Using the newspaper and magazines as a history resource

Here is an interesting article on Muslim French in Modern China. Excellent for upper level classes in economics, comparative societies and cultures, Chinese economics, and European economics of today. Hope you find this useful. nb

Ok, here is another article from the New York Times on China and economics in a Global society. Excellent for upper high school classes on econ and history of Far East.

Ok Clay, here is an excellent article on Marco Polo in China. This is from the magazine Saudi Aramco. If you don't know this magazine, e-mail me. Super, super magazine. nb

Here is a super article on Dutch Trade in Japan. Hope someone, besides myself, uses this great article. nb

Ok, Clay, here is something on Potosi Silver. I added graphics from the internet to add interest for the students.[Edit by="nbeck on Dec 23, 9:15:40 PM"][/Edit]

Ok, you guys, anyone other there up for a super duper article on the first Global Trade War? Well, I hope I'm not the only one who can use this. I like sharing information, but, is anyone out there listening??? Clay?

Ok, you guys, here is a great article on Ibn Battuta. Many of you can use this from Middle School (which I taught for 18 years) to high school to AP World History. If you use this, please cite its sources, and I'm not the source. Please observe all copyright laws. nb

Here is another article on Dutch trade. Please observe all copyright laws nb

Ok, here is a superb article from The Economist. Don't be fooled by the source. If you aren't familar with this magazine, than you have a treasure waiting to be opened. Anyway, here is a super article on 1492 and world trade. nb[Edit by="nbeck on Dec 18, 3:55:05 PM"][/Edit]

Here is an article on Zheng He from Saudi Aramco. Please observe all copyright laws. nb[Edit by="nbeck on Dec 23, 9:17:13 PM"][/Edit]

Here's an article that is fun. Ganghis Khan apparently had a lot of fun in his lifetime. He left his "mark" on quite a number of the population of northern Asia.

Here is an article on the Silk Roads. Hope someone outhere is reading these. Clay, are you out there? nb

Here is an article on Homer Lea that I've had sitting on my computer harddrive for a long time. Never did I think I've have an opportunity to share it. Anyway, here is Homer Lea. nb

Good Lord, here is one of the best articles ever published on the cultural ties of China and the Roman Empire. Clay, I hope you are reading this. This article is required reading for all of my students. Hope you like it. nb

Here is an article on how the Long March saved Mao and the Communist Party from destruction. Please observe all copyright laws. nb

Here is an article written by Theodore White in 1983 on the Chiense Cultural Revolution. Let me know what you think. Please observe all copyright laws. nb

Here is an article on how the Chinese influenced (enriched) the European Enlightenment. Please observe all copyright laws. nb

Here is an article on how the Japanese attempt to revise their legacy in China (WWII.) Talk about reverse PC. Please observe all copyright laws. nb

Ok here's one just to keep the class interesting. This article is about the Musuo and "Walking Marriages" in southwestern China. Think of the possibilities. nb Please observe all copyright laws.

This article is strickly for AP World or AP Econ classes. It describes how China is attempting to reduce the disparity of wealth that is growing between the rural and urban rich. If you recall Mao's solutions to this problem you'll take it very seriously. Please observe all copyright laws. nb

Here is an article recalling the fall of Lin Biao. Its from CNN and please observe all copyright laws. nb

Here is an article on the caves of Yanan where Mao hid out at the end of the Long March. Please observe all copyright laws. nb

Here is an article hot off the presses, at least as of today, December 14, 2005. Its on the legal system of China today and its changing character. Just think of the village near Hong Kong that was attacked by police forces and many villagers killed. Please observe all copyright laws. nb

Here is a great article from the pages of the New York Times on the present political system in Japan. Nothing could be more current. Enjoy. Please observe all copyright laws. nb

This article is from the Net and its on Prince Shikoku and his reforms. Important stuff here. Please observe all copyright laws and cite sources (and I'm not a source.) nb

Here is an article on St. Francis Xavier in Japan. Hope its of value to some of you. The Jesuits were very active in Japan. It seems to have suited their values on self discipline, hierarchy, and order. Please observe all copyright laws.

