Eastern and Western, feminine and masculine, motherly yet ready for war, the sculpture holds a multitude of meanings. The Statue of Liberty’s creator, the Alsatian artist Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, grew up in a world apart from the “huddled masses” who arrived in the New World, sailing toward her beacon. Born in 1834, into a rich and[…]
An overview of the “new immigration” that originated from Southern and Eastern Europe and American responses to it. Between 1880 and 1910, almost fifteen million immigrants entered the United States, a number which dwarfed immigration figures for previous periods. Unlike earlier nineteenth century immigration, which consisted primarily of immigrants from Northern Europe, the bulk of[…]
The appearance of The New Game of Human Life on 14 July 1790 was a significant milestone in the history of British leisure. Introduction The New Game of Human Life was published by Act of Parliament on 14 July 1790. Famous today in its modern incarnation as Life, the iconic board game that for many decades anchored[…]
Players moving pieces along a track to be first to reach a goal was the archetypal board game format of the 18th and 19th century. Alex Andriesse looks at one popular incarnation in which these pieces progress chronologically through history itself, usually with some not-so-subtle ideological, moral, or national ideal as the object of the[…]
Medieval Indian history went for almost three whole centuries under the so-called indigenous rulers. 9th Century to the Rise of Islam Overview For a period that has come to be so strongly associated with the Islamic influence and rule in India, Medieval Indian history went for almost three whole centuries under the so-called indigenous rulers,[…]
India’s history and culture is dynamic, spanning back to the beginning of human civilization. Introduction The history of India begins with a mysterious culture along the Indus River and in farming communities in the southern lands of India. The history of India is punctuated by constant integration of migrating people with the diverse cultures that[…]