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Jan 14

Here is a new book to recommend http://www.routledge.com/books/Was-Mao-Really-a-Monster-isbn9780415493307:

“About the Book

Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang and Jon Halliday was published in 2005 to a great fanfare. The book portrays Mao as a monster – equal to or worse than Hitler and Stalin – and a fool who won power by native cunning and ruled by terror. It received a rapturous welcome from reviewers in the popular press and rocketed to the top of the worldwide bestseller list. Few works on China by writers in the West have achieved its impact. Continue reading »

Jan 14

http://www.strongwind.com.hk/product/978-988-17302-9-9.aspx
【內容簡介】《毛澤東:鮮為人知的故事》被翻譯成30多種文字,海外發行鋪天蓋地,被中國官方嚴厲禁止。該書造成巨大轟動,在各界讀者引起諸多爭議,本書匯集海外中國政治歷史專家的各種評論,擁有廣泛讀者市場。【本書特色】

☆ 本書由英國史學權威Gregor Benton(班國瑞)教授主編,所有評論均出自專門研究中國共產黨歷史方面的國際知名專家。
☆ 本書的評論,各自不同的角度,都在長期積累、嚴謹細緻的史料鑒別基礎上寫出,對尋求有關的歷史真實做出重要貢獻。
☆ 本書的各中國問題專家對《毛》書寫作方法和結論感到震驚,提出異議,進行辯論。
Gregor Benton(班國瑞)
英國威爾士卡迪夫大學歷史系教授。
林春
英國倫敦經濟政治學院比較政治學高級講師。

前言 / Gregor Benton

Jan 14

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We covered China’s  underground music scene in a previous thread and with the new year approaching, I wanted to introduce some alternative artists from Taiwan.  I’m sure everyone already knows the most popular Mando-pop stars, so here are a few that are a little less known. Most of these musicians either made their debuts or saw an upsurge in their popularity over the course of 2008. An article I read recently in the Taipei Times was the initial catalyst in my search for finding newer artists.

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