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English Travel Writers’ Representations of Freedom in the United Provinces, c. 1670–1795 英国旅行作家对英国各省自由的描述(约1670-1795年

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Ajalooline Ajakiri-The Estonian Historical Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-06 DOI: 10.1017/s0018246x23000419

William H. F. Mitchell

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Reassessing the Marginalization of Astrology in the Early Modern World 重新评估占星术在早期现代世界的边缘化

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Ajalooline Ajakiri-The Estonian Historical Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-06 DOI: 10.1017/s0018246x23000328

Michelle Pfeffer

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William Munro Tapp: Colonial Investor and Caius College Philanthropist, 1925–1937 威廉·门罗·塔普:殖民投资者和凯斯学院慈善家，1925-1937

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Ajalooline Ajakiri-The Estonian Historical Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1017/s0018246x23000420

Nicolas Bell-Romero

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Alsace in Algeria and the Notion of ‘Failure’ in Settler Political Culture, c. 1870–1960 阿尔及利亚的阿尔萨斯与移民政治文化中的“失败”概念，约1870-1960

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Ajalooline Ajakiri-The Estonian Historical Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1017/s0018246x23000316

Avner Ofrath

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Toll Disputes, Grain Marketing, and Economic Culture in England, c. 1550–1800 1550-1800年间，英国的通行费纠纷、谷物销售和经济文化

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Ajalooline Ajakiri-The Estonian Historical Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1017/s0018246x23000407

Hillary Taylor

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Noble-Bourgeois Elites in an Age of Revolutions, c. 1790–1850 革命时代的贵族资产阶级精英，约1790-1850年

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Ajalooline Ajakiri-The Estonian Historical Journal Pub Date : 2023-08-24 DOI: 10.1017/s0018246x23000389

Amerigo Caruso

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The Western Design Revised: Death, Dissent, and Discontent on the Gloucester, 1654–1656 修订的西方设计:格洛斯特号上的死亡、异议和不满，1654-1656

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Ajalooline Ajakiri-The Estonian Historical Journal Pub Date : 2023-08-09 DOI: 10.1017/s0018246x23000262

Benjamin W. D. Redding

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The Making of J. S. Mill's Collected Works, and Its Aftermath 密尔文集的形成及其后果

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Ajalooline Ajakiri-The Estonian Historical Journal Pub Date : 2023-08-08 DOI: 10.1017/s0018246x23000298

Bruce Kinzer

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HIS volume 66 issue 4 Cover and Back matter HIS第66卷第4期封面和封底

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Ajalooline Ajakiri-The Estonian Historical Journal Pub Date : 2023-08-07 DOI: 10.1017/s0018246x23000286

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HIS volume 66 issue 4 Cover and Front matter 他的66卷第4期封面和封面问题

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Ajalooline Ajakiri-The Estonian Historical Journal Pub Date : 2023-08-07 DOI: 10.1017/s0018246x23000274

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