Clifford Edmund Bosworth. An Intrepid Scot: William Lithgow of Lanark's Travels in the Ottoman Lands, North Africa and Central Europe, 1609–21. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2006. Pp. xxiii+193. $89.95 (cloth).

2007 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 399-400
Author(s):  
Matthew Dimmock
Keyword(s):  
Central Europe ◽  
North Africa

Book Reviews

Journeys ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-153
Keyword(s):  
Ottoman Empire ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
Travel Writing ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Global Politics ◽  
Cultural Exchanges ◽  
Orhan Pamuk

Orhan Pamuk, Istanbul: Memories of a City Fiona SmythGerald MacLean (ed.), Re-Orienting the Renaissance. Cultural Exchanges with the East Clifford Edmund Bosworth, An Intrepid Scot. William Lithgow of Lanark’s Travels in the Ottoman Lands, North Africa and Central Europe, 1609–21 Alex Drace-FrancisDaniel Carey (ed.), Asian Travel in the Renaissance John E. Wills, Jr.Gerald M. MacLean, The Rise of Oriental Travel: English Visitors to the Ottoman Empire, 1580–1720 Felipe Fernández-ArmestoDebbie Lisle, The Global Politics of Contemporary Travel Writing Benjamin J. MullerBassam Tayara, Le Japon et les Arabes. La vision du Monde Arabe au Japon, des époques anciennes jusqu’au tournant de Meiji Elisabeth AllèsAlain Roussillon, Identité et Modernité – Les voyageurs égyptiens au Japon Bassam TayaraBenoit de L’Estoile, Federico Neiburg, and Lygia Sigaud (eds.), Empires, Nations, and Natives: Anthropology and State-Making Talal Asad

scholarly journals Biosystematic studies on Dactylis L. l. Review of the previous studies. 1.2. Cytology, genetics, experimental studies, and evolution

2014 ◽  
Vol 59 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 105-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Mizianty
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Accessory Chromosomes

In this paper the author presents a review of the previous studies on <i>Dactylis</i> L., dealing with cytology,genetics, experimental studies and evolution. Following cytotypes of <i>Dactylis</i> are distributed mostly in Central Europe: 16 diploids, 7 tetraploids and also 2 hexaploids in North Africa. Some aneuploids and accessory chromosomes were also found in this genus. Data dealing with karyotypes of some taxa, and geographical distribution of cytotypes are also listed. Selected problems concerning crossing within diploids as well as tetraploids and also between diploids and teraploids were presented. Some opinions regarding the evolution in the genus <i>Dactylis</i> were also demonstrated. In all these hypotheses the following diploids are considered to be the oldest: <i>D. smithii</i> Link subsp. <i>smithii</i>, <i>D. g.</i> subsp. <i>aschersoniana</i> (Greabn.) Thell. and <i>D. g</i>. subsp. <i>himalayensis</i> Dom.

scholarly journals Cenozoic mountain building and topographic evolution in Western Europe: impact of billion years lithosphere evolution and plate tectonics

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederic Mouthereau ◽  
Paul Angrand ◽  
Anthony Jourdon ◽  
Sébastien Ternois ◽  
Charlotte Fillon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Europe ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Plate Tectonics ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Dynamic Change ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Continental Lithosphere ◽  
Magmatic Evolution ◽  
Mountain Building ◽  
Topographic Evolution

