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A Complicated Relationship: The Transhumant Pastoralists of Macedonia and the Greek State, 1913–1936
Beginning in 1915, Greek authorities implemented measures against the nomadic shepherds of southern Macedonia.
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Plague, Paleogenetics, and the Boundaries of the Discipline of History
This article examines the implications of the discussions surrounding the Justinianic Plague for the discipline of history.
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Science in the Time of the Plague: Jakob Gråberg and the Moroccan Plague Epidemic of 1818–20
This article explores Swedish consular secretary Jakob Gråberg’s writings on the plague in Morocco in 1819.
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Water, Firewood, and Disease in Nineteenth-Century Istanbul
This article looks at extreme droughts in Istanbul to understand the nineteenth-century changes in the Ottoman State.
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The Typhoid Epidemic in Philippopolis, 1878
A brief narration about typhoid disease in the postwar Balkan city Philippopolis.
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Memories from the Disaster in 2004 of the Ship Vicuña
The ship accident of Vicuña is considered one of the biggest disasters that occurred on the Brazilian coast of Paraná, Brazil.
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Threats to the Hadzabe and Why We Should Care
A look at the sociopolitical and environmental threats facing the Hadzabe hunter-gatherers in the Eyasi Basin, Tanzania.
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Climate Change and Pastoral Nomads: Feedback Loops in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
This article focuses on the complicated interactions between climate change and the lives of people in and near Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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Stevia as a Genetic Resource: Intellectual Property and Guaraní Strategies for Access-and-Benefit Sharing in Paraguay and Brazil
The Guaraní accused global corporations such as Coca Cola and Cargill of using their traditional knowledge associated with the stevia plant and filed for an access-and-benefit sharing agreement.
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“Is This a Society of Humans or of Dogs?”: The Issue of Roaming Dogs in Nineteenth-Century Athens
In Athens, 1886, an unprecedented debate took place concerning the poisoning of roaming dogs.