ピンクの紙面で知られるイギリスの高級経済紙「FT」の19世紀末の創刊から21世紀初めまでの120年あまりの歴史をたどるエッセイです。
"During the nineteenth century, the British Empire expanded greatly in terms of size, population and wealth. By the end of the century…"
"Christian Identity is a multifaceted tradition, but at its core the various manifestations of this belief system necessarily contain two elements…"
19世紀史料集成(NCCO)にまつわるショートエッセイ集
"The provision of information by diplomats was but part of the process by which the British government acquired knowledge about the capability…"
アメリカ古書協会の所蔵する女性著者の作品5,900点以上を収録するコレクションはいかに選定され、どのような資料を含み、なぜ重要なのか。同協会の学芸員が解説します。
"In 1648, when his father was imprisoned by Parliament, James fled to Holland disguised as a girl, later joining his mother in France and ending up fighting with…"
ブラジルの外交官、歴史家、ジャーナリストであるマヌエル・デ・オリベイラ・リマの収集したブラジル史関係の書籍・パンフレット約6,500点
"The nineteenth century was a key period in the development of scientific knowledge about electricity. Electricity was transformed from a…"
"The invocation of humour often speaks to cultural anxieties or social concerns. As such, Punch consistently provides a counterpoint to and commentary on…"
"The seventeenth century saw the institution of monarchy at both its apogee and its nadir. The reign of Elizabeth is often considered its golden age…"
"Like Holland, Flanders was one of a group of provinces, those of the southern Netherlands where the revolt against Habsburg misrule had started…"
"Throughout the nineteenth century, periodicals published both in Britain and in the colonies featured aspects of the imperial experience. Before the 1850…"
"Historically, the foundational principles and anatomy of 18th century British foreign policy are embedded within the broader, evolving international…"
"The weekly issues from 1900 saw a wide range of content and cartoon styles that celebrated the new century and exported English-British culture…"
Explore our collection of contextual essays on various aspects of the arts, using various archives from Gale Primary Sources product.
"The Nichols Newspapers Collection reflects the enormous differences brought about by the combination of a new regulatory regime after the Glorious Revolution…"
"On the 14 of May, 1842, The Illustrated London News burst upon a world that had never seen anything quite like it. Not that there hadn’t been plenty of…"
"At the beginning of the nineteenth century, in 1800, Britain had been at war with France since 1793, and would remain so (with a small gap) until 1815…"