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Churches at War: The Impact of the First World War on the Christian Institutions of Jerusalem, 1914-1920 (2009)
Journal Article
Mazza, R. (2009). Churches at War: The Impact of the First World War on the Christian Institutions of Jerusalem, 1914-1920. Middle Eastern Studies, 45(2), 207-227. https://doi.org/10.1080/00263200802383248

The purpose of this article is to discuss the role and status of the Christian Institutions of Jerusalem from the beginning of the twentieth century until 1920 when British Military Administration of Palestine came to an end, with a particular focus... Read More about Churches at War: The Impact of the First World War on the Christian Institutions of Jerusalem, 1914-1920.

Development vs. Reform: Attempts at Modernisation During the Twilight of British Influence in Iraq, 1946-58 (2009)
Journal Article
Franzén, J. (2009). Development vs. Reform: Attempts at Modernisation During the Twilight of British Influence in Iraq, 1946-58. The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, 37(1), 77-98. https://doi.org/10.1080/03086530902757712

This study analyses British and local Iraqi elites' efforts to avoid social revolution through promotion of economic development during the last years of the Iraqi monarchy. Discussing the complex set-up of domestic Iraqi elites and their ambiguous r... Read More about Development vs. Reform: Attempts at Modernisation During the Twilight of British Influence in Iraq, 1946-58.

Sex, Masturbation and Foetal Death: Filipino Physicians and Medical Mythology in the Late Nineteenth Century (2009)
Journal Article
Reyes, R. A. G. (2009). Sex, Masturbation and Foetal Death: Filipino Physicians and Medical Mythology in the Late Nineteenth Century. Social History of Medicine, 22(1), 45-60. https://doi.org/10.1093/shm/hkn095

As a case study of the Filipino elite's engagement with western medicine, this article looks at the writings of two brothers who studied in Paris in the 1880s, Trinidad H. Pardo de Tavera (1857–1925) and Félix Pardo de Tavera (1859–1932). It focuses... Read More about Sex, Masturbation and Foetal Death: Filipino Physicians and Medical Mythology in the Late Nineteenth Century.

History of Burma Since 1945 (2009)
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Charney, M. W. History of Burma Since 1945

This overview of postwar Burmese history was written and submitted for a handbook on contemporary Burma. The volume never materialized