When modern primary schools were first founded in Japan and Egypt in the 1870s, they did not teach art. Yet by the middle of the twentieth century, art educatio
The critical story of thirteen empires, showing their key role in the foundation of today’s global civilization. For over five hundred years, empires have bee
Hair, or lack of it, is one the most significant identifiers of individuals in any society. In Antiquity, the power of hair to send a series of social messages
This volume covers the cultural history of race in 'the long 19th century' – the age of empire and nation-state, a transformative period during which a modern