ISJ 109 online
My piece on Kim Ha-yŏng’s ‘new internationalist’ interpretation of North Korean history (North Korea’s Hidden History) is now up on the internet. Shame about some of the funny formatting, but hopefully they’ll sort that out soon.
A few other (history-oriented) highlights from this issue:
Crusade and jihad in the medieval Middle East
Haven’t read this one by Neil Faulkner yet but it certainly sounds interesting.
Shedding new light on the Dark Ages
Chris Harman on Chris Wickham’s new look at the European ‘Dark Ages’ (which apparently includes his repudiation of his former attachment to the idea of the tax/rent dichotomy as one between two different modes of production).
China’s economy and Europe’s crisis
Chris Harman (again) on China.
Alas, there goes my easy “Maybe, but the Americans were worse” retort … Interesting read, thank you.
Comment by trachys — February 10, 2006 @ 1:27 am
Well… I think you could still make the argument that in the period after liberation the US-run and US-backed administrations in the South were considerably more bloodthirsty in putting down opposition.
Comment by kotaji — February 11, 2006 @ 11:46 am