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Although the Protectorate Treaty signed in 19o5 authorized Japan to represent Korea in international affairs (and thus authorized the signing of the Kando Treaty), the absence of the required signature of the Korean emperor Kojong on the Protectorate Treaty has generated disputes over the validity of both the Protectorate Treaty and the Kando Treat
... See moreHyun Ok Park • Two Dreams in One Bed: Empire, Social Life, and the Origins of the North Korean Revolution in Manchuria (Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society)
The Philippine Assembly took action and, in 1914, passed legislation that banned the exhibition of groups of Filipino tribespeople abroad. As a measure of the seriousness with which the Philippine lawmakers regarded the subject, the ban was included as an amendment to a new Anti-Slavery Act.
Smithsonian Magazine • The Igorrote Tribe Traveled the World for Show And Made These Two Men Rich
This book is also the first to pay sustained attention to the important internal-circulation work Guojia liyi gaoyu yigie (7be National InterestAboveAllElse, 2003) by the Beijing-based researcher Ma Dazheng. Ma's importance as both a researcher and a policy adviser on Xinjiang cannot be overestimated.
Gardner Bovingdon • The Uyghurs: Strangers in Their Own Land
General Zhang Zhizhong
Gardner Bovingdon • The Uyghurs: Strangers in Their Own Land
The Iron Chancellor was an astute politician, perhaps one of the greatest statesmen of all time, and he understood how fragile the so-called Concert of Europe was in 1871. To introduce a new major power into the very heart of it was akin to placing a child with a trumpet into the midst of a world-class symphony orchestra. He knew the newcomer had t
... See moreKatja Hoyer • Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire
In 1911, despite vociferous opposition from Bontoc tribal elders and officials of nearby towns, Schneidewind was permitted to take a group of 55 Igorrotes to Europe, where they exhibited in France, Scotland, England, the Netherlands and Belgium.
Smithsonian Magazine • The Igorrote Tribe Traveled the World for Show And Made These Two Men Rich
According to Ivar, by 1932 he had 225 subsidiaries. He had operations in every civilized country except Russia, and he manufactured three-quarters of the world’s matches. Ivar had secured match monopolies in twenty-four countries. During seven years, he had loaned almost 300 million dollars to European governments. Ivar’s loans had helped borrower
... See moreFrank Partnoy • The Match King: Ivar Kreuger, The Financial Genius Behind a Century of Wall Street Scandals
1932 issue of Kōjin, along with the lead article declaring “Make promptly a technological advancement in developing Manchuria!”
Hiromi Mizuno • Science for the Empire: Scientific Nationalism in Modern Japan
The Oil Fund is arguably modern Norway’s greatest single achievement—the ultimate expression of Nordic self-discipline and control, and a paragon of responsible fiscal stewardhip. This brilliantly managed, tightly controlled wealth fund is the envy of every oil-producing nation—not to mention every non-oil-producing nation—in the world. The man ult
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