Democracy’s Borderlands
Democracy’s future in India lies in the politics of protest and resistance
Tag: Asian History
On Migration
Rethinking the Benefits Brought by the Chinese Railroad Workers ROLAND HSU Title: 227 East and West shaking hand at Laying Last Rail. This work (by Andrew J. Russell), identified by Oakland Museum of California, is free of known copyright restrictions. Today’s news is filled …
China’s Political Paradox
The hallmark tensions in Chinese politics today first took shape in the 1911 Revolution.
The Secret Society and the Sociologist
What can the fieldwork of a plucky sociology student reveal about rural Chinese history?
Margaret Sanger in Japan
Despite public interest, the Japanese government curtailed the spread of contraceptives.
State-Made Elites
An entitlement system from 200 years ago sheds light on inequality in China today.
Modern Politics in Premodern History
How national narratives have obscured the history of India’s most controversial king.
Disentangling Colonialism’s Legacies
Did British colonization foster a rise in ethnic violence in India?
