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Home, Abroad, and the Space Between
An academic account of "reverse migration' evokes an emotional response from a DC audience.
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Luncheon with the Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina encouraged US investment in her country at a recent gathering at Asia Society's New York City headquarters.
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Xuanzang: The Monk who Brought Buddhism East
The life and adventures of a Chinese monk who made a 17-year journey to bring Buddhist teachings from India to China.
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Silk Road: Spreading Ideas and Innovations
This essay looks at the great Eurasian Silk Roads as a transmitter of people, goods, ideas, beliefs and inventions.
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Geographical Setting of the Silk Roads
The geo-political settings of one of the greatest trade and exchange conduits in human history.
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Chinese Trade in the Indian Ocean
China's Ming Dynasty treasure ships realized trade networks and diplomatic missions as far as Africa and the Red Sea.
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Belief Systems Along the Silk Roads
How religions and philosophies spread throughout the Silk Road over the centuries.
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When Asia Was the World
Panel discusses Stewart Gordon's new book, and the role information networks played in making Asia the center of the world centuries ago.
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Bound Together: How Traders, Preachers, and Adventurers Shaped Globalization
In a talk with Thomas Friedman, Nayan Chanda puts the phenomenon of "globalization" into historical context.
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