1 03, 2018

The Emperor has Returned!

By |March 1st, 2018|Categories: China, Art & History|0 Comments

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-43361276 Oh dear the Emperor has returned ! I titled the epilogue of Brushstrokes in Time : The Changing Face of China.  ‘China has had a dynastic government for 2000 years. They may not like that description but the Chinese

10 09, 2017

Nostalgia for Empire !

By |September 10th, 2017|Categories: History|0 Comments

Because of the rise in empire nostalgia, knowing the truth about the brutality of empire is important. Our schools don’t teach empire and most Brits know little and what they do know is coloured by ideas of benevolent patriarchy.  In