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- Guest blog: Kaori Abe on the Abe Naoko Collection –– a glimpse of a Japanese family’s life in Shanghai, c.1927-c.1934
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- Location/Dislocation – Admiral Keppel, the Chinese Buddha at Sandringham and three key photographs
- The Forbidden City at War: Images of the Wartime Evacuation of the Imperial Art Collections
- A name, a photograph, and a history of global connections
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Tag Archives: nationalism
Gina Tam on Dialect and Nationalism in China, and a grave in Amoy
Our latest guest blogger is Gina Anne Tam. An assistant professor of Chinese history at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, Gina’s research and teaching interests include the history of nationalism, race and ethnicity, language, and foodways. She received her BA … Continue reading
Posted in Guest blogs
Tagged Amoy, cemeteries, Gulangyu, Kulangsu, missionaries, nationalism, new books, Xiamen
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1925 on the Nanjing road Shanghai, Bicyles, natty dressers, revolution
Another from Shanghai detective chief William Armstron’s albums. This is probably 1 June 1925, and it’s a view along the Nanjing road in Shanghai towards the Wing On department store. The crowd at the junction ahead are gathered around a … Continue reading
Posted in Photograph of the day
Tagged bicycle, fashion, nationalism, revolution, street
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