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The 19th Century Thinker Who Touted Tariffs
But by the end of the 19th century, the industrial social-economic order that tariffs helped foster were quite different from ...
Paris’s Pompidou is closing – visit these six overlooked museums instead
Five years without the City of Love’s cultural icon is a loss – but also an opportunity to discover some of quirky, under-the ...
8 Standouts at the AIPAD Photography Fair
This year’s colorful and wide-ranging edition of the Association of International Photography Art Dealers fair is a bursting ...
The Swellesley Report5d
Wellesley dump cited on Antiques Roadshow: ‘Pretty good for a dumpster dive’
A former Wellesley resident appeared on the Antiques Roadshow TV show seeking an appraisal of two 19th century photographs of ...
The Harvard Crimson5d
Photographing the Moon: One Man’s Quest to Capture the Lunar Surface
Rutherfurd’s Moon images are beautiful, but they also marked an important leap forward for scientific imaging through their ...
Victoria Advocate7d
Montreal Street Photography on display at the McCord Stewart Museum
Until October 26, the McCord Stewart Museum present an eye-opening exhibition of local art titled Pounding the Pavement: ...
Mansion Global14d
A 19th-Century London Arts and Crafts House With a Bold and Modern Extension Lists for £7.5 Million
An award-winning lateral house in a charming London suburb is on sale for £7.5 million (US$9.7 million). The house in London’s quaint Belsize Park neighborhood has a 1860s traditional Arts and ...
El País in English17d
The event that heralded a globalized world in the 19th century (and is still going strong)
Despite the disappearance of their original, practical purpose — which was on display in London in the 19th century, at the Great Exhibition of the Products of the Industry of All Nations — these ...
The Boston Globe19d
What’s up with Trump’s fascination with two obscure 19th-century presidents?
He has an unusual fascination with two obscure 19th-century presidents — James K. Polk and William McKinley. Both championed what many consider outdated policies that Trump is now trying to ...
Indiatimes20d
Major trade wars since the 19th century
In the mid-19th century, two conflicts over the opium trade, which became known as the Opium Wars, pitted China against the British Empire. The first began in 1839, when Britain launched a military ...
Dawn20d
Major trade wars since 19th century
PARIS: As the world reels from US President Donald Trump’s tariffs onslaught, here is a look back at some major trade wars since the 19th century: In the mid-19th century, two conflicts over the ...
Radio France Internationale20d
Major trade wars since the 19th century
In the mid-19th century, two conflicts over the opium trade, which became known as the Opium Wars, pitted China against the British Empire. The first began in 1839, when Britain launched a ...