Californie à Paris: Photographic Circulation and the Making of Imperial Identities, c. 1900 by Carolin Görgen

“…At the same time, the very format of the reproducible promotional album transported an imperial vision back to Californian residents, thus shaping local understandings of California’s place in the European world.…”
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The Restoration of Paintings at the Imperial Hermitage (Saint-Petersburg) at the Beginning of the 19th Century by Mariam Nikogosyan

“…F.K.Labensky, Curator of the Hermitage Picture Gallery from 1797 onwards till 1850, arranged a restoration studio with a permanent staff working on Imperial painting collection.  Labensky’s assistant, a restorer A.F. …”
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“The Founder and Father of his Empire”: Voltaire on the Peace of Nystad and the Imperial Status of Russia by S. A. Mezin

“…It was found that Voltaire drew a more optimistic picture of Peter I’s imperial title recognition, than it actually was. According to Voltaire, the specific feature of the Russian Empire, created by Peter I, lies in the fact that it was a self-civilizing empire, bringing enlightenment on the neighboring «barbaric» peoples.The author of the paper, reviewing specific cases, arrives at a conclusion, that Voltaire’s works of high confidence for their time took a worthy standing in the world historiography of the Petrine era, due to a wide range of sources, the historian’s ability for their critical assessment, his seeking to maintain a certain evaluation independence in the description of events from different perspectives, his commitment to historical truth, his talent of a writer.The work is carried out within the project, aimed at publishing a first complete scientific edition of «The History of the Russian Empire under Peter the Great» in Russian.…”
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The politics of heritage in a river-city: imperial, hyper-colonial, and globalising Tianjin by Maurizio Marinelli

“…The focus is on the Hai River’s (海河) contribution to the mechanisms of space and power in imperial, hyper-colonial, and globalising Tianjin. …”
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Colonialité intérieure : le temps messianique de la traslatio imperi franquiste by Brice Chamouleau

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‘Poor little princess’: Queen Victoria’s Court as a Site of Imperial Conquest by Chandrica Barua

“…In this unique instantiation of imperial conquest founded upon care and rehabilitation, we are prompted to rethink not only the colonial civilizational agenda but also the contentious intimacies amongst the Empire and its colonies. …”
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Berny Sèbe, Heroic Imperialists in Africa. The Promotion of British and French Colonial Heroes, 1870-1939 by Daniel Foliard

Subjects: “…imperialism…”
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New features of media imperialism: The South African online media and the coverage of the Ukrainian war by Mandla Radebe

“…While there have been fundamental developments since the concept of media imperialism emerged, this coverage points to some continuities. …”
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Striving for an Alternative World Order: The Journey of Cuban Anti-Imperialism from History to Modernity by A. Z. Arabadzhyan

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Automobile transport and armored car military units of the Russian Imperial Army. 1896–1917s by M. S. Novikov

Subjects: “…russian imperial army…”
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Long-term wage inequality in imperial China: From 202 BCE to 1912 CE. by Qiang Wu, Guangyu Tong, Peng Zhou

“…This paper attempts to describe and explain the long-term evolution of wage inequality in imperial China, covering over two millennia from the Han dynasty to the Qing dynasty (202 BCE-1912 CE). …”
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Renovate or defeat: about creation of Russian Imperial bureaucracy and “domino principle” in Petrine reforms by D. Yu. Znamenskiy

“…The author gives his own interpretation of the features of the formation of the imperial bureaucracy in Russia in the first quarter of the XVIII century. …”
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Imperial Moth Eacles imperialis imperialis (Drury, 1773) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Saturniidae: Ceratocampinae) by Donald W. Hall

“… The imperial moth is one of our largest and most beautiful moths. …”
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Imperial Moth Eacles imperialis imperialis (Drury, 1773) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Saturniidae: Ceratocampinae) by Donald W. Hall

“… The imperial moth is one of our largest and most beautiful moths. …”
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The Fall of an Imperial Ambassador: Count Georg Adam von Martinitz and His Recall from Rome by Béla Vilmos Mihalik

“…Martinitz received another Imperial Court posting, although he was not satisfied with it. …”
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The impact of war on animal welfare: the Imperial Japanese Navy’s manipulation of pigeon behavior in WW II by Cheng Peng, Zi-qi Luo, Lin-hui Guo, Yi-fei Zhu

“…Abstract Throughout modern history, animals have played a significant role in human warfare. The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) conducted extensive efforts to modify the natural behaviors of pigeons in order to enhance their utility in military operations. …”
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Jane L. Bownas, Thomas Hardy and Empire: The Representation of Imperial Themes in the Work of Thomas Hardy by Peggy Blin-Cordon

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‘Showcasing Empire’ Past & Present Or A Brief History of Popular Imperialism, from Britannia to Brexit by Berny Sèbe

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The relationship network of nuncios and forms of reward for its members at the imperial court of Rudolf II (1576–1612) by Tomáš Černušák

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Hermann Karl von Keyserlingk and the Recognition of the Russian Imperial Title by the Holy Roman Empire in 1745–1746 by M. A. Petrova

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