Article Subjects and Geography: Asia
On the Role of Mao Zedong
September 1, 2004
William Hinton was the author of the classic study of revolution in a Chinese rural village, Fanshen. His numerous books on China made him one of the great chroniclers of… READ MORE
Background Notes to Fanshen
October 1, 2003
� On April 3, 1999, a one-day conference, “Understanding China’s Revolution: a Celebration of William Hinton’s Lifework” was held at Columbia University to celebrate his eightieth birthday. At the conclusion… READ MORE
Notes from the Editors, March 2002
March 1, 2002
In January, with no public discussion and little fanfare, Washington began the first major extension of its “war on terrorism” beyond Afghanistan by sending U.S. troops into the Philippines. The… READ MORE
Japan’s Stagnationist Crisis
February 1, 2002
Joseph Halevi teaches in the Political Economy Discipline at the University of Sydney and is associated with the Institut de Recherches Economiques sur la Production et le Développement (IREPD) at… READ MORE
Limbs of No Body: The World’s Indifference to the Afghan Tragedy
November 1, 2001
The original version of this article can be found in The Iranian. The chief casualty of any war is a sense of genuine, universal humanity. With the United States now… READ MORE