Maria Abreu
@mariaabreu.bsky.social
Prof. of Economic Geography and Fellow of Pembroke College, University of Cambridge. My work is on labour markets, migration, planning, and regional policy. I also love photography and baking, and have a crazy cocker spaniel called Fonzie.
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The real reason nation states first emerged thousands of years ago – new research
New findings add weight to the theory that nation states didn’t just spring up from any kind of farming – it had to be grain.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
We (with @drqueue.bsky.social) explain the process in @uk.theconversation.com theconversation.com/the-real-rea....
I can hear them from Ely in the bottom left hand corner.
November 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I can hear them from Ely in the bottom left hand corner.
Exactly, it's all about the framing.
November 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Exactly, it's all about the framing.
Maybe that’s the answer!
November 24, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Maybe that’s the answer!
Some are still in print, but others are hard to find. I’ve spent years tracking down the more obscure ones in second hand bookshops.
November 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Some are still in print, but others are hard to find. I’ve spent years tracking down the more obscure ones in second hand bookshops.
I love the Nero Wolfe books, they are my absolute favourites. The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett is also very good, set in the same period and with a similar style.
November 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I love the Nero Wolfe books, they are my absolute favourites. The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett is also very good, set in the same period and with a similar style.
I really don’t understand why they are doing this. The Venezuelan government is close to both Russia and China?
November 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I really don’t understand why they are doing this. The Venezuelan government is close to both Russia and China?
There are reports in Venezuela of GPS and phone signals being jammed. There is a lot of confusion, but it does feel like something is about to happen 😞
November 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
There are reports in Venezuela of GPS and phone signals being jammed. There is a lot of confusion, but it does feel like something is about to happen 😞
Sadly not any more, too many skilled people has left. It would take years to repair the damage.
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Sadly not any more, too many skilled people has left. It would take years to repair the damage.
This is the first thing I cover in my first-year public policy course. It is hard to explain to students why the government isn't even attempting to answer this question.
November 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This is the first thing I cover in my first-year public policy course. It is hard to explain to students why the government isn't even attempting to answer this question.
This is almost exactly what we do in Cambridge admissions interviews (for undergraduates).
November 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This is almost exactly what we do in Cambridge admissions interviews (for undergraduates).