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Ambivalent Humanitarian Crises and Complex Emergencies
The list of spontaneous associations with humanitarian crises is long. Equally long are the lists of people affected by these crises and of the actors that provide humanitarian action. – By Dennis Dijkzeul and Diana Griesinger
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The Moon in Meso-America
Meso-America, a large area extending from northern Mexico south to El Salvador, was unified by a calendar that incorporated a 365-day year and a continuous 260-day divination count, forming a larger Calendar Round cycle that repeated every 52 years. – By Susan Milbrath
Three More Encyclopedias Available via Subscription and Perpetual Access
On May 28, the Oxford Research Encyclopedias of Business and Management, Economics and Finance, and Neuroscience will be available via subscription. After a successful free period during development, the OREs provide in-depth overviews of the major areas of research and will continue to grow with the field over time. If you're a librarian, explore Subscriber Services to learn how to provide access to the OREs for your institution. If you're not a librarian, you can recommend the OREs to your librarian here.
What's New to the OREs
In October 2020, more than 181 new and revised articles have been published on the Oxford Research Encyclopedias platform. Explore the recently published articles now.
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