Golden Ages, Dark Ages: Imagining the Past in Anthropology and History.

Man ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 627 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. D. Y. Peel ◽  
Jay O'Brien ◽  
William Roseberry
Keyword(s):  
The Past ◽  
Dark Ages

Dark Ages and Bright Futures

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 539-565
Author(s):  
Deepti Misri
Keyword(s):  
Disability Studies ◽  
Visual Representations ◽  
The State ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Jammu And Kashmir ◽  
The Past ◽  
Dark Ages ◽  
Bright Futures

This article examines the shape of time for those living in Indian-occupied Kashmir, focusing particularly on two calendars that became embroiled in a “calendar war” in Indian-occupied Kashmir in the year 2017. The first was the annual calendar of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank, which proudly featured twelve “talented youth[s]” of the state. The second was a “countercalendar” circulated online by the anonymously run pro-azadi (self-determination) Facebook group Aalaw, featuring a rather different image of Kashmiri youth. Situating these calendars against a larger backdrop of visual representations of time in occupied Kashmir, this article examines how each calendar mobilized narratives about the past, present, and future in Kashmir, narratives that were negotiated through competing gendered images of youth via rhetorics of ability and disability. The article takes up the tensions between two strands of disability studies: liberal approaches that emphasize the celebration of disability and biopolitical critiques that foreground the violent production of debilitation, to consider how Kashmiri visual production suggests a vision of crip futures for those now living with disabilities in Kashmir.

The Specie Standard and Central Banking in the United States Before 1860

1961 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 318-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard H. Timberlake
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Federal Reserve ◽  
The United States ◽  
Central Banking ◽  
Quarter Century ◽  
The Past ◽  
Dark Ages ◽  
Banking Institutions ◽  
Reserve System

Central banking institutions during the past quarter-century have been almost free of the constraints that inhibited their actions during the nineteenth century. The special conditions under which earlier central banking institutions were formed and operated frequently have been lost to view; and while contemporary observers have come to regard the first two Banks of the United States sympathetically, the functional evolution of these institutions within the framework of specie standards has been largely neglected. The period between the end of the Second Bank and the organization of the Federal Reserve System is subsequently treated as the Dark Ages of monetary policy, better forgotten than deplored.

A Century of Economic Development in Taiwan

1998 ◽  
Vol 01 (03) ◽  
pp. 369-381
Author(s):  
Jong-Shong Lin ◽  
Stewart K. C. Leung ◽  
David M. Chen
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Foreign Reserves ◽  
Technological Infrastructure ◽  
The Past ◽  
Dark Ages ◽  
Domestic Savings

This paper provides a brief summary of Taiwan's economic development in the past century in three broad stages: colonial foundations (1895-1940), dark ages (1941-1960), and reforms to miracle (1961-1994) .The historic perspective adopted here clearly indicates the strength and weakness of an export-led economy built on low-tech manufacturing. Though domestic savings and foreign reserves are high, Taiwan is short of an updated technological infrastructure and an effective financial system. Corporate strength is also rare. With a well-defined government policy allowing appropriate funds to be channeled to long-term finance to reinforce industrial banking, it is conceivable that the economy can be revitalized. Because success in industrial banking depends on initiative, efficiency and fair distribution of capital, it is imperative that a strategy of such significance be implemented by the private sector.

Corporativism in Europe

1942 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 194-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Vignaux
Keyword(s):  
Political Science ◽  
Thirteenth Century ◽  
The West ◽  
Economic Liberalism ◽  
The Past ◽  
Dark Ages ◽  
Close Analysis ◽  
New Community ◽  
Modes Of Thought ◽  
Forward Looking

