Using the newspaper and magazines as a history resource

Here is a great article from the Net on Nobunaga, just before Tokugawa ended the civil war which ravaged Japan in the late 1500s. Please observe all copyright laws and cite sources (and I'm not a source.) nb

Here is an article on Will Adams, the captain of the Liefde or Erasmus, the Dutch ship which the only one of 5 which made it from Rotterdam, Netherlands to Japan in 1600. Please observe all copyright laws and cite its source (and I'm not a source.)

Here is an interesting article on how the Japanese don't remember the Rape of Nanjing. From the pages of the New York Times. Please observe all copyright laws and cite souces. nb

Ok, here is a very interesting article on the suicides on the Okinawa in the closing days of WWII. But its with a twist, the Okinawans' blame the Japanese for falsely convincing them to commit suicide. Great reading. Enjoy. From the pages of the New York Times. Great for World History or even US History classes. nb

Think the Japanese are conformist, read how Japanese teachers are refusing to say or sing the national anthem of Japan. From the New York Times. Please observe all copyright laws. nb

Here is a great article on North Korea. nb

Here is an article from the Los Angeles Times on China's expanding influence in Central Asia. Please observe all copyright laws. The LATs are very propriatory. Enjoy. nb

Here is an article from 2001 on the death of one of the last of China's warlords from the 1930s. If you are not familiar with China's Warlord period 1916 to 1930s I suggest you look into this painful, but colorful past. Anyway, here is the article. Please observe all copyright laws. nb

Here is an article about the life of Chaing Kai Shek from the NYT. Good Secondary source. nb

And this article is on Buddha's hair which is a holy relic similar to the saints relic's venerated in Europe. I've got another one on Buddha's teeth, if anyone is interested. nb

Here is an article from the Los Angeles Times 1989 on Liu Shaoqi who, in my opinion, is one of the truly most tragic figures of China's long and tragic history. Nothing could be more in evidence of Mao's megalomania than this man's story. Please observe all copyright laws. nb

Here is a great story from the New York Times of a couple of years ago on the constitutional rights held by China's citizens. Please observe all copyright laws. nb

Here is an article about women in modern China. Like most articles from the BBC, its very accessible for students, especially middle schoolers. The BBC isn't particularily proprietory about its stuff, so enjoy. nb

Here is an article from the Los Angeles Times about the last survivors of the Long March. Please observe all copyright laws. nb

Here is one of the most important articles I have which really is a summary of the political thinking conflicts which give rise to current China. It integrates Darwin, Thomas Hobbes contrasts them with Marx and Mao. Please observe all copyright laws. nb

Here is an article on how history and hardships shaped China. Is anyting more important? Please observe all copyright laws. nb

If you are not familar with Sapajou, let me introduce you to him. He was White Russian living as a refugee in Shanghai during the 1930s and made his living as politcal cartoonist. His work is simply the Icon of the era. I can't think of anyone who even comes close to capturing the feel, the essence of the era of East China during the years leading up to WWII. nb

Here is a great article by the BBC on the geography of China. It describes each region of China and includes pictures and statistics. Great for overview of geography and its people.

This article is from internet on the economic revoluton taking place in China. Super article for economics or current history in China. Please observe all copyright laws. nb

This article is from the New York Times of 2003. Article is on China's new laws about private land ownership. Oh, if Marx could see his offspring. Please observe all copyright laws and rules. nb

This article is from the Los Angeles Times which is very proprietory about its articles on the millions who died during the Cultural Revolution. Some people were cannibalized. Please observe all copyright laws. nb

Here is the obituary of Chaing Kai Shek from the New York Times. Good secondary source. Please observe all copyright laws and regulations. nb[Edit by="nbeck on Dec 16, 10:40:50 AM"][/Edit]

This article is from Time Magazine which listed the 100 most important battles. Its on the Battle of Tsushima Straitsm, 1904. Please observe all copyright laws and regluations. nb Sorry, Clay, I like battles. nb

Here is another great article from the pages of the New York Times on the legacy of Deng Xiaping. Please observe all copyright laws and regulations. nb

