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Thackeray's 'Chronicle of the Drum' , illustrated.
posted on Nov-16-04 at 11:56 AM
Teen Chicago. History and recollections of.
posted on Nov-14-04 at 10:19 AM
The Writings of Charles Darwin on the Web. Thanks to the British Library.
posted on Nov-9-04 at 1:16 PM
Jim Crow Stories.
posted on Nov-6-04 at 10:54 AM
Linus Pauling and the Twentieth Century ; a centenary exhibit; and interviewed.
posted on Oct-31-04 at 6:04 AM
Masamania. Not safe for work! 'Hi, this is masamania who create this page, MasaManiA.com. This page is made up of photos I actually take in twon. .I hope I can show and tell you the real, true Japan that cannot be seen in other mas media. I am living in Tokyo, Japan. I was born in Japan, grown up in Japan, study English in Japan. This is the reason I can speak Engrish. Some people complain that my updating and email response is slow. And other people conplain that my englsih is poor. '
posted on Oct-24-04 at 2:56 AM
Bigfoot Field Researchers' Organisation.
posted on Oct-22-04 at 11:04 AM
Greenham Common History. 'Greenham Common - a name linked world-wide with the awesome potential of nuclear deterrence and the protest movement it gave rise to. But there is a bigger story; here we explore the history of one thousand acres of open land near Newbury in Berkshire. ' (via)
posted on Oct-17-04 at 5:25 AM
Old Hampshire Mapped.
posted on Oct-15-04 at 6:43 AM
The Virtual Absinthe Museum.
posted on Oct-11-04 at 1:16 PM
What's it like to live in a war zone in Nepal? 'What happened to us happens to the people of Bajura every day, and they get it from both sides ' Some stories of the disappeared. From the consistently high quality Nepali Times, along with articles about Maoist radio and the human rights of the Kumari 'living goddess'.
Some background : Who are the Nepalese Maoists? (Q & A); the royal massacre of 2001; historical background to Nepal's democracy - the democratic revolution of 1989-91 and subsequent events; the kings of Nepal (note that dates are given using the local calendar); a potted history of Nepal referring to the role of the Rana family of hereditary ministers, who acted as a conservative 'shadow monarchy' over successive weak kings, from the Kot Massacre of 1846 which eliminated all rival claimants, until about 1950 (when King Tribhuvan famously famously took refuge in the Indian embassy - by a twist of fate, his infant grandson briefly crowned king by the Ranas - Gyanendra was again crowned king after his brother was killed in the 2001 royal massacre); a Nepal timeline; how ethnicity and caste fit into Nepalese society (discrimination in Nepal); Bhutanese refugees in Nepal; the Indian Naxalites and the Maoists.
posted on Oct-9-04 at 8:56 AM
A campaign for land reform in Britain. 'A few rich people, many of them aristocrats, own 69 per cent of the land in Britain. As a result, house prices are so high, millions can't afford to buy a home.' (New Statesman) Related :- freedom to roam (from the Ramblers' Association site), the 'independent' Isle of Eigg, the Mass Trespass of Kinder Scout in 1932 (and a news report from the era).
posted on Oct-7-04 at 11:24 PM
Dunhuang Art. Buddhist cave art and history.
posted on Oct-5-04 at 11:59 AM
Rare Books. Links to virtual exhibitions, 1991-present.
posted on Oct-3-04 at 9:24 AM
The legacy of Dr. Babasahed Ambedkar, Indian Dalit ('untouchable') intellectual and activist who agitated for reform and equality through education for his people. He converted from Hinduism to Buddhism, and encouraged other Dalits to do likewise, based on that religion's casteless nature.
Related :- National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights.
posted on Sep-29-04 at 10:28 AM
The Boobiethon for Breast Cancer is coming round again (more here).
posted on Sep-28-04 at 2:01 AM
America Bashing. By Thai cartoonist Stephane Peray.
posted on Sep-27-04 at 1:57 AM
Maths puzzles and more problems. Found whilst searching for the fiendish the Monty Hall Problem. A Tangled Tale, indeed.
posted on Sep-24-04 at 11:27 AM
Anglo-Sikh Heritage. Sikhs and Britain. More at the Sikh Cyber-Museum.
posted on Sep-22-04 at 3:56 AM
A Taste of Africa. Life as a development worker in the Horn of Africa.
