A Voluntary Exile: Chinese Christianity and Cultural Confluence Since 1552
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Western missionaries in China often considered themselves "voluntary exiles" in a distant land,...
Eco-Cultural Networks and the British Empire: New Views on Environmental History
James Beattie, Edward M. Melillo and Emily O'Gorman
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19th-century British imperial expansion dramatically shaped today's globalised world. Imperialism...
Fundamental Labour Rights in China - Legal Implementation and Cultural Logic: 2016
Ulla Liukkunen and Yifeng Chen
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This volume gathers together chapters that address the theme of implementing fundamental labour...
Beyond Decent Work: The Cultural Political Economy of Labour Struggles in Indonesia
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Beyond Decent Work explores the history of the Indonesian labor movement, using three contemporary...
Socio-Cultural Mobility and Mega-Events: Ethics and Aesthetics in Brazil's 2014 World Cup
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In June 2014, Brazil opened the twentieth FIFA World Cup with a spectacular ceremony. Hosting the...
Collection Care: An Illustrated Handbook for the Care and Handling of Cultural Objects
Brent Powell and Mervin Richard
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Collection Care: An Illustrated Handbook for the Care and Handling of Cultural Objects provides a...
William Hunter and His Eighteenth-Century Cultural Worlds: The Anatomist and the Fine Arts
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The eminent physician and anatomist Dr William Hunter (1718-1783) made an important and significant...
Writing China: Essays on the Amherst Embassy (1816) and Sino-British Cultural Relations
Peter J. Kitson and Robert Markley
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On 29 August 1816, Lord Amherst, exhausted after travelling overnight during an embassy to China,...
The Mindbody Self: How Longevity is Culturally Learned and the Causes of Health are Inherited
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In these turbulent times, just about every solution you can think of has been put forth by someone,...