BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//IHSS - ECPv6.17.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:IHSS X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ihss.hku.hk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for IHSS REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Hong_Kong BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:HKT DTSTART:20190101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210303T200000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210303T200000 DTSTAMP:20261109T193225 CREATED:20240723T180346Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103336Z UID:85787-1614801600-1614801600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Connecting the Dots: A History of Systems Thinking in Chinese Agricultural Science and Politics DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n October 8\, 2024 (Tue) 16:00 – 17:00 HKT (Oct 8 | 10:00 – 11:00 CEST)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The rich have always fascinated\, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval thinkers feared that the super-rich would act ‘as gods among men’; much more recently Thomas Piketty made wealth central to discussions of inequality. In this book\, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West\, examining who they were\, how they accumulated their wealth and what role they played in society. Covering the last thousand years\, with frequent incursions into antiquity\, and integrating recent research on economic inequality\, Alfani finds—despite the different paths to wealth in different eras—fundamental continuities in the behaviour of the rich and public attitudes towards wealth across Western history. His account offers a novel perspective on current debates about wealth and income disparity. Alfani argues that the position of the rich and super-rich in Western society has always been intrinsically fragile; their very presence has inspired social unease. In the Middle Ages\, an excessive accumulation of wealth was considered sinful; the rich were expected not to appear to be wealthy. Eventually\, the rich were deemed useful when they used their wealth to help their communities in times of crisis. Yet in the twenty-first century\, Alfani points out\, the rich and the super-rich—their wealth largely preserved through the Great Recession and COVID-19—have been exceptionally reluctant to contribute to the common good in times of crisis\, rejecting even such stopgap measures as temporary tax increases. History suggests that this is a troubling development—for the rich\, and for everyone else.  \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Guido Alfani is professor of economic history at Bocconi University\, Milan. He is the author of Calamities and the Economy in Renaissance Italy: The Grand Tour of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the coauthor of The Lion’s Share: Inequality and the Rise of the Fiscal State in Preindustrial Europe. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/connecting-the-dots-a-history-of-systems-thinking-in-chinese-agricultural-science-and-politics/ CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mmea-lecture-by-sigrid-schmalzer-20210303-1920x1080-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210223T110000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210223T120000 DTSTAMP:20261109T193225 CREATED:20240723T181748Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103337Z UID:85810-1614078000-1614081600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Of Faith and Fortune: Perpetual Trusts and the Muktad Ceremonies DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n October 8\, 2024 (Tue) 16:00 – 17:00 HKT (Oct 8 | 10:00 – 11:00 CEST)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The rich have always fascinated\, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval thinkers feared that the super-rich would act ‘as gods among men’; much more recently Thomas Piketty made wealth central to discussions of inequality. In this book\, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West\, examining who they were\, how they accumulated their wealth and what role they played in society. Covering the last thousand years\, with frequent incursions into antiquity\, and integrating recent research on economic inequality\, Alfani finds—despite the different paths to wealth in different eras—fundamental continuities in the behaviour of the rich and public attitudes towards wealth across Western history. His account offers a novel perspective on current debates about wealth and income disparity. Alfani argues that the position of the rich and super-rich in Western society has always been intrinsically fragile; their very presence has inspired social unease. In the Middle Ages\, an excessive accumulation of wealth was considered sinful; the rich were expected not to appear to be wealthy. Eventually\, the rich were deemed useful when they used their wealth to help their communities in times of crisis. Yet in the twenty-first century\, Alfani points out\, the rich and the super-rich—their wealth largely preserved through the Great Recession and COVID-19—have been exceptionally reluctant to contribute to the common good in times of crisis\, rejecting even such stopgap measures as temporary tax increases. History suggests that this is a troubling development—for the rich\, and for everyone else.  \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Guido Alfani is professor of economic history at Bocconi University\, Milan. He is the author of Calamities and the Economy in Renaissance Italy: The Grand Tour of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the coauthor of The Lion’s Share: Inequality and the Rise of the Fiscal State in Preindustrial Europe. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/of-faith-and-fortune-perpetual-trusts-and-the-muktad-ceremonies/ LOCATION:Via Zoom CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210209T123000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210209T140000 DTSTAMP:20261109T193225 CREATED:20240723T183521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103337Z UID:85817-1612873800-1612879200@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:From Edo to Sōseki: Emotion\, Desire\, and the Making of the Novel in Nineteenth-Century Japan DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n October 8\, 2024 (Tue) 16:00 – 17:00 HKT (Oct 8 | 10:00 – 11:00 CEST)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The rich have always fascinated\, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval thinkers feared that the super-rich would act ‘as gods among men’; much more recently Thomas Piketty made wealth central to discussions of inequality. In this book\, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West\, examining who they were\, how they accumulated their wealth and what role they played in society. Covering the last thousand years\, with frequent incursions into antiquity\, and integrating recent research on economic inequality\, Alfani finds—despite the different paths to wealth in different eras—fundamental continuities in the behaviour of the rich and public attitudes towards wealth across Western history. His account offers a novel perspective on current debates about wealth and income disparity. Alfani argues that the position of the rich and super-rich in Western society has always been intrinsically fragile; their very presence has inspired social unease. In the Middle Ages\, an excessive accumulation of wealth was considered sinful; the rich were expected not to appear to be wealthy. Eventually\, the rich were deemed useful when they used their wealth to help their communities in times of crisis. Yet in the twenty-first century\, Alfani points out\, the rich and the super-rich—their wealth largely preserved through the Great Recession and COVID-19—have been exceptionally reluctant to contribute to the common good in times of crisis\, rejecting even such stopgap measures as temporary tax increases. History suggests that this is a troubling development—for the rich\, and for everyone else.  \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Guido Alfani is professor of economic history at Bocconi University\, Milan. He is the author of Calamities and the Economy in Renaissance Italy: The Grand Tour of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the coauthor of The Lion’s Share: Inequality and the Rise of the Fiscal State in Preindustrial Europe. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/from-edo-to-soseki-emotion-desire-and-the-making-of-the-novel-in-nineteenth-century-japan/ LOCATION:Via Zoom CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210204T160000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210204T173000 DTSTAMP:20261109T193225 CREATED:20240723T183947Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103338Z UID:85824-1612454400-1612459800@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Electric China: A History of the Chinese Electrical and Electronics Industries\, 1870 – 1937 DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n October 8\, 2024 (Tue) 16:00 – 17:00 HKT (Oct 8 | 10:00 – 11:00 CEST)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The rich have always fascinated\, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval thinkers feared that the super-rich would act ‘as gods among men’; much more recently Thomas Piketty made wealth central to discussions of inequality. In this book\, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West\, examining who they were\, how they accumulated their wealth and what role they played in society. Covering the last thousand years\, with frequent incursions into antiquity\, and integrating recent research on economic inequality\, Alfani finds—despite the different paths to wealth in different eras—fundamental continuities in the behaviour of the rich and public attitudes towards wealth across Western history. His account offers a novel perspective on current debates about wealth and income disparity. Alfani argues that the position of the rich and super-rich in Western society has always been intrinsically fragile; their very presence has inspired social unease. In the Middle Ages\, an excessive accumulation of wealth was considered sinful; the rich were expected not to appear to be wealthy. Eventually\, the rich were deemed useful when they used their wealth to help their communities in times of crisis. Yet in the twenty-first century\, Alfani points out\, the rich and the super-rich—their wealth largely preserved through the Great Recession and COVID-19—have been exceptionally reluctant to contribute to the common good in times of crisis\, rejecting even such stopgap measures as temporary tax increases. History suggests that this is a troubling development—for the rich\, and for everyone else.  \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Guido Alfani is professor of economic history at Bocconi University\, Milan. He is the author of Calamities and the Economy in Renaissance Italy: The Grand Tour of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the coauthor of The Lion’s Share: Inequality and the Rise of the Fiscal State in Preindustrial Europe. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/electric-china-a-history-of-the-chinese-electrical-and-electronics-industries-1870-1937/ CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mmea-lecture-by-dr-ghassan-moazzin-20200204-1920x615-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210126T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210126T130000 DTSTAMP:20261109T193225 CREATED:20240723T184349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103338Z UID:85831-1611662400-1611666000@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Hybrid Regulatory Regime in Turbulent Times: The Role of the State in China’s Stock Market Crisis in 2015 – 2016 DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n October 8\, 2024 (Tue) 16:00 – 17:00 HKT (Oct 8 | 10:00 – 11:00 CEST)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The rich have always fascinated\, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval thinkers feared that the super-rich would act ‘as gods among men’; much more recently Thomas Piketty made wealth central to discussions of inequality. In this book\, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West\, examining who they were\, how they accumulated their wealth and what role they played in society. Covering the last thousand years\, with frequent incursions into antiquity\, and integrating recent research on economic inequality\, Alfani finds—despite the different paths to wealth in different eras—fundamental continuities in the behaviour of the rich and public attitudes towards wealth across Western history. His account offers a novel perspective on current debates about wealth and income disparity. Alfani argues that the position of the rich and super-rich in Western society has always been intrinsically fragile; their very presence has inspired social unease. In the Middle Ages\, an excessive accumulation of wealth was considered sinful; the rich were expected not to appear to be wealthy. Eventually\, the rich were deemed useful when they used their wealth to help their communities in times of crisis. Yet in the twenty-first century\, Alfani points out\, the rich and the super-rich—their wealth largely preserved through the Great Recession and COVID-19—have been exceptionally reluctant to contribute to the common good in times of crisis\, rejecting even such stopgap measures as temporary tax increases. History suggests that this is a troubling development—for the rich\, and for everyone else.  \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Guido Alfani is professor of economic history at Bocconi University\, Milan. He is the author of Calamities and the Economy in Renaissance Italy: The Grand Tour of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the coauthor of The Lion’s Share: Inequality and the Rise of the Fiscal State in Preindustrial Europe. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/hybrid-regulatory-regime-in-turbulent-times-the-role-of-the-state-in-chinas-stock-market-crisis-in-2015-2016/ LOCATION:Via Zoom CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210118T203000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210118T203000 DTSTAMP:20261109T193225 CREATED:20240723T191123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103339Z UID:85852-1611001800-1611001800@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Commodifying Development: The Meaning\, Consequences\, and Politics of Inclusive Innovation in India DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n October 8\, 2024 (Tue) 16:00 – 17:00 HKT (Oct 8 | 10:00 – 11:00 CEST)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The rich have always fascinated\, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval thinkers feared that the super-rich would act ‘as gods among men’; much more recently Thomas Piketty made wealth central to discussions of inequality. In this book\, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West\, examining who they were\, how they accumulated their wealth and what role they played in society. Covering the last thousand years\, with frequent incursions into antiquity\, and integrating recent research on economic inequality\, Alfani finds—despite the different paths to wealth in different eras—fundamental continuities in the behaviour of the rich and public attitudes towards wealth across Western history. His account offers a novel perspective on current debates about wealth and income disparity. Alfani argues that the position of the rich and super-rich in Western society has always been intrinsically fragile; their very presence has inspired social unease. In the Middle Ages\, an excessive accumulation of wealth was considered sinful; the rich were expected not to appear to be wealthy. Eventually\, the rich were deemed useful when they used their wealth to help their communities in times of crisis. Yet in the twenty-first century\, Alfani points out\, the rich and the super-rich—their wealth largely preserved through the Great Recession and COVID-19—have been exceptionally reluctant to contribute to the common good in times of crisis\, rejecting even such stopgap measures as temporary tax increases. History suggests that this is a troubling development—for the rich\, and for everyone else.  \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Guido Alfani is professor of economic history at Bocconi University\, Milan. He is the author of Calamities and the Economy in Renaissance Italy: The Grand Tour of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the coauthor of The Lion’s Share: Inequality and the Rise of the Fiscal State in Preindustrial Europe. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/commodifying-development-the-meaning-consequences-and-politics-of-inclusive-innovation-in-india/ CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mmea-lecture-by-prof-shobita-parthasarathy-20210308-1440x810-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201215T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201215T130000 DTSTAMP:20261109T193225 CREATED:20240723T195009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103339Z UID:85872-1608033600-1608037200@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Reclaiming Recovery: Critical Reflections on the Use of the Recovery Approach in Mental Health and Suicide Prevention among Chinese Communities in the UK and Hong Kong DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n October 8\, 2024 (Tue) 16:00 – 17:00 HKT (Oct 8 | 10:00 – 11:00 CEST)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The rich have always fascinated\, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval thinkers feared that the super-rich would act ‘as gods among men’; much more recently Thomas Piketty made wealth central to discussions of inequality. In this book\, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West\, examining who they were\, how they accumulated their wealth and what role they played in society. Covering the last thousand years\, with frequent incursions into antiquity\, and integrating recent research on economic inequality\, Alfani finds—despite the different paths to wealth in different eras—fundamental continuities in the behaviour of the rich and public attitudes towards wealth across Western history. His account offers a novel perspective on current debates about wealth and income disparity. Alfani argues that the position of the rich and super-rich in Western society has always been intrinsically fragile; their very presence has inspired social unease. In the Middle Ages\, an excessive accumulation of wealth was considered sinful; the rich were expected not to appear to be wealthy. Eventually\, the rich were deemed useful when they used their wealth to help their communities in times of crisis. Yet in the twenty-first century\, Alfani points out\, the rich and the super-rich—their wealth largely preserved through the Great Recession and COVID-19—have been exceptionally reluctant to contribute to the common good in times of crisis\, rejecting even such stopgap measures as temporary tax increases. History suggests that this is a troubling development—for the rich\, and for everyone else.  \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Guido Alfani is professor of economic history at Bocconi University\, Milan. He is the author of Calamities and the Economy in Renaissance Italy: The Grand Tour of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the coauthor of The Lion’s Share: Inequality and the Rise of the Fiscal State in Preindustrial Europe. