San Marino, ancient land of liberty

Land is at the centre of crucial public debates ranging from climate adaptation to housing and development, to agriculture and indigenous peoples’ rights. These debates frequently ...

This chapter assesses the relationship between liberty and technology. Adopting a broad conception of liberty, covering both the normative and the practical optionality of developi...

Abstract When does liberty matter? It is often thought that personal liberty is always valuable and that it has a unique intrinsic value. This book argues that it is...

The Ramu–Madang survey covered an area of approximately 20,460 km2 or about three quarters of Madang Province, with altitude ranging from sea level to ~3,000 m in five physiographi...

The Ord–Victoria area survey was conducted between 1949 and 1952 though not updated and published until 1970. The survey covered ~232,300 km2 in six physical regi...

This chapter looks at how Staël claimed that, in order to unify the nation under a republican government, it was necessary to identify the durable interests and aspirations of the ...

How can we study the late ancient and Byzantine history from ecological perspectives? How might one grapple with the more-than-human in sources and media created by humans? Explori...

William Penn (1644-1718) – Quaker activist, theorist of liberty of conscience, and colonial founder and proprietor – played a central role in the movement for religious liberty on ...