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Using ceremonials such as imperial weddings, this text examines what visual symbols and rituals reveal about monarchy, nationalism, city planning, discipline, gender, memory and modernity. This study of Japanese nationalism focuses on the Meiji Period (1868-1912).
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A study of Japan's acquisition of Korea. It shows how Japan's drive for empire was part of a larger goal to become the economic, diplomatic, and strategic equal of the Western countries who had imposed a humiliating treaty settlement on the country in the 1850s.
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Demonstrates how crucial French films were in making 'going to the movies' popular in the United States, first in vaudeville houses and then in... Læs mere
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Provides biographical and historical context for Bourne's work. Bourne's critique of militarism and advocacy of cultural pluralism are enduring contributions to social and political thought. Bourne's essays include "The War and the Intellectual" and "The Fragment of the State".
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Features the story of America's transformation from a nation of honest appetites into an obedient market for instant mashed potatoes. This... Læs mere
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A revisionist history of the origins of Egyptian nationalism and the revolution of 1919, focusing on gender and the family.
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Interweaves the stories of George Forrest and Joseph Francis Charles Rock, two early twentieth-century botanists and explores the collaborative relationships each formed with Yunnan villagers in gathering botanical specimens from the borderlands between China, Tibet, and Burma.
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Offering a fresh approach to the study of religion and empire, this book challenges a widespread myth of modernity - that Western rule has had a secularizing effect on the non-West - by looking at missionary schools in Bengal.
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In his day, Jack Johnson - born in Texas, the son of former slaves - was the most famous black man on the planet. As the first... Læs mere
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Shows how science and public health shaped the meaning of race in the early twentieth century. Examining the experiences of Mexican,... Læs mere
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Establishes the existence of a special radical trajectory spanning four continents and linking Beirut, Cairo, and Alexandria... Læs mere