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Poetry and Modernity in Meiji Japan

  • Robert Tuck
  • 5 minute read
A review of The First Modern Japanese Poetry, by Rachel Epstein. Rachel Epstein’s dissertation takes as its primary focus the…
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The Armenian Genocide and Modern Humanitarian Media in the U.S.

  • Lerna Ekmekcioglu
  • 7 minute read
A review of “Lest they Perish”: The Armenian Genocide and the Making of Modern Humanitarian Media in the U.S., 1915-1925,…
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Northern Song Reflections on the Tang

  • Lik Hang Tsui
  • 5 minute read
A review of Northern Song Reflections on the Tang, by Jeffrey Rice. Jeffrey Rice’s dissertation is a study of Northern…
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Catastrophe in Latin American Literature

  • Néfer Muñoz-Solano
  • 4 minute read
A review of Épicas ordinarias: espacios de catástrofe y discursos intelectuales en México, Puerto Rico y Chile (1985-2005), by Judith…
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A History of the International Tracing Service

  • Christine Schmidt
  • 6 minute read
A review of From the ‘Archive of Horrors’ to the ‘Shop Window of Democracy’: The International Tracing Service, 1942-2013, by…
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Material Culture of Six Dynasties North China

  • Leslie Wallace
  • 5 minute read
A review of Leaves that Sway: Gold Xianbei Cap Ornaments from Northeast China, by Sarah Laursen. Sarah Laursen’s dissertation is…
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Spanish Local Elites in Hispaniola 1580-1697

  • Carrie Gibson
  • 12 minute read
A review of Social and Political Survival at the Edge of Empire: Spanish Local Elites in Hispaniola, 1580–1697, by Juan…
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Opium in Iran 1850-1955

  • Christoph Werner
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A review of The Most Sovereign of Masters: The History of Opium in Modern Iran, 1850-1955, by Ram Baruch Regavim.…
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Mughal Court Artists, 1546-1627

  • Chanchal Dadlani
  • 7 minute read
A review of The Emperor’s Eye and the Painter’s Brush: The Rise of the Mughal Court Artist, c. 1546-1627, by…
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Japan’s Northeast: Regionalism & Nationalism

  • Noriaki Hoshino
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A review of Tōhoku as Postwar Thought: Regionalism, Nationalism, and Culturalism in Japan’s Northeast, by Nathan Hopson. Since the disaster…
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