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Reliving the Boxer Uprising; or, the Restricted Meaning of Civilisation (2003)
Book Chapter
Chan, S. (2003). Reliving the Boxer Uprising; or, the Restricted Meaning of Civilisation. In P. Mandaville, & A. J. Williams (Eds.), Meaning and International Relations. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203167557-11

This chapter is an enlarged version of a review essay commenting on Huntington's book. Although distinguished critics such as Edward Said have lambasted the book in much more influential outlets, Huntington chose to reply, not to Said, but to my own... Read More about Reliving the Boxer Uprising; or, the Restricted Meaning of Civilisation.

Zimbabwe: Land and Starvation (2003)
Journal Article
Chan, S. (2003). Zimbabwe: Land and Starvation. World today, 59(3),

Eleven years ago, in 1992, Zimbabwe was in the grip of famine. Its President Robert Mugabe was in the depths of despair, having just lost his wife Sally. Yet, in that year, he opened ministerial dialogue with South Africa, played a key role in bringi... Read More about Zimbabwe: Land and Starvation.