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SUMMARY:Secular Decline in Modern China? Wage Evidence from Hydraulic Constructions and Rural Casual Work in Suzhou and Shanghai
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTThe Yunnan–Indochina Railway\, a French investment in imperial China during the age of “railroad colonialism\,” was designed to link French-colonized Indochina to Chinese markets and to stimulate cross-border trade in tin\, silk\, tea\, and opium. Yet this ambitious project came at a devastating human cost: thousands of Chinese workers lost their lives during its brutal construction. In this talk\, Selda Altan adopts a transnational perspective to situate the railway’s labor conflicts within the broader history of the post-emancipation coolie trade and the emergence of a global labor market. She argues that\, long before the Chinese Communist Party cast Chinese workers as the vanguard of revolution in the 1920s\, late nineteenth-century Euro-American competition for cheap labor had already given rise to the modern figure of the Chinese worker.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERSelda Altan is Associate Professor of History at Randolph College. She specializes in labor history\, colonialism\, and comparative empires. Her research examines the experiences of Chinese workers in transnational and imperial contexts\, with a particular focus on labor markets\, migration\, and capitalist development.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor John D. Wong (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/secular-decline-in-modern-china-wage-evidence-from-hydraulic-constructions-and-rural-casual-work-in-suzhou-and-shanghai/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Quantitative History,Quantitative History Webinar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240522T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240522T163000
DTSTAMP:20261026T195131
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SUMMARY:Prestige Gold and the Crossroads of Civilizations: Chang’an to Athens
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTThe Yunnan–Indochina Railway\, a French investment in imperial China during the age of “railroad colonialism\,” was designed to link French-colonized Indochina to Chinese markets and to stimulate cross-border trade in tin\, silk\, tea\, and opium. Yet this ambitious project came at a devastating human cost: thousands of Chinese workers lost their lives during its brutal construction. In this talk\, Selda Altan adopts a transnational perspective to situate the railway’s labor conflicts within the broader history of the post-emancipation coolie trade and the emergence of a global labor market. She argues that\, long before the Chinese Communist Party cast Chinese workers as the vanguard of revolution in the 1920s\, late nineteenth-century Euro-American competition for cheap labor had already given rise to the modern figure of the Chinese worker.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERSelda Altan is Associate Professor of History at Randolph College. She specializes in labor history\, colonialism\, and comparative empires. Her research examines the experiences of Chinese workers in transnational and imperial contexts\, with a particular focus on labor markets\, migration\, and capitalist development.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor John D. Wong (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/prestige-gold-and-the-crossroads-of-civilizations-changan-to-athens/
LOCATION:G01\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:IHSS
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240521T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240521T163000
DTSTAMP:20261026T195132
CREATED:20240602T214140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103221Z
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SUMMARY:In Conquest’s Wake: Trauma\, Transformation\, and Becoming through the Shang-Zhou Transition
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTThe Yunnan–Indochina Railway\, a French investment in imperial China during the age of “railroad colonialism\,” was designed to link French-colonized Indochina to Chinese markets and to stimulate cross-border trade in tin\, silk\, tea\, and opium. Yet this ambitious project came at a devastating human cost: thousands of Chinese workers lost their lives during its brutal construction. In this talk\, Selda Altan adopts a transnational perspective to situate the railway’s labor conflicts within the broader history of the post-emancipation coolie trade and the emergence of a global labor market. She argues that\, long before the Chinese Communist Party cast Chinese workers as the vanguard of revolution in the 1920s\, late nineteenth-century Euro-American competition for cheap labor had already given rise to the modern figure of the Chinese worker.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERSelda Altan is Associate Professor of History at Randolph College. She specializes in labor history\, colonialism\, and comparative empires. Her research examines the experiences of Chinese workers in transnational and imperial contexts\, with a particular focus on labor markets\, migration\, and capitalist development.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor John D. Wong (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/in-conquests-wake-trauma-transformation-and-becoming-through-the-shang-zhou-transition/
LOCATION:G01\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:IHSS
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240517T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240517T100000
DTSTAMP:20261026T195132
CREATED:20240602T214935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103221Z
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SUMMARY:Business History without Business: Making Sense of China’s pre-1949 Cattle Trade
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTThe Yunnan–Indochina Railway\, a French investment in imperial China during the age of “railroad colonialism\,” was designed to link French-colonized Indochina to Chinese markets and to stimulate cross-border trade in tin\, silk\, tea\, and opium. Yet this ambitious project came at a devastating human cost: thousands of Chinese workers lost their lives during its brutal construction. In this talk\, Selda Altan adopts a transnational perspective to situate the railway’s labor conflicts within the broader history of the post-emancipation coolie trade and the emergence of a global labor market. She argues that\, long before the Chinese Communist Party cast Chinese workers as the vanguard of revolution in the 1920s\, late nineteenth-century Euro-American competition for cheap labor had already given rise to the modern figure of the Chinese worker.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERSelda Altan is Associate Professor of History at Randolph College. She specializes in labor history\, colonialism\, and comparative empires. Her research examines the experiences of Chinese workers in transnational and imperial contexts\, with a particular focus on labor markets\, migration\, and capitalist development.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor John D. Wong (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/business-history-without-business-making-sense-of-chinas-pre-1949-cattle-trade/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240503T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240503T100000