Here is a great article from the pages of the New York Times on a photographer who was commissioned to capture images of the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Please observe all copyright laws and regulations. nb

Here is a great article from the pages of the Los Angeles Times on how Chinese influence is growing and replacing the US as reflected in the switch from English to Chinese as a second language. Please observe all copyright laws and regulations. The LAT are very keep to protect their intellectual property rights. nb

Here is another of Sapajou's political cartoons. I use these with my regular classes of World History after we have covered both the 1920-1940s Chinese Civl War and the Spanish Civil War era. Kids love Sapajou. nb

Ok, here is another of Sapajou's jewels. I love Sapajou. My only regret is that I can't find a book of his work. Ah, someday it will turn up on the internet. Until then... I will have to be contented with the e-copy on the net. nb

Ok, here is one of my own creations. Its a timeline of Ancient Chinese Dynasties. Hope you find this useful. I use it with my AP World Classes. You may dublicate it for for classroom use only. nb

Here is an article on the Chinese judical system. Use to compare and contrast with US judical system for US Government classes. Please observe all copyright laws and regulations. nb

Here is an excellent short history of the first Sino-Japanese War from, I think, the BBC. Please observe all copyright laws and regulations. nb

Here is an article from CNN which has placed extenstive work on China on the internet. This article is titled Lin Biao Falls Hard. Sort of the Benedict Arnold of China. Please observe all copyright laws and regulations. nb

This is an article from the BBC about the middle class revolution in Post Mao China. Please observe all copyright laws and regulations. nb

Here is a good, short article from the BBC on ethnic strife in China and how China deals with it. Please observe all copyright laws and regulations. nb

Here is an interesting article on the oldest map of Africa made by the Chinese. Yes, that is an ambiguous statement, so to resolve the cognitive dissonance you will have to read, and perhaps use the article in your classrom. Its from the BBC so observe, please, all copyright laws and regulations. nb

This article is about fanghuo qiang or wangguan "firewall" and net censors. Please observe all copyright laws. nb

This article from the New York Times is about Chinese Constitutional Rights. Good for AP World or AP Government (comparison with US). Please observe all copyright laws. nb

Here is an interesting article on how the Chinese look back on their Cultural Revolution. Its from the BBC which is pretty loose about it intellectual property rights, but please cite them as the source. nb

This is an excellent secondary source for information on the cost of the Communist takeover of all land from the landowners in the early 1950s. Mao said it "cost" 800,000 lives (read executions.) Its from the New York Times so please observe all copyright laws. nb

This article is from the New York Times and is a look at the Chinese Cultural Revoltion. Please observe all copyright laws and regulations. nb

This article from the New York Times is under my title of Qinzhou Discovers Enlightenment. Now doesn't that make you want to read it. Good article, but please observe all copyright laws. nb

China is very concerned about the rise of its ethnic minorities. Here is a good, short article from the BBC on the rise of China's militant minorities. Please observe all copyright laws and regulations. nb

Here is a great article from the Society of Jesus or Jesuits on China's Cultural Revolution. Good article in which I added photographs. nb

Here is an article from the New York Times , 1958, which reports on the Communes of China. Good secondary source material. Please observe all copyright laws and regulations. nb

This a an excellent article on the life and legacy of Sun Yat Sen written by J. Spence for Time Asia Magazine. Reporting like this simply doesn't get any better. Please observe all copyright laws credits. nb

Here is an article from the Los Ageles Times reporting on the last survivors of the Long March. Can be used as a good secondary source. Please observe all copyright laws and source credits. nb

Here is anothe article about the legacy of DNA left by the Mongols, at least one man of the Mongols--Hummm wonder who that could be. This is from the Los Angeles Times. Please observe all copyright laws and regulations. nb

Here is an article about the historic competition between China and Korea as reported by the Los Angeles Times. Please observe all copyright laws and regulations. LAT is very sensitive about it intellectual property. nb

Here is an excellent article with pirtures from the net on louyang, Silk Road, and the Longman Caves. Please cite its origional source which is contained in the url at the top of the article. nb

This article from 1983 from the pages of Time magazine is about 6 leaders of China's past. Please observe all copyright laws and cite sources (and I'm not a source.) nb