The Europeans are Ocean Devils!!!!
- Posted: 17.Jul.2007.
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"An Ocean Devil. A caricature of a fire-breathing English sailor, which appeared in 1839 as part of Ch'ing propagande designed to increase Chinese xenofobia. Yet there was little in the behaviour of the Briton to suggest he was other than 'truly a wonderful monster'"
From: Chinese Civilization, by Yong Yap and Arthur Cotterell, Book Club Associates, 1977.
Some Things Never Change...
- Posted: 17.Jul.2007.
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"An Ocean Devil. A caricature of a fire-breathing English sailor, which appeared in 1839 as part of Ch'ing propagande designed to increase Chinese xenofobia. Yet there was little in the behaviour of the Briton to suggest he was other than 'truly a wonderful monster'"
From: Chinese Civilization, by Yong Yap and Arthur Cotterell, Book Club Associates, 1977.
Some Things Never Change...
Japanese Anti-China Propaganda!
- Posted: 17.Jul.2007.
This and some other pictures with commentary in that funny French.
- Posted: 17.Jul.2007.
This and some other pictures with commentary in that funny French.
A Fake Chess Photograph
- Posted: 13.Jun.2007.
This story about a fake picture of world champions Alekhine and Capablanca playing against each other is of interest even to chess-haters. Here the active (re-)making of history in Communist Russia comes out in all its ornate madness (that stamp!!). From the Fab Archives of chess writer Edward Winter.
- Posted: 13.Jun.2007.
This story about a fake picture of world champions Alekhine and Capablanca playing against each other is of interest even to chess-haters. Here the active (re-)making of history in Communist Russia comes out in all its ornate madness (that stamp!!). From the Fab Archives of chess writer Edward Winter.
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