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A Rising Hegemon And Raw Materials Access: Japan In The Post-World War Ii Era, Stephen Bunker, Paul Ciccantell

Paul Ciccantell

This paper examines Japan's economic ascent after World War II, focusing on the strategies of Japanese firms and the Japanese state to gain access to the raw materials essential to Japan's economic development.

Did Africans Live Longer In The Antebellum United States, Tukufu Zuberi, Carlos Grushka

Tukufu Zuberi

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Using census data, we call for greater attention to the historical assumptions accepted in past research. Conclusions about the mortality of the enslaved in the United States is in large part a reflection of the historical assumptions made. This article argues that the accepted view of the mortality of enslaved Africans in the United States rests on fragile estimates; these estimates are not robust to flaws in the data.