posted on Sep-19-04 at 1:30 AM
Devil Worship: The Sacred Books and Traditions of the Yezidiz , by Isya Joseph, 1919. 'This is one of the only public domain sources of information on the religious beliefs of the Yezidi, a small group originally from the northern region of Iraq. Although they speak Kurdish, they are a distinct population from the Kurds. The Yezidi are notable because they have been described as devil-worshippers, which has naturally led to constant persecution by the dominant Islamic culture of the region ... They have many unique beliefs, such as that the first Yezidi were created by Adam by parthenogenesis separately from Eve ... ' New on sacred-texts.com.
posted on Sep-17-04 at 5:44 AM
British History Online. British History Online. See London in 1682, and more.
posted on Sep-16-04 at 4:09 AM
How safe is your pension? (UK) 'Nine million people in this country, young and old, pay a slice of their wage into final salary occupational pension schemes. But Channel 4's economics correspondent Liam Halligan reveals that most people don't realise they have no legal right to that pension money whatsoever. And some people have lost the lot.'
Think Britain's social safety net is more secure than that of the US? Think again.
Related :- Pensions Theft, a campaigning website set up by pensions activists, some of whom lost their pensions when their company went bust.
posted on Sep-15-04 at 3:06 AM
Victor Jara in English. Tribute page to the Chilean folk singer.
posted on Sep-13-04 at 1:50 AM
Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia's dissident ex-deputy PM, released from prison after sodomy charge quashed. More background at the Free Anwar campaign, Human Rights Watch.
posted on Sep-3-04 at 3:35 AM
What is the Higgs Boson, and why do we want to find it?
posted on Aug-28-04 at 11:31 AM
Radzilow. Memorial to a once-vibrant Jewish shtetl.
posted on Aug-27-04 at 5:58 AM
Famous Curves. Safe for work.
posted on Aug-20-04 at 12:59 AM
Nepal: A traumatised nation. 'Besides the physical cost of the conflict, many Nepalis are suffering hidden psychological trauma.' Looking at the war in Nepal. This as Maoists blockade Kathmandu.
posted on Aug-18-04 at 10:57 AM
The Melbourne Anarchist Archives 1966-73. Part of an extensive site on radical history in Australasia.
posted on Aug-17-04 at 10:20 AM
2D Mathematical Fiction , imaginary two-dimensional worlds (and social satire). Once could do worse than read the illustrated original, or Edwin A. Abbott's views on women, follow Yendred's Journey (from Dimensional Geographic), or check out Yendred's homepage.
posted on Aug-14-04 at 8:25 AM
Online Historical Map Exhibits from the Smith Centre for Cartographic Education. Nice collection - take a look at the Columbus Letter, Portuguese America and the exhibit on diasporas.
posted on Aug-12-04 at 12:35 AM
Euclid in Colour. 'An unusual and attractive edition of Euclid was published in 1847 in England, edited by an otherwise unknown mathematician named Oliver Byrne. It covers the first 6 books of Euclid, which range through most of elementary plane geometry and the theory of proportions. What distinguishes Byrne's edition is that he attempts to present Euclid's proofs in terms of pictures, using as little text - and in particular as few labels - as possible. What makes the book especially striking is his use of colour ... '
posted on Aug-11-04 at 12:32 AM
The relief of pain and suffering , and the history of bloodletting, courtesy of the UCLA Online Medical Library Online Exhibits.
posted on Jul-30-04 at 10:27 PM
The Triangle Factory Fire of 1911. 'This site includes selected information on a terrible and unnecessary tragedy involving the death of many young working women in a New York City sweatshop at the beginning of the 20th century and the resulting investigations and reforms. '
posted on Jul-22-04 at 9:45 AM
Virtual Iceland Field Trips. 'Interactive geological map of Iceland showing 7 areas for which virtual field trips can be viewed. Choose, for example, according to the geology or age of the country to see the variation in landscape. '
posted on Jul-20-04 at 11:37 PM
Hidden Lives Revealed. 'Hidden Lives Revealed provides an intriguing encounter with children who were in the care of The Children's Society in late Victorian and early 20th Century Britain. ' Via the 24 Hour Museum.
posted on Jul-6-04 at 12:37 AM
The Jewish Encyclopaedia. 'This website contains the complete contents of the 12-volume Jewish Encyclopedia, which was originally published between 1901-1906. The Jewish Encyclopedia, which recently became part of the public domain, contains over 15,000 articles and illustrations.'
posted on Jul-4-04 at 11:56 PM
'I am Mahabir Pun. I would like to take you on a tour of my village (Nangi), and my country (Nepal and the Himalayas). I would like you to learn about our High School in Nangi Village, Nepal. Some people from abroad have visited and worked in Nangi and have interesting stories to tell you of their time here. '
posted on Jul-1-04 at 5:19 AM
The IEEE Virtual Museum. Virtual exhibits about microelectronics, sound recording, Edison, war and technology etc.
