The long inscriptions on bronze vessels from the Warring States tomb of King Cuo of Zhongshan occupy a distinctive position in the history of early Chinese textual genres. They belong simultaneously to two different…
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| Chemistry B13 (231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104)
Are you interested in an internship and/or a job in Japan? Join us at the Panel where we learn from our fellow students who had these experiences. The talk will include topics such as job hunting, use of…
After her airplane explodes, a princess reappears as a prophet of doom while a meteorite transforms into a giant monster. Mothra convinces Godzilla and Rodan to repel the invader. * CEAS Monsters of…
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| Williams Hall, Room 202 - 36th and Spruce Street
The search for spices is one of the most important currents that has run through both Asian History and Global History writ-large. Spices connected regional worlds in Asia from a very early date, but they…
Tiny natives of a mysterious island survive nuclear fallout only to be exploited by a violent capitalist. A gigantic moth destroys Tokyo to save her tiny friends. * CEAS Monsters of Japan Film Series…
Almost everything we know about Chinese medicine before modern times is about classical physicians and their work. But most people before modern times--rural, illiterate, and poor--had no access to elite…
A mysterious force destroys ships at sea then comes ashore to devastate Tokyo. The original film, and a masterpiece of dark horror. * CEAS Monsters of Japan Film Series
The global financial crisis stemming from the collapse of the U.S. subprime mortgage markets has had a profound effect on financial professionals and their engagement with their financial expertise worldwide. For…
Yan Lianke's 2004 novel Shouhuo revolves around a scheme by a local Chinese official to purchase Lenin's embalmed corpse from Russia and bring it back to China, where he will use it to attract tourists (and, more…
