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To Make The Four Hundred Million Move: The Late Qing Dynasty Origins Of Modern Chinese Sport And Physical Culture, Andrew D. Morris Oct 2000

To Make The Four Hundred Million Move: The Late Qing Dynasty Origins Of Modern Chinese Sport And Physical Culture, Andrew D. Morris

History

There is little doubt that, after a century's exposure, Chinese have absorbed and understand quite clearly the greater meanings of the realm of sport-the connections between competitive athletic endeavor, imperialist bluster, and economic standing in the world community. This article is an exploration of the late Qing Dynasty origins of this modern global culture of physical culture and sport.


From Tong-Tong To Tempo Doeloe: Eurasian Memory Work And The Bracketing Of Dutch Colonial History, 1957-1961, Andrew Goss Oct 2000

From Tong-Tong To Tempo Doeloe: Eurasian Memory Work And The Bracketing Of Dutch Colonial History, 1957-1961, Andrew Goss

History Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Review Of The Book The Handbook Of Central Asia: A Comprehensive Survey Of The New Republics, John A. Drobnicki Jul 2000

Review Of The Book The Handbook Of Central Asia: A Comprehensive Survey Of The New Republics, John A. Drobnicki

Publications and Research

Review of the book The Handbook of Central Asia: A Comprehensive Survey of the New Republics.


Broadening The Horizons Of Chinese History, Thomas D. Curran Ph.D. Jan 2000

Broadening The Horizons Of Chinese History, Thomas D. Curran Ph.D.

History Faculty Publications

Book review by Thomas D. Curran.

Huang, Ray. Broadening the Horizons of Chinese History. Armonk: M. E. Sharpe, 1999.


Chinese Foreign Policy During The Cultural Revolution (Book Review), Thomas D. Curran Ph.D. Jan 2000

Chinese Foreign Policy During The Cultural Revolution (Book Review), Thomas D. Curran Ph.D.

History Faculty Publications

Book review by Thomas D. Curran.

Barnouin, Barbara and Yu Changgen.Chinese Foreign Policy during the Cultural Revolution. London: Kegan Paul International, 1998. ISBN 0-7103-0580-X


Mongolia And The World, Henry G. Schwarz Jan 2000

Mongolia And The World, Henry G. Schwarz

History Faculty and Staff Publications

This paper will endeavor to present a brief survey of the most significant developments in Mongolia's foreign relations during. the past decade. Centered around the interplay between the ideal of political independence and the practice of economic interdependence, the paper's main foci will be on departures from pre-1990 patterns and practices, present problems and achievements, and prospects for the short and long term.


From The City Inside The Red River (Book Review), Thomas D. Curran Ph.D. Jan 2000

From The City Inside The Red River (Book Review), Thomas D. Curran Ph.D.

History Faculty Publications

Book review by Thomas D. Curran.

Nguyen, Dinh-hoa. From the City Inside the Red River: A Cultural Memoir of Mid-Century Vietnam. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 1999.

ISBN 0-7864-0498-1.