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The Chinese view the state, not just as an intimate member of the family ... but as the head of the family.
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For 200 years, the West has been so dominant in the world that it's not really needed to understand other cultures, other…
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We still insist, by and large, in thinking that we can understand China by simply drawing on Western experience, looking at it…
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Stuart Hall was an utterly unique figure. Although he arrived at the age of 19 from Jamaica and spent the rest of…
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The era when the United States was the dominant global power is steadily coming to an end, and it must find a…
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It remains to be seen whether the more optimistic scenario for Sino-American relations can be realised. Much rests on the shoulders of…
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Our ascendancy of the past two centuries - first Europe and then the U.S. - has bred a western-centric mentality: the West…
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China is, indeed, in so many ways, not like the West. It is not even primarily a nation state but a civilisation…
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More than 90% of Chinese believe themselves to be Han. Of course, such a vast population is derived from countless different races,…
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There are a host of ethnic minorities in China, but they often have a weak sense of identity and are relatively small…
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The two ethnic groups that remain fundamentally different from the Han Chinese - in terms of history, culture, language, religion and physical…
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The Chinese state is constructed in an entirely different way from western states. Unlike European states, for over a millennium the Chinese…
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For four - fifths of our history, our planet was populated by pondscum.
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Three-fifths to two-thirds of the federal budget consists of taking property from one American and giving it to another. Were a private…
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Is the circle of fifths a drinking game?
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How much can you do with two voices? You can sing thirds or you can sing fifths or you can do a…
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Your novels show only the tiniest fraction of detective work, the brilliant crime, the tantalizing clues, the dramatic chase, the final battle…
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Gentlemen, four-fifths of the earth's surface is covered by seas; that is unquestionably too much; the world's surface, the map of oceans…
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A person who has during all time maintained the imposing position of spiritual head of four-fifths of the human race, and political…
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America ain’t three fifths bad.
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I used to play Barbies with my Mormon neighbor friend; it was always, "Oh, we're going to go on a date. Ken's…
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