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“An archive presuposes an archivist”. That is where the thought about the agency of the archivist can be developed. The archivist has the needed agency to decide on the purpose and predestined longevity of the archive. I would like to dip into longevity first. In that respect there seems to be at least two ways to archive. First is archiving for a
... See moreTurning their back on a maritime future may have been a concession to their gentry officials (who disliked eunuch influence), but it was also a bow to financial constraints and the supreme priority of dynastic survival.
John Darwin • After Tamerlane: The Rise and Fall of Global Empires, 1400-2000
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Peter’s ‘symbolic reforms’ were meant to drive home the terrible urgency of political change. After his European tour in 1698, he imposed a ban on beards and personally cut off those of his leading nobles. Russian traditional dress – a loose robe or kaftan – was also outlawed, and ‘German dress’ was imposed.
John Darwin • After Tamerlane: The Rise and Fall of Global Empires, 1400-2000
they can choose to gradually abandon maturing practice areas in order to maintain stability in firm culture and management, requiring them to move into new practice areas that more closely match the basic approach of the firm.