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Historical Materialist Anthropology and The World of Sugar: Cross-Disciplinary Research Agendas: Suggestions and Debates: The World of Sugar and the Commodity Frontiers Initiative 历史唯物主义人类学和糖的世界：跨学科的研究议程：建议和辩论：糖的世界和商品前沿倡议

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International Review of Social History Pub Date : 2025-08-26 DOI: 10.1017/s0020859025100643

Patrick Neveling

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The World of Sugar and the Commodity Frontiers Perspective: An Introduction 《糖的世界与商品边疆》导论

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International Review of Social History Pub Date : 2025-08-22 DOI: 10.1017/s0020859025100655

Ulbe Bosma

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The World of Sugar and Its Implications for Agrarian and Environmental Justice 糖的世界及其对农业和环境正义的影响

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International Review of Social History Pub Date : 2025-08-20 DOI: 10.1017/s002085902510062x

Sylvia Kay

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“The Best of Both Worlds”: Two Methodological Approaches to Work and Labour Relations in Early Nineteenth-Century Västerås “两个世界的最好”：19世纪早期工作和劳资关系的两种方法论方法Västerås

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International Review of Social History Pub Date : 2025-08-15 DOI: 10.1017/s0020859025100552

Karin Hofmeester, Maria Ågren, Jonas Lindström

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Investigating Agricultural Labour through Commodity Frontiers, Environment, and Im/mobility 通过商品边界、环境和人口流动调查农业劳动力

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International Review of Social History Pub Date : 2025-08-13 DOI: 10.1017/s0020859025100679

Claudia Bernardi

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A Note on Sugar in Nineteenth-Century South India: Suggestions and Debates: The World of Sugar and the Commodity Frontiers Initiative 19世纪南印度的糖：建议和辩论：糖的世界和商品前沿倡议

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International Review of Social History Pub Date : 2025-08-12 DOI: 10.1017/s0020859025100631

Prasannan Parthasarathi

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From Careful Observation to Experimental Interpretation: An Introduction 从仔细观察到实验解释：导论

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International Review of Social History Pub Date : 2025-08-06 DOI: 10.1017/s0020859025100606

Karin Hofmeester, Maria Ågren

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Forced Labour and the System of Overburdening in the Interwar Middle Congo: Congolese Populations between Administrative Violence and Local Runaway Schemes, 1918–1948 两次世界大战期间刚果中部的强迫劳动和过度负担制度：1918-1948年行政暴力和地方逃亡计划之间的刚果人口

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International Review of Social History Pub Date : 2025-07-07 DOI: 10.1017/s0020859025100539

Céline Belina, Alexander Keese

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Capitalism, Democracy, and the Welfare State 资本主义、民主和福利国家

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International Review of Social History Pub Date : 2025-07-07 DOI: 10.1017/s0020859025100540

Anton Hemerijck

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Classifying Occupational Hazards: Narratives of Danger, Precariousness, and Safety in Indian Mines, 1895–1970 职业危害分类：1895-1970年印度矿山的危险、不稳定和安全叙述

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International Review of Social History Pub Date : 2025-04-08 DOI: 10.1017/s0020859025000057

Dhiraj Kumar Nite

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