For anyone interested in recent Asian history, Photios has started a series on Japanese nationals who were kidnapped by the North Koreans and forced to train spies in Japanese language and culture. The title link is to the first entry in the series, posted March 5.
File under: Korea watch.
Gem Books from 100 Years Past: 1924
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It was indeed a different era. What was going on in 1924 when these books
were being published and read? The 1924 Paris Olympics, Leopold and Loeb
murders,...
2 days ago
1 comment:
Thanks!
(I don't suppose that I'm allowed to ask who that really is in the portrait you have bolstering your pseudonym? I'm just enough of a history buff to feel silly I can't put a name to him. At a guess, I should recognize the fellow?)
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