Arthur Waldron, The Great Wall of China, 1990
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Arthur H. Stanmore, ed., Sidney Herbert, Lord Herbert of Lea: A Memoir, Volume 2 (London: John Murray, 1906)
Arthur H. Stanmore, ed., Sidney Herbert, Lord Herbert of Lea: A Memoir, Volume 2 (London: John Murray, 1906) original text Wikipedia, “Sidney Herbert“ CHAPTER VII. THE CHINESE WAR 1859-61 THE war with China, which resulted from the seizure of the lorcha Arrow, commenced early in 1857, and received the approval of the country at the General Election […]
13. Palestine and digital diplomacy
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“the only reason they asked me [to give the Open Day speech] is that everyone reasonable already has buggered off on their respective Easter vacations.”
Jørgen Svarstad, “Kjønnskvotering av pensum får lektor til å se rødt,” Forskerforum
Flipping titles
I had a bit of a bust-up with Palgrave regarding the cover. I thought it was beautiful and that they had done a great job coming up with an illustration, but I also thought the title was far to long. It looked ugly and was difficult for casual book-browsers to catch. I wanted to break […]
Suggestions for covers
Here are three suggestions for a cover that I just got from the art dept at Palgrave. I wonder which one I should choose? I had an idea I wanted a peaceful, pretty, version of Yuanmingyuan to contrast with the often violent content of the book itself. I also don’t want a classical Chinese painting […]
5 most downloaded articles in IO
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