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Lisbon castle would be easily capable of containing and displaying a multitude of heraldic insignia to visitors as a reflection of its past history as a place of ancient and varied human occupation. However, it is not so. The samples of... more
El constante incremento del uso del automóvil en la Ciudad de México a principios del siglo XX estuvo estrechamente ligado a la industria petrolera. Para que el automóvil se estableciera como uno de los principales medios de transporte,... more
In the first half of the nineteenth century, Belgium was repeatedly praised as a country of collectors and amateurs, and private art and antique collectors were important and highly visible actors in urban cultural life. At a time when... more
The Phoenicians were always seen as a trading and peaceful people, away from wars. In the case of Ibiza, especially in the 6th century BC, the situation was probably much more unstable. With the analysis of two kinds of data, it is... more
The Ten-Penny Satan: The pulps and the Friss Újság's Colour Novel Library series It is estimated that by the beginning of the 1940s, 200,000 copies of one-pound novels, 150,000 copies of fifty-penny novels, 1,200,000 copies of... more
Porto na cidade questões expandidas: esta obra foi selecionada para integrar a "Coleção Pesquisa Ufes", a partir de Chamada Pública feita pela Pró-Reitoria de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação (PRPPG) da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo... more
In: Lila Caimari & Diego Galeano (eds.). Policía y sociedad en la Argentina: siglos XIX y XX. Rosario: Prohistoria, 2023.
Programa en Comunicación, Arquitectura, Ciudad y Territorio (ACTCom), del Laboratorio Transdisciplinario de Etnografía Experimental (Labtee), Facultad de Información y Comunicación (FIC), Universidad de la República (Udelar).
Beinahe einhundert Jahre nach Erscheinen der letzten Geschichte der Juden in Frankfurt a. M. des Frankfurter Historikers Isidor Kracauer wagt Wolfgang Treue in Judengasse und christliche Stadt erneut das Vorhaben, die Geschichte der... more
The chapter focuses on a relatively well-researched topic – the ‘public benefit’ funds founded by the Ottoman reformer Midhat Pasha in the 1860s in order to offer cheap credit to the agricultural producers. The institution has often been... more
Between searing oral histories and complex political ones, there has been a plethora of important scholarship on the Partition over the last few decades. Rotem Geva’s book, Delhi Reborn, is distinctive for the way it focuses entirely on... more
The evolution of the historical waterways of Venice, Italy, is considered from a transdisciplinary and holistic perspective to analyze and redeem the legacy of forgotten waterscapes and related heritage. Such a cultural and natural legacy... more
The 17th century is an almost unknown era of Transylvanian Saxon history. This statement applies all the more to church history. There are many new scholarly contributions on the subject of the Reformation and Johannes Honterus, but the... more
Home ownership in urbanized Taiwan exceeds 80 percent of all families, compared with about 60 percent in most western countries and Japan. This extraordinarily high rate can mainly be explained by the fact that 20 to 30 percent of adults... more
Se estudia una serie de anomalías en el abasto de carnes de Santafé de Bogotá entre 1798 y 1817, causadas por la reticencia de los hacendados a acatar la orden del virrey Mendinueta de expender sus productos en una nueva carnicería o... more
This article considers two photographs that are thought to depict Chinese musical and celebratory involvement in Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee celebration in Greymouth, New Zealand, in 1897. The discussion contextualises the event... more
El objetivo general de este artículo es analizar el impacto de los procesos de modernización productiva en las identidades ocupacionales de las operadoras de la empresa Teléfonos de México, SA de CV (Telmex); así como abordar las... more
Development of the wages of the employees in country estate Dolná Krupá during the second half of the 19th century In 1848 the March Laws were were passed, which led to the aboliton of serfdom. The task of the former landlords was to... more
“Varios apunta[mien]tos eclesiásticos, politic[os] e históricos de la ciudad de Murzia en el año de 1594 se escribieron. El autor de este libro fue D. Ginés de Rocamora y Torrano, natural de Murcia, regidor perpetuo y procurador de Cortes... more
Este capítulo trata acerca de la producción cartográfica de la ciudad de Monterrey entre los siglos XVIII y XIX. Para ello, se retoman tres planos elaborados en la última década del siglo XVIII -dos de los cuales se han conservado hasta... more
Full title: C. Tóth Norbert – Németh Péter: Várjobágyokból nemesek. A Megyeriek és Rádiak küzdelme a nemesi létért (Függelékül a Megyery család oklevelei és egykori levéltáruk jegyzéke). (Subsidia ad historiam medii aevi Hungariae... more
History students and enthusiasts know it quite well that monuments are not mere structures of stone and rubble, but great storytellers. They all offer a unique narrative and a glimpse into the life of their patrons and audiences. The... more
La problematica urbana de la ciudad de Aguascalientes, por su complejidad, composicion y efectos colaterales, alcanza notoriedad en el debate academico y sociopolitico actual, de forma particular en materia de la intervencion... more