DTSTAMP:20261026T195132
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SUMMARY:Transnational Networks of Human Resources and Knowledge in East Asia: A Case Study of Taiwan Merchant Wang Xuenong (1870–1915) and His Trading Company
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTThe Yunnan–Indochina Railway\, a French investment in imperial China during the age of “railroad colonialism\,” was designed to link French-colonized Indochina to Chinese markets and to stimulate cross-border trade in tin\, silk\, tea\, and opium. Yet this ambitious project came at a devastating human cost: thousands of Chinese workers lost their lives during its brutal construction. In this talk\, Selda Altan adopts a transnational perspective to situate the railway’s labor conflicts within the broader history of the post-emancipation coolie trade and the emergence of a global labor market. She argues that\, long before the Chinese Communist Party cast Chinese workers as the vanguard of revolution in the 1920s\, late nineteenth-century Euro-American competition for cheap labor had already given rise to the modern figure of the Chinese worker.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERSelda Altan is Associate Professor of History at Randolph College. She specializes in labor history\, colonialism\, and comparative empires. Her research examines the experiences of Chinese workers in transnational and imperial contexts\, with a particular focus on labor markets\, migration\, and capitalist development.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor John D. Wong (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/transnational-networks-of-human-resources-and-knowledge-in-east-asia-a-case-study-of-taiwan-merchant-wang-xuenong-1870-1915-and-his-trading-company/
CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240430T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240430T133000
DTSTAMP:20261026T195132
CREATED:20240424T204227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103219Z
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SUMMARY:Halal or Qingzhen?: A Question of Sinicization of Islam in China
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTThe Yunnan–Indochina Railway\, a French investment in imperial China during the age of “railroad colonialism\,” was designed to link French-colonized Indochina to Chinese markets and to stimulate cross-border trade in tin\, silk\, tea\, and opium. Yet this ambitious project came at a devastating human cost: thousands of Chinese workers lost their lives during its brutal construction. In this talk\, Selda Altan adopts a transnational perspective to situate the railway’s labor conflicts within the broader history of the post-emancipation coolie trade and the emergence of a global labor market. She argues that\, long before the Chinese Communist Party cast Chinese workers as the vanguard of revolution in the 1920s\, late nineteenth-century Euro-American competition for cheap labor had already given rise to the modern figure of the Chinese worker.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERSelda Altan is Associate Professor of History at Randolph College. She specializes in labor history\, colonialism\, and comparative empires. Her research examines the experiences of Chinese workers in transnational and imperial contexts\, with a particular focus on labor markets\, migration\, and capitalist development.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor John D. Wong (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/halal-or-qingzhen-a-question-of-sinicization-of-islam-in-china/
LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\,\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240426T163000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240426T180000
DTSTAMP:20261026T195132
CREATED:20240602T220129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260507T090841Z
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SUMMARY:The Population History of China (1368–1953) by Professor Shuji Cao
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTThe Yunnan–Indochina Railway\, a French investment in imperial China during the age of “railroad colonialism\,” was designed to link French-colonized Indochina to Chinese markets and to stimulate cross-border trade in tin\, silk\, tea\, and opium. Yet this ambitious project came at a devastating human cost: thousands of Chinese workers lost their lives during its brutal construction. In this talk\, Selda Altan adopts a transnational perspective to situate the railway’s labor conflicts within the broader history of the post-emancipation coolie trade and the emergence of a global labor market. She argues that\, long before the Chinese Communist Party cast Chinese workers as the vanguard of revolution in the 1920s\, late nineteenth-century Euro-American competition for cheap labor had already given rise to the modern figure of the Chinese worker.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERSelda Altan is Associate Professor of History at Randolph College. She specializes in labor history\, colonialism\, and comparative empires. Her research examines the experiences of Chinese workers in transnational and imperial contexts\, with a particular focus on labor markets\, migration\, and capitalist development.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor John D. Wong (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-population-history-of-china-1368-1953-by-professor-shuji-cao/
LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Quantitative History,Quantitative History Book Launch Series
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240426T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240426T100000
DTSTAMP:20261026T195132
CREATED:20240602T222153Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103222Z
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SUMMARY:Tales from a Small North China Commercial Town
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTThe Yunnan–Indochina Railway\, a French investment in imperial China during the age of “railroad colonialism\,” was designed to link French-colonized Indochina to Chinese markets and to stimulate cross-border trade in tin\, silk\, tea\, and opium. Yet this ambitious project came at a devastating human cost: thousands of Chinese workers lost their lives during its brutal construction. In this talk\, Selda Altan adopts a transnational perspective to situate the railway’s labor conflicts within the broader history of the post-emancipation coolie trade and the emergence of a global labor market. She argues that\, long before the Chinese Communist Party cast Chinese workers as the vanguard of revolution in the 1920s\, late nineteenth-century Euro-American competition for cheap labor had already given rise to the modern figure of the Chinese worker.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERSelda Altan is Associate Professor of History at Randolph College. She specializes in labor history\, colonialism\, and comparative empires. Her research examines the experiences of Chinese workers in transnational and imperial contexts\, with a particular focus on labor markets\, migration\, and capitalist development.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor John D. Wong (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/tales-from-a-small-north-china-commercial-town/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240425T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240425T160000
