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Anti-imperialism in the Confederation of Latin American Workers and the Early WFTU (1938–1953) 拉丁美洲工人联合会和早期世界劳工联合会的反帝国主义（1938-1953）

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International Review of Social History Pub Date : 2026-03-30 DOI: 10.1017/s0020859026101370

Patricio Herrera

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Off Grid: The Problem of Early-Eighteenth-Century Caribbean Sinew Populations 离网：18世纪早期加勒比地区新人口的问题

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International Review of Social History Pub Date : 2026-02-27 DOI: 10.1017/s0020859026101242

Nathan Jopling

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At the Crossroads of Empires: Azoreans and Madeirans in Brazil and the West Indies in the Mid-Nineteenth Century 在帝国的十字路口：19世纪中期巴西和西印度群岛的亚速尔人和马德拉人

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International Review of Social History Pub Date : 2026-02-11 DOI: 10.1017/s0020859026101199

Marina Simões Galvanese

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Anarchism and the “Fascination with Empire”: George Woodcock in India, 1964–1985 无政府主义与“对帝国的迷恋”：乔治·伍德考克在印度，1964-1985

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International Review of Social History Pub Date : 2026-02-06 DOI: 10.1017/s002085902610114x

Matthew S. Adams, Rakesh Ankit

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The Value of Work: Petitions and Public Servants in Zwolle, c.1550–1700 工作的价值：兹沃勒的请愿和公务员，约1550 - 1700年

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International Review of Social History Pub Date : 2026-02-02 DOI: 10.1017/s0020859026101126

Christian Manger, Maurits den Hollander

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Dependent Labour in Colonial Spanish America: Indios Yanaconas and Indios Laboríos 殖民地西班牙美洲的从属劳动：印第安斯、亚纳科纳斯和印第安斯Laboríos

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International Review of Social History Pub Date : 2025-10-28 DOI: 10.1017/s0020859025100837

Sarah Albiez-Wieck

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The Power of the Anecdotal: Enlightening Work Practices in Premodern Eurasia using Word and Image 轶事的力量：前现代欧亚大陆运用文字和图像的启发性工作实践

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International Review of Social History Pub Date : 2025-09-26 DOI: 10.1017/s002085902510059x

Danielle van den Heuvel

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The Mutualist Universe and the Politics of Dignity: A Perspective from Skilled Workers at the Paris Universal Exposition, 1867 互惠主义的宇宙和尊严的政治：从技术工人的视角在巴黎世界博览会，1867年

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International Review of Social History Pub Date : 2025-09-18 DOI: 10.1017/s0020859025100710

Samuel Boscarello

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The Militarization of Labour Politics in Interwar South Asia: Paramilitaries and Claims-Making among Bombay’s Textile and Dalit Workers, c.1920–1940 两次世界大战之间南亚劳工政治的军事化：孟买纺织工人和达利特工人中的准军事组织和索赔，c.1920-1940

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International Review of Social History Pub Date : 2025-09-09 DOI: 10.1017/s0020859025100771

Zaen Alkazi

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Who Moves the Sugar Frontier? A Comment on The World of Sugar: How the Sweet Stuff Transformed Our Politics, Health, and Environment over 2,000 Years by Ulbe Bosma: Suggestions and Debates: The World of Sugar and the Commodity Frontiers Perspective 谁在开拓糖的边界？《糖的世界：2000多年来，甜的东西如何改变了我们的政治、健康和环境》，乌尔贝·博斯马的评论：建议和辩论：糖的世界和商品前沿的观点

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International Review of Social History Pub Date : 2025-08-26 DOI: 10.1017/s0020859025100667

Allan Souza Queiroz

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