Global History Collaborative

Events organized by the GHC Consortium

2015

2014

  • Berlin Workshop: « Is global history truly global: Positionality of historians »
    Berlin, 4 – 6 December: Venue: International Research Center „Work and Human Life Course in Global History (re:work)“, Humboldt University Berlin. More information here
  • The University of Tokyo already held two GHC Seminars:
    • « Encountering the ‘Non-European’ and Defining ‘Europeanness' » (25th April 2014) April 2014.
    • « A Reconsideration about the Reasons for the Success of Opium in China in the XIXth century » (12th December 2014). Please check the following pages :  December 12, 2014. Associate Professor Xavier Paulès at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales gave a talk with the title of ”A Reconsideration about the Reasons for the Success of Opium in China in the XIXth Century”. Professor Paulès explained, in a convincing way, reasons of the success of opium in the XIXth century China from political, economic and social points of view. At the Q&A session after the talk, there were many comments and questions on characteristics of Qing China society, terminology, comparison with Japan and Southeast Asia in global history’s context, etc. Participants enjoyed good discussions and exchange of opinions much.