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China, East Asian modernity, Environmental Politics in East Asia, EU-East Asia relations, French, Tibet, US-North Korea relations

High Altitude Social Isolation Tense Political Situation = Dream Job for Foreign Aid Worker in Tibet

In the best cases, one of the unheralded side benefits of being a professor involves the holding of office hours, the offering of an open door.  This morning, the open door resulted in two very interesting meetings. My first meeting was with a very sharp ROTC officer, and ran the gamut of globe and various points of American military intervention.  To the benefit of readers … Continue reading High Altitude Social Isolation Tense Political Situation = Dream Job for Foreign Aid Worker in Tibet

Adam Cathcart4 Comments
China, Chinese communist party, Cultural Politics, German, history and memory, Korean War, Manchuria, My Publications, Sino-North Korean relations, Tibet, War Crimes, World War II, Yanbian

Contested Era, Blossoming Memory: Reconsidering the Early 1950s in the Present PRC

In walking around Chinese book markets, perusing Chinese newspapers, talking to Chinese scholars and intellectuals, and just plain thinking here in the PRC, the remarkable fact emerges of the enormous gap between what is printed and discussed here and how we talk about it back in the West. In other words, there are some thorny themes being worked out here in the PRC that seem … Continue reading Contested Era, Blossoming Memory: Reconsidering the Early 1950s in the Present PRC

Adam Cathcart5 Comments