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The Chinese Experience

Julia_M August 10, 2025 No Comments Chinese History (Books)History of Civilization & Culture

The Chinese Experience by Raymond Dawson is an old book. Written and published in 1978 by an Oxford lecturer in Chinese history, it is an…

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Nineveh

Julia_M November 9, 2023 No Comments Archaeology (Books)AssyriaBabylonia & Sumer HistoryHistory of Civilization & CultureIraq History (Books)United States Biographies

“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city,” said the Lord to Jonah. The Scriptures have fascinated generations of explorers to dig in Mesopotamia. Here are…

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The latest addition

Julia_M March 2, 2023 No Comments Economics (Books)Espionage True AccountsGastronomy History (Books)History of Civilization & CultureNorth Africa HistoryRocks & MineralsWorld War II History (Books)

I acquired 2 books on 25 February 2023. Destination Casablanca is a history of Casablanca during World War 2. It is a homage to a…

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The Indus & Ganges: The two mighty rivers

Julia_M October 11, 2022 No Comments Bangladesh Travel GuidesGeneral India Travel GuidesGeography (Books)History of Civilization & CultureIndia HistoryPakistan History

There are 2 major rivers in the Indian subcontinent. The Ganges, or Ganga the term used by native Indians, flows from upper India at the…

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Science & Medicine

Julia_M June 29, 2022 No Comments Brain CancerCardiology (Books)Cardiovascular Diseases (Books)Epidemiology (Books)Health Care Delivery (Books)History (Books)History of Civilization & CultureHistory of Medicine (Books)Leukaemia (Books)Lung Cancer (Books)VaccinationsVirology

Science and medicine are two areas that have fascinated me since small. Having studied Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and Maths in school all the way to…

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China: The history

Julia_M April 11, 2022 No Comments Asian History (Books)Chinese History (Books)History of Civilization & CultureLinguistics (Books)Regional Geography

These 3 books on China are excellent. All 3 are out of print. Two are over 1000 pages. Gernet is about 800 pages. All three…

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Introduction to Western specialists on China’s history (Part 2)

Julia_M August 26, 2021 No Comments Asian History (Books)Buddhism (Books)Chinese History (Books)Economic History (Books)History of Civilization & Culture

Jacques Gernet is a French sinophile. Long before the Americans, he had written highly acclaimed books on China’s history. Buddhism in Chinese Society was written…

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The History OF Imperial China

Julia_M January 13, 2020 No Comments Chinese History (Books)European History (Book)History of Civilization & CultureRegional Geography

This 6-volume series on The History OF Imperial China by Harvard University is an affordable set for readers not able, or willing, to pay for…

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Qin and Han: The social and political structures

Julia_M December 9, 2019 No Comments Chinese History (Books)History of Civilization & CultureRegional Geography

Confucius died age 72 when the ideal lifespan was 70 years and those who died in their fifties are said to have died early. {p…

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