Twitter matters
I’m a publisher and a writer, so attribution matters a lot to me. This post needs attribution, you see, to my daughter who has been, like thousands of her peers around the country and the world,...
View ArticleLooking glass world, #iranelection
There are many extraordinary and important aspects of what is going on, online and off, in Iran and in coverage of the Iranian election. The most striking thing, though, is how differently things...
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A Mother’s China Instinct
For Immediate Release: 23 June 2009 Great Barrington, Massachusetts—The world’s least likely China expert may be a New England publisher, Karen Christensen, whose interest in preparing her two children...
View ArticleMy experience with Iran
I’ve been struggling with HTML and WordPress, trying to get a collection of Berkshire articles on Iran up. They’re very useful, and quite broad, but as you’ll see at this “parent” page, all the text is...
View ArticleWorld History revival
I’m often surprised by the good stuff in my own files, forgotten entirely sometimes and stumbled on by accident. Like this set of questions developed in advance of the only on-site editorial meeting...
View ArticleDiscounts on _This Fleeting World_
David Christian’s This Fleeting World: A Short History of Humanity is available directly from Berkshire (with discounts on multiple copies – students can order together and save 10-30%, see below),...
View ArticleCapitalism and Cycles
Even though here in the Berkshires we are experiencing an uncommonly mild winter, we still can yearn to get away from it all. Some of us might dream of a beach in the Bahamas, while others bewail the...
View ArticleThe United States and China: Be Mine, Valentine?
It always surprises people to find out just how popular some Western holidays are in China. I was stunned the first time I saw a Christmas tree and heard “White Christmas” playing. Anyone who stays in...
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Chinese Firm To Build Friendship Wall between Mexico and US
1 April 2012, Great Barrington, Massachusetts—While construction slows in China, new opportunities for foreign investment and international cooperation beckon. The Northeastern Friendship Construction...
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Berkshire Notes: The Worst Kind of American Exceptionalism
Greetings to all Berkshire authors and friends [this message was sent by email to contributors around the world, but we’re posting it here, too, so we can add comments and notes – and we welcome...
View ArticleCHINA Town Hall comes to the Berkshires, Karen Christensen to speak
The National Committee on US-China Relations (NCUSCR) is mentioned in the opening to today’s New York Times feature on Chinese president XI Jinping’s first state visit to the United States. The #NCUSCR...
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No Adverbs, Please, Mr. Xi
Tonight, the president of the People’s Republic of China, XI Jinping, will give the only policy speech of his first state visit to the United States. Below you’ll find a link for the live feed from the...
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Super Tuesday: Read about the US political system as a model for the world
Two articles for Super Tuesday, Primary Day in 13 US states, from our 2008 Global Perspectives volume. We plan to bring this three-volume set up to date soon, and perhaps to revive the website...
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London Book Fair launch for Berkshire, ECPH, China Publishing Group
This post is about the partnership launch held on 15 March at the London Book Fair and also sets out my observations about developments in the realm of Chinese publishing, along with advice for Western...
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Join Berkshire in Boston at the World History Association Conference
Berkshire Publishing will be at the World History Association (WHA) conference in Boston this week to talk about our books and our authors, especially our dear friend the late Bill (William H.)...
View ArticleMy experience with Iran
I’ve been struggling with HTML and WordPress, trying to get a collection of Berkshire articles on Iran up. They’re very useful, and quite broad, but as you’ll see at this “parent” page, all the text is...
View ArticleWorld History revival
I’m often surprised by the good stuff in my own files, forgotten entirely sometimes and stumbled on by accident. Like this set of questions developed in advance of the only on-site editorial meeting...
View ArticleDiscounts on _This Fleeting World_
David Christian’s This Fleeting World: A Short History of Humanity is available directly from Berkshire (with discounts on multiple copies – students can order together and save 10-30%, see below),...
View ArticleCapitalism and Cycles
Even though here in the Berkshires we are experiencing an uncommonly mild winter, we still can yearn to get away from it all. Some of us might dream of a beach in the Bahamas, while others bewail the...
View ArticleThe United States and China: Be Mine, Valentine?
It always surprises people to find out just how popular some Western holidays are in China. I was stunned the first time I saw a Christmas tree and heard “White Christmas” playing. Anyone who stays in...
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