Ancient textiles and clothing in flux

Antiquity ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 93 (371) ◽  
pp. 1381-1385
Author(s):  
Lise Bender Jørgensen
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Biological Anthropology ◽  
Prehistoric Archaeology ◽  
Textile Production ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Past ◽  
Textiles And Clothing ◽  
New Research ◽  
The Impact

Textiles and clothing are fundamental aspects of everyday life in the past but are often overlooked in archaeology. Fortunately, this is changing, as witnessed by three new books, reviewed here. Two deal with the beginnings of clothing and textile production, but in different ways; the third contains contributions reflecting on this theme. The monograph by Ian Gilligan—a polyhistory of medicine, psychology, prehistoric archaeology and biological anthropology—presents new theories on the emergence of clothing and textiles in a sustained argument; the two other books, edited volumes comprising 29 papers by textile specialists, each present new research on different aspects of ancient textiles and clothing. In several cases, authors disagree, enhancing the value of the debates, and adding to our understanding of the impact on society of ancient textile production and clothing.

scholarly journals The Foucault Effect in Organization Studies

2017 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sverre Raffnsøe ◽  
Andrea Mennicken ◽  
Peter Miller
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
The Self ◽  
Third Wave ◽  
Organization Studies ◽  
Linguistic Turn ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Past ◽  
Organizational Scholarship ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Second Wave

Since the establishment of Organization Studies in 1980, Michel Foucault’s oeuvre has had a remarkable and continuing influence on its field. This article traces the different ways in which organizational scholars have engaged with Foucault’s writings over the past thirty years or so. We identify four overlapping waves of influence. Drawing on Foucault’s Discipline and Punish, the first wave focused on the impact of discipline, and techniques of surveillance and subjugation, on organizational practices and power relations. Part of a much wider ‘linguistic’ turn in the second half of the twentieth century, the second wave led to a focus on discourses as intermediaries that condition ways of viewing and acting. This wave drew mainly on Foucault’s early writings on language and discourse. The third wave was inspired by Foucault’s seminal lectures on governmentality towards the end of the 1970s. Here, an important body of international research investigating governmental technologies operating on subjects as free persons in sites such as education, accounting, medicine and psychiatry emerged. The fourth and last wave arose out of a critical engagement with earlier Foucauldian organizational scholarship and sought to develop a more positive conception of subjectivity. This wave draws in particular on Foucault’s work on asceticism and techniques of the self towards the end of his life. Drawing on Deleuze and Butler, the article conceives the Foucault effect in organization studies as an immanent cause and a performative effect. We argue for the need to move beyond the tired dichotomies between discipline and autonomy, compliance and resistance, power and freedom that, at least to some extent, still hamper organization studies. We seek to overcome such dichotomies by further pursuing newly emerging lines of Foucauldian research that investigate processes of organizing, calculating and economizing characterized by a differential structuring of freedom, performative and indirect agency.

Conclusion

2018 ◽  
pp. 189-206
Author(s):  
Michael P. Roller
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Social Control ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Symbolic Violence ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Social ◽  
Semiotic Systems ◽  
Oppressed Group

The conclusion revisits the three major inquiries addressed in the text, drawing together the evidence and contexts provided in the previous seven chapters. The first investigates the role of objective settings, such as the systemic and symbolic violence of landscapes and semiotic systems of racialization in justifying or triggering moments of explicit subjective violence such as the Lattimer Massacre. The second inquiry, traces the trajectory of immigrant groups into contemporary patriotic neoliberal subjects. In other terms, it asks how an oppressed group can become complicit with oppression later in history. The third inquiry traces the development of soft forms of social control and coercion across the longue durée of the twentieth century. Specifically, it asks how vertically integrated economic and governmental structures such as neoliberalism and governmentality which serve to stabilize the social antagonisms of the past are enunciated in everyday life.

