"Why would you want to climb Mount Everest?" George Mallory was asked this question in 1924 and gave the most obvious answer: "Because it's there". The famous mountaineer was born 126 years ago, and best known for his expeditions to the highest mountain on earth.
Richard Wagner hat mit dem Anarchisten Michael Alexandrowitsch Bakunin Seite an Seite auf den Barrikaden in Dresden für die bürgerlichen Rechte gekämpft. ...
This exploratory discussion considers history of libraries, in its broadest context; moreover, it frames the entire enterprise of pursuing history as it relates to LIS in the context of doing history and of doing history vis-à-vis LIS. Is it valuable intellectually for LIS professionals to consider their own history, writing historically oriented research, and w
a 64-minute Internet documentary made anonymously in New Zealand, using Roy's speech and a montage of politically inflected imagery; new style of essayistic documentary; DVD at hi-res available
"Hawaiian Kingdom COA" by Thomas Tunsch, used via CC BY-SA "Na Moolelo o Kou Aina Makuahine": Our Kūpuna on Sovereignty and the Overthrow by Bryan Kamaoli Kuwada As many of us know, January 17, 1893 is the anniversary of the overthrow. 124 years ago today. For some, that seems like a long time ago, but…