History of China Book Review! (The Shortest History of China)
I recently read Linda Jaivin's 2021 book, " The Shortest History of China ". Why? Because I'm late to the game. So many economists (and economics pundits) speak confidently about a wide range of topics. A new one every week! Not only do they jump around economics topics, but also seemingly unrelated topics... and impressively any country around the globe that happens to be in the headlines. It's all a bit deflating. Supposedly in intellectual life, there are 'foxes' and 'hedgehogs'. Foxes are those who know some things about everything, and hedgehogs are those that know everything about something. As I've grown up, I've realized I'm not really good at being either. So here arrives this book! I've mostly come to terms with having very little awareness of other cultures. This is a symptom of having gone to The New School. The New School is the #1 US school in terms of students from outside the US. And it's not e...