posted on Jun-30-04 at 12:03 AM
Basement Beauties. Photographs by Mack Sennett.
posted on Jun-29-04 at 12:01 AM
The Beecher Family. 'Families that have been influential in American life and culture are often recognizable by their signature names. The Beecher family is an example of one such family whose deep religious convictions and social conscience spanned the nineteenth century and made them prominent historical figures whose impact on religion, education, abolition, reform movements, literature and public life were exceptional. Biographer Milton Rugoff claims that in "two generations the Beechers emerged, along with many other Americans, from a God-centered, theology-ridden world concerned with the fate of man's eternal soul into a man-centered society occupied mainly with life on earth." ... '
posted on Jun-25-04 at 4:02 AM
Space Art through the ages.
posted on Jun-24-04 at 3:45 AM
Charles Booth Online Archive. Charles Booth's survey of life and labour in London at the end of the Victorian era, with the famous poverty maps.
posted on Jun-22-04 at 1:55 PM
The Georgian Museum of Photography. Old photos from the Caucasus.
posted on Jun-21-04 at 9:23 AM
Riotous Littleport. The deportation of an English village to Australia. BBC article with links to other interesting articles on immigration and emigration on the page.
posted on Jun-20-04 at 7:48 AM
Photographic Memories: 1990-2001. Subjects include Tibet, Vietnam, Switzerland from above, Portugal, some portraits, a wedding, a baby, and more.
posted on Jun-19-04 at 6:46 AM
Library and Archival Exhibitions on the Web. Many links to interesting sites - African liberation movement posters, Charles Babbage, Braniff Airways history, daily life in Sierra Leone 1936-37, the photography of Eamon Melaugh, Frank & Marshall College from the air, all the way through to ZYX: a selection of ABC books. Via thinking while typing.
posted on Mar-10-04 at 1:35 AM
The Workhouse 'is an institution that often evokes the harsh and squalid world of Oliver Twist, but its story is also a fascinating mixture of social history, politics, economics and architecture.'
posted on Mar-3-04 at 1:14 PM
The Kamagasaki Gallery. Background to and photographs of a Japanese slum.
posted on Mar-2-04 at 11:29 AM
posted on Nov-16-04 at 11:56 AM
Teen Chicago. History and recollections of.
posted on Nov-14-04 at 10:19 AM
The Writings of Charles Darwin on the Web. Thanks to the British Library.
posted on Nov-9-04 at 1:16 PM
Jim Crow Stories.
posted on Nov-6-04 at 10:54 AM
Linus Pauling and the Twentieth Century ; a centenary exhibit; and interviewed.
posted on Oct-31-04 at 6:04 AM
Masamania. Not safe for work! 'Hi, this is masamania who create this page, MasaManiA.com. This page is made up of photos I actually take in twon. .I hope I can show and tell you the real, true Japan that cannot be seen in other mas media. I am living in Tokyo, Japan. I was born in Japan, grown up in Japan, study English in Japan. This is the reason I can speak Engrish. Some people complain that my updating and email response is slow. And other people conplain that my englsih is poor. '
posted on Oct-24-04 at 2:56 AM
Bigfoot Field Researchers' Organisation.
posted on Oct-22-04 at 11:04 AM
Greenham Common History. 'Greenham Common - a name linked world-wide with the awesome potential of nuclear deterrence and the protest movement it gave rise to. But there is a bigger story; here we explore the history of one thousand acres of open land near Newbury in Berkshire. ' (via)
posted on Oct-17-04 at 5:25 AM
Old Hampshire Mapped.
posted on Oct-15-04 at 6:43 AM
The Virtual Absinthe Museum.
posted on Oct-11-04 at 1:16 PM
What's it like to live in a war zone in Nepal? 'What happened to us happens to the people of Bajura every day, and they get it from both sides ' Some stories of the disappeared. From the consistently high quality Nepali Times, along with articles about Maoist radio and the human rights of the Kumari 'living goddess'.
