Explaining History’s reporter at large, Michael O’Sullivan write from China, where he is currently based, on the precepts of Confucian thought. A figure deeply associated with China in popular consciousness, there is no denying the influence that Confucius has had on China. From the Second century BCE until 1911, the body of this teachings ConfucianismContinue reading “A short introduction to Confucianism by Michael O’Sullivan”
Monthly Archives: July 2018
Japan’s Strategic Failings 1940-41
The position that Japan entered the war in was based on assumptions and desperation. Watch the video below for more:
“Cabbages and Kings” Information Society and Uzbekistan by Michael O’Sullivan
A 2015 article on UK libraries described efforts by Parliament to amateurise public library services following widespread closures (Dickens, 2015). Given the desire of nearly every country in the world to create an “Information Society” such actions appear counterproductive. This sentiment is also stressed in Library and Information Studies (LIS) literature, especially if the authorContinue reading ““Cabbages and Kings” Information Society and Uzbekistan by Michael O’Sullivan”
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