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/reclaiming-recovery-critical-reflections-on-the-use-of-the-recovery-approach-in-mental-health-and-suicide-prevention-among-chinese-communities-in-the-uk-and-hong-kong/ CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201201T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201201T130000 DTSTAMP:20261109T193225 CREATED:20240723T215333Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103340Z UID:85895-1606824000-1606827600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Ritual Time\, Secular Democracy: On Literary Depictions of Chinese and Indian Popular Religions in Malaysia DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n October 8\, 2024 (Tue) 16:00 – 17:00 HKT (Oct 8 | 10:00 – 11:00 CEST)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The rich have always fascinated\, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval thinkers feared that the super-rich would act ‘as gods among men’; much more recently Thomas Piketty made wealth central to discussions of inequality. In this book\, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West\, examining who they were\, how they accumulated their wealth and what role they played in society. Covering the last thousand years\, with frequent incursions into antiquity\, and integrating recent research on economic inequality\, Alfani finds—despite the different paths to wealth in different eras—fundamental continuities in the behaviour of the rich and public attitudes towards wealth across Western history. His account offers a novel perspective on current debates about wealth and income disparity. Alfani argues that the position of the rich and super-rich in Western society has always been intrinsically fragile; their very presence has inspired social unease. In the Middle Ages\, an excessive accumulation of wealth was considered sinful; the rich were expected not to appear to be wealthy. Eventually\, the rich were deemed useful when they used their wealth to help their communities in times of crisis. Yet in the twenty-first century\, Alfani points out\, the rich and the super-rich—their wealth largely preserved through the Great Recession and COVID-19—have been exceptionally reluctant to contribute to the common good in times of crisis\, rejecting even such stopgap measures as temporary tax increases. History suggests that this is a troubling development—for the rich\, and for everyone else.  \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Guido Alfani is professor of economic history at Bocconi University\, Milan. He is the author of Calamities and the Economy in Renaissance Italy: The Grand Tour of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the coauthor of The Lion’s Share: Inequality and the Rise of the Fiscal State in Preindustrial Europe. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/ritual-time-secular-democracy-on-literary-depictions-of-chinese-and-indian-popular-religions-in-malaysia/ CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201126T160000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201126T173000 DTSTAMP:20261109T193225 CREATED:20240723T220448Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103340Z UID:85900-1606406400-1606411800@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Lager\, or The Doublet of History: Ten Centuries of Asian Influence in Europe DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n October 8\, 2024 (Tue) 16:00 – 17:00 HKT (Oct 8 | 10:00 – 11:00 CEST)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The rich have always fascinated\, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval thinkers feared that the super-rich would act ‘as gods among men’; much more recently Thomas Piketty made wealth central to discussions of inequality. In this book\, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West\, examining who they were\, how they accumulated their wealth and what role they played in society. Covering the last thousand years\, with frequent incursions into antiquity\, and integrating recent research on economic inequality\, Alfani finds—despite the different paths to wealth in different eras—fundamental continuities in the behaviour of the rich and public attitudes towards wealth across Western history. His account offers a novel perspective on current debates about wealth and income disparity. Alfani argues that the position of the rich and super-rich in Western society has always been intrinsically fragile; their very presence has inspired social unease. In the Middle Ages\, an excessive accumulation of wealth was considered sinful; the rich were expected not to appear to be wealthy. Eventually\, the rich were deemed useful when they used their wealth to help their communities in times of crisis. Yet in the twenty-first century\, Alfani points out\, the rich and the super-rich—their wealth largely preserved through the Great Recession and COVID-19—have been exceptionally reluctant to contribute to the common good in times of crisis\, rejecting even such stopgap measures as temporary tax increases. History suggests that this is a troubling development—for the rich\, and for everyone else.  \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Guido Alfani is professor of economic history at Bocconi University\, Milan. He is the author of Calamities and the Economy in Renaissance Italy: The Grand Tour of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the coauthor of The Lion’s Share: Inequality and the Rise of the Fiscal State in Preindustrial Europe. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/lager-or-the-doublet-of-history-ten-centuries-of-asian-influence-in-europe/ CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mmea-lecture-by-dr-jenny-l-smith-20201126-1920x1080-1-scaled-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201117T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201117T130000 DTSTAMP:20261109T193225 CREATED:20240723T222310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103341Z UID:85916-1605614400-1605618000@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Debt at a Distance: China’s Debt Collection Callers during Covid-19 DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n October 8\, 2024 (Tue) 16:00 – 17:00 HKT (Oct 8 | 10:00 – 11:00 CEST)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The rich have always fascinated\, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval thinkers feared that the super-rich would act ‘as gods among men’; much more recently Thomas Piketty made wealth central to discussions of inequality. In this book\, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West\, examining who they were\, how they accumulated their wealth and what role they played in society. Covering the last thousand years\, with frequent incursions into antiquity\, and integrating recent research on economic inequality\, Alfani finds—despite the different paths to wealth in different eras—fundamental continuities in the behaviour of the rich and public attitudes towards wealth across Western history. His account offers a novel perspective on current debates about wealth and income disparity. Alfani argues that the position of the rich and super-rich in Western society has always been intrinsically fragile; their very presence has inspired social unease. In the Middle Ages\, an excessive accumulation of wealth was considered sinful; the rich were expected not to appear to be wealthy. Eventually\, the rich were deemed useful when they used their wealth to help their communities in times of crisis. Yet in the twenty-first century\, Alfani points out\, the rich and the super-rich—their wealth largely preserved through the Great Recession and COVID-19—have been exceptionally reluctant to contribute to the common good in times of crisis\, rejecting even such stopgap measures as temporary tax increases. History suggests that this is a troubling development—for the rich\, and for everyone else.  \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Guido Alfani is professor of economic history at Bocconi University\, Milan. He is the author of Calamities and the Economy in Renaissance Italy: The Grand Tour of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the coauthor of The Lion’s Share: Inequality and the Rise of the Fiscal State in Preindustrial Europe. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/debt-at-a-distance-chinas-debt-collection-callers-during-covid-19/ LOCATION:Via Zoom CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201103T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201103T130000 DTSTAMP:20261109T193225 CREATED:20240723T224247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103342Z UID:85938-1604404800-1604408400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Nature and Nation: Ethnicity in Chinese Ecocinema DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n October 8\, 2024 (Tue) 16:00 – 17:00 HKT (Oct 8 | 10:00 – 11:00 CEST)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The rich have always fascinated\, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval thinkers feared that the super-rich would act ‘as gods among men’; much more recently Thomas Piketty made wealth central to discussions of inequality. In this book\, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West\, examining who they were\, how they accumulated their wealth and what role they played in society. Covering the last thousand years\, with frequent incursions into antiquity\, and integrating recent research on economic inequality\, Alfani finds—despite the different paths to wealth in different eras—fundamental continuities in the behaviour of the rich and public attitudes towards wealth across Western history. His account offers a novel perspective on current debates about wealth and income disparity. Alfani argues that the position of the rich and super-rich in Western society has always been intrinsically fragile; their very presence has inspired social unease. In the Middle Ages\, an excessive accumulation of wealth was considered sinful; the rich were expected not to appear to be wealthy. Eventually\, the rich were deemed useful when they used their wealth to help their communities in times of crisis. Yet in the twenty-first century\, Alfani points out\, the rich and the super-rich—their wealth largely preserved through the Great Recession and COVID-19—have been exceptionally reluctant to contribute to the common good in times of crisis\, rejecting even such stopgap measures as temporary tax increases. History suggests that this is a troubling development—for the rich\, and for everyone else.  \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Guido Alfani is professor of economic history at Bocconi University\, Milan. He is the author of Calamities and the Economy in Renaissance Italy: The Grand Tour of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the coauthor of The Lion’s Share: Inequality and the Rise of the Fiscal State in Preindustrial Europe. