The key study on the public sphere and counterpublics; composed of several chapters that analyze the relationship between the private and the public, publics and counterpublics, and the different intellectual styles of publics. Of note is Warner’s recognition and elucidation of the curious, ephemeral...
Fiona will reflect on some of the approaches which have been taken to the study of batik over the years, beginning with Raffles’ account in his 1817The History of Java. She will explore Dutch colonial publications on batik, both as an industry and as a decorative art, the emergence in th...
the study of material culture has allowed a different kind of access to the experiences that shaped the lives of men and women who did not leave documentation in writing. In global history, material culture and the use of objects provide ways of overcoming the challenges of materials written in...
and the economy and labor market. The respondents in their study did not complain that immigrants are a criminal class; rather, they complained about the impact that immigrants had on the limited, taxpayer-supported resources in a community. The public complained that the government did not do ...
KING ALFRED famously craved the widespread availability (albeit in translation) of 'those books which are most needful for all men to know', and much ink has been spilt both on the wisdom of his choices and on the extent of the library f... A Orchard - 《Notes & Queries》 被引量: ...
Missionaries differed on how to present themselves to the natives--as monks, holy men, merchants, scientists, or healers? The introduction of Catholic devotion, catechism, images, and other Catholic materials were the competitive ground for winning converts. 鈥...
By 1226 the scholars were numerous enough to have set up an organisation, and seem to have arranged regular courses of study, taught by their own members. From the start there was conflict between the town and the students. Students, usually aged about fourteen or fifteen, often caused distur...
Fully trained acupuncturists study for at least four years at degree level to understand the very complex principles and techniques in East Asian acupuncture. Research is often carried out by medically trained acupuncturists who may have trained for only a handful of hours. This is adequate for ...
Pederasty between men and boys of lower caste is also politically acceptable, and not considered to be homosexuality in some Islamic societies (Ayubi, 2003). Political movements against antihomosexuality laws are in precarious circumstances in many nations, particularly in Africa and in Islamic nat...
This study has some limitations. First, it was performed at a single centre in Japan. Therefore, almost all of the patients in our cohort were Japanese, which means that these results might not apply to other ethnicities than Asian. Second, we did not exclude cases of deteriorated renal func...