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Gandhi

Julia_M January 30, 2025 No Comments

I have many books on Mahatma Gandhi in my library. More than Mao Tse Tung, Zhao En Lai, or Deng Xiao Ping, the giants of…

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Nine Centuries of Suzhou’s Evolution

Julia_M January 28, 2025 No Comments Asian & Asian Descent StudiesChinese History (Books)Urban & Land Use Planning (Books)

Researchers into China’s imperial history can tap into a rich vein of historical data for two reasons. Firstly, Imperial China has a huge population of…

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Understanding Revelation

Julia_M January 27, 2025 No Comments Catholicism (Books)New Testament Bible Study (Books)New Testament CommentariesNew Testament Criticism & Interpretation

Revelation by John is written by either the apostle John that Jesus loves [John 19:26] or another John. The church fathers can’t agree. Experts even…

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The Economic Rollercoaster – Part 1

Julia_M January 24, 2025 No Comments Economic History (Books)World History (Books)

More: The 10,000-Year Rise of the World Economy by Philip Coggan is a tour de force. Published in 2020 this excellent book surveys how the…

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Elon Musk – Part 1

Julia_M January 22, 2025 No Comments Biographies of Business & Industrial ProfessionalsBiographies of Science & Technology LeadersComputing Industry History

Elon Musk is the most recently published biography of the richest man in the world. Published in 2023 it is by Walter Isaacson, a writer…

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Life with Gandhi through the Eyes of a 15-Year-Old

Julia_M January 19, 2025 No Comments GandhiHistorical Asian BiographiesHistorical India & South Asia Biographies

This is the first of two volumes of the diary kept by Manu Gandhi, Gandhi’s grandniece, who went to stay with Gandhi in 1943 at…

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On Xi Jin Ping – Part 6

Julia_M January 16, 2025 No Comments Asian PoliticsChinese History (Books)Civics & Citizenship (Books)Historical China BiographiesNationalism (Books)Political Leader Biographies

One of the gems in this book is Rudd’s careful analysis of why Xi Jin Ping has deliberately departed from Deng Xiao Ping’s famous 24-character…

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On Xi Jin Ping – Part 5

Julia_M January 15, 2025 No Comments Asian PoliticsChinese History (Books)Civics & Citizenship (Books)Historical China BiographiesNationalism (Books)Political Leader Biographies

Xi Jin Ping became the paramount leader of China in 2012. What is remarkable is that when he took office, he already had a vision…

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On Xi Jin Ping – Part 4

Julia_M January 14, 2025 No Comments Asian PoliticsCivics & Citizenship (Books)Nationalism (Books)

Deng said China should, ” Observe calmly; Secure our position; Cope with affairs calmly; Hide our capabilities and bide our time; Be good at maintaining…

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On Xi Jin Ping – Part 3

Julia_M January 13, 2025 No Comments Asian PoliticsCivics & Citizenship (Books)Nationalism (Books)

Kevin Rudd in chapter 3 made a useful historical survey of the worldviews of China from pre-Communist i.e. the early dynasty of Western Zhou [2070…

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