Bad History: China’s Economic Policies and the Opium War
This is a longish post… A long time ago, [Read More...]
Qing Dynasty
The Burning of the Yuanmingyuan: 150 Years Later
150 years ago this month, troops from an [Read More...]
On Memories of Violence, Part 3: Opium and the Education of Patriots
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Seeking to improve agricultural yields, China looks back to the basics of the Columbian Exchange
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More robot errors in Chinese history: Prepare to be “assimilated”
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The 10-year anniversary of Macau’s handover and the politics of history
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Bad History: Qianlong, Xinjiang, and Western Aesthetics
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The Historical Record for November 14, 2008: Arsenic and the Old Buddha
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The perils of studying the Qing
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100 Years of Humiliation, One Shining Moment
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Voices from China’s Past: Zhang Binglin on Manchu Assimilation
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From imperial subjects to national citizens
As regards the situation in Τibet, I’ve [Read More...]