中国の官庁でありながら外国人が運営した清末民国期の海関。その起こりから終焉までを多数の図版とともに解説します。
"In the seventeenth century, English foreign policy focused on near-neighbours and the challenges they posed: on France, on Spain, the ruler of modern Belgium…"
"“The public will have henceforth under their glance, and within their grasp, the very form and presence of events as they transpire,” and the journal would…"
"One of the many fascinating aspects of British eighteenth century history was the emergence of the nation as a European power of the first order…"
During the nineteenth century, fire was perhaps the most severe environmental threat faced by Americans, especially in urban areas. Before the Civil War, hundreds of large fires destroyed property worth over 200 million dollars in the nation’s principal cities.
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"Ever since 4 May 1896, the Daily Mail has been praised and plagiarised, copied and cursed. It has been ceremoniously incinerated and ceremonially honoured…"
"The social hygiene movement (see also sex hygiene) originated in the early 1900s, bringing together different groups that were concerned with…"
"The radical right has been small, fractious yet persistent in nearly a century of activism at the furthest reaches of the right-wing spectrum…"
Primary sources research on Frederick the Great's life, career and achievements, from records at the time of his achievements and impact on Europe.
Explore our collection of contextual essays on various aspects of cutlure, using various archives from Gale Primary Sources product.
"One defence of anonymity was that it didn't seem to harm sales. The first year of Alan Pryce-Jones's editorship brought the TLS to its highest circulation ever…"
As a leading newspaper of record, the FT's coverage of important events extends much beyond financial affairs. Over the years it has reported major British and international political stories, often through colourful accounts by its own on-the-spot correspondents.
"During the nineteenth century, there was a high rate of internal migration in Britain. The vast majority of moves took place over short distances, with people…"
Beginning as small-circulation, text-based magazines, heavy with political content, they expanded dramatically through the century to offer a mixture of politics, social comment and pure fun, delivered through a range of illustrated magazines and comics, to a host of new readers.
"The first thing to understand about the sources that you can read in State Papers Online is that they really belong together. Over four hundred years ago…"
"After relatively modest increases in immigration up to 1827, economic expansion in the United States and worsening conditions in Europe—particularly in Ireland…"
"During the nineteenth century there was a dramatic increase in the number of periodicals published for children, especially in the final third of the century…"
The word “race” meant different things to different people in the nineteenth century. In its broadest sense, “race” referred to the common ancestry of a group of humans who shared characteristics that had developed over time.… Many nineteenth-century references to race reflect this ambiguity.
"Delving into the 2,072 results between 1868-98, including the 81 cartoons, allows us to see that textual references to Gladstone far outstrip his…"