The architecture and nature of the continental lithosphere result from billions of years of tectonic and magmatic evolution. Continental deformation over broad regions form collisional orogens which evolution is controlled by the interactions between properties inherited from hits long-lasting evolution and plate kinematics. The analysis of present-day kinematic patterns and geophysical imaging of lithosphere structure can provide clues on these interactions. However how these interactions are connected through time and space to control topographic evolution in collision zones is unknown. Here we explore the case of the Cenozoic mountain building and topographic evolution of Western Europe. We first review the tectono-magmatic evolution of the lithosphere of Europe based on the exploitation of geological, geochronological and geochemical constraints from ophiolites, mafic rocks and xenoliths data. Combined with the analyses of low-temperature thermochronological and plate kinematic constraints we discuss the key controlling parameters of the topography. We show that among the required ingredients is the primary effect of plume-, rift- and subduction-related metasomatic events on lithosphere composition. Those main events occurred during the Neoproterozoic (750-500 Ma) and the late Carboniferous-Permian (310-270 Ma). They resulted in the thinning and weakening of the sub-continental lithospheric mantle of Europe. Contrasting lithosphere strengths and plate-mantle coupling in Western Europe with respect to the cratonic lithosphere of West Africa Craton and Baltica is the first-order parameter that explain the observed strain and stress patterns. Subsequent magmatic and thinning episodes, including those evidenced by the opening of the early Jurassic Alpine Tethys and the CAMP event, followed by late Jurassic and early Cretaceous crustal thinning, prevented thermal relaxation of the lithosphere and allowed further weakening of the European lithosphere. The spatial and temporal evolution of topographic growth resolved by the episodes of increased exhumation show two main periods of mountain building. During the late Cretaceous-early Cenozoic (80-50 Ma) contractional deformation was distributed from North Africa to Europe, but the topographic response to the onset of Africa-Eurasia convergence is detected only in central Europe. The lack of rapid exhumation signal in southern Europe and north Africa reveal that the initial continental accretion in these regions was accommodated under water in domains characterized by thin continental or oceanic crust. The second phase of orogenic uplift period starts at about 50 Ma between the High Atlas and the Pyrenees. This second key period reflects the time delay required for the wider rift systems positioned between Africa and Europe to close, likely promoted by the acceleration of convergence. Tectonic regime then became extensional in northern Europe as West European Rift (WER) opened. This event heralds the opening of the Western Mediterranean between Adria and Iberia at ca. 35 Ma. While mature orogenic systems developed over Iberia at this time, the eastern domain around northern Adria (Alps) was still to be fully closed. This kinematic and mechanical conditions triggered the initiation of backarc extension, slab retreat and delamination in the absence of strong slab pull forces. From about 20 Ma, the high temperature in the shallow asthenosphere and magmatism trapped in the mantle lithosphere contributed to topographic uplift. The first period (80-20 Ma) reveals spatially variable onset of uplift in Europe that are arguably controlled by inherited crustal architecture, superimposed on the effect of large-scale lithospheric properties. The second period marks a profound dynamic change, as sub-lithospheric processes became the main drivers. The channelized mantle flow from beneath Morocco to Central Europe builds the most recent topography. In this study, we have resolved when, where and how inheritance at lithospheric and crustal levels rule mountain building processes. More studies focus on the tectonic-magmatic evolution of the continental lithosphere are needed. We argue that when they are combined with plate reconstructions and thermochronological constraints the relative impact of inheritance and plate convergence on the orogenic evolution can be resolved.

A new species of Genista sect. Spartocarpus (Fabaceae) from Karaman (Turkey)

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 371 (1) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
MUHİTTİN DİNÇ ◽  
YAVUZ BAĞCI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Mediterranean Region ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Balkan Peninsula ◽  
Balearic Islands ◽  
Large Genus ◽  
Former Ussr ◽  
A New Species

Genista Linnaeus (1753: 709) is a large genus of spiny and non-spiny shrubs including over 90 species, mainly distributed in the Mediterranean region but also represented throughout most of western and central Europe, and extending to the southeast of the former USSR, Turkey, Syria and North Africa. The genus is usually arranged into three subgenera and 10 sections (Gibbs 1966, 1968). Among these, Genista subg. Spartocarpus Spach (1844: 240) is widespread in the Balkan Peninsula and the eastern Mediterranean, but has a secondary centre in the Balearic Islands, Sardinia, Sicily, north Africa, and southern Spain (Pardo et al. 2004). According to the most recent generic revision (Gibbs 1966), G. subg. Spartocarpus includes four sections: sect. Spartocarpus, sect. Acanthospartum Spach (1844: 247), sect. Fasselospartum Gibbs (1966: 20) and sect. Cephalospartum Spach (1844: 254).

scholarly journals Cultural differences in stigma surrounding schizophrenia: Comparison between Central Europe and North Africa

