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...Near the middle of his arresting academic study of the craftsmen of the Qin (221-207 B.C.) and Han (206 B.C.-220 A.D.) dynasties, Barbieri-Low - an assistant professor of Chinese history at the University of California, Santa Barbara - describes the frenetic Eastern Market of the Han capital of Chang'an (present-day Xi'an). Established in 201 B.C. by Liu Bang, the first Han Emperor, this shopper's paradise was surfeited with stalls hawking everything from silk to cheap tableware. At a whopping 5.4 million sq. ft. (500,000 sq m), it covered more space, as Barbieri-Low points...
Last night’s gift represents a less politically-charged overture than some other donations offered to Harvard by leaders of Middle Eastern nations...
...Approved courses include Literature and Arts 51: “Virgil,” taught by classics professor Richard F. Thomas; a modified version of Humanities 18: “For the Love of God and His Prophet,” taught by Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations professor Ali S. Asani; Foreign Cultures 70: “Islam,” also taught by Asani; and a new course called “Poetry Without Borders,” to be taught by Slavic Languages and Literatures professor Stephanie Sandler...
...score to 4-15, also pushing his record to 11-0 in dual action (20-1 overall). The third-ranked sophomore has been a success story in a trying year for the Crimson, and O’Connor has promising opportunities in individual competition at the Eastern and National tournaments later this season. Another positive for the Harvard team appeared in the continuation of a six-match win streak for Matt Button at 165 lbs. The senior took out the Bears’ Chris Muesser to earn the Crimson its only other points in the match. Unfortunately for Harvard...
...season.”Next up on the slate for the Crimson is the ECAC Championships on Mar. 1. The team will look to utilize its depth and build on its play over the past weekend to improve on last season’s eighth-place finish at Eastern Championships.—Staff writer Mauricio A. Cruz can be reached at cruz2@fas.harvard.edu...