New jobs were created, but these usually involved repetitive tasks and were ruled by the clock. Introduction...
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While Henry David Thoreau preached simplicity, Lorine Niedecker simply lived it. On a sunny Saturday in August,...
The color Black and even Black or Blackened skin held positive connotations in Mesoamerican worldview. Introduction A...
African arts have always played a central role in their communities. Introduction Traditional African art, which generally...
Did what initiates once heard and saw in the Mysteries transform into the historical Jesus? Introduction After...
A closer look at three iconic events that have been well documented in literature. Introduction: Towards a...
There was a strong emphasis on the bishop as administrator and judge. The Church of the post-Roman...
Belief across various settings and platforms varied enormously. Introduction Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.1...
Antiquarianism gave way to archaeology as practitioners turned increasingly to empirical methods. Introduction To pass through the...
There was a couching of modern scientific discoveries and exciting physical effects in magical terms. Introduction Electricity,...
Culture and prejudice played profound roles in generating violence. Introduction Augustus Caesar would say, that he wondered...
He was a multi-skilled communicator who devoted his life to doggedly advocating for social change. Introduction “I...
Municipal market clerks closely supervised and controlled food retailing in order to protect consumers. In 1913 municipal...
Clocks had become more sophisticated with intricate systems of gears and springs. Introduction John Harrison (1693-1776) invented...
The principles of vacuums and atmospheric pressure were known in the 17th century. Introduction Steam power was...
Since the Wright brothers at the turn of the century, flying had become a hobby of nations....
The enemies of the Assyrians sought to wipe all memory of them from history. Introduction The Library...
Examining his work as the librarian of the two most important 17th-century Roman collections. Introduction Seventeenth-century Rome...
What happened when Stéphane Mallarmé reimagined the book. French symbolist poet Stéphane Mallarmé lived in culturally unsettled...
They believed that the great freshwater river Oceanus surrounded the world where the sky touched the earth’s...
Starting in the Middle Ages, a large part of Munich’s economy depended on the rafting trade along...
Massive river engineering measures were undertaken in order to secure Vienna’s demands. Medieval Vienna was situated at...
The traditional ‘Little Russian’ patriotism was gradually giving way to the ideas of modern Ukrainian nationalism. Introduction...
Until the outbreak of the First World War, there had been no essential changes in Ukrainian programs....
In this period there were half a dozen state or quasi-state bodies that succeeded one another. Introduction...
A young woman stands in front of a mirror, applying dark eyeliner. She leans back to assess...
Henry’s practice of disposing of his wives unmistakeably demonstrates whom he considered to blame for infertility. Introduction...
Restell was born in England in 1812 and moved to New York in 1831. By a 6-3...
We do not have the impression of knowledge clouded by distance. On 23 August 1514, after a...
How early Americans waged their wars in print. Before people could easily post their opinions on Twitter,...