H-Asia

Dear colleagues,

I am delighted to announce the publication of my book entitled Architecture and Urbanism in a Contact Zone: Histories of Difference, Migrancy and Dwelling in Kolkata.

Below is the book description and a link to the publisher's webpage where further information on the title can be found.

This book explores how histories of migration, cultural encounter and transculturation have shaped formations of urban space, domestic architecture and cultural modernity in Kolkata from the early colonial period to the beginning of the era of India’s economic liberalization. It

Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences

Chinese Business History Webinar Series

Mao and Markets: The Communist Roots of Chinese Enterprise

Professor Christopher Marquis
Sinyi Professor of Chinese Management
Judge Business School, University of Cambridge

Date and Time: October 6, 2023 (Fri), 5:00-6:00 pm HKT / 10:00-11:00 am BST
Register now: https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gNFWXvEoRZCw6SUu9wOkWg

Abstract
It was long assumed that as China embraced open markets and private enterprise, its state-controlled economy would fall by the wayside, that free markets would

We are happy to announce the publication of the latest issue of the Global China Pulse. You can download the PDF at this link: https://thepeoplesmap.net/globalchinapulse/global-china-pulse-1-2023/

TOC

Global China’s Dark Side - IVAN FRANCESCHINI, LING LI

Taking a Moderate Path: Tang Erhe, Colonial Korea, and the Formation of a Dual Medical System in 1910s China - MENG ZHANG

Blaming, Naming, and Treating the ‘Malignant Cold’ in China (1918–1920) - MARTA HANSON, MICHAEL SHI-YUNG LIU

The Politics of Care: Unveiling the Dynamics of Chinese Medical Labour in Algeria, 1960s – 1980s -