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Lost Leviathans: The Technology Of Zheng He’S Voyages, Mark Dwinnells Jan 2008

Lost Leviathans: The Technology Of Zheng He’S Voyages, Mark Dwinnells

Undergraduate Review

No abstract provided.


The Qin And Han Dynasties: The Flexibility And Adaptability Of Military Force And Expansion, Christopher Hallenbrook Jan 2008

The Qin And Han Dynasties: The Flexibility And Adaptability Of Military Force And Expansion, Christopher Hallenbrook

Undergraduate Review

No abstract provided.


Brains Of The Nation: Pedro Paterno, T. H. Pardo De Tavera, Isabelo De Los Reyes And The Production Of Modern Knowledge, Ambeth R. Ocampo Jan 2008

Brains Of The Nation: Pedro Paterno, T. H. Pardo De Tavera, Isabelo De Los Reyes And The Production Of Modern Knowledge, Ambeth R. Ocampo

History Department Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Japan's Evolving Military: East Asia, The United States, And The International System, Kelly Therese Fink Jan 2008

Japan's Evolving Military: East Asia, The United States, And The International System, Kelly Therese Fink

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Race, Empire And Liberalism: Interpreting John Crawfurd’S History Of The Indian Archipelago, Gareth Knapman Dec 2007

Race, Empire And Liberalism: Interpreting John Crawfurd’S History Of The Indian Archipelago, Gareth Knapman

Gareth Knapman

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Orang-Utans, Tribes, And Nations: Degeneracy, Primordialism, And The Chain Of Being, Gareth Knapman Dec 2007

Orang-Utans, Tribes, And Nations: Degeneracy, Primordialism, And The Chain Of Being, Gareth Knapman

Gareth Knapman

This article explores how early anthropological writing (1830s and 1840s) on the nation faced the question: How natural was the nation? In exploring development of the nation from the tribe, colonial ethnological writers in Southeast Asia also explored the limits of primordialism. Debates on the humanity of the orang-utan represented the search for these limits. The theme of degeneracy underpinned these connections. Degeneracy was a complex belief that connected the civilized nation to the savage tribe. Two methodologies underpinned this discourse: scientific rationality and imagination. Many contemporary studies focus on how scientific rationality created distance between the colonized and the …


Decrecimiento Poblacional En China Durante La Época Del Gran Salto Adelante, Fernando Villaseñor Rodríguez Dec 2007

Decrecimiento Poblacional En China Durante La Época Del Gran Salto Adelante, Fernando Villaseñor Rodríguez

Fernando Villaseñor Rodríguez

No abstract provided.


De Lo Privado Y Lo Comunitario En La Época Yayoi, Fernando Villaseñor Rodríguez Dec 2007

De Lo Privado Y Lo Comunitario En La Época Yayoi, Fernando Villaseñor Rodríguez

Fernando Villaseñor Rodríguez

No abstract provided.


El Prejuicio Conflictual En El "Choque De Civilizaciones", Fernando Villaseñor Rodríguez Dec 2007

El Prejuicio Conflictual En El "Choque De Civilizaciones", Fernando Villaseñor Rodríguez

Fernando Villaseñor Rodríguez

No abstract provided.