Understanding China
Classical Chinese Thought and Culture and Early Chinese History Victor Mair, professor of Chinese language and literature at the...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Understanding China
A nation must think before it acts.
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From Mao to Deng and Beyond: The Fate of Policy Oscillations in the Quest for a “Harmonious Society”
Perhaps the phrase that best characterizes the Maoist era is “never forget class struggle.” By contrast, the mantra that...
Classical Chinese Thought and Culture and Early Chinese History
Although scientist Jared Diamond famously called China an “empire of uniformity,” in fact nothing could be further from the...
China’s Economy: Problems and Prospects
China’s economy today is ten times larger than it was in 1978, and continues to grow at 10 percent...
Chinese Foreign Policy
China has had many foreign policies since the founding of the PRC in 1949. For its first five years,...
Islam, Islamism, and Democratic Values
Welcoming Remarks Walter McDougall opened the conference with remarks on the U.S. democratization effort in Iraq, noting similarities to...
Why It’s Important To Know About India
Fifty years ago, when I began teaching American students about India, I would probably have begun a lecture on...
Teaching About India
Why It’s Important to Know about India Ainslie T. Embree of Columbia University noted India’s recent rise in U.S....
Teaching 9/11 and the War on Terrorism
Presidential Leadership in Times of Crisis David Eisenhower opened the conference by observing that historical parallels for this new...
To the Shores of Tripoli
Last year the United States began the process of normalizing relations with Libya after decades of mutual animosity and...