Some background : Who are the Nepalese Maoists? (Q & A); the royal massacre of 2001; historical background to Nepal's democracy - the democratic revolution of 1989-91 and subsequent events; the kings of Nepal (note that dates are given using the local calendar); a potted history of Nepal referring to the role of the Rana family of hereditary ministers, who acted as a conservative 'shadow monarchy' over successive weak kings, from the Kot Massacre of 1846 which eliminated all rival claimants, until about 1950 (when King Tribhuvan famously famously took refuge in the Indian embassy - by a twist of fate, his infant grandson briefly crowned king by the Ranas - Gyanendra was again crowned king after his brother was killed in the 2001 royal massacre); a Nepal timeline; how ethnicity and caste fit into Nepalese society (discrimination in Nepal); Bhutanese refugees in Nepal; the Indian Naxalites and the Maoists.
posted on Oct-9-04 at 8:56 AM
A campaign for land reform in Britain. 'A few rich people, many of them aristocrats, own 69 per cent of the land in Britain. As a result, house prices are so high, millions can't afford to buy a home.' (New Statesman) Related :- freedom to roam (from the Ramblers' Association site), the 'independent' Isle of Eigg, the Mass Trespass of Kinder Scout in 1932 (and a news report from the era).
posted on Oct-7-04 at 11:24 PM
Dunhuang Art. Buddhist cave art and history.
posted on Oct-5-04 at 11:59 AM
Rare Books. Links to virtual exhibitions, 1991-present.
posted on Oct-3-04 at 9:24 AM
The legacy of Dr. Babasahed Ambedkar, Indian Dalit ('untouchable') intellectual and activist who agitated for reform and equality through education for his people. He converted from Hinduism to Buddhism, and encouraged other Dalits to do likewise, based on that religion's casteless nature.
Related :- National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights.
posted on Sep-29-04 at 10:28 AM
The Boobiethon for Breast Cancer is coming round again (more here).
posted on Sep-28-04 at 2:01 AM
America Bashing. By Thai cartoonist Stephane Peray.
posted on Sep-27-04 at 1:57 AM
Maths puzzles and more problems. Found whilst searching for the fiendish the Monty Hall Problem. A Tangled Tale, indeed.
posted on Sep-24-04 at 11:27 AM
Anglo-Sikh Heritage. Sikhs and Britain. More at the Sikh Cyber-Museum.
posted on Sep-22-04 at 3:56 AM
A Taste of Africa. Life as a development worker in the Horn of Africa.
posted on Sep-19-04 at 1:30 AM
Devil Worship: The Sacred Books and Traditions of the Yezidiz , by Isya Joseph, 1919. 'This is one of the only public domain sources of information on the religious beliefs of the Yezidi, a small group originally from the northern region of Iraq. Although they speak Kurdish, they are a distinct population from the Kurds. The Yezidi are notable because they have been described as devil-worshippers, which has naturally led to constant persecution by the dominant Islamic culture of the region ... They have many unique beliefs, such as that the first Yezidi were created by Adam by parthenogenesis separately from Eve ... ' New on sacred-texts.com.
posted on Sep-17-04 at 5:44 AM
British History Online. British History Online. See London in 1682, and more.
posted on Sep-16-04 at 4:09 AM
How safe is your pension? (UK) 'Nine million people in this country, young and old, pay a slice of their wage into final salary occupational pension schemes. But Channel 4's economics correspondent Liam Halligan reveals that most people don't realise they have no legal right to that pension money whatsoever. And some people have lost the lot.'
Think Britain's social safety net is more secure than that of the US? Think again.
Related :- Pensions Theft, a campaigning website set up by pensions activists, some of whom lost their pensions when their company went bust.
posted on Sep-15-04 at 3:06 AM
Victor Jara in English. Tribute page to the Chilean folk singer.
posted on Sep-13-04 at 1:50 AM
Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia's dissident ex-deputy PM, released from prison after sodomy charge quashed. More background at the Free Anwar campaign, Human Rights Watch.
posted on Sep-3-04 at 3:35 AM
What is the Higgs Boson, and why do we want to find it?
posted on Aug-28-04 at 11:31 AM
Radzilow. Memorial to a once-vibrant Jewish shtetl.
posted on Aug-27-04 at 5:58 AM
Famous Curves. Safe for work.
posted on Aug-20-04 at 12:59 AM
Nepal: A traumatised nation. 'Besides the physical cost of the conflict, many Nepalis are suffering hidden psychological trauma.' Looking at the war in Nepal. This as Maoists blockade Kathmandu.
posted on Aug-18-04 at 10:57 AM
The Melbourne Anarchist Archives 1966-73. Part of an extensive site on radical history in Australasia.
posted on Aug-17-04 at 10:20 AM
2D Mathematical Fiction , imaginary two-dimensional worlds (and social satire). Once could do worse than read the illustrated original, or Edwin A. Abbott's views on women, follow Yendred's Journey (from Dimensional Geographic), or check out Yendred's homepage.
