Poetry and Modernity in Meiji Japan
A review of The First Modern Japanese Poetry, by Rachel Epstein. Rachel Epstein’s dissertation takes as its primary focus the…
The Armenian Genocide and Modern Humanitarian Media in the U.S.
A review of “Lest they Perish”: The Armenian Genocide and the Making of Modern Humanitarian Media in the U.S., 1915-1925,…
Northern Song Reflections on the Tang
A review of Northern Song Reflections on the Tang, by Jeffrey Rice. Jeffrey Rice’s dissertation is a study of Northern…
Catastrophe in Latin American Literature
A review of Épicas ordinarias: espacios de catástrofe y discursos intelectuales en México, Puerto Rico y Chile (1985-2005), by Judith…
A History of the International Tracing Service
A review of From the ‘Archive of Horrors’ to the ‘Shop Window of Democracy’: The International Tracing Service, 1942-2013, by…
Material Culture of Six Dynasties North China
A review of Leaves that Sway: Gold Xianbei Cap Ornaments from Northeast China, by Sarah Laursen. Sarah Laursen’s dissertation is…
Spanish Local Elites in Hispaniola 1580-1697
A review of Social and Political Survival at the Edge of Empire: Spanish Local Elites in Hispaniola, 1580–1697, by Juan…
Opium in Iran 1850-1955
A review of The Most Sovereign of Masters: The History of Opium in Modern Iran, 1850-1955, by Ram Baruch Regavim.…
Mughal Court Artists, 1546-1627
A review of The Emperor’s Eye and the Painter’s Brush: The Rise of the Mughal Court Artist, c. 1546-1627, by…
Japan’s Northeast: Regionalism & Nationalism
A review of Tōhoku as Postwar Thought: Regionalism, Nationalism, and Culturalism in Japan’s Northeast, by Nathan Hopson. Since the disaster…