Britain introduced telegraphs in its colonial empires in order to tighten its control over its
subjects. Thus, the British in India used their new telegraph lines to repress the Indian Mutiny of …

… Less tangibly, it was also argued that extravagant imperial ventures, and the imperial spirit
which they fed and were fed by, were designed to appeal to the baser instincts of humanity, …

Antibiotic resistance is a global public health problem that requires our attention. Indiscriminate
antibiotic use is a major contributor in the introduction of selective pressures in our …

Mehta and colleagues1 postulate that hyperinflammation in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
could be a driver of severity that is amenable to therapeutic targeting since …

This book examines how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has attempted to bolster its
nationalist legitimacy through the utilisation of Chinese history. The authors identify two …

… the control of imperial communications in distant seas and the protection of their own coastal
trade.”13 During the Second World War Britain did not deliberately employ armed force to …

The endothelin system consists of two G-protein-coupled receptors, three peptide ligands,
and two activating peptidases. Its pharmacological complexity is reflected by the diverse …

… the British Raj for several centuries, while imperial China had been forced to give repeated
… , which fed into deep-seated anti-imperialist and anti-colonial sentiments in both New Delhi …

… In the process of being the object of contention for both traditional and ‘imperial’ authorities
(strong states, donors and international agencies), subaltern women are cast even more …

… The period has become synonymous with imperial lassitude and avarice, eunuch abuses,
bureaucratic factionalism and infighting, military reverses, and general dynastic decline. …