Keyword: book excerpts
In this excerpt from his new book 'The Future Is Asian,' Parag Khanna argues that Asia is leading the 21st century as resolutely as Europe and the United States shaped the past.
When Weijian Shan, one of the first students from the People's Republic of China to obtain a Ph.D. in the United States, arrived in Berkeley, he discovered an unexpected reminder of home.
An excerpt from Rabeah Ghaffari's debut novel 'To Keep the Sun Alive,' which portrays the 1979 Iranian Revolution through family drama and personal struggle.
In this excerpt from his new book 'AI Superpowers,' Kai-Fu Lee describes how losing a Go match triggered a national surge of interest in artificial intelligence.
The organization transformed a region torn by war, corruption, and poverty. Here's why its success could provide a template for others.
Seven authors who appeared on multiple year-end "best-of" lists all presented their new books at Asia Society in 2014.
New York Times journalist Ian Johnson, a finalist for this year's Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Journalism on Asia, discusses the double-edged sword of Chinese urbanization.
Louisa Lim, author of 'The People's Republic of Amnesia,' says "we seem further than ever from any reevaluation of the killings of 1989."
Journalist Anand Gopal speaks frankly about the "tragedy, the catch-22" of Afghanistan on the eve of its 2014 election.
The recent brouhaha over a book on religion has Vishakha Desai worried that Indian cultural discourse is being "hijacked by narrow-minded interests."
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