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This article argues that historians can increase the relevance of history, defending its value for students and the public at large by exercising their research and writing skills to address the interests of wider audiences beyond that of scholars. They are admonished to write on broad historical themes, suggest 'lessons of history,' and provide context for current issues and problems evident in society. Five reminders of how historians do that demonstrate the recommendations in action. Suggestions for scholarly and trade publishers are included. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article "The second foundation of the Fondo de Cultura Económica" highlights the history and evolution of this publishing institution. Founded by Daniel Cosío Villegas in 1934, the Fondo had a second foundation after the arrival of Spanish refugees during the Civil War. Under the direction of Cosío Villegas, the thematic scope of publications was expanded, disciplinary collections were created, and the translation of academic works was encouraged. The Fondo became the most important publishing house in the Hispanic-American world, contributing to the cultural and academic development of Mexico and the region. [Extracted from the article]

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The purpose of this paper is to analyze the trip made by José Vasconcelos, Alfonso Taracena and Gabriel Botas to the United States of America in 1937. It is studied, from different perspectives, the details of such trip. On the one hand, we will approach the travel story genre itself, studied through the narration that Taracena presents us and the places he visits; on the other hand, the analysis profile will also discuss the importance that both Vasconcelos and the Botas publishing house had in the Mexican cultural and intellectual life of the first half of the twentieth century. Finally, we will review the significance of the publicity strategy proposed by Taracena (and never authorized by Vasconcelos) in the diffusion processes of the Botas publishing house. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Despite her prolific publication history, Anne Dutton (1692–1765) has received little in-depth scholarly attention. Working with a select coterie of dissenting printers and booksellers in London from her home in Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire, Dutton published in nearly every genre popular with eighteenth-century women writers: diary, autobiography, hymns, poems, letters, formal religious discourse and polemical treatises. Her writings reveal a powerful voice that allowed Dutton to enter areas of pastoral ministry unknown to any other eighteenth-century Baptist woman. Her vivid and accessible prose made her one of the most popular religious writers during the Evangelical Revival of the late 1730s and early 1740s. Dutton exhibited a mature brand of authorial power as a woman writer across three decades and more than sixty volumes of printed letters and religious treatises on topics that few women of her day dared to approach, cleverly redefining the limits of public and private spheres for women writers in her two defences of the right of women to publish. Dutton's writings laid the groundwork upon which dissenting women like Maria de Fleury and Mary Hays would build in the latter decades of the eighteenth century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background/Aim: Predatory medical publishers have developed – and still continue to develop – ‘tricks’ that are intended to fool potential authors with the objective to attract manuscripts. They do so because authors have to pay them article processing charges and these are commonly their exclusive business model. Authors become ever more reluctant to publish in predatory journals because such journals are not considered as scientifically reliable and the articles in such journals are commonly not or hardly read (and even more rarely cited). Particularly young scientists can nevertheless be relatively easily seduced by the promises of predatory journals, which tend to approach potential authors in an aggressive way. This study aimed to analyse how often aggressive advertising is synonym for predatory. Methods: The 322 medical journals and their 105 publishers that approached us from 1 January 2023 to 1 July 2024 period with the request to contribute a manuscript were analysed. The analysis dealt with several aspects that may give insight into the trustworthiness of these journals and their publishers, viz the International Standard Serial Number (ISSN), the Editor-in-Chief, the publishing history, the publisher’s location and the journal title. Results: Only 85 (26.3 %) of the journals under study had an Editor-in-Chief and 47 (14.6 %) of the journals had no ISSN. The great majority of the journals started after 2010; the journal titles seem aimed at raising confusion with established journals and many publishers were not housed where they pretend to be. Conclusions: Checking the above aspects of journals is an important tool helping recognise the predatory character of a journal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The City and State Library (SLB) of Potsdam is responsible for fulfilling the collection mandate in the State of Brandenburg, based on the statutory basis Brandenburg Press Act 1993 and the subsequent Legal Deposit Regulation 1994. In 2012, the mandate was extended to incorporate not only printed but also online publications. This e-obligation has presented libraries with new challenges, which are being addressed by organizational adjustments and technological advancements, for instance through cooperative uses of the OPUS repository "BrandenburgDOK". Recent challenges are the development of new guidelines, particularly for collecting websites and long-term archiving. The aim is to build up a representative legal deposit collection that fully documents the publishing and publication history of the state of Brandenburg. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This editorial reflects on the research published in Business History in the last few years in the context of wider discussions in the field of business history. In particular, we consider the authors and their thematic orientation, reflection on the geographic and disciplinary distribution and gender balance in the field. Articles published cluster around specific time periods, countries and regions, with early modern or medieval history, and research beyond Europe and North America less well represented. On the basis of this survey, we consider the journal's recently changed aims and scope and what we see as a contribution to knowledge in business history. We particularly consider the role of theory in historical research and affirm our commitment to a range of relevant contributions in the journal. These are empirical, historiographical and theoretical in nature, and support our strategy to maintain Business History as a journal publishing interdisciplinary and diverse research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses various aspects of the publication of the 600th issue of the "English Historical Review" journal, and it mentions how several articles in the periodical's archive have been identified as being influential and will be available for free online for a period of twelve months. According to the article, the selected articles cover a wide range of time periods from the eleventh century to the twentieth century.