DTSTAMP:20261026T195132
CREATED:20240602T222709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103222Z
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SUMMARY:Going Native: Foreign Firms’ Responses to Domestic Boycotts
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTThe Yunnan–Indochina Railway\, a French investment in imperial China during the age of “railroad colonialism\,” was designed to link French-colonized Indochina to Chinese markets and to stimulate cross-border trade in tin\, silk\, tea\, and opium. Yet this ambitious project came at a devastating human cost: thousands of Chinese workers lost their lives during its brutal construction. In this talk\, Selda Altan adopts a transnational perspective to situate the railway’s labor conflicts within the broader history of the post-emancipation coolie trade and the emergence of a global labor market. She argues that\, long before the Chinese Communist Party cast Chinese workers as the vanguard of revolution in the 1920s\, late nineteenth-century Euro-American competition for cheap labor had already given rise to the modern figure of the Chinese worker.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERSelda Altan is Associate Professor of History at Randolph College. She specializes in labor history\, colonialism\, and comparative empires. Her research examines the experiences of Chinese workers in transnational and imperial contexts\, with a particular focus on labor markets\, migration\, and capitalist development.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor John D. Wong (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/going-native-foreign-firms-responses-to-domestic-boycotts/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Quantitative History,Quantitative History Webinar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240423T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240423T163000
DTSTAMP:20261026T195132
CREATED:20240602T224501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103223Z
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SUMMARY:Locality God vs. Locals: Ritual Worship as Risk Management in a Sino-Mongolian Mining Encounter
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTThe Yunnan–Indochina Railway\, a French investment in imperial China during the age of “railroad colonialism\,” was designed to link French-colonized Indochina to Chinese markets and to stimulate cross-border trade in tin\, silk\, tea\, and opium. Yet this ambitious project came at a devastating human cost: thousands of Chinese workers lost their lives during its brutal construction. In this talk\, Selda Altan adopts a transnational perspective to situate the railway’s labor conflicts within the broader history of the post-emancipation coolie trade and the emergence of a global labor market. She argues that\, long before the Chinese Communist Party cast Chinese workers as the vanguard of revolution in the 1920s\, late nineteenth-century Euro-American competition for cheap labor had already given rise to the modern figure of the Chinese worker.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERSelda Altan is Associate Professor of History at Randolph College. She specializes in labor history\, colonialism\, and comparative empires. Her research examines the experiences of Chinese workers in transnational and imperial contexts\, with a particular focus on labor markets\, migration\, and capitalist development.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor John D. Wong (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/locality-god-vs-locals-ritual-worship-as-risk-management-in-a-sino-mongolian-mining-encounter/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:ASIAR
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240411T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240411T160000
DTSTAMP:20261026T195132
CREATED:20240602T225316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103221Z
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SUMMARY:War and the Origins of Chinese Civilization
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTThe Yunnan–Indochina Railway\, a French investment in imperial China during the age of “railroad colonialism\,” was designed to link French-colonized Indochina to Chinese markets and to stimulate cross-border trade in tin\, silk\, tea\, and opium. Yet this ambitious project came at a devastating human cost: thousands of Chinese workers lost their lives during its brutal construction. In this talk\, Selda Altan adopts a transnational perspective to situate the railway’s labor conflicts within the broader history of the post-emancipation coolie trade and the emergence of a global labor market. She argues that\, long before the Chinese Communist Party cast Chinese workers as the vanguard of revolution in the 1920s\, late nineteenth-century Euro-American competition for cheap labor had already given rise to the modern figure of the Chinese worker.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERSelda Altan is Associate Professor of History at Randolph College. She specializes in labor history\, colonialism\, and comparative empires. Her research examines the experiences of Chinese workers in transnational and imperial contexts\, with a particular focus on labor markets\, migration\, and capitalist development.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor John D. Wong (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/war-and-the-origins-of-chinese-civilization/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Quantitative History,Quantitative History Webinar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240410T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240410T133000
DTSTAMP:20261026T195132
CREATED:20240602T225832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103223Z
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SUMMARY:Emergence of Chinese Charitable Organizations in the MENA Region: A New Moral Paradigm in a Globalized Charitable Market
