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Taiwan's 2008 Elections: A New Direction for the 'Other China'?

… Party (Minjindang or DPP) declared that he might refuse to hand over control of the Presidential Office to the holder of … Taiwan-born patriots and lawyers, many from southern Taiwan. The founders had been involved in the … firms. Different from developing nations of that era in Africa or South America, Taiwan's leaders did not oppose …
The Temple of Kukulkan at Chichén Itzá.

A Postcard From Chichén Itzá

… on the control of spirituality, of scientific knowledge, and of political power. For the Mayan Empire, centered in modern Southeast Mexico, the connection between the three was woven … 250-900 C.E., but a culture that is still very visible in Southeast Mexico today. [All photos by author] …
Cover of Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China by Ezra F. Vogel.

The Man Who Re-Invented China

Review of Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China, by Ezra F. Vogel (Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2011)
A U.S. Coast Guard boat approaches a sailboat with over 90 Haitian refugees in 1988. The refugees were later returned to Haiti.

Who is responsible for the Elian Gonzalez case?

… the Haitians did us all a favor by exposing the "double standard" of U.S. immigration policy. Before 1994, the U.S. … Cuba. The Cubans took his cue, and thousands headed for South Florida, believing that they would receive automatic … worse than Cedras?  Many Americans were not sure. Some African-American leaders, such as Randall Robinson of …
Joel Roberts Poinsett on a background of poinsettias.

Poinsettia Day, the Monroe Doctrine, and U.S.-Mexican Relations

… season, at least for the last 70 years or so, the red and green plant that most Americans associate with Christmas … as well as opportunities for investing in mining ventures south of  Mexico City .  Poinsett also helped establish a … these clippings occurred is not quite clear, but on a trip south of Mexico City to assess the Tlalpujahua mines, he …
 Monte Albán

A Postcard From Oaxaca, Mexico

… Albán was the Zapotec civilization’s cultural, political, and economic capital for almost a millennium. Besides its … II era, there were not many modern highways servicing the southern reaches of the country. Even today, the bus ride … Credit: Wikimedia). Oaxaca City is the state capital of the southern Mexican state of  Oaxaca . Its metropolitan …
fire at plant in Bhopal in background people lost in the fire

Remembering Bhopal: The World's Worst Industrial Disaster

…  Dr. Madhumita Dutta discusses the disaster, the immediate and ongoing health repercussions for the people of Bhopal, and their global legal and activist fight for justice and corporate accountability. … and work and the politics of development especially in South Asia. She received her B.Sc. degree in 1992 from Dehli …
The coat of arms of the Republic of Texas from the 19th century.

The Real Republic of Texas

… Trans-Pecos is a 21-year-old kid with a high-power rifle and a lot of time to contemplate his fate. He is the last … tie might endanger slavery in Texas. Most Texans were southerners, and felt that their slave “property” would be … (1997) and "Blood and Treasure:  Confederate Empire in the Southwest" (1995) , and is a writer for the History News …
Three Afghan police trainees, sitting on ground with guns

Afghanistan: Past and Prospects

… December 2014, but the country remains fractured by ethnic and geographical fissures, with local warlords controlling their own fiefdoms and the government in Kabul only nominally in control. And the Taliban — that American forces went in to banish in … Kabul in the east, and Kandahar, really in kind of the south-central, southeast part of the country. These were …
The Works Progress Administration employed some Spanish-Americans from New Mexico, as seen here, to work in road gangs.

When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America

Review of When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America , by Ira Katznelson (W.W. Norton & Company, New York, 2005), preface, appendix, index, 238 pp.
… victory. It solved America's race problem." I smiled gently and waited for the standard rebuttal, "The United States … excluded or treated differently the vast majority of African Americans. The central reason, according to … was because Democratic leaders needed the support of southern representatives in Congress to pass their ambitious …
Dian Fossey with mountain gorilla.

Dian Fossey: Conservationist in the Mist

… sponsoring the field research of Dian Fossey, Jane Goodall and Birute Galdikas – three women who would become … hunting dogs and encouraging her gorillas’ fear of black Africans whom she reasoned were the most likely to be … of Calgary at my former field site in Ghana, West Africa, for example, has demonstrated that working with, …
Haze obscuring image of rooftops in China

The Greening of China?

… it has become the world's leading producer of green and renewable energy. In this episode of History Talk , hosts Jessica Blissit and Brenna Miller talk to three experts— David Pietz , Betsy Brunner , and Ruth Mostern —about the problems facing China today, the …
Film poster for Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995).

Top Ten Origins: Bollywood Films

… world with sizeable audiences in East Asia, North America, Africa, and the Middle East. As films, Bollywood productions range … category is a daunting task, so my colleague Abhijit Varde and I have each picked ten films from different genres that … South Asia …
The Sack of Panama: Captain Morgan and The Battle for the Caribbean, by Peter Earle Book Cover

The Sack of Panama: Captain Morgan and The Battle for the Caribbean

Review of The Sack of Panama: Captain Morgan and The Battle for the Caribbean, by Peter Earle (St. Martin's Press '07, $25.95, 292 pages, ISBN #0-312-36142-4; index, source notes, bibliography, unillustrated)
… a truly global empire. Through inheritance, colonization, and conquest the Spanish Habsburgs acquired territories in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the New World, making them the most powerful country in … Review of The Sack of Panama: Captain Morgan and The Battle for the Caribbean , by Peter Earle (St. …
flags of India and Pakistan

India-Pakistan Partition

In 1947, British-ruled India was divided into two separate, independent states.
… 2017 marked the 70th anniversary of two nations, India and Pakistan. Their independence from the British Empire in … prompted a wave of decolonization that spread across Asia and Africa. Yet alongside the victories of independence came the … South Asia …
Logo of the Merida Initiative.

War on Drugs: What Won’t Work — Again

… previous U.S. counter-narcotics assistance to Mexico, and the Bush administration has touted the aid package as a … drug trade. As currently designed, however, Plan Merida stands little chance of producing meaningful long-term … history of attempts to regulate activity along America’s southern frontier. It is bold and ambitious — and it …

Colombia: On the Brink of Peace with the FARC?

… Havana, Cuba . At a meeting hosted by President Raúl Castro and overseen by UN General Secretary Ban-Ki Moon, Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos and the supreme commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces … political violence in the second most populous country in South America. Its demobilization constitutes a major shift …