Purpose: Sinonasal mucoceles (SM) are benign, expansive neoformations which require surgical marsupialization to prevent severe complications. The present study reports the larger case history ever published: a 28-years expertise in the surgical management of SM. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on patients surgically treated for SM at the Departments of Otorhinolaryngology of Varese and Pavia, between 1994 and 2022. Results: 398 patients were reported. An endoscopic endonasal marsupialization of SM was performed in 92,5% of cases. 7% of patients underwent a combined approach while 0,5% required an exclusive open surgery. The average follow-up after surgery was 10–60 months. SM overall recurrence was observed in 11,4% of cases. Conclusion: Endonasal endoscopic SM marsupialization is a feasible technique which allows the preservation of the anatomy and physiology avoiding the surgical invasiveness of the external approaches. The well-established surgical expertise in the endonasal endoscopy together with technological improvements widened the indication range of the exclusive endoscopic technique over the traditional open surgery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Using archive materials, this article investigates the decades-long translation process behind the year 2000 Carcanet collection 'Cyprian Norwid: Poems, Letters, Drawings'. In doing so, it explores the role that translation played in the initial blossoming, and later collapse of, Christine Brooke-Rose and Jerzy Peterkiewicz's romantic relationship. The translation of Christian mystic Cyprian Norwid's poetry, from Polish to English, was undertaken for the first time by Brooke-Rose and Peterkiewicz in the 1940s. After a small batch of poems were well received, Peterkiewicz partnered with poet Burns Singer to produce another batch, included in their collection 'Five Centuries of Polish Poetry'. As divorce proceedings began, Peterkiewicz approached Brooke-Rose with the idea of doing a full collection of Norwid translations, which she accepted. For over half a decade, this was the only communication between the two writers. The project was rejected by publishers in 1976, only to re-emerge in the 1990s, being accepted by Carcanet Press and then lost when their offices were destroyed by an IRA bomb in 1996. Pieced together for a third time, the translations by Peterkiewicz, Brooke-Rose and Burns Singer were finally published in the year 2000. By looking at the process behind these translations, this article hopes to provide insights into the personal aspect of translation work, collaborative translating methodologies and the traces such working processes leave upon the final translations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The emergence of Isis as the publishing organ of the History of Science Society is remarkable given its uncertain origins. This essay surveys the periodical publishing landscape as it appeared to George Sarton on the eve of his founding of Isis and then focuses on the now-forgotten political and intellectual case that Sarton made for his new journal. Sarton is well known now for having yoked the history of science to a political project that emphasized internationalism and what he came to call "New Humanism." But the vision that first motivated him was focused on the history of science as a genealogical study of intelligence aimed at improving the collective intellectual output of humanity. This was géniologie , "a branch of eugenics." And even after Sarton moved on, this early vision profoundly shaped Isis 's design, particularly in its privileging of critical bibliography and biography, features that long outlasted their original theoretical aims. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The editorial from the Journal of Personality & Social Psychology emphasizes the importance of interpersonal relationships in human existence and invites submissions that advance understanding of social relationships. The editorial outlines submission and review guidelines to encourage theoretical innovation and methodological rigor in research articles. The goal is to increase submissions, acceptances, and accessibility of published articles while maintaining high standards for theoretical contributions. The editorial aims to uphold the journal's reputation as a premier outlet for innovative research in the field. [Extracted from the article]

