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Confronting the “European War” in Early Republican China: ROC’s Constitutional Process and the First World War
Despite recent development in the study of the First World War (WWI), research on China’s experiences in WWI is still largely limited to the discussion of several discrete topics: the war participation debate, the Chinese ... -
The Japanese Art of Listening An ethnographic investigation into the role of the listener
This project investigates the art of listening in Japan through ethnographic observation of hostesses (escorts) and listening volunteers, and an analysis of self-help literature on listening. At night clubs in Tokyo, ... -
The Dignity of Displacement: Syrian and Palestinian Refugees Negotiating Masculinity and Citizenship in Germany
This thesis investigates the intersection of masculinity and citizenship in the striving for dignity of young male Syrian and Palestinian refugees in Germany from 2016 to 2018. It describes discourses and practices of ... -
Religious intellectual encounters between Byzantium and the Ottomans in the fourteenth century: The Case of Gregory Palamas
(2020-04-28)During the fourteenth century, the Ottoman military expansion in the Byzantine territories of Asia Minor marked a new era of broad interaction and cooperation between the two populations. Genuine efforts were made both by ...
