The British Empire’s Bid to Stamp Out “Chinese Slavery”
The mui tsai custom, which the British saw as a Chinese practice, relied on connections made across the multiracial landscape of colonial Malaya.
Tramping Across the USSR (On One Leg)
Historian Sheila Fitzpatrick explores the limits of the Stalinist system through the biography of a marginal figure, one Anastasia Emelianovna Egorova.
How Government Helped Birth the Advertising Industry
Advertising went from being an embarrassing activity to a legitimate part of every company’s business plans—despite scant evidence that it worked.
Harvey Houses: Serving the West
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.
MeerKAT: The South African Radio Telescope That’s Transformed Our Understanding of the Cosmos
MeerKAT has emerged as a beacon of innovation and opportunity on the African continent.
Pakistan’s Ambiguous Islamic Identity
Pragmatism, not faith, drove Muhammad Ali Jinnah to lead the call for the founding of the new Islamic state of Pakistan.
Building Classroom Discussions around JSTOR Daily Syllabi
Help students develop discussion skills using JSTOR Daily syllabi and roundups as catalysts for classroom conversations.
Medieval Whalers, Smart Plants, and Space Mines
Well-researched stories from Hakai Magazine, The Conversation, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Arakawa and Gins: An Eternal Architecture
With the Reversible Destiny Foundation, architect-philosophers Arakawa and Gins created disquieting designs meant to defeat mortality.
Zheng He, the Great Eunuch Admiral
Captured, castrated, and forced to serve the Hongwu Emperor, Zeng He subsequently led a massive Ming fleet of treasure ships across an ever-expanding empire.