Heart of Darkness is maybe Joseph Conrads finest works, at least it is a book that can be sometimes controversial and dark. Maybe thats why the books name is Heart of Darkness, so why should yo read it?
19th century
The Meiji Restoration (1868)
Karl Marx and Charles Tilly's perspectives on the Meiji Restoration in 1868. This is an examination of the Meiji Restoration using Marx and Tilly's theories about revolutions.
Age of Empires
The 19th century is often associated with nationalism and nation-states, but what about empires? But, this isn’t totally true, Empire was the most dominant form of government.
Matsuri festival in Yokohama with a large float
In this essay i will perform a source criticism of a late 19th century photograph of a Japanese float festival.
Samurai, a warrior and bureaucrat
A small analysis of a samurai harness of the museum Volkenkunde in Leiden.
Johannis de Rijke a Dutch engineer in Japan (1873-1903)
An essay about Dutch engineer Johannis de Rijke and his work related to watermanagement during the late 19th and early 20th century. This is an essay about how a Dutch engineer influenced Japanese watermanagement.
The V.O.C., Rangaku and Japan
An essay about Sugita Genpaku Shôzô and his work related to medicine during the late 18th and early 19th century. This is an essay about how a Japanese scholar and physician influenced Japanese medicine.
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