c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 1 Michael Barone, Life May Differ in Your Region; The varied cultures of
Greater Appalachia, the Midlands, the Deep South, New England and the
Germano-Scandanavian Midwest. Wall Street Journal, Oct 10, 2011.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240
52970204422404576594843203282876.html
(book review on Colin Woodard, American Nations; A history of the eleven
rival regional cultures of North America. Viking, 2011)
Quote: "I think Mr Woodard errs in not defining a separate Germano-
Scandinavian America in the Dakotas, Wisconsin and Minnesota, whose
isolationist and dovish proclivities made the region the center of
opposition to US participation in World War I and (before Pearl Harbor)
World War II and a certer of opposition to the Vietnam War.
Note:
(a) Colin Woodard's web site:
http://www.colinwoodard.com/americannations
(b) Articles of Confederation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Articles_of_Confederation
( drafted by the Continental Congress in 1776-77, went into use in 1777 and
was formally ratified by all 13 states in 1781)
(c) Henry Adams
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Adams
(1838-1918; American historian)
(d)
* Francophone (adj and n; First Known Use 1962):
"of, having, or belonging to a population using French as its first or
sometimes second language"
* -phone (noun combining form; Greek phōnē sounding):
"1: sound —often in names of musical instruments and sound-
transmitting devices
2: speaker of (a specified language)
All definitions are from www.m-w.com.
(e) breezy (adj): "briskly informal "
(f) Yankee
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee
(usually referring to people originating in the northeastern United States,
or still more narrowly New England; section 1.1 Early usage)
(g) Deep South
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_South
(Historically, it is differentiated from the "Upper South" as being the
states which were most dependent on plantation type agriculture during the
pre-Civil War period)
(h) For Low Country of South Carolina, see South Carolina Lowcountry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina_Lowcountry
(known for its agricultural wealth; This area is mostly near or below sea
level; thus the term "low country")
(i) For Jacksonians,see Jacksonian democracy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacksonian_Democrats
(e political movement toward greater democracy for the common man typified
by American politician Andrew Jackson and his supporters; to end what he
termed a "monopoly" of government by elites. Jeffersonians opposed inherited
elites but favored educated men, while the Jacksonians gave little weight
to education)
(j) James K Polk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_K._Polk
(1795-1849; presidency 1945-1849; When Mexico rejected American annexation
of Texas, Polk led the nation to a sweeping victory in the Mexican-American
War [1846-1848], which gave the United States most of its present Southwest)
(k) Delaware River
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_River | j******n
发帖数: 21641 | 2 这期<时代>有篇<邓小平>的书评
说
书很厚,掉在地上能砸坏小孩,但没什么洞见
不过这不是教授作者写得不好,而是因为中国高层人物本来就比较神秘
【在 c**i 的大作中提到】
: Michael Barone, Life May Differ in Your Region; The varied cultures of
: Greater Appalachia, the Midlands, the Deep South, New England and the
: Germano-Scandanavian Midwest. Wall Street Journal, Oct 10, 2011.
: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240
: 52970204422404576594843203282876.html
: (book review on Colin Woodard, American Nations; A history of the eleven
: rival regional cultures of North America. Viking, 2011)
: Quote: "I think Mr Woodard errs in not defining a separate Germano-
: Scandinavian America in the Dakotas, Wisconsin and Minnesota, whose
: isolationist and dovish proclivities made the region the center of
| c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 3 (1) Here it is, for the curious.
Simon Elegant, His Secret's Safe. Time, Oct 17, 2011.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2096346,00.htm
("Vogel is curiously reluctant to offer insight into Deng's character"
(2) I read the book when it came out about two or three months ago--before
any review came out.
The following is what I thought at the time.
The problem with Ezra Vogel's book is he just read books and re-writes it as
his own. Just mundane facts but no analysis or insight--not even his
personal views. I am very disappointed with him. I did not read Japan as No
1 but his fame from that book might be undeserving.
As for your last clause, I disagree. Mao is well known. Still a writer or
writers can work hard to write a good one. For example:
Jung Chang and on Holliday, Mao Zedong, Mao: The Unknown Story. 2005.
【在 j******n 的大作中提到】
: 这期<时代>有篇<邓小平>的书评
: 说
: 书很厚,掉在地上能砸坏小孩,但没什么洞见
: 不过这不是教授作者写得不好,而是因为中国高层人物本来就比较神秘
| j******n
发帖数: 21641 | 4 Jung Chang那个不是很多硬伤么
as
No
【在 c**i 的大作中提到】
: (1) Here it is, for the curious.
: Simon Elegant, His Secret's Safe. Time, Oct 17, 2011.
: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2096346,00.htm
: ("Vogel is curiously reluctant to offer insight into Deng's character"
: (2) I read the book when it came out about two or three months ago--before
: any review came out.
: The following is what I thought at the time.
: The problem with Ezra Vogel's book is he just read books and re-writes it as
: his own. Just mundane facts but no analysis or insight--not even his
: personal views. I am very disappointed with him. I did not read Japan as No
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