Studying Ancient World History in 20th-c. China
A review of The Making of an Alienated Past: The Study of Ancient World History in Twentieth-Century China, by Xin…
Kadazandusun Identity in Sabah, Malaysia
A review of Being Kadazandusun in Sabah, Malaysia, by Flory Mansor Gingging. Being Kadazandusun in Sabah, Malaysia discusses various aspects…
Writings of Women Religious in the Early Modern Period
A review of Embodying the Bride: Performances of the Song of Songs in Early Modern and Colonial Hispanic Convent Writing,…
Infrastructure and the Consolidation of Power in 20th Century Iran and Afghanistan
A review of Projecting the State: Political Ideology and Infrastructural Power in Early 20th Century Afghanistan and Iran, by Ryan…
The Jewish Body in Postwar France
A review of L’Esprit du Corps: Bodies, Communities, and the Reconstruction of Jewish Life in France, 1914–1940, by Erin Corber.…
HIV, Stigma, and Globalization in Kenya
A review of Viral Stories: HIV/AIDS, Stigma, and Globalization in Kenya, by Elizabeth J. Pfeiffer. In her dissertation Viral Stories:…
Weimar Germany: Music, Modernity, and Tradition
A review of The Promise of Tradition: Music, Modernity, and Mass Society in Weimar Germany, by Brendan Fay. Brendan Fay…
Political Institutions & Interethic Relations in Central Asia
A review of Political Access, Legal Fairness, and Cross-Ethnic Trust in Central Asia, by Brent Hierman Brent Hierman’s dissertation investigates…
Guatemalan University & Political Change
A review of ‘Do Not Tempt Us!’: The Guatemalan University in Protest, Memory, and Political Change, 1944-Present, by Heather A.…
Aristocracy, Meritocracy, Inheritance in American Drama
A review of Theatrical Properties: Inheritance and Modern American Drama, by Sarah C. Withers. Sarah C. Withers undertakes a topic…