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…the estimable Kyle Dix: Kyle Dix (personal homepage) was born in Miami and raised in the mountains of North Georgia. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 2010 with dual degrees in Spanish...
View ArticleIs the Political Left Today’s Conservative Faction?
I tend to think so. I come across more and more anecdotal evidence to support my thesis with each passing day. For example, in my current research on Dutch colonial responses to Javanese political...
View ArticleGeopolitics and Asia’s Little Divergence: State Building in China and Japan...
Crossposted at the Medium Why did Japan successfully modernize in the 19th century while China failed to do so? Both China and Japan came under increasing threat from the Western powers after 1850. In...
View Article*The Islamic Enlightenment* | A critical review
De Bellaigue, Christopher. (2017) The Islamic Enlightenment: The Struggle Between Faith and Reason 1798 to Modern Times. Liveright Publishing Corporation (Norton & Company) New York, London. In...
View ArticleFrom the Comments: the Ottoman Empire, the millet system, and nationalism
Barry has an excellent response to Jacques’ equally good essay on the Ottoman Empire and libertarianism: Jacques, the Millet system was as much constructed as destroyed in the late Ottoman period. The...
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Responding to the challenge of modernization Branko Milanovic, globalinequality The Victorian Achievement Nick Nielsen, The View from Oregon The Warriors and Rockets win with defense Chris Herring,...
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