2,000-Year-Old Buddhist Scroll from Ancient Gandhara Digitized by Library of Congress
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
2,000-Year-Old Buddhist Scroll from Ancient Gandhara Digitized by Library of Congress.
Posted in: Asian Division, South Asia
Archive: July 2019 (6 Posts)
Keynote Presentations and Collections Display at the 13th Annual International Mongolian Studies Conference at the Library of Congress February 15, 2019
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
This blog describes the keynote talk for the 13th Annual International Mongolian Studies Conference hosted by the Asian Division at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Asian Division
Para el Bicentenario de la Batalla de Boyacá
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
(Post contribuido por Marie Arana, oriunda del Perú, historiadora, periodista, y ex-editora de libros del diario estadounidense The Washington Post. Actualmente, es directora literaria de la Biblioteca del Congreso.) Read the English version here. Hace doscientos años, justo en la cúspide de julio y agosto, un hombre transformó la suerte de la liberación en Hispanoamérica. …
Posted in: Hispanic Reading Room
The Bicentennial of the Battle of Boyacá
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
To commemorate Colombia’s July 20th independence day, this blogpost discusses the Battle of Boyacá in 1819, led by Simón Bolívar, or the Liberator, who was critical in leading Latin America's wars for independence.
Posted in: Hispanic Reading Room
Feminism and “Égalité”: France Makes Gender Equality a Global Cause
Posted by: Taru Spiegel
(The following is a post by Erika Hope Spencer, reference specialist, European Division.) July 14th (Le Quatorze Juillet) marks France’s National Holiday (La Fête Nationale), when the 1789 battle cry “Freedom, Equality, Fraternity!” (Liberté, égalité, fraternité) was enshrined in the French national tradition. Marianne, the visual symbol of the French Republic (la République) has been …
Posted in: European Reading Room
New Videos 7/2/2019
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
A list of newly released webcasts of the public programs organized by the Library of Congress' four area studies divisions - African and Middle Eastern, Asian, European and Hispanic.
Posted in: Videos