David R. StroupDec 13, 20151 min readRemembering Benedict AndersonThis blog sits at an intersection of a lot of different subjects and interests. It's a blog about China. It's a blog about Islam. It's a...
David R. StroupJul 3, 20155 min readA China Reading ListSo, you want to become a 中国通 (zhongguotong, China expert)? There's a wealth of great literature out there on the Middle Kingdom. Choosing...
David R. StroupJul 1, 20156 min read"The sky is boundless and blue; The wilderness is vast and endless": Romanticizing China&#《敕勒歌》北朝民歌 "A Song of Chi Le" - Anonymous (Northern Dynasty Folk Song) 敕勒川,陰山下, The Chi Le plains flow beneath the Yin Shan Mountains,...