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‘Ethiopia’ and the World, 330–1500 CE (www.cambridge.org)

Public opinion on controversial topics such as abortion, euthanasia and homosexuality is changing mainly due to generational change, that is, the extinction of older generations (www.cambridge.org)

Rural areas in the US tend to be conservative electoral strongholds. However, it wasn't always the case. The shift happened in when technological changes brought agribusiness who favored Republicans. (www.cambridge.org)

cross-posted from: lemmit.online/post/2668759...

Abuse of workers at China-backed infrastructure project in Africa a "defining feature of labour relations", researchers warn (www.cambridge.org)

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Abuse of workers at China-backed infrastructure project in Africa a "defining feature of labour relations", researchers warn (www.cambridge.org)

Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/10465099...

Abuse of workers at China-backed infrastructure project in Africa a "defining feature of labour relations", researchers warn (www.cambridge.org)

Investigating Sino-African labour relations at the Karuma hydroelectric dam in Uganda and published recently by Cambridge University Press, researchers Robert Wyrod and Kimberlee Chang urge African countries to introduce stronger worker protections to avoid situations as at Karuma “where [labour] abuse seems systemic”....

Free book until April 4: The Anarchist Turn in Twenty-First Century Leftwing Activism (www.cambridge.org)

Leftwing activism of recent decades exhibits an anarchist turn evident in quantitative indicators like mentions of anarchists in news reports and by activists adopting anarchist modes of organization, tactics, and social goals-whether or not they claim that label. The authors of this Element argue that the very crises that...

Residue analysis suggests ritual use of tobacco at the ancient Mesoamerican city of Cotzumalhuapa, Guatemala | Antiquity | Cambridge Core (www.cambridge.org)

Exorcism-resistant Ghost Possession Treated with Clopenthixol | The British Journal of Psychiatry (www.cambridge.org)

Medical journals count, right?

A Vasconic inscription on a bronze hand: writing and rituality in the Iron Age Irulegi settlement in the Ebro Valley | Antiquity | Cambridge Core (www.cambridge.org)

Prestige or Perish: Publishing Decisions in Academic Archaeology | American Antiquity | Cambridge Core (www.cambridge.org)

Geography is not destiny: A quantitative test of Diamond's axis of orientation hypothesis | Evolutionary Human Sciences | Cambridge Core (www.cambridge.org)

When Chinese citizens are surveyed anonymously, support for their government and the CCP plummets, study suggests (www.cambridge.org)

Most public opinion research in China uses direct questions to measure support for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and government policies. These direct question surveys routinely find that over 90 per cent of Chinese citizens support the government. From this, scholars conclude that the CCP enjoys genuine legitimacy....

There are no instances of fatal ecoterrorism – The only fatal terrorist attacks associated with the environmental movement are the Unabomber's activities which were anti-technological (www.cambridge.org)

The Silurian hypothesis: would it be possible to detect an industrial civilization in the geological record? | International Journal of Astrobiology | Cambridge Core (www.cambridge.org)

How to Get Coal Country to Vote for Climate Policy: The Effect of a “Just Transition Agreement” on Spanish Election Results (www.cambridge.org)

A difference-in-differences study shows that PSOE’s vote share in coalmining municipalities increased at the 2019 election relative to similar municipalities, implying that the JTA was electorally successful. Further statistical tests and elite interviews suggest that this electoral boost was driven by unions’ support of the...

The origins of saddles and riding technology in East Asia: discoveries from the Mongolian Altai (www.cambridge.org)

Abstract:“Innovations in horse equipment during the early Middle Ages provided advantages to societies from the steppes, reshaping the social landscape of Eurasia. Comparatively little is known about the precise origin of these crucial advances, although the available evidence points to early adoption in East Asia. The authors...