The Archive for the History of Religion published four revised articles based on a workshop with the theme "Tracking Religious Conversion through Onomastics in Late Antiquity and Beyond." The workshop, funded by the Berliner Antike-Kolleg, examined the tracking of religious changes through name data in the Mediterranean region of Late Antiquity. The articles discuss the use of names as indicators of religious conversions, particularly to Christianity and Islam, and show how research in this area has evolved. [Extracted from the article]

The article "Colombian editorial collections: reflections, provocations, and questions" analyzes the impact and importance of editorial collections in Colombia. It highlights that studying these collections allows for an understanding of the history of publishing and reading, as well as the intellectual history of the country. Additionally, it mentions that in recent years there has been an increase in the production of research and publications on books, reading, and publishing in Colombia. The article also refers to the interdisciplinary and methodological diversity required to approach the study of editorial collections. [Extracted from the article]

In an 1817 letter, John Keats mentioned giving a copy of Jane Taylor's Essays in Rhyme, on Morals and Manners (1816) to his sister Fanny Keats. The reference to Jane Taylor hints at how and why Taylor captured Keats's interest. Keats acquired Taylor's book at a moment of peak aspiration when he was struggling to write his long, ambitious poem Endymion, and when he had switched publishers to Taylor and Hessey, the publisher of Jane Taylor and her mother Ann Martin Taylor. With a vision of himself as the publisher of major writers, John Taylor was able to gamble on Keats because the Taylors' books were steady sellers. This article argues that when Keats read Taylor's Essays in Rhyme, he read a work that met with a more favourable reception than did his own early work. This article further underscores that the commercial trajectories of the Taylors and Keats were intertwined. The profits from the Taylors' books served to underwrite the publishing of Keats's work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This paper utilises a systematic review of 110 Polish corporate histories to explore the question of how the genre of corporate history has evolved over time in a country that has undergone multiple transitions. The corporate histories subjected to review were published in three different historical periods: prior to World War II, during the socialist period and following the transition to capitalism. The analysis is focussed on both formal and thematic features of Polish corporate history as a genre. This paper contributes to the business history literature in three ways. First, it showcases some unique features of relatively unknown corporate histories in the Polish context. Second, it provides an empirical illustration of the process of genre evolution by analysing continuity and change in corporate histories published over three different historical periods. Third, it offers methodological insight into the analysis of the corporate history genre in countries where it is not recognised. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This paper explores the multifaceted cultural history of ghost trains in Victorian fiction by situating three little-known ghost stories in the publishing and social history of the second half of the nineteenth century. The figure of the ghost train offers a route into the entangled history of publishing and railways by contextualising the anxieties presented in railway ghost stories with the real-world experiences of passengers. Taking ideas of mobility as a focal point, this paper brings together discussions of virtual travel and the supernatural to demonstrate some of the impact railways had on reading and writing about train travel. More so than tales of other haunted transport technologies, it is the ghost train's unnatural capacity for movement that disturbs both passengers and readers. By both enhancing and warping reality, railways are ripe source material for Victorian ghost stories to entertain and demand questions of spatio-temporal experience from their reading passengers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Using a metadata approach, this article explores the history of printing, publishing, print culture and writing in Africa during the pre-colonial, colonial, and post-independence periods, particularly in areas where oral tradition held sway prior to European colonization. Topics include the history of the book, the history of writing including the hieroglyphics of Egypt, the influence of missionaries on reading and writing skills in Africa, and the creation of written native languages in Sub-Saharan Africa.