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTThe Yunnan–Indochina Railway\, a French investment in imperial China during the age of “railroad colonialism\,” was designed to link French-colonized Indochina to Chinese markets and to stimulate cross-border trade in tin\, silk\, tea\, and opium. Yet this ambitious project came at a devastating human cost: thousands of Chinese workers lost their lives during its brutal construction. In this talk\, Selda Altan adopts a transnational perspective to situate the railway’s labor conflicts within the broader history of the post-emancipation coolie trade and the emergence of a global labor market. She argues that\, long before the Chinese Communist Party cast Chinese workers as the vanguard of revolution in the 1920s\, late nineteenth-century Euro-American competition for cheap labor had already given rise to the modern figure of the Chinese worker.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERSelda Altan is Associate Professor of History at Randolph College. She specializes in labor history\, colonialism\, and comparative empires. Her research examines the experiences of Chinese workers in transnational and imperial contexts\, with a particular focus on labor markets\, migration\, and capitalist development.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor John D. Wong (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/emergence-of-chinese-charitable-organizations-in-the-mena-region-a-new-moral-paradigm-in-a-globalized-charitable-market/
LOCATION:Room 201\, May Hall\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:ASIAR
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240409T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240409T133000
DTSTAMP:20261026T195132
CREATED:20240602T230551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103223Z
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SUMMARY:The Archaeology of Ancient Southwest Asia: Investigating the Human Past in the Vedi River Valley of Armenia
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTThe Yunnan–Indochina Railway\, a French investment in imperial China during the age of “railroad colonialism\,” was designed to link French-colonized Indochina to Chinese markets and to stimulate cross-border trade in tin\, silk\, tea\, and opium. Yet this ambitious project came at a devastating human cost: thousands of Chinese workers lost their lives during its brutal construction. In this talk\, Selda Altan adopts a transnational perspective to situate the railway’s labor conflicts within the broader history of the post-emancipation coolie trade and the emergence of a global labor market. She argues that\, long before the Chinese Communist Party cast Chinese workers as the vanguard of revolution in the 1920s\, late nineteenth-century Euro-American competition for cheap labor had already given rise to the modern figure of the Chinese worker.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERSelda Altan is Associate Professor of History at Randolph College. She specializes in labor history\, colonialism\, and comparative empires. Her research examines the experiences of Chinese workers in transnational and imperial contexts\, with a particular focus on labor markets\, migration\, and capitalist development.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor John D. Wong (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-archaeology-of-ancient-southwest-asia-investigating-the-human-past-in-the-vedi-river-valley-of-armenia/
LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240322T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240322T090000
DTSTAMP:20261026T195132
CREATED:20240602T232807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103223Z
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SUMMARY:“Flourishing Cities: Past\, Present\, and Future” Reading Group & Research Workshop Session 6
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTThe Yunnan–Indochina Railway\, a French investment in imperial China during the age of “railroad colonialism\,” was designed to link French-colonized Indochina to Chinese markets and to stimulate cross-border trade in tin\, silk\, tea\, and opium. Yet this ambitious project came at a devastating human cost: thousands of Chinese workers lost their lives during its brutal construction. In this talk\, Selda Altan adopts a transnational perspective to situate the railway’s labor conflicts within the broader history of the post-emancipation coolie trade and the emergence of a global labor market. She argues that\, long before the Chinese Communist Party cast Chinese workers as the vanguard of revolution in the 1920s\, late nineteenth-century Euro-American competition for cheap labor had already given rise to the modern figure of the Chinese worker.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERSelda Altan is Associate Professor of History at Randolph College. She specializes in labor history\, colonialism\, and comparative empires. Her research examines the experiences of Chinese workers in transnational and imperial contexts\, with a particular focus on labor markets\, migration\, and capitalist development.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor John D. Wong (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/flourishing-cities-past-present-and-future-reading-group-research-workshop/
LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Others
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240321T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240321T160000
DTSTAMP:20261026T195132
CREATED:20240603T000852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103224Z
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SUMMARY:The Empire Project: Trade Policy in Interwar Canada
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTThe Yunnan–Indochina Railway\, a French investment in imperial China during the age of “railroad colonialism\,” was designed to link French-colonized Indochina to Chinese markets and to stimulate cross-border trade in tin\, silk\, tea\, and opium. Yet this ambitious project came at a devastating human cost: thousands of Chinese workers lost their lives during its brutal construction. In this talk\, Selda Altan adopts a transnational perspective to situate the railway’s labor conflicts within the broader history of the post-emancipation coolie trade and the emergence of a global labor market. She argues that\, long before the Chinese Communist Party cast Chinese workers as the vanguard of revolution in the 1920s\, late nineteenth-century Euro-American competition for cheap labor had already given rise to the modern figure of the Chinese worker.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERSelda Altan is Associate Professor of History at Randolph College. She specializes in labor history\, colonialism\, and comparative empires. Her research examines the experiences of Chinese workers in transnational and imperial contexts\, with a particular focus on labor markets\, migration\, and capitalist development.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor John D. Wong (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-empire-project-trade-policy-in-interwar-canada/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Quantitative History,Quantitative History Webinar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240319T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240319T113000
DTSTAMP:20261026T195132
CREATED:20240603T001616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103225Z
