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Individual Contributions to the Documentation and Expansion of the Colonial Linguistic Landscape of 19th Century North and West Africa (2025)
Journal Article
Nolan, J. (2025). Individual Contributions to the Documentation and Expansion of the Colonial Linguistic Landscape of 19th Century North and West Africa. Cadernos de Linguística, 6(1), Article 791. https://doi.org/10.25189/2675-4916.2025.v6.n1.id791This paper details the spread of two pidgins in North and West Africa in the 19th century. It highlights the contributions of two individuals, the US State Department envoy, William Brown Hodgson and the French colonialist, Louis Faidherbe. Although... Read More about Individual Contributions to the Documentation and Expansion of the Colonial Linguistic Landscape of 19th Century North and West Africa.
Bhanupali-Bilaspur-Beri Railway project, Himachal Pradesh: Assault on the Mountains (2025)
Journal Article
Thakur, G. (in press). Bhanupali-Bilaspur-Beri Railway project, Himachal Pradesh: Assault on the Mountains. Law, environment and development journal, 21(2), 635-651. https://doi.org/10.25501/SOAS.00596804The Bhanupali-Bilaspur-Beri Railway Project is a major infrastructure project being undertaken in the mountainous state of Himachal Pradesh that is characterised by its limited railway connectivity. Keeping aside its nature as a public transit projec... Read More about Bhanupali-Bilaspur-Beri Railway project, Himachal Pradesh: Assault on the Mountains.
The International Activities of Chinese Banks (2025)
Thesis
Surina. The International Activities of Chinese Banks. (Thesis). SOAS University of LondonBased on macro and micro perspectives, this study is a pioneering effort to study the impact of banking international activities in the Chinese banking sector. It empirically investigated this issue by focusing on the following three themes.
First,... Read More about The International Activities of Chinese Banks.
Fundamental Social Rights (2012)
Book Chapter
Katrougalos, G., & O’Connell, P. (2012). Fundamental Social Rights. In M. Tushnet, T. Fleiner, & C. Saunders (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Constitutional Law (375-385). RoutledgeThis chapter provides an general overview of, and introduction to, the scholarship, debates and controversies on fundamental social rights. It sketches the origin of the concept of social rights, showing how the distinct formation of European Social... Read More about Fundamental Social Rights.
Review of: State Formation through Emulation: The East Asian Model (2025)
Journal Article
Strauss, J. C. (online). Review of: State Formation through Emulation: The East Asian Model. The Journal of Asian studies, Article 11765608. https://doi.org/10.1215/00219118-11765608