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In his retelling of a Chinese history stretching back 5,000 years, author and China-expert Jonathan Clements focuses on the human stories which led to the powerful transformations in Chinese society - from the unification of China under its first emperor, Qinshi Huangdi, to the Mongol invasion under Genghis Khan and the consolidation of Communist rule under Mao Zedong. Clements even brings listeners through to the present day, outlining China's economic renaissance under Deng Xiaoping and Xi Jinping.

During the long 18th century, Europe's travelers, scholars, and intellectuals looked to Asia in a spirit of puzzlement, irony, and openness. In this panoramic book, author Jürgen Osterhammel tells the story of the European Enlightenment's nuanced encounter with the great civilizations of the East, from the Ottoman Empire and India to China and Japan. A momentous work by one of Europe's most eminent historians, Unfabling the East takes listeners on a thrilling voyage to the farthest shores, bringing back vital insights for our own multicultural age.

Nothing on this earth has the capacity to TRANSFORM human beings like the Word of God which is recorded in the Bible. The expectation of Heaven over us is for us to live a transformed life.

NKU History students Tadgh Spalding and Parker Beal discuss Ireland's movement towards industrialization in the 20th century. This podcast was recorded for Dr. Jonathan Reynold's "Modernization in the Non-Western World" class as a final project. 'Reawakening' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

Eine jüngere Generation von Wissenschaftler*innen macht sich auf Spurensuche zur Geschichte der DDR und der Transformation, bis in unsere Gegenwart. Wissenschaftler*innen verschiedener Hochschulen,Gedenkstätten und Stiftungen in Thüringen haben sich zum „Forschungsverbund Diktaturerfahrung und Transformation“ (www.verbund-dut.de) zusammengetan. Sie kommen aus den Fächern Geschichte, Kunstgeschichte, Politologie, Theologie, Germanistik oder Soziologie. Das Besondere: Die Expert*innen gehen raus, sprechen mit den Menschen und motivieren zu eigener Spurensuche. In „Spurensuche – Der ...