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The Dynastic Extended Family: A Sketch of a Specific Type of Business Family
In contrast to the classic type of nuclear family in Western society, business families are different from the patterns of erosion of kinship...
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“Dynastic Democracy” Under the “Battling Begums,” 1991–2021
For several years, the Economist famously used the phrase “Battling Begums” to describe Bangladesh’s two successive female prime ministers because,...
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Governance, Monumentality, and Urbanism in the Northern Maya Lowlands During the Preclassic and Classic Periods
This article synthesizes monumentality, governance, urbanism, and regional statecraft in the Northern Maya Lowlands during the Preclassic and Classic...
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‘The Kings’ Name Is a Tower of Strength’: Images of Enthroned Kings on Late Romanesque Mounts from Hungary
This chapter examines three copper-alloy mounts dating to the thirteenth century that depict enthroned kings. It investigates the agency of such...
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Family Ties, Social Capital and Small Businesses’ Efficiency. Evidence from the Italian Food Sector
We investigate whether technical efficiency is affected by family involvement in management, considering a sample of small and medium sized firms...
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Foundations, Recent Developments and Future Perspectives of a Sociology of the Business Family: An Introduction
In family sociology, much empirical research has been carried out and theories have been developed on numerous family topics and family forms....
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The mediation of matchmaking: a comparative study of gender and generational preference in online dating websites and offline blind date markets in Chengdu
Online dating has modernized traditional partner search methods, allowing individuals to seek a partner that aligns with their preferences for...
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Extension of Sukur Cultural Landscape in Nigeria to incorporate the 16 DGB sites on the Wandala Cultural Landscape in Cameroon as a serial transboundary World Heritage site
As a result of a dispute between Nigeria and Cameroon over the ownership of the Bakasi Peninsula during the last two decades, other international...
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Chinese Archaeology Goes Abroad
From the mountains of Central Asia to the jungles of Mesoamerica, Chinese archaeologists are now conducting fieldwork around the world. China’s...
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Cattle Traction in China: What We Know
This chapter reviews the known scholarship for cattle traction in China. The framework of Chinese archaeology and the diverse Chinese archaeological...
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Aristocratic Honours
The transformation of a medieval nobility into a landed aristocracy during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries is examined. It is shown that...
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From the Coast to the High Mountains: A Remote Sensing Survey of Disturbances and Threats to the Archaeology and Heritage of South Sinai
The archaeology and heritage of South Sinai is rich and varied. Most research to date has focused on the High Mountains, specifically the area around...
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Populists, Elites, and Anticlass Discourses
Populism is frequently associated with the broader population or a political faction that adopts a challenging or rebellious stance against the...
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Now You See It, Now You Don’t: Gender and Identity in a Danish Viking Age Hoard Horizon
The Lille Karleby hoard is the fifth known drinking vessel hoard from the mid-AD 900s. This paper highlights equipment in this and other hoards...
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War, Violence and Group Solidarity: From Ibn Khaldun to Ernest Gellner and Beyond
The relationship between group solidarity and social change is one of the key topics explored by both Ibn Khaldun and Ernest Gellner. However, these...
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Ceramic Assemblages from Shipwrecks in Southeast Asia from the Last Half of the Eighteenth to the Early Twentieth Centuries
Previous research suggests that the peak of Chinese and Southeast Asian ceramic trade in Southeast Asia occurred after the late fourteenth century...
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Women in the Emergence of Archaeology of Mexico and Central America
Historical studies have identified women in nineteenth and twentieth century archaeology who are recognized as pioneers in the field, as Doris Stone...
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Convolution of Apparent Security and Perceived Security in Governance
This chapter examines national security governance. Governance is a survival requirement for humans. The style of governance will vary. Accordingly,...
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Punjab electoral politics and voting behaviour in assembly election from 2012 to 2022
The present study investigates the events and circumstances that shape the voter’s decisions and their involvement in the electoral process. It also...