This article describes the history of the journal published by the UK Market research Society (MRS). The reasons for introducing a journal are discussed, and the competitive context, at that time and onwards. Changes in the format, title and content of the journal over time are described, and its evolution from an in-house production to its current status within the journal portfolio of a leading international academic publishing house. The changing nature of the two main communities with the most interest in the journal, academics and practitioners, are described and the impact on the journal are discussed. Finally, the article summarises some of the many key contributions that the journal has made to the body of knowledge and evidence in the fields of market and social research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As one of the oldest continuously publishing journals in statistics (published since 1901), Biometrika provides a unique window onto the history of statistics and its epistemic development throughout the 20th and the beginning of the 21st centuries. While the early history of the discipline, with the works of key figures, such as Karl Pearson, Francis Galton, or Ronald Fisher, is relatively well known, the later (and longer) episodes of its intellectual development remain understudied. By applying digital tools to the full-text corpus of the journal articles (N  =   5,596), the objective of this study is to provide a novel quantitative exploration of the history of the statistical sciences via an all-encompassing view of 120 years of Biometrika. To this aim, topic-modelling analyses are used and provide insights into the epistemic content of the journal and its evolution. Striking changes in the thematic content of the journal are documented and quantified for the first time, from the decline of Pearsonian and Weldonian biometrical research and the journal's tight connection to biology in the 1930s to the rise of modern statistical methods beginning in the 1960s and 1970s. Newly developed approaches are used to infer author networks from publication topics. The resulting network of authors shows the existence of several communities, well-aligned with topic clusters and their evolution through time. It also highlights the role of specific figures over more than a century of publishing history and provides a first window onto the foundation, development, and diverse applications of the statistical sciences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The document "Publisher's Papers: A Documentary Anthology" highlights the importance of editorial archives in understanding the history of books and publishing. These archives reveal the complex relationships between authors and publishers, as well as the behind-the-scenes of the production and dissemination of literary works. By exploring 25 documents, the anthology provides an overview of the various stages of the editorial process in the French-speaking world. [Extracted from the article]

This article presents an interview with Márcia Abreu, a Literature professor at the State University of Campinas in Brazil, who has conducted research on the world of books and reading in Brazil during the 18th and 19th centuries. Her work focuses on the analysis of the book as a material object, the transnational circulation of printed materials, and censorship as a means to understand the reading practices and tastes of Brazilians during the imperial and juanino periods. Abreu has shared the results of her research in books, articles, and collective book chapters. In the interview, Abreu reflects on her interest in the history of publishing and reading, as well as the challenges of proposing the idea of cultural globalization in the 19th century, in a context dominated by methodological nationalism. The article highlights the importance of book circulation and the translation of foreign novels in the 19th century. It is mentioned that no country relied solely on its own production of fiction and that translations represented a significant part of the catalog of publishing booksellers. The cultural interconnectedness between different parts of the world through international book trade is emphasized. Additionally, Eurocentrism and nationalism are questioned as guiding concepts in historical research, and the existence of multiple centers of cultural exchange is highlighted instead of absolute centrality. The importance of documentary sources, such as authorization requests for sending books to colonial Brazil, is mentioned in order to reconstruct the intricacies of the printing industry. The article discusses Márcia Abreu's research on book circulation in Brazil during the 18th and 19th centuries. Abreu found information in the National Archive of Rio de Janeiro about authorization requests for the entry of books into Brazil, as well as post mortem inventories that revealed the books present in the city during that period. However, she could not find information about who the readers of these books were. Abreu also analyzed pre-censorship reports in Portugal and discovered that the censors were literate and prestigious individuals, whose judgments on works of fiction reflected the educated thinking of the time. Additionally, it is mentioned that the circulation of novels in Brazil and in the former Spanish dominions was similar, suggesting the importance of studies from a connected history perspective to better understand the circulation and reception of these books. The text discusses the circulation of Eugène Sue's novel "Les Mystères de Paris" in different countries, including Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil. It also mentions the importance of interdisciplinarity in research on book circulation and the history of reading. The need to study the circulation of printed materials between countries beyond France is emphasized, and the question is raised about what it means in terms of cultural identity that different countries can read the same narratives at the same time. Additionally, the importance of questioning entrenched conceptions and discussing ideas with other researchers is mentioned. [Extracted from the article]

