Coffee for the Resistance - JSTOR Daily

During Indira Gandhi’s autocratic Emergency in 1975, one New Delhi coffeehouse became a key gathering place for opponents of her politics.

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“The Civil War’s dismemberment of slavery meant that antislavery became the dominant ideology shaping post-war immigration policy.” How regulating immigration changed from a state issue to federal policy, via #JSTORDaily https://daily.jstor.org/birth-of-a-national-immigration-policy/
Birth of A National Immigration Policy - JSTOR Daily

Until the Civil War, regulating immigration to the US was left to individual states. That changed with Emancipation and the legal end of slavery.

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“We need truly to own what we buy. That means having ‘long-term meaningful relationships’ with our clothes instead of a series of flings.” https://daily.jstor.org/fashions-flaws/ via #JstorDaily
Fashion’s Flaws - JSTOR Daily

Environmental historian Adam Rome considers the destructive history of fashion and style.

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"Individual protests can be quashed by state violence, the authors explain, but they’re much more likely to succeed when they’re part of a large and ongoing nonviolence campaign. Successful organizing includes documenting evidence of government abuses, sharing information broadly, and building administrative systems rather than relying on a few leaders who may be assassinated or otherwise incapacitated."
https://daily.jstor.org/when-does-political-resistance-work/ via #JSTORDaily
When Does Political Resistance Work? - JSTOR Daily

The effectiveness of popular movements for social change depends on both underlying political conditions and the strategies adopted by activists.

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The trees remember, and unlike elephants, trees can never forget…

sudden, single-year leaps in the concentration of carbon-14 in trees, as well as beryllium-10 and chlorine-36 in ice sheets—have been confirmed in 7176 BC, 5410 BC, 5259 BC, 774 AD, and 993 AD.

Basically, whatever happens, a #MiyakeEvent would be far worse - #jstordaily

https://daily.jstor.org/the-carrington-event-of-1859-disrupted-telegraph-lines/

The Carrington Event of 1859 Disrupted Telegraph Lines. A “Miyake Event” Would Be Far Worse - JSTOR Daily

We don't know what causes Miyake events, but these great surges of energy can help us understand the past—while posing a threat to our future.

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In the Palm of Your Hand - JSTOR Daily

Palm reading, also known as palmistry or chiromancy, has fascinated us as a practice and a party trick for centuries.

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A couple months ago I got to write about Arakawa and Gins...so so excited to do so! Like, who is doing interesting architecture like this today?

https://daily.jstor.org/arakawa-and-gins-an-eternal-architecture/

#Architecture #Japan #Tokyo #ArakawaAndGins #JSTOR #JSTORDaily #ArchitecturalHistory #Art

Arakawa and Gins: An Eternal Architecture - JSTOR Daily

With the Reversible Destiny Foundation, architect-philosophers Arakawa and Gins created disquieting designs meant to defeat mortality.

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While the West accuses China of this, do keep in mind the West is quite adept at it, but read on.

>Debt-Trap Diplomacy https://daily.jstor.org/debt-trap-diplomacy/ via #JStorDaily

#history #BadEconomy #Africa #China

Debt-Trap Diplomacy - JSTOR Daily

How justified are recent claims that China has been buying significant quantities of debt to undermine the sovereignty of African nations?

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A bit of #history via #JSTORDaily. In a day when travel had things like high standards and comfort.

>Harvey Houses: Serving the West https://daily.jstor.org/harvey-houses-serving-the-west/

#restaurants #trains #rail

Harvey Houses: Serving the West - JSTOR Daily

In 1875, Fred Harvey had an idea for improving dining on passenger rail lines. He changed the face of food service in the West forever.

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Another item that caught my eye in part due to a recent student research consult.

>The Art of Impressionism: A Reading List https://daily.jstor.org/the-art-of-impressionism-a-reading-list/ via #JStorDaily

#ReferenceDesk #Impressionism #history #art

The Art of Impressionism: A Reading List - JSTOR Daily

The first exhibition of paintings that would come to be described as Impressionism opened in Paris on April 15, 1874.

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