TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Mao Zedong's infamous mango cult | Vivian Jiang
In August 1968, factory workers overheard news of a mandatory meeting. Whispered rumors described shipments of a gift from the country's Communist leader, Chairman Mao Zedong. And sure enough, managers soon distributed a gift to every...
Crash Course
Protests East and West: Crash Course European History
The post-World War II decades in Europe are sometimes called the Thirty Glorious Years. As those years wore on, tensions between East and West grew, and economic growth slowed or was unevenly distributed across Europe, protests and...
TED Talks
Yasheng Huang: Does democracy stifle economic growth?
Economist Yasheng Huang compares China to India, and asks how China's authoritarian rule contributed to its astonishing economic growth -- leading to a big question: Is democracy actually holding India back? Huang's answer may surprise you.
TED Talks
Fields Wicker-Miurin: Learning from leadership's missing manual
Leadership doesn't have a user's manual, but Fields Wicker-Miurin says stories of remarkable, local leaders are the next best thing. At a TED salon in London, she shares three.
Crash Course
China, Zaju, and Beijing Opera: Crash Course Theater #25
This week we're headed to China to learn about the ancient origins of theater there. We'll look at the early days of wizard theater (not a typo), the development of classical Chinese theater, and the evolution of Beijing Opera.
TED Talks
Eric X. Li: A tale of two political systems
It's a standard assumption in the West: As a society progresses, it eventually becomes a capitalist, multi-party democracy. Right? Eric X. Li, a Chinese investor and political scientist, begs to differ. In this provocative,...
Crash Course
Communists, Nationalists, and China's Revolutions Crash Course World History
In which John Green teaches you about China's Revolutions. While the rest of the world was off having a couple of World Wars, China was busily uprooting the dynastic system that had ruled there for millennia. Most revolutions have some...
Curated Video
Communists, Nationalists, and China's Revolutions: Crash Course World History
In which John Green teaches you about China's Revolutions. While the rest of the world was off having a couple of World Wars, China was busily uprooting the dynastic system that had ruled there for millennia. Most revolutions have some...
Curated Video
Life in the 5th Generation
Chinese scholar and literary translator Michael Berry (UCLA) describes the extraordinary cultural landscape for the 5th Generation of Chinese filmmakers.
Jabzy
How did 80 Million People Die in Maoist China? | History of China 1955-1970 Documentary 8/10
How did 80 Million People Die in Maoist China? | History of China 1955-1970 Documentary 8/10
Jabzy
Why did the Qing Dynasty Fall? History of China 1895-1918 Documentary 3/10
Why did the Qing Dynasty Fall? History of China 1895-1918 Documentary 3/10
Jabzy
How did the Communists Take over China? | History of China 1945-1955 Documentary 7/10
How did the Communists Take over China? | History of China 1945-1955 Documentary 7/10
Institute for New Economic Thinking
How China's Economy Actually Works
Professor Chenggang Xu (Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business) explains what the world commonly misunderstands about Chinese economic growth and reform.
The Telegraph
Charles Moore discusses British Institutions Climate Change and the rise of China
When Charles Moore first became a journalist in 1979, Britain was at a crossroads. There were fears the country was facing a perpetual crisis with soaring unemployment, inflation, and social unrest. Britain was bitterly divided....
The Telegraph
Janet Daley america will soon wake up to Wokeism
Do not be fooled by the dominance of the woke movement; it is already running out of steam. In this week’s Off Script Janet Daley joins Steven Edginton to discuss America and Britain: what divides the two nations and what unites them.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Yasheng Huang: The Architecture of Asia - INET Panel (4 of 7)
Yasheng Huang is Professor of Political Economy at the MIT Sloan School of Management, and a speaker at INET's Conference at Bretton Woods on April 10, 2011
Institute for New Economic Thinking
When Innovation Meets Authoritarianism
China is the staging ground for an economic experiment: Can innovation succeed when it’s directed by an authoritarian state? INET President Rob Johnson sits down with Julian Gewirtz to discuss his book Unlikely Partners: Chinese...
Jabzy
Mao the Swimmer - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Mao the Swimmer
Economics Explained
The Economy of Modern Day China
China has come along way. As of the time of this writing, the communist country is the second-largest economy in the world and looks poised to reclaim its title as the world's largest economy within the next century. So without further...
Jack Rackam
The Ultimate Revolutionary | The Life & Times of Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong: Great at rebelling against governments, not so great at leading them. Climbed to the top of the communist ladder during the Long March, and won the Chinese Civil War! ...But then the Great Leap Forward backfired and the...
Religion for Breakfast
Confucianism is Making a Comeback in China
In this episode we examine the topic: Confucianism is Making a Comeback in China
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London fashion and tourism shops, montage, London, UK, 1960s
London fashion and tourism shops, montage, London, UK, 1960s