Tag Archives: Asia

Book Review: The Silk Roads: A New History Of The World

Posted on September 29, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Silk Roads: A New History Of The World, by Peter Frankopan It is unfortunate that this book has such a transparent agenda to endorse China’s expansive effort to dominate trade and has such a lamentable anti-Western bias with it. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Brief Political And Geographic History Of Asia

Posted on March 4, 2018 by nathanalbright

A Brief Political And Geographic History Of Asia:  Where Are…Saigon, Kampuchea, And Burma, by Doug Dillon As someone who has read quite a bit of this series so far [1], I must say that I was pleased in general with … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Samarkand

Posted on December 3, 2017 by nathanalbright

Samarkand:  Recipes & Stories From Central Asia & The Caucasus, by Caroline Eden & Eleanor Ford My standards for cookbooks are not too demanding.  I enjoy reading about ideas for foods that I already know I like that are unusual … Continue reading →

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Book Review: An Asian Harvest

Posted on September 11, 2017 by nathanalbright

An Asian Harvest:  An Autobiography, by Paul Hattaway [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Kregel Book Tours.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] In reading this book, I was struck by how Nathanish the author seemed. … Continue reading →

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Non-Book Review: Rebalancing U.S. Forces

Posted on June 6, 2014 by nathanalbright

Rebalancing U.S. Forces: Basing and Forward Presence in the Asia-Pacific, edited by Carnes Lord and Andrew S. Erickson This is the sort of book that I really enjoy reading that is probably not going to have a very large reading … Continue reading →

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Hearts Of Darkness

Posted on January 22, 2013 by nathanalbright

One of the greatest challenges to both idealism and optimism when it comes to global affairs is the fact that dealing with nations requires dealing with a government of some kind (unless you prefer dealing with situations like Somalia, and … Continue reading →

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Just Another Reason To Fight

Posted on July 25, 2012 by nathanalbright

A large amount of the problems of this world (though by no means all of them) are issues of resource management. While some people would fight and disagree anyway, competition for resources, be they material resources or such matters as … Continue reading →

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When Parliament Is For Porn

Posted on April 21, 2012 by nathanalbright

This past week, the Thai parliament has become recognized around the world for its appreciation of carnal sensuality, in two separate and seemingly unrelated incidents [1]. First, a half-naked image of a woman was shown in front of Thailand’s parliament. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Malay Archipelago

Posted on April 1, 2012 by nathanalbright

The Malay Archipelago, by Alfred Russel Wallace Despite our obvious differences regarding evolution [1], Alfred Russel Wallace is an easy person to feel sympathetic towards. In stark contrast to the aristocratic Darwin, Wallace made immense contributions to the study of … Continue reading →

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Naga: Enter The Dragon

Posted on May 14, 2011 by nathanalbright

Yesterday in one of my messages [1] I spoke about now Egypt in the Bible is often represented by the naga (water dragon) Rahab. It should be noted in the Canaanite religion that the Canaanite sky-god Baal was often seen … Continue reading →

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