Karl Gerth, “China: Up Close and Personal” (Open Agenda, 2021)
New Books in East Asian Studies
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Why I Like Being an Historian, Because I Feel Like I Can Jump Around Quite a Bit
Carlker tried to get a member of the chinese polet bureau, who is the governor of one of china's most important provinces, to blur bit. He later wrote back and said he'd be deeply honored to write the preface once hes red from politics. But yet, the primary point though, was that i like being an historian, as i feel like i can jump around quite a bit. It does make me slightly more cautious about saying i've got all the answers when i see these problems in China.
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