This chapter goes back in history to explore the roots of Norway and Sweden’s postulated peace traditions and some key features of the two states’ mediation efforts during and after the Cold War. With particular attention ...

Amazonia has drawn the interest of researchers over the last few decades as a region with evidence for extensive ancient/past indigenous landscape domestication. Among the major issues surrounding the nature of landscape ...

Sagenes Arbeiderboliger ble etablert i 1887 som Kristianias andre arbeiderboligselskap. Det var, i likhet med det første selskapet av 1851, et halvfilantropisk aksjeselskap som satte begrensninger på aksjonærenes utbytte, ...

The history of agricultural terraces remains poorly understood due to problems in dating their construction and use. This has hampered broader research on their significance, limiting knowledge of past agricultural practices ...

I 1929 fikk Norge en egen slaktelov som innebar et ufravikelig krav om bruk av bedøvelse for slakt av husdyr. I motsetning til hva som har blitt hevdet av norske politiske myndigheter helt opp til i dag, påviser Andreas ...

Racism, especially anti-Semitism, is typically seen as a crucial point of distinction between Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. Based on a range of new materials, this article shows that Nazi policies of social exclusion ...

The century between c. 1130 and 1234 was a time of great renewal and transformation in canon law when much of the foundation was laid that would define the legal structure of not only the church but also secular society ...

Many porous materials are damaged by pressure exerted by salt crystals growing in their pores. This is a serious issue in conservation science, geomorphology, geotechnical engineering and concrete materials science. In all ...