That year, the global predominance of British industry had emerged incontestably at the original "world's fair" in London, the "Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations," which Prince Albert helped organize. Arrayed for the world to see in a vast "Crystal Palace" of iron and glass, the marvels of British manufacture achieved a regal stature of their own and cast their allure upon the monarchy in turn. ... As an emblem of Britain's greatness, Queen Victoria gave her subjects the public identity and purpose that privately they "and she, in her diaries "recogni...

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Korea's indigenous religion, like that of most early cultures, was a form of shamanism. ... This principle of polarity can be seen operating at every level of society: a husband's care for his wife, a wife's loyalty to her husband, the respect of children for parents, friendship among equals and obedience to one's superiors. ...

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