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Archive: April 2019 (7 Posts)

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The Case of Frederick Starr’s “Missing” Ainu Book Collection

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

(The following is a post by Eiichi Ito, Japanese Reference Specialist, Asian Division.) Against a backdrop of increasing international awareness and recognition of indigenous groups through such milestones as the “United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples” in 2007, scholars in Japan and around the world have shown a growing interest in the study …

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4 Corners: International Collections Program Calendar, 4/19/2019

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at (202) 707-6362 (Voice/TTY) or email [email protected]. Directions Floor Plans Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 5:00 – 6:45 p.m. Book Talk: “On the Finland Watch: An American Diplomat in Finland during the Cold War” The European Division of the Library of Congress and Finlandia Foundation present “On the …

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4 Corners: International Collections Program Calendar, 4/12/2019

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at (202) 707-6362 (Voice/TTY) or email [email protected]. Directions Floor Plans Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Research Orientation: European Reading Room A tour of the European Reading Room, and an orientation to the Library’s European collections, is being offered on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 from …

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Albania’s National Hero, Scanderbeg: A Legendary Military Strategist

Posted by: Taru Spiegel

(The following is a post by Grant G. Harris, chief, and Taru Spiegel, reference specialist, European Division. Based on papers presented by Grant G. Harris in 2018.) As the Ottoman Empire expanded into Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries, the religious differences between the Islamic Ottomans and the Christian Europeans, and shifting political alliances, made for …