picturesque Laguna of Bay in Luzon‚ June 1861. His father’s family began in the Philippines with a Chinaman named Lam Co who came from the Amoy district to Manila possibly because of the political trouble‚ which followed the conquest of his country‚ by the Manchu invaders. It was in 1697 that this ancestor whose Christian name was Domingo was baptized in the Parian Church of San Gabriel. At first a merchant‚ he finally made up his mind to stay in these Islands‚ and turned farmer to escape the bitter anti-Chinese
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SHANGHAI—August 11‚ 1872: a striking scene unfolded on the waterfront. Dressed in fine silk garments‚ 30 teenage boys were bidding tearful goodbyes to their loved ones and boarding the intercoastal steamer bound for Japan. From there‚ they took a big paddle-wheeler to sail across the Pacific to America‚ where they would begin 15 years of schooling and vocational training. Over the next three summers‚ three more groups of 30 boys set out on the same journey. All expenses were paid by their government
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HOFSTEDE: Cultures And Organizations - Software of the Mind Culture as mental programming In Western languages ’culture’ commonly means ’civilization’ or ’refinement of the mind’ and in particular the results of such refinement‚ like education‚ art‚ and literature. This is ’culture in the narrow sense; ’culture one’ Culture as mental software‚ however‚ corresponds to a much broader use of the word which is common among social anthropologists: this is ‘culture two’. In social anthropology‚ ’culture’
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APWH Exam Review Guide This is basically everything we’ve ever learned in APWH‚ which I’ve compiled all into one study guide for use on the AP Exam. I know it’s a lot‚ and I apologize: but we’ve learned a lot. I’ve gone through the entire Princeton Review Book: reading‚ highlighting‚ and annotating to make sure I’ve covered everything important‚ along with outlines‚ handouts‚ websites‚ and other books. I really want everyone to do well‚ and I know you all will anyway—but I think this will help.
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Journal of Economic Perspectives—Volume 20‚ Number 2—Spring 2006 —Pages 3–22 Why Europe and the West? Why Not China? David S. Landes T he world history of technology is the story of a long‚ protracted inversion. As late as the end of the first millennium of our era‚ the civilizations of Asia were well ahead of Europe in wealth and knowledge. The Europe of what we call the Middle Ages (say‚ tenth century) had regressed from the power and pomp of Greece and Rome‚ had lost much of the science
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The Nation State An Essay by Anthony C. Pick Dedication This essay is dedicated to the memory of Irene Pick (1939-2007). Acknowledgements The author acknowledges with gratitude the help that he has received from Simon Pick and Matthew Pick‚ without which many errors and omissions would have occurred. March 2011 Copyright © Anthony C. Pick 1/81 2011 Summary ......................................................................................................................
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Fast food restaurantA fast food restaurant‚ also known as a quick service restaurant (QSR) within the industry itself‚ is a specific type of restaurant characterized both by its fast food cuisine and by minimal table service. Food served in fast food restaurants typically caters to a "meat-sweet diet" and is offered from a limited menu; is cooked in bulk in advance and kept hot; is finished and packaged to order; and is usually available ready to take away‚ though seating may be provided. Fast food
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This article was downloaded by: [New York University] On: 07 May 2013‚ At: 23:28 Publisher: Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House‚ 37-41 Mortimer Street‚ London W1T 3JH‚ UK Journal of Contemporary China Publication details‚ including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/cjcc20 May 4th and June 4th compared: A sociological study of Chinese social movements Zhidong Hao
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Thailand The earliest inhabitants of what is now Thailand were hunter-gatherers. However about 4‚000 BC they began farming. They grew rice. At first the farmers used stone tools but about 3‚000 BC bronze was discovered. From about 500 BC the people of what is now Thailand used iron. At first what is now Thailand was divided into small states called Meuang. By 100 AD they were practicing Theravada Buddhism. However the ancestors of modern Thais are believed to have come from southern China. They
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PART II‚ UNIT IV:1750-1914 The era between 1750 and 1914 C.E. was one of clear Europeanhegemony. In the previous era (1450 to 1750 C.E.)‚ Europeans hadtilted the balance of world power away from Asia‚ where powerfulcivilizations had existed since ancient times. However‚ despitegrowing European influence based on sea trade and colonization‚ majorland-based empires in Asia still influenced long-distance trade andshaped political and economic conditions around them. In this era‚Europe not only dominated
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