History / History by country / Asia

The Legacy of Tiananmen Square

by Michel Cormier

With the loosening of restrictions on the Chinese economy in the 1980s and 1990s and the rise of the middle class, many observers thought that Western-style democracy would soon follow. Instead, China has adopted...

The Chinese in Toronto from 1878: From Outside to Inside the Circle

by Arlene Chan

In 1894 Toronto's Chinese population numbered 50. Today, no less than seven Chinatowns serve the second-largest visible minority in the city, with a population of half a million. With their many achievements,...

Atsumori

by Zeami Motokiyo

The japanese Noh drama by the Master Zeami Motokiyo about the Buddhist priest Rensei and the warrior of the Taira Clan Atsumori. The story of redention of the warrior Kumagai Jiro Naozane that killed the young...

"NEW GUINEA” What I Did and What I Saw

by Luigi Maria d’Albertis

Luigi Maria d’Albertis (1841-1901), Italian naturalist and explorer, travelled in New Guinea from 1871 to 1877, collecting an impressive number of new species of animals and plants. On his third voyage he...

Korean Unification

by Jacques L Fuqua

One day, one nation on the Korean Peninsula

Sons of the Wind

by XAVIER PIVANO

When Arnaud got an odd letter from a stranger who claimed he was his father, he couldn’t imagine it would lead him so far away. Far away from home, of course, but from himself too, from his inherent human...

Russian Culture in Uzbekistan

by David MacFadyen

Recent political changes in Central Asia, where the United States is replacing Russia as the dominant power, are having a profound effect on Russian speakers in the region. These people, formerly perceived as...

The United States and the Malaysian Economy

by Shakila Yacob

This book explores the relationship between the United States and the Malaysian economy, concentrating on the period 1870 to 1957, with particular focus on trade flows and foreign direct investment.

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