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…
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The 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.…
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The 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…
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Rediscovering 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…
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One 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…
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Canton 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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Canton Elegy – Part 1
Canton Elegy is a loving memoir, in the form of a letter to his 4 children, written by a Chinese dad late in life so…
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The Life and Legacy of Mr Opposition
Tan Chee Khoon needs no introduction to Malaysians above the age of three scores. Known to admirers and all as Mr. Opposition, his life is…
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Part 3 – Lincoln and God
Lincoln was steeped in Biblical knowledge. He peppered his speeches with quotes from the Bible. He made poetic allusions to biblical imagery too. In his…
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Part 2 – Lincoln and God
After finishing this book I agree with Mansfield that, based on the recollections of persons close to Lincoln presented in this book and Lincoln’s usage…
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