Tag Archives: Asia

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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Border Conflicts: On The ASEAN Conference

Posted on May 10, 2011 by nathanalbright

For those readers who are unaware, there has been an ASEAN conference for the last two days for the nations of Southeast Asia (Thailand, Burma, Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei) that has discussed a variety of … Continue reading →

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From One Hill Tribe To Another

Posted on May 3, 2011 by nathanalbright

One of my more obscure research goals is to undertake a comparative ethnology study of hill peoples around the world.  The more one knows about my own personal and family background and interests, the more sense my odd choices of … Continue reading →

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Boundary Conditions

Posted on May 1, 2011 by nathanalbright

One of the phenomenon of the crises of 2011 has been the fact that they have not been contained to one or a few countries.  It suggests that there is the feeling (and reality) of “contagion” where the problems of … Continue reading →

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An Exercise In Ethnology

Posted on April 22, 2011 by nathanalbright

Longtime readers of my blog will be well aware of my blog’s interest in questions of ethnicity, which at their basis are studies in identity.  In our nationalistic world we tend to think of “nations” or “peoples” as the fundamental … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Headlines In History: The 1800’s

Posted on February 24, 2011 by nathanalbright

Headlines In History:  The 1800’s, by James Miller, Bonnie Szumski, and Scott Barbour (editors) Fortunately, this book , the penultimate volume in its series, is on a par with the excellence of the volume on the 1600’s [1] and other … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Headlines In History: The 1000’s

Posted on February 10, 2011 by nathanalbright

Headlines In History:  The 1000’s, by Brenda Stalcup, Bonnie Szumski, and Scott Barbour, editors This book is the first book, chronologically, in the Headlines In History series, though I have read most of the series previously [1] [2].  This book … Continue reading →

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Book Reviews: Headlines In History: The 1100’s, 1200’s, 1300’s, 1400’s, and 1700’s

Posted on January 25, 2011 by nathanalbright

Headlines In History:  The 1100’s, The 1200’s, The 1300’s, The 1400’s, and The 1700’s, by Bonnie Szmuski and Scott Barbour (editors) The 1100’s: This enjoyable book, part of a series (that is on my list of books to read in … Continue reading →

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