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Modern (1800 CE - 1950 CE)

Detail of the cover of the first issue of Ling Long
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Ling Long Women's Magazine, Shanghai, 1931-1937

The abundance of graphic images such as photographs, cartoons, and advertisements is an important resource for studying urban mass culture and women’s lives in 1930s Shanghai.
Portrait of Indigenous Men by Lorenzo Becerril ca. 1890-1900
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Mexico: From Empire to Revolution

By making hundreds of photographs available and placing them in a clear, historical context, the website provides students with a fascinating perspective on several crucial decades in Mexican history.
Image of a monk praying before Buddha
Review

Urban Dharma, Buddhism in America

Although many of the essays are intended to promote Buddhism and a Buddhist religious perspective, the site also includes English translations of important early South Asian documents.
Post-Soviet population table
Teaching

Long Teaching Module: Nationalities and the Breakup of the Soviet Union, 1989-2000

The Soviet Union was a multi-national empire from the revolution of 1917 through the final demise of Communism in 1991.

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Source

Statistics on Catholicism in Poland after the fall of Communism

These figures show the fragility of Catholicism in Poland after the communist era. Whether questioned about matters of doctrine or lifestyle, large numbers of Poles agreed with the stated positions of the Roman Catholic Church.

Image of Francis de Sales whose works are included in the online library
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Christian Classics Ethereal Library

This is still quite easily the best single location of source materials in English for the Reformation period online.
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Review

National Security Archive: Sources on Latin America

The documents on the website provide students the opportunity to construct their own historical interpretations.
Detail of The Landing of Captain Cook at Botany Bay, 1770 depicted in a 1930s travel poster
Review

Documenting a Democracy: Australia's Story

This site has particular strengths in presenting legal and constitutional materials on the emergence of a democratic nation in a colonial context.
Statistics on Polish Catholicism in the Communist Era
Teaching

Long Teaching Module: The Catholic Church in Poland, 1950-2000

Poland is, at first glance, one of the most religiously homogeneous countries on earth.

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Teaching

Long Teaching Module: Doña Marina, Cortés' Translator

What is the language of conquest? What language do people speak when they battle for land and autonomy, or meet to negotiate? During the conquest of Mexico, Spanish and Nahuatl—the mother tongues of the conquistadors and the Mexica—grew newly powerful.