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“The Body is Governed by the Brain”: The Case of Ailou Brain Tonic and the New Concept of the Body in Late Ch’ing China
Chinese concepts of the body experienced tremendous change in the late nineteenth century. After the introduction of the science of anatomy from the West, Chinese ideas of the brain, heart, blood, and kidneys were never the same. Of...
Visual Representation of Japan in the Abraham Ortelius Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
First published in 1570, Abraham Ortelius’ Theatrum Orbis Terrarum is commonly considered the first modern atlas. Although the first separate map of Japan appeared only in the 1595 edition of the atlas, the country was depicted on the maps of the...
Chain of Voices: Social Movements in South Africa and Japan, ca. 1970
The 1970s witnessed the rise in demands for social change characterized by a remarkable sense of ownership by the actors involved. A number of groups who hitherto found it difficult to voice their concerns, started expressing strong criticisms aimed...
A Study of East Asian Fermentation Chemistry: Asia’s Microbial Gardens in Japanese Eyes
Victoria Lee (Max Planck Institute for the History of Science) donnera une conférence dans le cadre du séminaire collectif du Centre de recherches sur le Japon, Histoire du Japon moderne et contemporain : permanences et ruptures.AbstractA scientist...
A Study of East Asian Fermentation Chemistry: Asia’s Microbial Gardens in Japanese Eyes
Victoria Lee (Max Planck Institute for the History of Science) donnera une conférence dans le cadre du séminaire collectif du Centre de recherches sur le Japon, Histoire du Japon moderne et contemporain : permanences et ruptures.AbstractA scientist...
Pre-Modern Korean Studies in Europe: Results, Projects, and Prospects
The objective of the conference is to bring together in an unprecedented academic event most of the European or Europe-based pre-modemists in Korean Studies. The number of these scholars, studying mostly Koryô and Chosôn periods, is rather sizeable...
Pre-Modern Korean Studies in Europe: Results, Projects, and Prospects
The objective of the conference is to bring together in an unprecedented academic event most of the European or Europe-based pre-modemists in Korean Studies. The number of these scholars, studying mostly Koryô and Chosôn periods, is rather sizeable...
Local Strategies of Integration in Late Chosŏn Korea
Kim Sun Joo de l'Université d'Harvard, professeure invitée à l'EHESS par le Centre de recherches sur la Corée, donnera une conférence intitulée Local Strategies of Integration in Late Chosŏn Korea.This lecture explores the politics and ideas of...
Local Strategies of Integration in Late Chosŏn Korea
Kim Sun Joo de l'Université d'Harvard, professeure invitée à l'EHESS par le Centre de recherches sur la Corée, donnera une conférence intitulée Local Strategies of Integration in Late Chosŏn Korea.This lecture explores the politics and ideas of...