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Cataloging Life
Species catalogs—printed or digital—are a specific form of encyclopedias and compendia. They are designed for different purposes, and "are among the m
Constructing Spaceship Earth
In Constructing Spaceship Earth, Perrin Selcer explores how and why scientists affiliated with UN agencies made the global-scale environment a so
Data That Travel: Climates between Africa, Europe, and the Globe
"Data That Travel: Climates Between Africa and Europe" examines the conditions of climatological data collection efforts in colonial Africa and the pr
Nature, Technology, and Daily Life in a Wartime Borderland
Drawing on court records, memorials, and treatises in Chinese, Korean, and Manchu, this project examines how reliability was discussed and attempted d
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Dyeing for Permanence: Communities of Practice and the Making of Bingata
Celebrated as a traditional Okinawan craft, bingata (vermilion patterns) refers to a technique of printing colorful and intricate patterns on fabric t
A China-Centered Perspective on the Travels of Rice, Tea, and Cotton through Early Modern Eurasia
During the colonial period, Westerners deliberately planned the introduction of valuable Asian crops such as rice, tea, or cotton to territories under
How the Catalan Economy Benefited under Franco—and What This Means for the Ongoing Stalemate
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Any long-term solution requires a deep understanding of the issues at stake, but the each day the situation is more puzzling to observers at home and around the world. Spaniards living abroad, like me, are often asked by friends and colleagues: What’s going on in Catalonia? Is the imposition of Article 155 a dictatorial move? Was independence declared? Why is there no dialogue? Who started it? And, the most feared of all these questions: What do you think is going to happen?
Lino Camprubi
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How the Catalan Economy Benefited under Franco—and What This Means for the Ongoing Stalemate
No 5
Any long-term solution requires a deep understanding of the issues at stake, but the each day the situation is more puzzling to observers at home and around the world. Spaniards living abroad, like me, are often asked by friends and colleagues: What’s going on in Catalonia? Is the imposition of Article 155 a dictatorial move? Was independence declared? Why is there no dialogue? Who started it? And, the most feared of all these questions: What do you think is going to happen?
Lino Camprubi
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Geological Knowledge in the Making of Modern Northeast Asia
My project sheds light on the role of geological knowledge in shaping the history of modern Northeast Asia, focusing on geological explorations o
Agents of Violence: Naval Technology and Late Qing China, 1875–1911
My dissertation investigates Qing China’s engagement with European naval technology and the transnational arms trade in the late nineteenth and early
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