Contemporary Italian poetry began to spread in the U.S. after World War II, appearing in literary magazines and anthologies along with neorealist films and novels. The reception of this genre requires an analysis of the mechanisms and factors that make books and authors relevant in different markets. An author's success and the visibility of books are not measured only by sales, especially for poetry in translation. Publishers consider the prestige such works can bring to their catalog, even though they often involve a long-term investment and possible economic loss. Italian poetry has been crucial for many professional translators-in-training, representing their first encounter with Italian literature. Poetry translation is a complex challenge that requires negotiation between the translator's creative freedom and attention to form and meaning. William Weaver is an example of a translator who sought an original voice through his approach to Italian literature. Robert Lowell explored the potential of "Imitations" in his work. The reception of Italian poetry in the U.S. has been influenced by important intermediaries such as Renato Poggioli, professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard, and Marguerite Caetani with the magazine "Botteghe Oscure." Italian poets who debuted on the American scene and translators who made their works accessible to the public were identified. Modes of publication and indicators of legitimacy were considered, such as educational publications and integration into U.S. academic courses, but also critical reflections on Italian poetry that have been published in the American press and introductions and apparatuses found in translated works. Poetry is considered a legitimizing genre in the national and international literary scene, and some Italian poets have been consistently translated by English and American writers. Montale is a particular case study, as his works have been repeatedly retranslated by various poets and intellectuals, representing a laboratory of constant renegotiation of poetic form and meaning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A paucity of evidence is available to guide integration of specialist palliative care into burn care. This study's purpose was to develop consensus on referral criteria using a modified Delphi process. Content experts were defined as burn or palliative care providers in locations where the teams have collaborative history; published at least one manuscript or presented nationally on burn and palliative care collaboration; or nomination as having equivalent expertise. N = 202 eligible persons were identified; n = 43 participated in Iteration 1 and Iteration 3 retained 79%. Iteration 1 invited participants to rank published referral criteria on a 9-point Likert-style scale. Consensus was defined as an interquartile range ≤ 2. Consensus items with median scores ≤ 3 were dropped from further consideration. Consensus items with median scores ≥ 7 were considered to be important and excluded in Iteration 2. Iteration 2 which presented non-consensus items with their associated median (interquartile range) and the participant's own ranking from Iteration 1. Iteration 3 presented three models; participants ranked in order of preference and suggested revisions. Consensus was achieved on a final set of criteria for specialist palliative care for persons who sustain burn injuries. Future research should prospectively evaluate the criteria against meaningful outcomes. • Modified Delphi process to develop consensus on palliative care referral for burns. • Consensus was achieved on a final set of criteria for specialist palliative care. • Criteria segregated for mandatory consultation and discretionary consultation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: The act of printing serves as a mechanism for disseminating and reusing ideas, which remains pervasive across the lifespan of individuals. A key indicator of societal advancement is the level of book production within a given community. The publication of books plays an indispensable role in steering societies towards the realization of educational, cultural, artistic, scientific, and other objectives. This paper presents a retrospective analysis of the oral tradition of book publishing in the Turkish-Azeri language spanning four decades, adopting an educational approach that delves into the educational and analytical dimensions of this tradition. Methods: This research employed a descriptive-analytical approach. Data collection was conducted through interviews. The study focused on active publishers within the Turkish-Azeri book publishing domain, with a sample of 12 publishers selected using the purposeful snowball sampling technique. Results: The vitality of Azeri book publishing is intricately linked to the scholarly and research community, as well as the readership within the Azeri population. These factors are significantly influenced by educational and research policies, as well as the economic and cultural governance of the society. Conclusions: In general, the outcomes of this study have implications for enhancing the educational facets of book publishing in the Azeri Turkish language. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents the results of the modelling and analysis of the reading process within the Italian publishing house Einaudi after the Second World War, with a special focus on Natalia Ginzburg (1916-1991). More specifically, the corpus of sources consists of the reading reports concerning contemporary narrative works, which represent a fundamental step in the decision-making process that leads to the publication of a work and therefore to the construction of the catalogue of a publishing house. The examination of Natalia Ginzburg’s reading reports, mostly unpublished, provides the basis for a critical reflection on her editorial activity, a reflection which is rooted in the belief that editorial writing represents a complex critical genre that deserves to be investigated by specific methods. The tools (in the present case UML, PostgreSQL, XML TEI) and methods of the Digital Humanities have made a major contribution to the realisation of the scientific objectives of the research work. On the one hand, they have made it possible to model, represent and interrogate the corpus of documents in a relevant and efficient way; on the other hand, they were fundamental and indispensable from a methodological, heuristic and interpretative point of view.

The paper aims the influence that Alessandro Manzonim had on the drafting of law no. 2215 of 2 April 1865 on the legal regulation of the author’s right, even though the father of I promessi sposi had never personally taken part in parliamentary work.

Bruno Pischedda’s new book is a thoroughly documented and compelling examination of the editorial series and market strategies implemented by Italian publishers in the contemporary age. It offers us a history of the book industry as an industry. While it addresses many questions that have long remained unanswered in historiography.

