The first piece included in this exhibition is Painting 1977 by Peter Booth, who is a contemporary Australian figurative and surrealist painter born in 1940 in Sheffield, England. ... Painting 1977, Peter Booth 1977 Painting 1977 is one of the most powerful paintings in the history of Australian art. ...
The nationalist power that was strong in Indochina meant any French return was an inevitable conflict.3 Considering that Indochina was already a land of two different cultures, it is no surprise that nationalism was on the rise, having been already indigenous peoples living there with their own traditions and always having a sense of pride of their heritage. ... To further this, Austin argues a similar point in which the British government were "unusually" enthusiastic on the local autonomy of a possessed colony and with it being an empire of non-integration, the aim was to rule over a colony ...
Introduction When I first sat down and researched into American exceptionalism I discovered an idea that was complex in not just its definition but also its understanding. I quickly learned I was researching something that spanned political, historical and religious backgrounds and tapped into the heart of the American attitude most recently seen in Obama's election victory speech of "yes we can".1 Despite this, the president recently appeared to be hesitant to proclaim views of support for exceptionalism. Asked by a reporter in Strasbourg, France, whether he subscribed, as his...
The twentieth century really begins before the end of the nineteenth century. Queen Victoria's Jubilee in 1887 was felt by many to represent the end of an era. An end-of-century stoicism, and a growing pessimism among writers and intellectuals, may be traced to several sources, not least the publication in 1859 of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species which put the existence of God into radical question. Across the whole population, and in the face of rapid economic and social changes, radical doubts about the stability of the existing order were expressed. By the end of the nine...
