Jottings from the Granite Studio

A Qing historian reads the newspaper…

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Asian History Carnival #9

December 8th, 2006 · No Comments

A quick note from last month: The Granite Studio was included in the 9th Asian History Carnival. The Korean studies blog Kotaji did an excellent job hosting. The Carnival is always a great source for new blogs and the latest in Asian history around the web.

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Winners and losers facing "last call" at China A-Go-Go

December 8th, 2006 · No Comments

Signs that not all is well in today’s China A-Go-Go, from today’s IHT:

BEIJING: Protests and riots have become the most destabilizing factor in China and pose a challenge to the Communist Party’s ability to rule, the official Xinhua news agency said Friday.
Xinhua called for “prudent” use of force in handling “mass incidents” — an official [...]

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Not learning about history is not an option

December 8th, 2006 · No Comments

The professor of the class for which I am a TA this quarter, ended his lectures yesterday by quoting the Columbia University historian Carol Gluck who once said, “In the future, not learning about Japan will not be an option.” Given that Professor Gluck is a historian of Japan, one can understand her enthusiasm, more [...]

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