In the present crisis of Europe, some forward-looking observers are placing their ultimate hope in a corporative order. Within the first pages of a book recently published in Paris, a young French economist states that in the light of his country's defeat, “the modes of thought and action of a whole century, the XIXth, have been judged by their results and found wanting;” furthermore, under the stimulus of individualistic and utilitarian philosophies, joined with economic liberalism, a “disintegration” of society has resulted. After a close analysis of ancient and modern corporative regimes, Professor Denis concludes: “The only chance for salvation seemingly lies in the desperate effort of a small number of the old countries of the West to recreate a new community spirit, one manifestation of which would be the fostering of vocational groups. If this effort were not made or should fail, Europe would suffer irremediable decadence. … a new Dark Ages, without the hope of the Thirteenth Century.” We can recognize in this threat the pessimistic frame of mind which was so characteristic of young European intellectuals during the past decade. We shall see, however, that psychology is no less necessary than political science and economics for an understanding of the corporative movement in Europe.

Reimagining the “Lost Men” of the Gilded Age: Perspectives on the Late Nineteenth Century Presidents

2002 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles W. Calhoun
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Civil War ◽  
Progressive Era ◽  
Gilded Age ◽  
Bright Light ◽  
Late Nineteenth Century ◽  
The Past ◽  
Dark Ages ◽  
Late Nineteenth

For much of the twentieth century, scholars treated the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era as starkly contrasting phases in the unfolding of the American story: the post-Civil War dark ages followed by the bright light of the early twentieth century. More recently, historians have recognized the oversimplification if not downright wrongheadedness of that dichotomy. The past few decades have witnessed an explosion of studies on a variety of topics with coverage dates roughly from the 1870s to the 1920s. Most of these newer works underscore the continuities between the two periods and the relatively seamless evolution of forces and institutions.

scholarly journals Rock, Paper, Concrete...

10.28945/4865 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 001-019
Author(s):  
Chadwick Anast ◽  
Melissa Smith ◽  
Stacie Varney Varney ◽  
Michael M. McClendon II ◽  
Russell Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Construction Technology ◽  
Competitive Position ◽  
Construction Company ◽  
The Past ◽  
Site Development ◽  
Dark Ages ◽  
The Right ◽  
Snowball Effect

MAVNS, a successful construction company, has been staying ahead of the innovation curve as it relates to construction technology and site development over the past few decades. However, stagnation in the evolution of its employee time keeping processes has created a snowball effect of other issues that are ultimately costing profitability and significant competitive advantage. Determining a way out of the "industrial dark ages" is critical for maintaining a competitive position and sustaining long term profits. How then, do they construct the right path forward?

The Swedish Jordan Expedition 2011 and 2012 at Tall Abu al-Kharaz. Preliminary results from the early Iron Age occupation in Area 9

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 307-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter M. Fischer ◽  
Teresa Bürge ◽  
D. Blattner ◽  
M. Alrousan ◽  
A. Abu Dalo
Keyword(s):  
Iron Age ◽  
Early Iron Age ◽  
Jordan Valley ◽  
Settlement History ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
The Past ◽  
Dark Ages ◽  
Central Jordan ◽  
History Of ◽  
The City

Tall Abu al-Kharaz, a twelve hectare-large tell in the central Jordan Valley, was occupied for approximately five millennia. In earlier excavation seasons most of the early Iron Age remains were found to have been disturbed by later settlers. Between 2009 and 2012 excavations revealed an extremely well-preserved city quarter dating from around 1100 BC, which represents an essential part of the settlement history of this city. The stone-built architectural compound consists of 21 rooms, with walls still standing to a height of more than 2 m. The inventories of these rooms, which comprised more than 200 complete vessels and other objects, were remarkably intact. Amongst the finds were imports from Egypt and Phoenicia. There were also finds which are associated with the culture of the Sea Peoples/Philistines, such as several Aegean and Cypriote-style vessels and other objects. The find context points to a hasty abandonment of the city. In the past, the beginning of the Iron Age has often been referred to as “the Dark Ages”, a period of cultural regression: this categorization is not appropriate to the find situation at Tall Abu al-Kharaz where the remains of a wealthy society, with far-reaching intercultural connections, can be identified.

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