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Slow Read: Books of Jacob, chapters 28-30

"All these people I have around me now are total strangers." (Eva Frank)

13 hrs ago

Did China Outwit, Outplay & Outlast the West?

Join Live Call Today to Review China World History Tour

Jun 20

Empire End Game & China in the World

Your Invitation to Live Discussions

Jun 18

Slow Read: Books of Jacob, chapters 25-27

"The new king will be the last king of Poland. Three seas will flood the nation."

Jun 16

The Death of Stalin. Interview with Sheila Fitzpatrick

Top historian of USSR and Russia on her new book

Jun 14

China, One-Child Policy & Population Ageing

Why you learn more about China from social history than economics

Jun 14

Contemporary China and the riddle of the modern

Final deep dive into Making China Modern: from the Great Qing to Xi Jinping

Jun 11

Slow Read Catch-Up Week and the 100 Books to Read Before You Die Dialogue

Liza Libes of Pens and Poison on why literature is better for you than politics

Jun 8

53:32

How China beat America

Reform from the top, or revolution from below?

Jun 7

China's Great Transformation 1976 to 2012

Week Seven of the Deep Dive into China as a Modern Civilization-State

Jun 4

Slow Read: Books of Jacob, chapters 22-24

"by telling the story of the world, we are changing the world"

Jun 1

May 2025

Linda Jaivin on China's Cultural Revolution

And some programs to learn from history coming soon

May 31

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