Questions tagged [modernisation]
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How can I find English versions of these books by A. Suter?
Does anyone know if any of these books is available in English (either for purchase or free download)? If so can you suggest a corresponding website?
Suter, Andreas (1997): Der Schweizerische ...
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Is there an established metric in historiography for what constitutes a “modernized” country?
Since the first industrial revolution there’s been a clear and dramatic acceleration in the development of technology, with accompanying impacts on social and political cultural norms, creating ...
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Lenin Jacket Picture: What's the story?
What is the story behind this photo?
When was this photo taken? Who are the models?
This photo, in many places on the internet, even in this article on "Chinese wikipedia", is shown as an example of ...
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Japan allying with Germany in WWII [duplicate]
So I've been studying imperialism. Focusing on Japan, Japan's imperialism is a result of its modernization which is a result of Matthew Perry's siege (not a good word). After the treaty of Kanagawa, ...
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What factors contributed to Korea's Modernization? [closed]
The only thing I can really come up with is the Japanese Occupation. Horrible as it was, it helped the Korean economy and growth greatly. But I cannot find anything else to attribute to its ...
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Why was 19th-century Japan able to modernize and not China?
At the start of the 19th century, Asian countries had militaries less effective than Western nations.
In 1853, the US Navy forced Japan to enter into trade with the United States. The Japanese ...
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