The article, titled "Introduction: Honoring Growth in Relation to All of You," reflects on the growth and interconnectedness of individuals in the field of art education. The author, Sarah Travis, highlights the work of emerging scholars and their invitations for readers to participate in their artistic and scholarly inquiries. The article also pays tribute to previous editors of the journal and the late Dr. Terry Barrett, a respected art educator. Travis concludes by expressing gratitude for the collective growth experienced by all individuals involved in the field. [Extracted from the article]

Using gendering as an artistic strategy, Daniela Comani rewrites not only the history of literature and publishing, but also the canon of general history, blockbusters movies and daily news. Over the years, Comani's artistic research has included photographic and video material produced by herself, as well as images and articles collected from magazines and newspaper which she put together into an ongoing archive, from which she has drawn since the 1990's and from which she continues to draw to create her works of art and her artist books. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Amazon has radically changed the publishing world. And this transformation is so profound that everything done before by the publishing industry today is seen as the product of an apathetic industry, chronically indifferent to change. Nothing could be further from the truth, as this text tries to highlight, and in an attempt to demystify this view, it recovers four moments and areas of the past history of publishing, all with transformative effects that still influence our practices: labor, intellectual property, Christmas celebrations and mass consumption. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With the publication of volume 205 of The Complete Works of Voltaire in 2022, Nicholas Cronk completed the largest project in the history of scholarly publishing. At the same time, he exerted a new role as editor by emphasising the complexities inherent in the notion of a definitive edition and the multi-media aspect of publishing itself. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The coverage for 2022 has four sections: 1. General and Prose Including Dickens; 2. The Novel; 3. Poetry; 4. Miscellaneous. Section 1 is by Ana Alicia Garza; section 2 is by Fiona Snailham; section 3 is by Sally Blackburn-Daniels; section 4, which is mixed genre, is by William Baker, who thanks for their assistance Dominic Edwards, Brent E. Kinser, Marcus Neacey, and Jean Saunders, The coverage is shorter than usual owing to contributor unreliability; it is hoped that coverage for 2023 publications will include those for 2022 publications not covered here especially in the areas of periodicals and publishing history. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This essay is a short response to Daniel Bonilla Maldonado's contribution, »Beyond the State: Can State Law Survive in theTwenty-First Century?« to the recently published Cambridge History of Latin American Law in Global Perspective. While Bonilla sees progress in the movement from the centralized nation-state to the multicultural state, my essay argues for an appreciation of the values that motivated the creation of the unified state as a single constitutional order in the post-colonial period. This effort may have failed, but with that failure went a distinct and valuable idea of freedom. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Woodblock printing activities of chieftain are worthy of attention in the history of publishing in China. The woodblock printing activities of the Mu (木氏) chieftains of Lijiang (麗江) is a representative case. This paper first clarifies some relevant problems which could not be solved by previous studies. According to the research statistics, there are up to 34 block-printed editions published by chieftain Mu. The woodblock printing activities of chieftain Mu took place during the reign of Six Masters in the Mu Family (木氏六公). The locations where these books were made were not fixed. The character of these editions is Suzhou (蘇州) style appreciated by Chinese traditional literati. Originating from Three Immortal Deeds of Confucianism and Buddhist concept of merits, these books can be divided into Mu's works, historical materials for family and religious books. Chinese characters and minority writings both were applied in these books, which is different from other private printing. The woodblock printing activities of chieftain Mu not only holds a place in the history of publishing in China, but also is an important sign of cultural identity in Tusi (土司) areas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Severalreports have been published on the history of pioneering women pursuing neurosurgery. Women in Turkey started receiving neurosurgery specialty training later than men, as was the case in other parts of the world. However, compared to other countries, Turkey saw the admission of women in neurosurgery sooner, with Aysima Altınok who obtained her specialization in 1959. Nevertheless, Yıldız Yalçınlar, one of the pioneers, remains relatively unknown. In this paper, we witness Yıldız Yalçınlar's journey, from her graduation from Ankara Medical Faculty in 1954 and her subsequent specialization in general surgery to her arrival in Iğdır as a young surgeon in the early 1960s, where she faced cultural challenges. We explored her transition into neurosurgery, becoming the second neurosurgeon in Turkey in 1965. We examine her complex career progression from receiving her specialization in neurosurgery to her academic journey toward becoming a department chief and her role as one of the founding members of the Turkish Neurosurgery Association. In Turkey, the number of women practicing as neurosurgeons has increased consistently. Despite this upward trend, the representation of women in the field of neurosurgery remains disproportionately low. We hope that Yıldız Yalçınlar's achievements, which began in the early 60s, will encourage women today and contribute to the continuing growth of neurosurgery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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