UID:81722-1710842400-1710847800@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:The Rise and Fall of Economic-Centered Coalitions in China’s Belt and Road Initiative
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTThe Yunnan–Indochina Railway\, a French investment in imperial China during the age of “railroad colonialism\,” was designed to link French-colonized Indochina to Chinese markets and to stimulate cross-border trade in tin\, silk\, tea\, and opium. Yet this ambitious project came at a devastating human cost: thousands of Chinese workers lost their lives during its brutal construction. In this talk\, Selda Altan adopts a transnational perspective to situate the railway’s labor conflicts within the broader history of the post-emancipation coolie trade and the emergence of a global labor market. She argues that\, long before the Chinese Communist Party cast Chinese workers as the vanguard of revolution in the 1920s\, late nineteenth-century Euro-American competition for cheap labor had already given rise to the modern figure of the Chinese worker.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERSelda Altan is Associate Professor of History at Randolph College. She specializes in labor history\, colonialism\, and comparative empires. Her research examines the experiences of Chinese workers in transnational and imperial contexts\, with a particular focus on labor markets\, migration\, and capitalist development.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor John D. Wong (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-rise-and-fall-of-economic-centered-coalitions-in-chinas-belt-and-road-initiative/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:ASIAR
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240315T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240315T180000
DTSTAMP:20261026T195132
CREATED:20240603T002625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103225Z
UID:81736-1710522000-1710525600@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:The Making of China’s Post Office: Sovereignty\, Modernization\, and the Connection of a Nation
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTThe Yunnan–Indochina Railway\, a French investment in imperial China during the age of “railroad colonialism\,” was designed to link French-colonized Indochina to Chinese markets and to stimulate cross-border trade in tin\, silk\, tea\, and opium. Yet this ambitious project came at a devastating human cost: thousands of Chinese workers lost their lives during its brutal construction. In this talk\, Selda Altan adopts a transnational perspective to situate the railway’s labor conflicts within the broader history of the post-emancipation coolie trade and the emergence of a global labor market. She argues that\, long before the Chinese Communist Party cast Chinese workers as the vanguard of revolution in the 1920s\, late nineteenth-century Euro-American competition for cheap labor had already given rise to the modern figure of the Chinese worker.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERSelda Altan is Associate Professor of History at Randolph College. She specializes in labor history\, colonialism\, and comparative empires. Her research examines the experiences of Chinese workers in transnational and imperial contexts\, with a particular focus on labor markets\, migration\, and capitalist development.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor John D. Wong (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-making-of-chinas-post-office-sovereignty-modernization-and-the-connection-of-a-nation/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240312T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240312T133000
DTSTAMP:20261026T195132
CREATED:20240603T003456Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103226Z
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SUMMARY:Blacky\, Tramp\, and Bobby: The Forgotten Dog Purge in Hong Kong’s Progressive Seventies
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTThe Yunnan–Indochina Railway\, a French investment in imperial China during the age of “railroad colonialism\,” was designed to link French-colonized Indochina to Chinese markets and to stimulate cross-border trade in tin\, silk\, tea\, and opium. Yet this ambitious project came at a devastating human cost: thousands of Chinese workers lost their lives during its brutal construction. In this talk\, Selda Altan adopts a transnational perspective to situate the railway’s labor conflicts within the broader history of the post-emancipation coolie trade and the emergence of a global labor market. She argues that\, long before the Chinese Communist Party cast Chinese workers as the vanguard of revolution in the 1920s\, late nineteenth-century Euro-American competition for cheap labor had already given rise to the modern figure of the Chinese worker.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERSelda Altan is Associate Professor of History at Randolph College. She specializes in labor history\, colonialism\, and comparative empires. Her research examines the experiences of Chinese workers in transnational and imperial contexts\, with a particular focus on labor markets\, migration\, and capitalist development.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor John D. Wong (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/blacky-tramp-and-bobby-the-forgotten-dog-purge-in-hong-kongs-progressive-seventies/
LOCATION:Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240301T103000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240301T120000
DTSTAMP:20261026T195132
CREATED:20240603T004143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103226Z
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SUMMARY:Ritual and Religion in Chinese History and Anthropology
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTThe Yunnan–Indochina Railway\, a French investment in imperial China during the age of “railroad colonialism\,” was designed to link French-colonized Indochina to Chinese markets and to stimulate cross-border trade in tin\, silk\, tea\, and opium. Yet this ambitious project came at a devastating human cost: thousands of Chinese workers lost their lives during its brutal construction. In this talk\, Selda Altan adopts a transnational perspective to situate the railway’s labor conflicts within the broader history of the post-emancipation coolie trade and the emergence of a global labor market. She argues that\, long before the Chinese Communist Party cast Chinese workers as the vanguard of revolution in the 1920s\, late nineteenth-century Euro-American competition for cheap labor had already given rise to the modern figure of the Chinese worker.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERSelda Altan is Associate Professor of History at Randolph College. She specializes in labor history\, colonialism\, and comparative empires. Her research examines the experiences of Chinese workers in transnational and imperial contexts\, with a particular focus on labor markets\, migration\, and capitalist development.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor John D. Wong (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/ritual-and-religion-in-chinese-history-and-anthropology/