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/nature-and-nation-ethnicity-in-chinese-ecocinema/ LOCATION:Via Zoom CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201020T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201020T130000 DTSTAMP:20261109T193225 CREATED:20240723T225310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103342Z UID:85945-1603195200-1603198800@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:The Interactive Relations between Daoism and Traditional Chinese Medicine: Through a Comprehensive Study of the Theory of the Heart in Wenzi and Huangdi Neijing DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n October 8\, 2024 (Tue) 16:00 – 17:00 HKT (Oct 8 | 10:00 – 11:00 CEST)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The rich have always fascinated\, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval thinkers feared that the super-rich would act ‘as gods among men’; much more recently Thomas Piketty made wealth central to discussions of inequality. In this book\, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West\, examining who they were\, how they accumulated their wealth and what role they played in society. Covering the last thousand years\, with frequent incursions into antiquity\, and integrating recent research on economic inequality\, Alfani finds—despite the different paths to wealth in different eras—fundamental continuities in the behaviour of the rich and public attitudes towards wealth across Western history. His account offers a novel perspective on current debates about wealth and income disparity. Alfani argues that the position of the rich and super-rich in Western society has always been intrinsically fragile; their very presence has inspired social unease. In the Middle Ages\, an excessive accumulation of wealth was considered sinful; the rich were expected not to appear to be wealthy. Eventually\, the rich were deemed useful when they used their wealth to help their communities in times of crisis. Yet in the twenty-first century\, Alfani points out\, the rich and the super-rich—their wealth largely preserved through the Great Recession and COVID-19—have been exceptionally reluctant to contribute to the common good in times of crisis\, rejecting even such stopgap measures as temporary tax increases. History suggests that this is a troubling development—for the rich\, and for everyone else.  \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Guido Alfani is professor of economic history at Bocconi University\, Milan. He is the author of Calamities and the Economy in Renaissance Italy: The Grand Tour of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the coauthor of The Lion’s Share: Inequality and the Rise of the Fiscal State in Preindustrial Europe. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-interactive-relations-between-daoism-and-traditional-chinese-medicine-through-a-comprehensive-study-of-the-theory-of-the-heart-in-wenzi-and-huangdi-neijing/ LOCATION:Via Zoom CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201006T123000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201006T140000 DTSTAMP:20261109T193225 CREATED:20240723T225820Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102347Z UID:85951-1601987400-1601992800@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:A Blurry Boundary: British Cochin and the Princely States of Malabar 1911 – 1920 DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n October 8\, 2024 (Tue) 16:00 – 17:00 HKT (Oct 8 | 10:00 – 11:00 CEST)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The rich have always fascinated\, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval thinkers feared that the super-rich would act ‘as gods among men’; much more recently Thomas Piketty made wealth central to discussions of inequality. In this book\, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West\, examining who they were\, how they accumulated their wealth and what role they played in society. Covering the last thousand years\, with frequent incursions into antiquity\, and integrating recent research on economic inequality\, Alfani finds—despite the different paths to wealth in different eras—fundamental continuities in the behaviour of the rich and public attitudes towards wealth across Western history. His account offers a novel perspective on current debates about wealth and income disparity. Alfani argues that the position of the rich and super-rich in Western society has always been intrinsically fragile; their very presence has inspired social unease. In the Middle Ages\, an excessive accumulation of wealth was considered sinful; the rich were expected not to appear to be wealthy. Eventually\, the rich were deemed useful when they used their wealth to help their communities in times of crisis. Yet in the twenty-first century\, Alfani points out\, the rich and the super-rich—their wealth largely preserved through the Great Recession and COVID-19—have been exceptionally reluctant to contribute to the common good in times of crisis\, rejecting even such stopgap measures as temporary tax increases. History suggests that this is a troubling development—for the rich\, and for everyone else.  \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Guido Alfani is professor of economic history at Bocconi University\, Milan. He is the author of Calamities and the Economy in Renaissance Italy: The Grand Tour of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the coauthor of The Lion’s Share: Inequality and the Rise of the Fiscal State in Preindustrial Europe. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/a-blurry-boundary-british-cochin-and-the-princely-states-of-malabar-1911-1920/ CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20200922T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20200922T130000 DTSTAMP:20261109T193225 CREATED:20240723T230813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102348Z UID:85969-1600776000-1600779600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Legal Complicity in an Age of Resurgent Authoritarianism DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n October 8\, 2024 (Tue) 16:00 – 17:00 HKT (Oct 8 | 10:00 – 11:00 CEST)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The rich have always fascinated\, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval thinkers feared that the super-rich would act ‘as gods among men’; much more recently Thomas Piketty made wealth central to discussions of inequality. In this book\, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West\, examining who they were\, how they accumulated their wealth and what role they played in society. Covering the last thousand years\, with frequent incursions into antiquity\, and integrating recent research on economic inequality\, Alfani finds—despite the different paths to wealth in different eras—fundamental continuities in the behaviour of the rich and public attitudes towards wealth across Western history. His account offers a novel perspective on current debates about wealth and income disparity. Alfani argues that the position of the rich and super-rich in Western society has always been intrinsically fragile; their very presence has inspired social unease. In the Middle Ages\, an excessive accumulation of wealth was considered sinful; the rich were expected not to appear to be wealthy. Eventually\, the rich were deemed useful when they used their wealth to help their communities in times of crisis. Yet in the twenty-first century\, Alfani points out\, the rich and the super-rich—their wealth largely preserved through the Great Recession and COVID-19—have been exceptionally reluctant to contribute to the common good in times of crisis\, rejecting even such stopgap measures as temporary tax increases. History suggests that this is a troubling development—for the rich\, and for everyone else.  \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Guido Alfani is professor of economic history at Bocconi University\, Milan. He is the author of Calamities and the Economy in Renaissance Italy: The Grand Tour of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the coauthor of The Lion’s Share: Inequality and the Rise of the Fiscal State in Preindustrial Europe. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/legal-complicity-in-an-age-of-resurgent-authoritarianism/ CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20200908T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20200908T130000 DTSTAMP:20261109T193225 CREATED:20240723T231912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102348Z UID:85976-1599566400-1599570000@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:The Dark Side of Moral Development in a Taiwanese Village: Re-analyzing Arthur P. Wolf’s 1958 – 1960 Field-notes in a New Framework DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n October 8\, 2024 (Tue) 16:00 – 17:00 HKT (Oct 8 | 10:00 – 11:00 CEST)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The rich have always fascinated\, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval thinkers feared that the super-rich would act ‘as gods among men’; much more recently Thomas Piketty made wealth central to discussions of inequality. In this book\, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West\, examining who they were\, how they accumulated their wealth and what role they played in society. Covering the last thousand years\, with frequent incursions into antiquity\, and integrating recent research on economic inequality\, Alfani finds—despite the different paths to wealth in different eras—fundamental continuities in the behaviour of the rich and public attitudes towards wealth across Western history. His account offers a novel perspective on current debates about wealth and income disparity. Alfani argues that the position of the rich and super-rich in Western society has always been intrinsically fragile; their very presence has inspired social unease. In the Middle Ages\, an excessive accumulation of wealth was considered sinful; the rich were expected not to appear to be wealthy. Eventually\, the rich were deemed useful when they used their wealth to help their communities in times of crisis. Yet in the twenty-first century\, Alfani points out\, the rich and the super-rich—their wealth largely preserved through the Great Recession and COVID-19—have been exceptionally reluctant to contribute to the common good in times of crisis\, rejecting even such stopgap measures as temporary tax increases. History suggests that this is a troubling development—for the rich\, and for everyone else.  \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Guido Alfani is professor of economic history at Bocconi University\, Milan. He is the author of Calamities and the Economy in Renaissance Italy: The Grand Tour of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the coauthor of The Lion’s Share: Inequality and the Rise of the Fiscal State in Preindustrial Europe. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-dark-side-of-moral-development-in-a-taiwanese-village-re-analyzing-arthur-p-wolfs-1958-1960-field-notes-in-a-new-framework/ CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20200825T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20200825T130000 DTSTAMP:20261109T193225 CREATED:20240723T233502Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102349Z UID:85984-1598356800-1598360400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Historicities and Temporalities in Jin Yong’s Fiction DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n October 8\, 2024 (Tue) 16:00 – 17:00 HKT (Oct 8 | 10:00 – 11:00 CEST)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The rich have always fascinated\, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval thinkers feared that the super-rich would act ‘as gods among men’; much more recently Thomas Piketty made wealth central to discussions of inequality. In this book\, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West\, examining who they were\, how they accumulated their wealth and what role they played in society. Covering the last thousand years\, with frequent incursions into antiquity\, and integrating recent research on economic inequality\, Alfani finds—despite the different paths to wealth in different eras—fundamental continuities in the behaviour of the rich and public attitudes towards wealth across Western history. His account offers a novel perspective on current debates about wealth and income disparity. Alfani argues that the position of the rich and super-rich in Western society has always been intrinsically fragile; their very presence has inspired social unease. In the Middle Ages\, an excessive accumulation of wealth was considered sinful; the rich were expected not to appear to be wealthy. Eventually\, the rich were deemed useful when they used their wealth to help their communities in times of crisis. Yet in the twenty-first century\, Alfani points out\, the rich and the super-rich—their wealth largely preserved through the Great Recession and COVID-19—have been exceptionally reluctant to contribute to the common good in times of crisis\, rejecting even such stopgap measures as temporary tax increases. History suggests that this is a troubling development—for the rich\, and for everyone else.  \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Guido Alfani is professor of economic history at Bocconi University\, Milan. He is the author of Calamities and the Economy in Renaissance Italy: The Grand Tour of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the coauthor of The Lion’s Share: Inequality and the Rise of the Fiscal State in Preindustrial Europe. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/historicities-and-temporalities-in-jin-yongs-fiction/ CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200110 DTSTAMP:20261109T193225 CREATED:20240723T234902Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102349Z UID:85992-1578528000-1578614399@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:China’s Domestic Infrastructures DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n October 8\, 2024 (Tue) 16:00 – 17:00 HKT (Oct 8 | 10:00 – 11:00 CEST)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The rich have always fascinated\, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval thinkers feared that the super-rich would act ‘as gods among men’; much more recently Thomas Piketty made wealth central to discussions of inequality. In this book\, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West\, examining who they were\, how they accumulated their wealth and what role they played in society. Covering the last thousand years\, with frequent incursions into antiquity\, and integrating recent research on economic inequality\, Alfani finds—despite the different paths to wealth in different eras—fundamental continuities in the behaviour of the rich and public attitudes towards wealth across Western history. His account offers a novel perspective on current debates about wealth and income disparity. Alfani argues that the position of the rich and super-rich in Western society has always been intrinsically fragile; their very presence has inspired social unease. In the Middle Ages\, an excessive accumulation of wealth was considered sinful; the rich were expected not to appear to be wealthy. Eventually\, the rich were deemed useful when they used their wealth to help their communities in times of crisis. Yet in the twenty-first century\, Alfani points out\, the rich and the super-rich—their wealth largely preserved through the Great Recession and COVID-19—have been exceptionally reluctant to contribute to the common good in times of crisis\, rejecting even such stopgap measures as temporary tax increases. History suggests that this is a troubling development—for the rich\, and for everyone else.  \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Guido Alfani is professor of economic history at Bocconi University\, Milan. He is the author of Calamities and the Economy in Renaissance Italy: The Grand Tour of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the coauthor of The Lion’s Share: Inequality and the Rise of the Fiscal State in Preindustrial Europe. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/chinas-domestic-infrastructures/ LOCATION:Room 201\, May Hall\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20191112T163000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20191112T180000 DTSTAMP:20261109T193225 CREATED:20260311T065606Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102830Z UID:101984-1573576200-1573581600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:The Rise (and Fall) of the Food-Drug Line: Classification\, Gatekeepers\, and Spatial Mediation in Food and Health Markets DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n October 8\, 2024 (Tue) 16:00 – 17:00 HKT (Oct 8 | 10:00 – 11:00 CEST)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The rich have always fascinated\, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval thinkers feared that the super-rich would act ‘as gods among men’; much more recently Thomas Piketty made wealth central to discussions of inequality. In this book\, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West\, examining who they were\, how they accumulated their wealth and what role they played in society. Covering the last thousand years\, with frequent incursions into antiquity\, and integrating recent research on economic inequality\, Alfani finds—despite the different paths to wealth in different eras—fundamental continuities in the behaviour of the rich and public attitudes towards wealth across Western history. His account offers a novel perspective on current debates about wealth and income disparity. Alfani argues that the position of the rich and super-rich in Western society has always been intrinsically fragile; their very presence has inspired social unease. In the Middle Ages\, an excessive accumulation of wealth was considered sinful; the rich were expected not to appear to be wealthy. Eventually\, the rich were deemed useful when they used their wealth to help their communities in times of crisis. Yet in the twenty-first century\, Alfani points out\, the rich and the super-rich—their wealth largely preserved through the Great Recession and COVID-19—have been exceptionally reluctant to contribute to the common good in times of crisis\, rejecting even such stopgap measures as temporary tax increases. History suggests that this is a troubling development—for the rich\, and for everyone else.  \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Guido Alfani is professor of economic history at Bocconi University\, Milan. He is the author of Calamities and the Economy in Renaissance Italy: The Grand Tour of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the coauthor of The Lion’s Share: Inequality and the Rise of the Fiscal State in Preindustrial Europe. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-food-drug-line-classification-gatekeepers-and-spatial-mediation-in-food-and-health-markets/ LOCATION:G01\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/mmea-lecture-by-dr-xaq-frohlich-20190729-960x1358-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20191105T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20191105T130000 DTSTAMP:20261109T193225 CREATED:20240724T001544Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102349Z UID:86003-1572955200-1572958800@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:The Making of Scenic Sites: Tourism and Visual Representations of Scenic Landscape in Republican China DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n October 8\, 2024 (Tue) 16:00 – 17:00 HKT (Oct 8 | 10:00 – 11:00 CEST)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The rich have always fascinated\, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval thinkers feared that the super-rich would act ‘as gods among men’; much more recently Thomas Piketty made wealth central to discussions of inequality. In this book\, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West\, examining who they were\, how they accumulated their wealth and what role they played in society. Covering the last thousand years\, with frequent incursions into antiquity\, and integrating recent research on economic inequality\, Alfani finds—despite the different paths to wealth in different eras—fundamental continuities in the behaviour of the rich and public attitudes towards wealth across Western history. His account offers a novel perspective on current debates about wealth and income disparity. Alfani argues that the position of the rich and super-rich in Western society has always been intrinsically fragile; their very presence has inspired social unease. In the Middle Ages\, an excessive accumulation of wealth was considered sinful; the rich were expected not to appear to be wealthy. Eventually\, the rich were deemed useful when they used their wealth to help their communities in times of crisis. Yet in the twenty-first century\, Alfani points out\, the rich and the super-rich—their wealth largely preserved through the Great Recession and COVID-19—have been exceptionally reluctant to contribute to the common good in times of crisis\, rejecting even such stopgap measures as temporary tax increases. History suggests that this is a troubling development—for the rich\, and for everyone else.  \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Guido Alfani is professor of economic history at Bocconi University\, Milan. He is the author of Calamities and the Economy in Renaissance Italy: The Grand Tour of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the coauthor of The Lion’s Share: Inequality and the Rise of the Fiscal State in Preindustrial Europe. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-making-of-scenic-sites-tourism-and-visual-representations-of-scenic-landscape-in-republican-china/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20191104T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20191104T130000 DTSTAMP:20261109T193225 CREATED:20240724T002535Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102349Z UID:86011-1572868800-1572872400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Eat Good\, Be Healthy (好好吃飯) DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n October 8\, 2024 (Tue) 16:00 – 17:00 HKT (Oct 8 | 10:00 – 11:00 CEST)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The rich have always fascinated\, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval thinkers feared that the super-rich would act ‘as gods among men’; much more recently Thomas Piketty made wealth central to discussions of inequality. In this book\, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West\, examining who they were\, how they accumulated their wealth and what role they played in society. Covering the last thousand years\, with frequent incursions into antiquity\, and integrating recent research on economic inequality\, Alfani finds—despite the different paths to wealth in different eras—fundamental continuities in the behaviour of the rich and public attitudes towards wealth across Western history. His account offers a novel perspective on current debates about wealth and income disparity. Alfani argues that the position of the rich and super-rich in Western society has always been intrinsically fragile; their very presence has inspired social unease. In the Middle Ages\, an excessive accumulation of wealth was considered sinful; the rich were expected not to appear to be wealthy. Eventually\, the rich were deemed useful when they used their wealth to help their communities in times of crisis. Yet in the twenty-first century\, Alfani points out\, the rich and the super-rich—their wealth largely preserved through the Great Recession and COVID-19—have been exceptionally reluctant to contribute to the common good in times of crisis\, rejecting even such stopgap measures as temporary tax increases. History suggests that this is a troubling development—for the rich\, and for everyone else.  \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Guido Alfani is professor of economic history at Bocconi University\, Milan. He is the author of Calamities and the Economy in Renaissance Italy: The Grand Tour of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the coauthor of The Lion’s Share: Inequality and the Rise of the Fiscal State in Preindustrial Europe. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/eat-good-be-healthy-%e5%a5%bd%e5%a5%bd%e5%90%83%e9%a3%af/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/screening-of-eat-good-be-healthy-20191104-1920x1080-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20191022T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20191022T130000 DTSTAMP:20261109T193225 CREATED:20240724T004113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102350Z UID:86031-1571745600-1571749200@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Old Wine in Old Bottles? 1980s Hong Kong Crime Films Revisited DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n October 8\, 2024 (Tue) 16:00 – 17:00 HKT (Oct 8 | 10:00 – 11:00 CEST)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The rich have always fascinated\, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval thinkers feared that the super-rich would act ‘as gods among men’; much more recently Thomas Piketty made wealth central to discussions of inequality. In this book\, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West\, examining who they were\, how they accumulated their wealth and what role they played in society. Covering the last thousand years\, with frequent incursions into antiquity\, and integrating recent research on economic inequality\, Alfani finds—despite the different paths to wealth in different eras—fundamental continuities in the behaviour of the rich and public attitudes towards wealth across Western history. His account offers a novel perspective on current debates about wealth and income disparity. Alfani argues that the position of the rich and super-rich in Western society has always been intrinsically fragile; their very presence has inspired social unease. In the Middle Ages\, an excessive accumulation of wealth was considered sinful; the rich were expected not to appear to be wealthy. Eventually\, the rich were deemed useful when they used their wealth to help their communities in times of crisis. Yet in the twenty-first century\, Alfani points out\, the rich and the super-rich—their wealth largely preserved through the Great Recession and COVID-19—have been exceptionally reluctant to contribute to the common good in times of crisis\, rejecting even such stopgap measures as temporary tax increases. History suggests that this is a troubling development—for the rich\, and for everyone else.  \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Guido Alfani is professor of economic history at Bocconi University\, Milan. He is the author of Calamities and the Economy in Renaissance Italy: The Grand Tour of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the coauthor of The Lion’s Share: Inequality and the Rise of the Fiscal State in Preindustrial Europe. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/old-wine-in-old-bottles-1980s-hong-kong-crime-films-revisited/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20191008T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20191008T130000 DTSTAMP:20261109T193225 CREATED:20240724T004517Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102350Z UID:86039-1570536000-1570539600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Champion Boxers and World-Famous Dancers: Law\, Culture and Politics in the British Empire DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n October 8\, 2024 (Tue) 16:00 – 17:00 HKT (Oct 8 | 10:00 – 11:00 CEST)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The rich have always fascinated\, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval thinkers feared that the super-rich would act ‘as gods among men’; much more recently Thomas Piketty made wealth central to discussions of inequality. In this book\, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West\, examining who they were\, how they accumulated their wealth and what role they played in society. Covering the last thousand years\, with frequent incursions into antiquity\, and integrating recent research on economic inequality\, Alfani finds—despite the different paths to wealth in different eras—fundamental continuities in the behaviour of the rich and public attitudes towards wealth across Western history. His account offers a novel perspective on current debates about wealth and income disparity. Alfani argues that the position of the rich and super-rich in Western society has always been intrinsically fragile; their very presence has inspired social unease. In the Middle Ages\, an excessive accumulation of wealth was considered sinful; the rich were expected not to appear to be wealthy. Eventually\, the rich were deemed useful when they used their wealth to help their communities in times of crisis. Yet in the twenty-first century\, Alfani points out\, the rich and the super-rich—their wealth largely preserved through the Great Recession and COVID-19—have been exceptionally reluctant to contribute to the common good in times of crisis\, rejecting even such stopgap measures as temporary tax increases. History suggests that this is a troubling development—for the rich\, and for everyone else.  \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Guido Alfani is professor of economic history at Bocconi University\, Milan. He is the author of Calamities and the Economy in Renaissance Italy: The Grand Tour of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the coauthor of The Lion’s Share: Inequality and the Rise of the Fiscal State in Preindustrial Europe. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/champion-boxers-and-world-famous-dancers-law-culture-and-politics-in-the-british-empire/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190924T123000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190924T140000 DTSTAMP:20261109T193225 CREATED:20240724T005558Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102402Z UID:86053-1569328200-1569333600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Animated Encounters: Transnational Movements of Chinese Animation 1940s – 1970s DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n October 8\, 2024 (Tue) 16:00 – 17:00 HKT (Oct 8 | 10:00 – 11:00 CEST)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The rich have always fascinated\, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval thinkers feared that the super-rich would act ‘as gods among men’; much more recently Thomas Piketty made wealth central to discussions of inequality. In this book\, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West\, examining who they were\, how they accumulated their wealth and what role they played in society. Covering the last thousand years\, with frequent incursions into antiquity\, and integrating recent research on economic inequality\, Alfani finds—despite the different paths to wealth in different eras—fundamental continuities in the behaviour of the rich and public attitudes towards wealth across Western history. His account offers a novel perspective on current debates about wealth and income disparity. Alfani argues that the position of the rich and super-rich in Western society has always been intrinsically fragile; their very presence has inspired social unease. In the Middle Ages\, an excessive accumulation of wealth was considered sinful; the rich were expected not to appear to be wealthy. Eventually\, the rich were deemed useful when they used their wealth to help their communities in times of crisis. Yet in the twenty-first century\, Alfani points out\, the rich and the super-rich—their wealth largely preserved through the Great Recession and COVID-19—have been exceptionally reluctant to contribute to the common good in times of crisis\, rejecting even such stopgap measures as temporary tax increases. History suggests that this is a troubling development—for the rich\, and for everyone else.  \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Guido Alfani is professor of economic history at Bocconi University\, Milan. He is the author of Calamities and the Economy in Renaissance Italy: The Grand Tour of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the coauthor of The Lion’s Share: Inequality and the Rise of the Fiscal State in Preindustrial Europe. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/animated-encounters-transnational-movements-of-chinese-animation-1940s-1970s/ LOCATION:Room G12\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190919T160000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190919T173000 DTSTAMP:20261109T193225 CREATED:20240724T010654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102402Z UID:86070-1568908800-1568914200@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Written in the Stars: Digitising an Astrological Archive DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n October 8\, 2024 (Tue) 16:00 – 17:00 HKT (Oct 8 | 10:00 – 11:00 CEST)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The rich have always fascinated\, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval thinkers feared that the super-rich would act ‘as gods among men’; much more recently Thomas Piketty made wealth central to discussions of inequality. In this book\, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West\, examining who they were\, how they accumulated their wealth and what role they played in society. Covering the last thousand years\, with frequent incursions into antiquity\, and integrating recent research on economic inequality\, Alfani finds—despite the different paths to wealth in different eras—fundamental continuities in the behaviour of the rich and public attitudes towards wealth across Western history. His account offers a novel perspective on current debates about wealth and income disparity. Alfani argues that the position of the rich and super-rich in Western society has always been intrinsically fragile; their very presence has inspired social unease. In the Middle Ages\, an excessive accumulation of wealth was considered sinful; the rich were expected not to appear to be wealthy. Eventually\, the rich were deemed useful when they used their wealth to help their communities in times of crisis. Yet in the twenty-first century\, Alfani points out\, the rich and the super-rich—their wealth largely preserved through the Great Recession and COVID-19—have been exceptionally reluctant to contribute to the common good in times of crisis\, rejecting even such stopgap measures as temporary tax increases. History suggests that this is a troubling development—for the rich\, and for everyone else.  \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Guido Alfani is professor of economic history at Bocconi University\, Milan. He is the author of Calamities and the Economy in Renaissance Italy: The Grand Tour of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the coauthor of The Lion’s Share: Inequality and the Rise of the Fiscal State in Preindustrial Europe. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/written-in-the-stars-digitising-an-astrological-archive/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mmea-lecture-by-professor-lauren-kassell-20190919-1920x1080-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190910T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190910T130000 DTSTAMP:20261109T193225 CREATED:20240724T173724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102403Z UID:86094-1568116800-1568120400@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Becoming Patients of the State? Addiction Treatment in China’s People’s War on Drugs DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n October 8\, 2024 (Tue) 16:00 – 17:00 HKT (Oct 8 | 10:00 – 11:00 CEST)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The rich have always fascinated\, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval thinkers feared that the super-rich would act ‘as gods among men’; much more recently Thomas Piketty made wealth central to discussions of inequality. In this book\, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West\, examining who they were\, how they accumulated their wealth and what role they played in society. Covering the last thousand years\, with frequent incursions into antiquity\, and integrating recent research on economic inequality\, Alfani finds—despite the different paths to wealth in different eras—fundamental continuities in the behaviour of the rich and public attitudes towards wealth across Western history. His account offers a novel perspective on current debates about wealth and income disparity. Alfani argues that the position of the rich and super-rich in Western society has always been intrinsically fragile; their very presence has inspired social unease. In the Middle Ages\, an excessive accumulation of wealth was considered sinful; the rich were expected not to appear to be wealthy. Eventually\, the rich were deemed useful when they used their wealth to help their communities in times of crisis. Yet in the twenty-first century\, Alfani points out\, the rich and the super-rich—their wealth largely preserved through the Great Recession and COVID-19—have been exceptionally reluctant to contribute to the common good in times of crisis\, rejecting even such stopgap measures as temporary tax increases. History suggests that this is a troubling development—for the rich\, and for everyone else.  \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Guido Alfani is professor of economic history at Bocconi University\, Milan. He is the author of Calamities and the Economy in Renaissance Italy: The Grand Tour of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the coauthor of The Lion’s Share: Inequality and the Rise of the Fiscal State in Preindustrial Europe. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/becoming-patients-of-the-state-addiction-treatment-in-chinas-peoples-war-on-drugs/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190618T160000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190618T173000 DTSTAMP:20261109T193225 CREATED:20240724T174235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102403Z UID:86101-1560873600-1560879000@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Medicines Across Eurasia: A Digital Humanities Experiment DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n October 8\, 2024 (Tue) 16:00 – 17:00 HKT (Oct 8 | 10:00 – 11:00 CEST)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The rich have always fascinated\, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval thinkers feared that the super-rich would act ‘as gods among men’; much more recently Thomas Piketty made wealth central to discussions of inequality. In this book\, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West\, examining who they were\, how they accumulated their wealth and what role they played in society. Covering the last thousand years\, with frequent incursions into antiquity\, and integrating recent research on economic inequality\, Alfani finds—despite the different paths to wealth in different eras—fundamental continuities in the behaviour of the rich and public attitudes towards wealth across Western history. His account offers a novel perspective on current debates about wealth and income disparity. Alfani argues that the position of the rich and super-rich in Western society has always been intrinsically fragile; their very presence has inspired social unease. In the Middle Ages\, an excessive accumulation of wealth was considered sinful; the rich were expected not to appear to be wealthy. Eventually\, the rich were deemed useful when they used their wealth to help their communities in times of crisis. Yet in the twenty-first century\, Alfani points out\, the rich and the super-rich—their wealth largely preserved through the Great Recession and COVID-19—have been exceptionally reluctant to contribute to the common good in times of crisis\, rejecting even such stopgap measures as temporary tax increases. History suggests that this is a troubling development—for the rich\, and for everyone else.  \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Guido Alfani is professor of economic history at Bocconi University\, Milan. He is the author of Calamities and the Economy in Renaissance Italy: The Grand Tour of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the coauthor of The Lion’s Share: Inequality and the Rise of the Fiscal State in Preindustrial Europe. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/medicines-across-eurasia-a-digital-humanities-experiment/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190530T170000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190530T183000 DTSTAMP:20261109T193225 CREATED:20240724T175355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102403Z UID:86115-1559235600-1559241000@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Popularizing Potatoes: Technology and Tradition in the Creation of a National Chinese Staple DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n October 8\, 2024 (Tue) 16:00 – 17:00 HKT (Oct 8 | 10:00 – 11:00 CEST)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The rich have always fascinated\, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval thinkers feared that the super-rich would act ‘as gods among men’; much more recently Thomas Piketty made wealth central to discussions of inequality. In this book\, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West\, examining who they were\, how they accumulated their wealth and what role they played in society. Covering the last thousand years\, with frequent incursions into antiquity\, and integrating recent research on economic inequality\, Alfani finds—despite the different paths to wealth in different eras—fundamental continuities in the behaviour of the rich and public attitudes towards wealth across Western history. His account offers a novel perspective on current debates about wealth and income disparity. Alfani argues that the position of the rich and super-rich in Western society has always been intrinsically fragile; their very presence has inspired social unease. In the Middle Ages\, an excessive accumulation of wealth was considered sinful; the rich were expected not to appear to be wealthy. Eventually\, the rich were deemed useful when they used their wealth to help their communities in times of crisis. Yet in the twenty-first century\, Alfani points out\, the rich and the super-rich—their wealth largely preserved through the Great Recession and COVID-19—have been exceptionally reluctant to contribute to the common good in times of crisis\, rejecting even such stopgap measures as temporary tax increases. History suggests that this is a troubling development—for the rich\, and for everyone else.  \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Guido Alfani is professor of economic history at Bocconi University\, Milan. He is the author of Calamities and the Economy in Renaissance Italy: The Grand Tour of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the coauthor of The Lion’s Share: Inequality and the Rise of the Fiscal State in Preindustrial Europe. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/popularizing-potatoes-technology-and-tradition-in-the-creation-of-a-national-chinese-staple/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mmea-lecture-by-dr-jakob-klein-20190530-1920x1080-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190530 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190531 DTSTAMP:20261109T193225 CREATED:20240724T180156Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102404Z UID:86139-1559174400-1559260799@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Making East Asian Foods: Technologies and Values\, 19th to 21st Centuries DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n October 8\, 2024 (Tue) 16:00 – 17:00 HKT (Oct 8 | 10:00 – 11:00 CEST)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The rich have always fascinated\, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval thinkers feared that the super-rich would act ‘as gods among men’; much more recently Thomas Piketty made wealth central to discussions of inequality. In this book\, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West\, examining who they were\, how they accumulated their wealth and what role they played in society. Covering the last thousand years\, with frequent incursions into antiquity\, and integrating recent research on economic inequality\, Alfani finds—despite the different paths to wealth in different eras—fundamental continuities in the behaviour of the rich and public attitudes towards wealth across Western history. His account offers a novel perspective on current debates about wealth and income disparity. Alfani argues that the position of the rich and super-rich in Western society has always been intrinsically fragile; their very presence has inspired social unease. In the Middle Ages\, an excessive accumulation of wealth was considered sinful; the rich were expected not to appear to be wealthy. Eventually\, the rich were deemed useful when they used their wealth to help their communities in times of crisis. Yet in the twenty-first century\, Alfani points out\, the rich and the super-rich—their wealth largely preserved through the Great Recession and COVID-19—have been exceptionally reluctant to contribute to the common good in times of crisis\, rejecting even such stopgap measures as temporary tax increases. History suggests that this is a troubling development—for the rich\, and for everyone else.  \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Guido Alfani is professor of economic history at Bocconi University\, Milan. He is the author of Calamities and the Economy in Renaissance Italy: The Grand Tour of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the coauthor of The Lion’s Share: Inequality and the Rise of the Fiscal State in Preindustrial Europe. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/making-east-asian-foods-technologies-and-values-19th-to-21st-centuries/ CATEGORIES:Others ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ihss.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mmea-sub-project-workshop-20190530-1920x1080-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190529T153000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190529T170000 DTSTAMP:20261109T193225 CREATED:20240724T180918Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102404Z UID:86162-1559143800-1559149200@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Micropolitics and the Reproduction of Tin Hau Communitas in Hong Kong DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n October 8\, 2024 (Tue) 16:00 – 17:00 HKT (Oct 8 | 10:00 – 11:00 CEST)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The rich have always fascinated\, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval thinkers feared that the super-rich would act ‘as gods among men’; much more recently Thomas Piketty made wealth central to discussions of inequality. In this book\, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West\, examining who they were\, how they accumulated their wealth and what role they played in society. Covering the last thousand years\, with frequent incursions into antiquity\, and integrating recent research on economic inequality\, Alfani finds—despite the different paths to wealth in different eras—fundamental continuities in the behaviour of the rich and public attitudes towards wealth across Western history. His account offers a novel perspective on current debates about wealth and income disparity. Alfani argues that the position of the rich and super-rich in Western society has always been intrinsically fragile; their very presence has inspired social unease. In the Middle Ages\, an excessive accumulation of wealth was considered sinful; the rich were expected not to appear to be wealthy. Eventually\, the rich were deemed useful when they used their wealth to help their communities in times of crisis. Yet in the twenty-first century\, Alfani points out\, the rich and the super-rich—their wealth largely preserved through the Great Recession and COVID-19—have been exceptionally reluctant to contribute to the common good in times of crisis\, rejecting even such stopgap measures as temporary tax increases. History suggests that this is a troubling development—for the rich\, and for everyone else.  \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Guido Alfani is professor of economic history at Bocconi University\, Milan. He is the author of Calamities and the Economy in Renaissance Italy: The Grand Tour of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the coauthor of The Lion’s Share: Inequality and the Rise of the Fiscal State in Preindustrial Europe. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/micropolitics-and-the-reproduction-of-tin-hau-communitas-in-hong-kong/ LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Others END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190521T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20190521T130000 DTSTAMP:20261109T193225 CREATED:20240724T181313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T102404Z UID:86170-1558440000-1558443600@ihss.hku.hk SUMMARY:Assembling the Dai Pai Dong: Living and Occupying the Street in Hong Kong\, 1950s to the present DESCRIPTION:Language: English\n \n \n \n \n Via Zoom\n \n \n \n \n October 8\, 2024 (Tue) 16:00 – 17:00 HKT (Oct 8 | 10:00 – 11:00 CEST)\n \n \n \n\n \n \n ihss@hku.hk\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABSTRACT \n \n \n \n The rich have always fascinated\, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval thinkers feared that the super-rich would act ‘as gods among men’; much more recently Thomas Piketty made wealth central to discussions of inequality. In this book\, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West\, examining who they were\, how they accumulated their wealth and what role they played in society. Covering the last thousand years\, with frequent incursions into antiquity\, and integrating recent research on economic inequality\, Alfani finds—despite the different paths to wealth in different eras—fundamental continuities in the behaviour of the rich and public attitudes towards wealth across Western history. His account offers a novel perspective on current debates about wealth and income disparity. Alfani argues that the position of the rich and super-rich in Western society has always been intrinsically fragile; their very presence has inspired social unease. In the Middle Ages\, an excessive accumulation of wealth was considered sinful; the rich were expected not to appear to be wealthy. Eventually\, the rich were deemed useful when they used their wealth to help their communities in times of crisis. Yet in the twenty-first century\, Alfani points out\, the rich and the super-rich—their wealth largely preserved through the Great Recession and COVID-19—have been exceptionally reluctant to contribute to the common good in times of crisis\, rejecting even such stopgap measures as temporary tax increases. History suggests that this is a troubling development—for the rich\, and for everyone else.  \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SPEAKER \n \n \n \n Guido Alfani is professor of economic history at Bocconi University\, Milan. He is the author of Calamities and the Economy in Renaissance Italy: The Grand Tour of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the coauthor of The Lion’s Share: Inequality and the Rise of the Fiscal State in Preindustrial Europe. \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE SERIES \n \n \n \n This series aims to introduce a wide range of cutting-edge research in various disciplines and areas. If you have any questions about this seminar or would be interested in giving a talk\, please contact Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).  URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/assembling-the-dai-pai-dong-living-and-occupying-the-street-in-hong-kong-1950s-to-the-present/ LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:IHSS END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR