Ahmed III (r. 1703–1730). As Burke (2012: 144) noted, the use of the term ‘Grand Signior/Signor’ in reference to the Ottoman sultan owes its origin to ‘the idea of the sultan as the lord or owner of all the land in the empire, as the French traveller François Bernier explai...
While preparing to teach an intro course on climate, I'm reminded of why we use the term climate change and not global warming. Yes, the Earth is warming from a thickening layer of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere caused by us. But climate changes range from sea level rise to ...
unleashed. His nominees for cabinet posts are nearly all aggressively Zionist and pro-Israel while also combative regarding both Russia and China. Trump himself has muddied the waters in the past several weeks by calling for resuming control of the Panama Canal to counter claimed gouging on tolls...
In comparison with the historical period, during which only very short heatwaves of five days are witnessed, in the mid-term future, longer heatwaves that are both less or more intense than the most intense heatwave of the historical period are found. By the end of the century, heatwaves ...
eloquently pointed out afterwards: even after that fourth set disaster, his convictions still outweighed his doubts. His note-perfect on-court speech, delivered through a sheen of tears, made it clear that for the new number one, as for the man he’d defeated, Wimbledon still means nearly ...
The means of acquiring slaves has also varied, internal or external trade being among the most common (Patterson even argues that slavery may have been involved with the origins of trade) and dowry and bride payments. A final main variation concerns manumission practices, the freeing of slaves....
Molefi Asante, perhaps the most vocal proponent of the term who has since disavowed the concept, rejected the use of Afrocentrism as a response to Eurocentrism. Rather, he used the term Afrocentricity to denote a proactive cultural movement among Africans that shapes the adherent’s paradigm on...
we integrate the thermal wind relation from the ocean bottom, assuming no flow there, and compare the resulting zonal velocity differences with those obtained in the model. The two fields, from the period 16–20 years, are nearly identical (Fig.8). Thus the reduction in the meridional density...
intellectual level of local people and ethnic minority groups so that people can be self-aware and aware that forest protection is a common responsibility. To realize the goal of sustainable development, the Central Highlands needs to have a strategic vision, build a comprehensive and long-term ...
Kirk Cousins to prove he deserves long-term deal Karl Joseph expects to be ready for NFL training camp Kubiak: Von Miller deserves to have fun this offseason Kevin Colbert: Steelers feel good about Sammie Coates Karlos Dansby released by Cleveland Browns Kenny Clark, Jordan Payton help ...