africa
Abstract Colonial investments impacted long-run political and economic development, but there is little systematic evidence of their origins and spatial…
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Polybius The Roman Historian
No discussion of the principles of Roman government was attempted until after Rome had become the greatest state in the…
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Roman Theory of Law
The Roman idea of law developed gradually. The first Roman laws were a mixture of religious regulations, customary rules, and…
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Nature of Roman Political Thought
In general, the Romans derived their philosophical ideas from the Greeks, the doctrines of the Stoics being especially popular. Deliberate…
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Roman Political Institutions
Rome contributed little to the literature of political thought. Roman political institutions and legal system, however, exerted a tremendous influence…
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Aristotle and the Decline of Greece
The Greek ancient & philosopher and scientist, one of the greatest intellectual figures of Western history. Aristotle made significant and…
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Explaining the Maintenance Process of International Rivalries
By Chaekwang You – The Korean Journal of International Studies 14-1 (April 2016), 131-59. Abstract The paper begins with a…
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How Apartheid Endures: The Betrayal of South Africa
In July, two of South Africa’s largest cities—Johannesburg and Durban—descended into civil unrest and mass looting. In the deadliest week…
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The Stories China Tells: The New Historical Memory Reshaping Chinese Nationalism
On September 3, 2015, a procession of Chinese missile launchers and more than 12,000 soldiers paraded through Tiananmen Square, in…
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The Brotherhood’s networks in Britain: Encompassing and infiltrating society
The Muslim Brotherhood in Britain adopts a relatively old approach that was unveiled in the document written by prominent Brotherhood…
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Camp David Accords: 43 Years Later
The 43rd anniversary of the Camp David Accords signed between Egypt and Israel in 1978 went unnoticed without anyone briefly touching…
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