Physics of Gauge Fields in Quantum Nanosciences

SPIN ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (03) ◽  
pp. 2050018
Author(s):  
Seng Ghee Tan ◽  
Mansoor B. A. Jalil ◽  
Ching-Ray Chang ◽  
Shuichi Murakami
Keyword(s):  
Future Development ◽  
Momentum Space ◽  
Condensed Matter ◽  
Equations Of Motion ◽  
Frame Of Reference ◽  
Gauge Fields ◽  
The Past ◽  
Research Fields ◽  
New Research ◽  
The Impact

We review the formulation of gauge fields in terms of the frame of reference as well as the space in which the frame is defined. We highlighted some recent applications of gauge physics in the momentum space — in the modern fields of the spin Hall effect, the magnon Hall, the optical Magnus and the graphene valley Hall. General procedures of gauge transformation which lead to the construction of the gauge curvature and the equations of motion (EOM) are outlined. Central to this review is our intention to illustrate the impact of gauge physics on the past and future development of many new research fields emerging out of condensed matter physics, particularly in quantum nanosciences and nanoelectronics.

Archaeology of Everyday Life

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 373-390
Author(s):  
Cynthia Robin
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Practice Research ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Unique Position ◽  
The Past ◽  
Growing Body ◽  
How People Learn ◽  
New Literature ◽  
The Impact

Everyday life is critical in the constitution of selves and societies alike. Archaeology, with its attention to material and spatial remains, is in a unique position to further studies of everyday life, as ordinary materials and spaces formalize how people learn about themselves and their world. This review defines an archaeology of everyday life, examines its historical roots, synthesizes new literature on the topic, and outlines future directions. Although there is no established subfield called “everyday archaeology,” a rich and ever-growing body of recent research illustrates the impact of everyday life studies on archaeological interpretations and practice. Research on everyday life peoples the past in a way that few other paradigms do.

The influence of Sino-American cooperative relations on Korean security

1986 ◽  
Vol 1 (0) ◽  
pp. 145-152
Author(s):  
Jin Sam Lee
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Process ◽  
Initial Period ◽  
Economic Cooperation ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Military Cooperation ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Past ◽  
Formal Relations ◽  
Northeast Asian ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study is to analyze the developmental process in Sino-American relations and then to examine the impact of these relations upon Korean security. Recent changes in the Northeast Asian international situation represent the most critical variables for Korean security. The Sino-American relationship has undergone many apparent and some subtle changes during the past decade. During the initial period both governments sought ways to establish formal relations in two parties. During the next period formal and economic cooperation was emphasized. And, the third is the period of military cooperation. The atmosphere of growing Sino-Soviet reconciliation during the 1980's in particular serves as a limiting factor on Sino-American relations and reveals China's importance as a variable in the Northeast Asian stability.

China and Myanmar

China Report ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-265
Author(s):  
Raviprasad Narayanan
Keyword(s):  
Economic Reform ◽  
South Asian ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Past ◽  
Bilateral Relationship ◽  
Bilateral Relations ◽  
Research Article ◽  
Asian Context ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Economic Considerations

Three decades of economic reform have led to a comprehensive recasting of China’s geostrategic priorities in its immediate periphery. China’s relations with Myanmar are an instance of a bilateral relationship that has gone from strength to strength in the past two decades following internal political upheavals in the late 1980s that motivated the two countries to reach out to each other following international opprobrium. This article will explain the strategic nature of relations between Myanmar and China in the last decade and attempt to posit this equation in a South Asian context. The structure of the article includes includes four sections—the first section is a brief introduction that captures five decades of relations between Myanmar and China from 1950 to 2000; the second section examines the comprehensive nature of their bilateral relations; the third section analyses mutual perceptions; and the concluding section focuses on the impact China–Myanmar relations has on the South Asian region. There are two central arguments in this research article—the first revolves around the hypothesis that Myanmar–China relations are motivated by geo-strategic and geo-economic considerations. The second argument rests on the premise that there is no ‘client dependency’ in this bilateral relationship and China–Myanmar relations while ‘close’ and ‘friendly’ do have their share of concerns.