LOCATION:Room 201\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:ASIAR
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240229T220000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240229T220000
DTSTAMP:20261026T195132
CREATED:20240603T004944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103227Z
UID:81788-1709244000-1709244000@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:The State Civilian Granary System and Price Stability\, 1741-1856
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTThe Yunnan–Indochina Railway\, a French investment in imperial China during the age of “railroad colonialism\,” was designed to link French-colonized Indochina to Chinese markets and to stimulate cross-border trade in tin\, silk\, tea\, and opium. Yet this ambitious project came at a devastating human cost: thousands of Chinese workers lost their lives during its brutal construction. In this talk\, Selda Altan adopts a transnational perspective to situate the railway’s labor conflicts within the broader history of the post-emancipation coolie trade and the emergence of a global labor market. She argues that\, long before the Chinese Communist Party cast Chinese workers as the vanguard of revolution in the 1920s\, late nineteenth-century Euro-American competition for cheap labor had already given rise to the modern figure of the Chinese worker.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERSelda Altan is Associate Professor of History at Randolph College. She specializes in labor history\, colonialism\, and comparative empires. Her research examines the experiences of Chinese workers in transnational and imperial contexts\, with a particular focus on labor markets\, migration\, and capitalist development.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor John D. Wong (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-state-civilian-granary-system-and-price-stability-1741-1856/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Quantitative History,Quantitative History Webinar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240223T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240223T090000
DTSTAMP:20261026T195132
CREATED:20240603T010413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103227Z
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SUMMARY:“Flourishing Cities: Past\, Present\, and Future” Reading Group & Research Workshop Session 5
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTThe Yunnan–Indochina Railway\, a French investment in imperial China during the age of “railroad colonialism\,” was designed to link French-colonized Indochina to Chinese markets and to stimulate cross-border trade in tin\, silk\, tea\, and opium. Yet this ambitious project came at a devastating human cost: thousands of Chinese workers lost their lives during its brutal construction. In this talk\, Selda Altan adopts a transnational perspective to situate the railway’s labor conflicts within the broader history of the post-emancipation coolie trade and the emergence of a global labor market. She argues that\, long before the Chinese Communist Party cast Chinese workers as the vanguard of revolution in the 1920s\, late nineteenth-century Euro-American competition for cheap labor had already given rise to the modern figure of the Chinese worker.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERSelda Altan is Associate Professor of History at Randolph College. She specializes in labor history\, colonialism\, and comparative empires. Her research examines the experiences of Chinese workers in transnational and imperial contexts\, with a particular focus on labor markets\, migration\, and capitalist development.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor John D. Wong (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/flourishing-cities-past-present-and-future-reading-group-research-workshop-session-5/
LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Others
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240222T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240222T160000
DTSTAMP:20261026T195132
CREATED:20240603T011447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103227Z
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SUMMARY:The Impact of the 1901 Land Title Deed Act on Bangkok’s Urban Land Market
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTThe Yunnan–Indochina Railway\, a French investment in imperial China during the age of “railroad colonialism\,” was designed to link French-colonized Indochina to Chinese markets and to stimulate cross-border trade in tin\, silk\, tea\, and opium. Yet this ambitious project came at a devastating human cost: thousands of Chinese workers lost their lives during its brutal construction. In this talk\, Selda Altan adopts a transnational perspective to situate the railway’s labor conflicts within the broader history of the post-emancipation coolie trade and the emergence of a global labor market. She argues that\, long before the Chinese Communist Party cast Chinese workers as the vanguard of revolution in the 1920s\, late nineteenth-century Euro-American competition for cheap labor had already given rise to the modern figure of the Chinese worker.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERSelda Altan is Associate Professor of History at Randolph College. She specializes in labor history\, colonialism\, and comparative empires. Her research examines the experiences of Chinese workers in transnational and imperial contexts\, with a particular focus on labor markets\, migration\, and capitalist development.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor John D. Wong (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-impact-of-the-1901-land-title-deed-act-on-bangkoks-urban-land-market/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Quantitative History,Quantitative History Webinar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240208T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240208T100000
DTSTAMP:20261026T195132
CREATED:20240603T173634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103228Z
UID:81826-1707386400-1707386400@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Fiscal Innovation and the Origins of Paper Currency in Song China (960-1276)
