germany
Welp, this exists. From 1555. I'm not sure, but I'm guessing this is a Protestant attack upon nuns. Time period certainly fits. As much as I hesitate to ever link.
Interesting essay on the influence of the racial stereotypes in Uncle Tom's Cabin on German conceptions of American racial issues. For Jim O’Loughlin, Uncle Tom’s Cabin is a popular artefact.
Everyone loves American propaganda posters from World War I. Like this one: In fact, a selection of these posters are currently on display at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts, which.
The Nazis had summer camps for their youth--in New York. And of course they filmed it and it survived and now I am saying you should watch the footage. Via
Freshmen in the 15th century had it rough: "Statute Forbidding Any One to Annoy or Unduly Injure the Freshmen. Each and every one attached to this university is forbidden to.
Atrios asks a good question: Why do we still have 50,000 troops stationed in Germany? Is this a good use of resources?
In the comments to yesterday's post on German Civil War reenactors, people mentioned Germans' love of westerns. This reminded of the remarkable box set released by First Run Features a.
Yoni Applebaum has an interesting piece on the popularity of reenacting the U.S. Civil War in Germany. While one might poo-poo any real analysis of this as being just Gone.