An old Chinese proverb says that the reign of every emperor starts when he dons his new robes. The imperial robes of the last Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) lend legitimacy to this proverb. Clothing was...
As the world becomes more connected, language diversity is plummeting at an unprecedented rate. Forty percent of the world’s 7000 languages at risk of disappearing, according to estimates by the...
The conventional story about the making of England describes how the Britain sunk into a state of destitute after the departure of the Roman troops. They were only revived by a massive infusion of...