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTThe Yunnan–Indochina Railway\, a French investment in imperial China during the age of “railroad colonialism\,” was designed to link French-colonized Indochina to Chinese markets and to stimulate cross-border trade in tin\, silk\, tea\, and opium. Yet this ambitious project came at a devastating human cost: thousands of Chinese workers lost their lives during its brutal construction. In this talk\, Selda Altan adopts a transnational perspective to situate the railway’s labor conflicts within the broader history of the post-emancipation coolie trade and the emergence of a global labor market. She argues that\, long before the Chinese Communist Party cast Chinese workers as the vanguard of revolution in the 1920s\, late nineteenth-century Euro-American competition for cheap labor had already given rise to the modern figure of the Chinese worker.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERSelda Altan is Associate Professor of History at Randolph College. She specializes in labor history\, colonialism\, and comparative empires. Her research examines the experiences of Chinese workers in transnational and imperial contexts\, with a particular focus on labor markets\, migration\, and capitalist development.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor John D. Wong (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/fiscal-innovation-and-the-origins-of-paper-currency-in-song-china-960-1276/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Quantitative History,Quantitative History Webinar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240206T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240206T153000
DTSTAMP:20261026T195132
CREATED:20240603T174703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103228Z
UID:81859-1707228000-1707233400@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Unveiling China's 'Muslim Diplomacy' in Indonesia: Strategies to Counter Criticism on Xinjiang
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTThe Yunnan–Indochina Railway\, a French investment in imperial China during the age of “railroad colonialism\,” was designed to link French-colonized Indochina to Chinese markets and to stimulate cross-border trade in tin\, silk\, tea\, and opium. Yet this ambitious project came at a devastating human cost: thousands of Chinese workers lost their lives during its brutal construction. In this talk\, Selda Altan adopts a transnational perspective to situate the railway’s labor conflicts within the broader history of the post-emancipation coolie trade and the emergence of a global labor market. She argues that\, long before the Chinese Communist Party cast Chinese workers as the vanguard of revolution in the 1920s\, late nineteenth-century Euro-American competition for cheap labor had already given rise to the modern figure of the Chinese worker.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERSelda Altan is Associate Professor of History at Randolph College. She specializes in labor history\, colonialism\, and comparative empires. Her research examines the experiences of Chinese workers in transnational and imperial contexts\, with a particular focus on labor markets\, migration\, and capitalist development.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor John D. Wong (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/unveiling-chinas-muslim-diplomacy-in-indonesia-strategies-to-counter-criticism-on-xinjiang/
LOCATION:Room 201\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:ASIAR
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240130T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240130T180000
DTSTAMP:20261026T195132
CREATED:20240603T175535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103228Z
UID:81871-1706630400-1706637600@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Public Dialogue “The Future of Civilization: Where is Humanity going?”
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTThe Yunnan–Indochina Railway\, a French investment in imperial China during the age of “railroad colonialism\,” was designed to link French-colonized Indochina to Chinese markets and to stimulate cross-border trade in tin\, silk\, tea\, and opium. Yet this ambitious project came at a devastating human cost: thousands of Chinese workers lost their lives during its brutal construction. In this talk\, Selda Altan adopts a transnational perspective to situate the railway’s labor conflicts within the broader history of the post-emancipation coolie trade and the emergence of a global labor market. She argues that\, long before the Chinese Communist Party cast Chinese workers as the vanguard of revolution in the 1920s\, late nineteenth-century Euro-American competition for cheap labor had already given rise to the modern figure of the Chinese worker.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERSelda Altan is Associate Professor of History at Randolph College. She specializes in labor history\, colonialism\, and comparative empires. Her research examines the experiences of Chinese workers in transnational and imperial contexts\, with a particular focus on labor markets\, migration\, and capitalist development.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor John D. Wong (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/public-dialogue-the-future-of-civilization-where-is-humanity-going/
LOCATION:Academic Conference Room\, 11/F\, Cheng Yu Tung Tower\, Centennial Campus\, HKU
CATEGORIES:ASIAR
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240130T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240130T133000
DTSTAMP:20261026T195132
CREATED:20240603T180553Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103229Z
UID:81887-1706617800-1706621400@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:From Comrades to Enemies: Three Chinese Interpreters' Tangled Paths from the Pacific War to the Korean War and the Cold War
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTThe Yunnan–Indochina Railway\, a French investment in imperial China during the age of “railroad colonialism\,” was designed to link French-colonized Indochina to Chinese markets and to stimulate cross-border trade in tin\, silk\, tea\, and opium. Yet this ambitious project came at a devastating human cost: thousands of Chinese workers lost their lives during its brutal construction. In this talk\, Selda Altan adopts a transnational perspective to situate the railway’s labor conflicts within the broader history of the post-emancipation coolie trade and the emergence of a global labor market. She argues that\, long before the Chinese Communist Party cast Chinese workers as the vanguard of revolution in the 1920s\, late nineteenth-century Euro-American competition for cheap labor had already given rise to the modern figure of the Chinese worker.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERSelda Altan is Associate Professor of History at Randolph College. She specializes in labor history\, colonialism\, and comparative empires. Her research examines the experiences of Chinese workers in transnational and imperial contexts\, with a particular focus on labor markets\, migration\, and capitalist development.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor John D. Wong (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/from-comrades-to-enemies-three-chinese-interpreters-tangled-paths-from-the-pacific-war-to-the-korean-war-and-the-cold-war/
LOCATION:Room 201\, May Hall\, The University of Hong Kong\, or Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240126T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240126T133000
DTSTAMP:20261026T195132
CREATED:20240603T190650Z
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SUMMARY:The BRI in National Peripheries: Gwadar and the Limits of Outsourced Development
