Shortly before departing for Brussels, I finished Susan Mann’s brilliant The Talented Women of the Zhang Family, and began Gail Hershatter’s …
December 15, 2011 – 3:14 pm
Reading: Susan Mann – Precious Records: Women in China’s Long Eighteenth Century
November 27, 2011 – 11:50 am
Reading: Gail Hershatter — The Gender of Memory: Rural Women and China’s Collective Past
This is the book I was so intimidated by I went off and read Charles Stross and Harry Potter for …
October 29, 2011 – 2:22 pm
Reading: Gordon Mathews — Ghetto at the Center of the World
I once stayed a night in Chungking Mansions, when a flight from Canada arrived too late to catch even the …
October 19, 2011 – 10:13 pm
“Reading: … ” Book of the Year 2011 (Non-Fiction): Nazif Shahrani – The Kirghiz and Wakhi of Afghanistan
nazif shahrani – the kirghiz and wakhi of afghanistan
October 19, 2011 – 10:00 pm
Reading … a 4th anniversary
Another year of books. Not as many as last year; I took a pause for some time, unable to find …
August 12, 2011 – 8:15 pm
Reading: Thomas Barfield – Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History
Thomas Barfield – Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History
February 9, 2011 – 3:28 pm
The last free people on the planet
I started reading Neuroanthropology a couple of years ago at least, and it has been one of the first blogs …
November 27, 2010 – 11:40 am
Reading: Edward Allworth (ed.) – Central Asia – 120 Years of Russian Rule
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November 27, 2010 – 11:37 am
Reading: James R. Brandon – Theatre in Southeast Asia
james r. brandon – theatre in southeast asia
October 16, 2010 – 4:35 am
Reading… a 3rd anniversary
Regarding the two-score books of the last year, it is surprising which of the non-fiction – a term I use …
October 4, 2010 – 5:07 am
Reading: Nazif Shahrani – The Kirghiz and Wakhi of Afghanistan
nazif shahrani – the kirghiz and wakhi of afghanistan
September 7, 2010 – 12:20 am
Reading: Matthew T. Kapstein – The Tibetans
matthew t. kapstein – the tibetans
July 19, 2010 – 12:50 pm
Reading: Christopher I Beckwith – The Tibetan Empire in Central Asia
christopher i. beckwith – the tibetan empire in central asia
July 10, 2010 – 4:02 am
Reading: James A. Millward – Eurasian Crossroads: A History of Xinjiang
james a. millward – eurasian crossroads
July 8, 2010 – 5:31 am
on science and ethics
Many of you who read my blog or know me personally know I am a bit of a lush for …
May 6, 2010 – 7:41 am
reading: Leslie T. Chang – Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China
Leslie T. Chang – Factory Girls
January 31, 2010 – 4:14 am
reading: g. whitney azoy – buzkashi – game and power in afghanistan
g. whitney azoy – buzkashi
July 19, 2009 – 4:18 am
Gunter Kroemer
Over much of this year I’ve been working with Christian Ender on rebuilding the code of one of his documentary …
June 16, 2009 – 3:48 am
Reading: Alexandra Richie – Faust’s Metropolis – A History of Berlin
alexandra richie – faust’s metropolis
May 27, 2009 – 1:10 am
Reading: Barry Cunliffe – Europe Between the Oceans 9000 BC – AD 1000
europe between the oceans – barry cunliffe