2016 ◽  
Vol 208 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthias C. Angermeyer ◽  
Mauro G. Carta ◽  
Herbert Matschinger ◽  
Aurélie Millier ◽  
Tarek Refaï ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Social Processes ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
The Social ◽  
Beliefs And Attitudes ◽  
Close Family

BackgroundExploring cultural differences may improve understanding about the social processes underlying the stigmatisation of people with mental illness.AimsTo compare public beliefs and attitudes about schizophrenia in Central Europe and North Africa.MethodRepresentative national population surveys conducted in Germany (2011) and in Tunisia (2012), using the same interview mode (face to face) and the same fully structured interview.ResultsIn Tunisia, respondents showed a stronger tendency to hold the person with schizophrenia responsible for the condition. At the same time they expressed more prosocial reactions and less fear than their German counterparts. In Germany, the desire for social distance was greater for more distant relationships, whereas in Tunisia this was the case for close, family-related relationships.ConclusionsStigma differs between Tunisia and Germany more in form than in magnitude. It manifests particularly in those social roles which ‘matter most’ to people within a given culture.

scholarly journals ‘Making Connections, Changing Lives’: Imaginaries of Commonality and Difference in Artisanal Weaving Tourism

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaitlyn Rabach
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
North America ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
The Other ◽  
Women's Bodies ◽  
Motivating Factor ◽  
Global Solidarity

Prompted by a brief encounter over four years ago in Ifrane, Morocco, this article explores the contradictions involved in the industry of weaving and feminist tourism, a type of travel where tourists, mostly women from Central Europe and North America, visit weaving cooperatives in Latin America, North Africa, and Southeast Asia. Though searching for solidarity and connection, these tourists simultaneously retain enough separation from weavers that they continue to feel both entitled and obligated to ‘help’ the artisans through the power of their purchases. These tourists, then, push forth two narratives: one of commonality and the other of difference. This tension is not isolated within the weaving tourism industry, but is rather situated between a larger framework of uneven global processes and the commoditisation of women’s bodies and development. However, current literature surrounding tourism imaginaries emphasises narratives around difference, often failing to recognise commonality as a motivating factor for tourists to choose certain destinations and types of tours. This case study, using my own experiences on a weaving tour, as well as a discourse analysis of tourists’ pre-tour narratives and post-tour tales, deconstructs some of these contradictory accounts to better understand imaginaries around global solidarity, gender identity, and womanly obligations within touristic encounters.

Antitypes, Ancestors, and the Origin of Modern Giraffes

2021 ◽  
pp. 85-120
Author(s):  
Graham Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Natural Selection ◽  
East Africa ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Genetic Material ◽  
Giraffa Camelopardalis ◽  
Southern Central ◽  
Genetic Pool ◽  
Unique Species

Against the odds, over a period of 8 million years the genetic material in small gazelle-like Canthumerycids transformed by natural selection into modern long-legged, long-necked giraffes, Giraffa camelopardalis. How did that happen? The 8 million-year-long evolutionary gap between Canthumerycids and giraffes, during which the astonishing morphophysiological changes occurred, is filled by three ancestral species of Paleotragine giraffids—Giraffokeryx, Paleotragus, and Samotherium—that lived in southern central Europe, with each making small but significant evolutionary contributions. While all had elongated necks, their necks were never more than half the length of modern giraffes. All, though, had long legs. Long necks arose in Bohlinia, a unique species that evolved from the Paleotragine genetic pool. Bohlinia migrated to Asia and gave rise to Indian and Chinese giraffes, and also into North Africa. Relatively quickly the Indo-Asian giraffes became extinct. In Africa the giraffe lineage that produced modern giraffes began with the evolution of Giraffa jumae from Bohlinia about 6 million years ago. G. jumae was the origin of three ancestors of modern giraffes—G. stillei, G. gracilis, and G. pygmaea—that made their appearance in East Africa around 3 million years ago. Their appearance then was a consequence of major episodes of climate change. From their genetic pool, modern giraffes, G. camelopardalis, emerged 1 million years ago.

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