posted on Aug-14-04 at 8:25 AM
Online Historical Map Exhibits from the Smith Centre for Cartographic Education. Nice collection - take a look at the Columbus Letter, Portuguese America and the exhibit on diasporas.
posted on Aug-12-04 at 12:35 AM
Euclid in Colour. 'An unusual and attractive edition of Euclid was published in 1847 in England, edited by an otherwise unknown mathematician named Oliver Byrne. It covers the first 6 books of Euclid, which range through most of elementary plane geometry and the theory of proportions. What distinguishes Byrne's edition is that he attempts to present Euclid's proofs in terms of pictures, using as little text - and in particular as few labels - as possible. What makes the book especially striking is his use of colour ... '
posted on Aug-11-04 at 12:32 AM
The relief of pain and suffering , and the history of bloodletting, courtesy of the UCLA Online Medical Library Online Exhibits.
posted on Jul-30-04 at 10:27 PM
The Triangle Factory Fire of 1911. 'This site includes selected information on a terrible and unnecessary tragedy involving the death of many young working women in a New York City sweatshop at the beginning of the 20th century and the resulting investigations and reforms. '
posted on Jul-22-04 at 9:45 AM
Virtual Iceland Field Trips. 'Interactive geological map of Iceland showing 7 areas for which virtual field trips can be viewed. Choose, for example, according to the geology or age of the country to see the variation in landscape. '
posted on Jul-20-04 at 11:37 PM
Hidden Lives Revealed. 'Hidden Lives Revealed provides an intriguing encounter with children who were in the care of The Children's Society in late Victorian and early 20th Century Britain. ' Via the 24 Hour Museum.
posted on Jul-6-04 at 12:37 AM
The Jewish Encyclopaedia. 'This website contains the complete contents of the 12-volume Jewish Encyclopedia, which was originally published between 1901-1906. The Jewish Encyclopedia, which recently became part of the public domain, contains over 15,000 articles and illustrations.'
posted on Jul-4-04 at 11:56 PM
'I am Mahabir Pun. I would like to take you on a tour of my village (Nangi), and my country (Nepal and the Himalayas). I would like you to learn about our High School in Nangi Village, Nepal. Some people from abroad have visited and worked in Nangi and have interesting stories to tell you of their time here. '
posted on Jul-1-04 at 5:19 AM
The IEEE Virtual Museum. Virtual exhibits about microelectronics, sound recording, Edison, war and technology etc.
posted on Jun-30-04 at 12:03 AM
Basement Beauties. Photographs by Mack Sennett.
posted on Jun-29-04 at 12:01 AM
The Beecher Family. 'Families that have been influential in American life and culture are often recognizable by their signature names. The Beecher family is an example of one such family whose deep religious convictions and social conscience spanned the nineteenth century and made them prominent historical figures whose impact on religion, education, abolition, reform movements, literature and public life were exceptional. Biographer Milton Rugoff claims that in "two generations the Beechers emerged, along with many other Americans, from a God-centered, theology-ridden world concerned with the fate of man's eternal soul into a man-centered society occupied mainly with life on earth." ... '
posted on Jun-25-04 at 4:02 AM
Space Art through the ages.
posted on Jun-24-04 at 3:45 AM
Charles Booth Online Archive. Charles Booth's survey of life and labour in London at the end of the Victorian era, with the famous poverty maps.
posted on Jun-22-04 at 1:55 PM
The Georgian Museum of Photography. Old photos from the Caucasus.
posted on Jun-21-04 at 9:23 AM
Riotous Littleport. The deportation of an English village to Australia. BBC article with links to other interesting articles on immigration and emigration on the page.
posted on Jun-20-04 at 7:48 AM
Photographic Memories: 1990-2001. Subjects include Tibet, Vietnam, Switzerland from above, Portugal, some portraits, a wedding, a baby, and more.
posted on Jun-19-04 at 6:46 AM
Library and Archival Exhibitions on the Web. Many links to interesting sites - African liberation movement posters, Charles Babbage, Braniff Airways history, daily life in Sierra Leone 1936-37, the photography of Eamon Melaugh, Frank & Marshall College from the air, all the way through to ZYX: a selection of ABC books. Via thinking while typing.
posted on Mar-10-04 at 1:35 AM
The Workhouse 'is an institution that often evokes the harsh and squalid world of Oliver Twist, but its story is also a fascinating mixture of social history, politics, economics and architecture.'
posted on Mar-3-04 at 1:14 PM
The Kamagasaki Gallery. Background to and photographs of a Japanese slum.
posted on Mar-2-04 at 11:29 AM
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