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTThe Yunnan–Indochina Railway\, a French investment in imperial China during the age of “railroad colonialism\,” was designed to link French-colonized Indochina to Chinese markets and to stimulate cross-border trade in tin\, silk\, tea\, and opium. Yet this ambitious project came at a devastating human cost: thousands of Chinese workers lost their lives during its brutal construction. In this talk\, Selda Altan adopts a transnational perspective to situate the railway’s labor conflicts within the broader history of the post-emancipation coolie trade and the emergence of a global labor market. She argues that\, long before the Chinese Communist Party cast Chinese workers as the vanguard of revolution in the 1920s\, late nineteenth-century Euro-American competition for cheap labor had already given rise to the modern figure of the Chinese worker.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERSelda Altan is Associate Professor of History at Randolph College. She specializes in labor history\, colonialism\, and comparative empires. Her research examines the experiences of Chinese workers in transnational and imperial contexts\, with a particular focus on labor markets\, migration\, and capitalist development.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor John D. Wong (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/the-bri-in-national-peripheries-gwadar-and-the-limits-of-outsourced-development/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:ASIAR
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SUMMARY:“Flourishing Cities: Past\, Present\, and Future” Reading Group & Research Workshop Session 4
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTThe Yunnan–Indochina Railway\, a French investment in imperial China during the age of “railroad colonialism\,” was designed to link French-colonized Indochina to Chinese markets and to stimulate cross-border trade in tin\, silk\, tea\, and opium. Yet this ambitious project came at a devastating human cost: thousands of Chinese workers lost their lives during its brutal construction. In this talk\, Selda Altan adopts a transnational perspective to situate the railway’s labor conflicts within the broader history of the post-emancipation coolie trade and the emergence of a global labor market. She argues that\, long before the Chinese Communist Party cast Chinese workers as the vanguard of revolution in the 1920s\, late nineteenth-century Euro-American competition for cheap labor had already given rise to the modern figure of the Chinese worker.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERSelda Altan is Associate Professor of History at Randolph College. She specializes in labor history\, colonialism\, and comparative empires. Her research examines the experiences of Chinese workers in transnational and imperial contexts\, with a particular focus on labor markets\, migration\, and capitalist development.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor John D. Wong (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/flourishing-cities-past-present-and-future-reading-group-research-workshop-session-4/
LOCATION:Room 201\, 2/F\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Others
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20240125T170000
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SUMMARY:Multiracial Britishness: Global Networks in Hong Kong\, 1910–45
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTThe Yunnan–Indochina Railway\, a French investment in imperial China during the age of “railroad colonialism\,” was designed to link French-colonized Indochina to Chinese markets and to stimulate cross-border trade in tin\, silk\, tea\, and opium. Yet this ambitious project came at a devastating human cost: thousands of Chinese workers lost their lives during its brutal construction. In this talk\, Selda Altan adopts a transnational perspective to situate the railway’s labor conflicts within the broader history of the post-emancipation coolie trade and the emergence of a global labor market. She argues that\, long before the Chinese Communist Party cast Chinese workers as the vanguard of revolution in the 1920s\, late nineteenth-century Euro-American competition for cheap labor had already given rise to the modern figure of the Chinese worker.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERSelda Altan is Associate Professor of History at Randolph College. She specializes in labor history\, colonialism\, and comparative empires. Her research examines the experiences of Chinese workers in transnational and imperial contexts\, with a particular focus on labor markets\, migration\, and capitalist development.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor John D. Wong (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/multiracial-britishness-global-networks-in-hong-kong-1910-45/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Others
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20231218T173000
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CREATED:20240603T193203Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260420T102143Z
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SUMMARY:Admissions Event - Webinar Replay on HKU's Master of Family Wealth Management Programme
DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACTThe Yunnan–Indochina Railway\, a French investment in imperial China during the age of “railroad colonialism\,” was designed to link French-colonized Indochina to Chinese markets and to stimulate cross-border trade in tin\, silk\, tea\, and opium. Yet this ambitious project came at a devastating human cost: thousands of Chinese workers lost their lives during its brutal construction. In this talk\, Selda Altan adopts a transnational perspective to situate the railway’s labor conflicts within the broader history of the post-emancipation coolie trade and the emergence of a global labor market. She argues that\, long before the Chinese Communist Party cast Chinese workers as the vanguard of revolution in the 1920s\, late nineteenth-century Euro-American competition for cheap labor had already given rise to the modern figure of the Chinese worker.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERSelda Altan is Associate Professor of History at Randolph College. She specializes in labor history\, colonialism\, and comparative empires. Her research examines the experiences of Chinese workers in transnational and imperial contexts\, with a particular focus on labor markets\, migration\, and capitalist development.   ABOUT THE SERIESThis monthly webinar series features the newest research on the history of Chinese business and entrepreneurship. If you have any questions about this webinar series\, would be interested in giving a talk\, or would like to be removed from this mailing list\, please contact Professor John D. Wong (jdwong@hku.hk) or Professor Ghassan Moazzin (gmoazzin@hku.hk).
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/admissions-event-webinar-replay-on-hkus-master-of-family-wealth-management-programme/
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