I read this book by James Cowan back in 2013 when it was published. Rereading it now reminds me of the saying Egypt will always…
View More Fleeing Herod – Part 1Month: December 2024
The Magi, the Manger, and More Festive Reading Guide
Christmas time, from 24 Dec to 1 Jan, is always a good time to refresh my understanding of Christian theology and history. Here are 6…
View More The Magi, the Manger, and More Festive Reading GuideThe Confucian-Legalist State by Dingxin Zhao – Part 2
This book published in 2015 is a detailed study of the Zhou dynasty. The Zhou, after overthrowing the Shang dynasty, needed to justify their actions.…
View More The Confucian-Legalist State by Dingxin Zhao – Part 2The Confucian-Legalist State by Dingxin Zhao – Part 1
This book published in 2015 is a detailed study of the Western and Eastern Zhou dynasties. Zhao posits that the main characteristics of the Chinese…
View More The Confucian-Legalist State by Dingxin Zhao – Part 1Rediscovering China Through French Lenses
The strength of The Republic of China 1912-1949 by Xavier Paules [ published 2019 ] is his many citations of French historians’ works. This is…
View More Rediscovering China Through French LensesOne Man’s Will
It is a pity we are yet to have a definitive study on The March to Malaya Independence, unlike in India, where we have, among…
View More One Man’s WillCanton Elegy – Part 2
In this note, I make 2 propositions. The first is that if not for the Japanese invasion of China, China would have remained a democracy.…
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