Timothy Mitchell is a political theorist and historian. His areas of research include the place of colonialism in the making of modernity, the material and technical politics of the Middle East, and ...

1630s Increased Dutch and English migration into Connecticut Valley, Pequot territory. Pequot efforts to oust Dutch kill Indians (probably Narragansetts or a subject tribe) trading at the House of ...

Passenger service: August 1913 - May 1931. Existing abandoned portions: 2 platforms and trace of another (on tracks in service). Touring: J M Z trains to Chambers St. Two island platforms are in ...

The model for the Dunderberg Spiral Railway (DSR) was the Mumford brothers' Switch Back Railroad of Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania. The cars there went up one inclined plane, coasted down a "back track", ...

This command tells how bell (beep) characters / noises should be sounded or displayed. VISIBLE means to flash the screen rather than making a noise. AUDIBLE means to ...

IN A NORTH CAROLINA courtroom in June, a man was acquitted of murder after spending 11 years in prison. Another inmate had boasted of committing the crime, and DNA tests showed the braggart had, ...

If you really want to understand the heart of darkness that defines American society, it is necessary to read Herman Melville. While Melville has the reputation of being a combination yarn-spinner and ...

Sino Kami? Who are we? Liga Filipina is the sole Filipinx organization of Columbia University of the City of New York. We focus on spreading the Filipino culture to any and all members of the Columbia ...

In other words, the research that has accumulated over the last forty odd years has now established that the mathematical basis of Copernican astronomy was mainly inherited from the Greek sources -- ...

In French, the subjunctive is used in a number of subordinate clauses. As it occurs rather frequently, it is important to learn the rules that govern its use. In the exercises that follow, fill in the ...

The New Year's prints, or nianhua 年畫, displayed on this Web site, represent one moment in a long and vibrant history of this popular art. While the origins and development of popular art forms and ...

In one of the many changes that followed the Meiji Restoration, the leaders of the newly established Meiji government formally abolished the samurai class and eliminated their privileges. Despite this ...