Business History in Latin America: A Historiographical Perspective

2008 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 555-575 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Inés Barbero
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Research Trends ◽  
Business History ◽  
American Business ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Past ◽  
National Differences ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
New Research

In this survey of the trajectory of Latin American business history, the focus is on its development over the course of the past twenty years, when the discipline began to be recognized as a field of specialization within historical studies. The first section is a consideration of the origins of business history in Latin America, from the 1960s to 1985. The second section, covering 1985 to the present, is an analysis of the institutionalization of Latin American business history as research expanded and practitioners in the field began to adopt a more professional approach to their work. In the third section, the focus is on the topics that have attracted the most attention during the previous two decades, identifying research trends that have transcended national differences as well as some notable traits of Latin American business. The last section, a consideration of how Latin America can contribute both to business history and to comparative studies, concludes with proposals for a new research agenda.

scholarly journals The Impact of cotton textile sector trends in Cameroon

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 331-343
Author(s):  
Nguepi Tsafack Elvis
Keyword(s):  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Cotton Textile ◽  
Agricultural Policies ◽  
Textile Production ◽  
The Third ◽  
Cotton Belt ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Textile Sector ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Made In

This study attempts to clarify and evaluate the factors that impact on cotton sector production in Cameroon and differentiate producers `behavior. A description of producers ‘behaviour is made in order to identify their main characteristics, which should shed light on the relationships between cotton textile production , the main producers` characteristics price and non-price variables. An inventory of ongoing sectoral agricultural policies is presented and suggestions are made for formulating alternative policies. The next section presents both a review of agricultural policies and the cotton sector in Cameroon. The third and fourth sections are literature review and cotton belt while the fifth presents the methodology. Discussion and interpretation of the empirical findings is followed by the conclusion and policy recommendations.

scholarly journals TESTING THE IMPACT OF 2D GENERALISATION ON 3D MODELS – EXPLORING ANALYSIS OPTIONS WITH AN OFF-THE-SHELF SOFTWARE PACKAGE

2018 ◽  
Vol XLII-4/W10 ◽  
pp. 119-126
Author(s):  
E. Muñumer Herrero ◽  
C. Ellul ◽  
J. Morley
Keyword(s):  
3D Models ◽  
3D Analysis ◽  
Spatial Analyses ◽  
3D City Models ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Past ◽  
Processing Times ◽  
Third Dimension ◽  
The Impact ◽  
City Models

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> Popularity and diverse use of 3D city models has increased exponentially in the past few years, providing a more realistic impression and understanding of cities. Often, 3D city models are created by elevating the buildings from a detailed 2D topographic base map and subsequently used in studies such as solar panel allocation, infrastructure remodelling, antenna installations or even tourist guide applications. However, the large amount of resulting data slows down rendering and visualisation of the 3D models, and can also impact the performance of any analysis. Generalisation enables a reduction in the amount of data – however the addition of the third dimension makes this process more complex, and the loss of detail resulting from the process will inevitably have an impact on the result of any subsequent analysis.</p><p>While a few 3D generalization algorithms do exist in a research context, these are not available commercially. However, GIS users can create the generalised 3D models by simplifying and aggregating the 2D dataset first and then extruding it to the third dimension. This approach offers a rapid generalization process to create a dataset to underpin the impact of using generalised data for analysis. Specifically, in this study, the line of sight from a tall building and the sun shadow that it creates are calculated and compared, in both original and generalised datasets. The results obtained after the generalisation process are significant: both the number of polygons and the number of nodes are minimized by around 83<span class="thinspace"></span>% and the volume of 3D buildings is reduced by 14.87<span class="thinspace"></span>%. As expected, the spatial analyses processing times are also reduced. The study demonstrates the impact of generalisation on analytical results – which is particularly relevant in situations where detailed data is not available and will help to guide the development of future 3D generalisation algorithms. It also highlights some issues with the overall maturity of 3D analysis tools, which could be one factor limiting uptake of 3D GIS.</p>

scholarly journals The Impact of Lifestyle Changes on the Quality of Everyday Life of People with Osteoporosis.

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Functional Disability ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Sedentary Lifestyle ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Age Group ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Osteoporosis has recently "walked in“ like an epidemic. It is a disorder that, due to industrialization and the application of new technologies, is today present in younger people lives. Modern devices used in everyday life have replaced the physical activity of man, and along with the sedentary lifestyle, had an impact on an increasing number of people affected by this disease. The effects of osteoporosis are significant because they represent a medical and social problem, and the cost of treating fractures requires significant economic expenditures [1,2]. Falls and injuries caused by them (e.g. fractures) are a growing problem for people in the third age group. Injuries and fractures cause pain plus functional disability, which consequently diminish the quality of life. The consequences increase costs of health care and cause mortality [3].

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