Here is an article about Emperor Hirohito from the pages of Time Magazine which listed the 100 most important people of the 20th century. Please observe all copyright laws. nb

Here is an article on the Monoyama Era of Japan from, can you believe this, the New York Times. Hope you enjoy and find it useful for your classroom. Please observe all copyright laws. nb

Here is an useful chronology of the history of Japan from the BBC. Hope you can use this. nb

Here is an article about the Russo-Japanese War. I can't remember where I got it from, but it should be cited in the article. Please observe all copyright laws and cite its source (and it isn't me.) nb

Here is a short article about the Sino-Japanese War which really brought Japan into World focus. Please observe all copyright laws and cite its sources (and I'm not the source.) nb

Here is a good chronology of the Mongols. Please observe all copyright laws. nb

Here is an article about the Silk Road carried more than Silk, it carried relgions too. Please observe all copyright laws. nb

Here is an article about the Battle of Talas River which really put an end to western expansion of China and marked the suzerainty of Islam in Central Asia.

Ok, so this is another version of the New York Times article on how much fun Ganghis Khan was having and how he left his mark on northern Asia. At least it will get the kids reading. And hey, its from National Geographic. I mean, what better source? nb Please observe all copyright laws. nb

Here is a great article about the Gold culture of Bulgaria Sythians. Great Stuff. Please observe all copyright laws. nb

Here is very valuable article on how the Mongols influenced the history of Russia. Very valuable for AP Euro and AP World history classes. Please observe all copyright laws and cite its sources. nb

Here is an interesting article on the Iron Age of Persia and central Asia. Hope its of value to someone other there in CyberSpace. nb Please observe all copyright laws. nb

Here is a good article on the Manluks and how they defeated the Mongols. Please observe all copyright laws and cite its source (not me.) nb

Here is an article on how the Mongols ended the reign of the Abassids in Baghdad.

Here is a great article, I think from History Magazine, on the Mongol Invasion of Kiev Russia. If you've never seen the movie "Alexander Nevsky" you are really missing a classic. Please observe all copyright laws and cite soures. nb

Here is a great article on the philosophy and history of Central Asia and the Silk Road regions. Please cite sources (and I'm not one of them) and observe copyright laws. nb

Here is an article that I think I got off the Net on the Nomads of the Steppes. Please cite all copyright laws and cite sources (and I'm not a source.) nb

Here is a very interesting article that I got off the Net on Marco Polo's obervations of the Mongols. It will give you an article on "Pax Mongolia" next. Please observe all copyright laws and cite its soruces (and I'm not a source.) nb

Here is a truly facination article on Roman soldiers in Han China. If you aren't familar with this story, this makes great reading. nb

Ok, here is another story my students read on Roman soldiers in the Chinese City of Gansu. The soldiers were captured by the Parthian army and sent east to fight against the Chinese who in turn captured them. Anyway, read and enjoy. I use this with my AP World History kids when the study about the Silk Road. Please observe all copyright laws. nb

Here is evidence that Nestorian Christians were in China a thousand years before the Jesuits got there. Great Reading. Importnat information for AP World History and the importance of the Silk Road. Please observe all copyright laws and cite sources (and I'm not a source.) nb

Dutch learning, or Japanese Original Thought? Ok, here is a unique article that argues that the Japanese were really not copying the Dutch science, mathematics, and philosophy. It claims that these were already on the minds of Japanese thinkers before the Dutch brought these ideas to Japan. Anyway, its from the page of the New York Times and is of interest to those who enjoy counter arguements. Please observe copyright laws. nb

Here is a good chronology of Japanese History. Please observe all copyright laws and cite sources (I'm not a source.) nb

Here is a good history of how Douglas MacArthur wrote the constitution of Japan. Did I shock anyone? Good, then read this article. nb