Ceramics & Craft in Prehistoric Philippines
A review of Ceramic Production and Craft Specialization in the Prehistoric Philippines, A.D. 500 to 1600, by Lisa C. Niziolek. Lisa C. Niziolek’s dissertation continues…
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Medical Insecurity in Ethiopia’s Somali Region
A review of The Aftermath of Aid: Medical Insecurity in the Northern Somali Region of Ethiopia, by Lauren Carruth. In The Aftermath of Aid, Lauren…
Installation Art in China
A review of Installationskunst in China. Transkulturelle Reflexionsräume einer Genealogie des Performativen (Installation Art in China. Transcultural Spaces Reflecting a Genealogy of the Performative), by…
Environmental Change in the Soviet Union
A review of Making Nature Modern: Economic Transformation and the Environment in the Soviet North, by Andy Bruno. Did the Soviet Union perpetrate ecocide to…
Sent-Down Youth Literature in Post-Mao China
A review of The “Sent-Down” Vision: Poetics and Politics of Zhiqing Literature in Post-Mao China, by Yanjie Wang. Zhiqing 知青 writers are often considered by…
Addiction & Drug Use in Soviet Tajikistan
A review of The Administration of Addiction: The Politics of Medicine and Opiate Use in Soviet Tajikistan, 1924-1958, by Alisher Latypov. Alisher Latypov’s dissertation breaks…
Historical Consciousness of Young People
A review of An Illusion That Makes the Past Seem Real: The Potential of Living History for Developing the Historical Consciousness of Young People, by…
Architecture of Turko-Islamic Anatolia
A review of Building the Sultanate of Rum: Memory, Urbanism, and Mysticism in the Architectural Patronage of ‘Ala al-Din Kayqubad (r. 1220-1237), by Suzan Yalman….
Genesis of Modern Shinto in Japan
A review of Gods Without Names: The Genesis of Modern Shinto in Nineteenth Century Japan, by Yijiang Zhong. Until fairly recently, scholarly works on Shinto…
Musical Ecstasy in Oriental Dance
A review of “Finding the Feeling” Through Movement and Music: An Exploration of Tarab in Oriental Dance, by Candace Bordelon. Candace Bordelon’s dissertation “Finding the…