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...Babylon," a stunning exhibition at the Louvre in Paris from March 14 to June 2, seeks to re-establish that reality. It deftly illustrates how 2,000 years of Babylonian history gave rise to manifold myths, and how European artists and thinkers responded to and transformed them. Put on jointly by the Louvre, Berlin's Staatliche Museum (where the exhibition moves on June 26) and London's British Museum (where it will open on Nov. 13), it's an unprecedented collaboration that brings together nearly 400 artifacts and pieces of art. Béatrice André-Salvini, a curator...
Arranged chronologically, "Babylon" unpacks some of the world's most iconic artifacts to explain the shifting motives of the city's rulers. By the early 18th century B.C., Hammurabi, the sixth King of Babylon, had used an aggressive military policy to conquer rival city-states and to establish Babylon as Mesopotamia's political heart. But Hammurabi was concerned about more than expansion, as demonstrated by the magnificent Code of Hammurabi stela, a 7-ft.-high (2 m) column of basalt upon which he inscribed 282 codified laws and punishments in cuneiform, the Babylonian script that predates even hieroglyphics. Although...
...Harvard Kennedy School has renewed an agreement with a Chinese university to train Chinese government officials in management skills at Harvard, the latest step in the University’s efforts to establish a foothold in China...
Despite the increasing ties at Harvard’s professional schools, student organizations with programs in China said they hope that University initiatives continue to expand because Harvard has a long way to go to establish a strong presence in China...
...glowing, often hagiographic coverage - and his media halo had until recently extended to his family, friends, staff and advisors. Part of any insurgent campaign is to revel in its practice and claims that it is not playing by "the old rules" of politics. That can often include neglecting to establish and enforce the kind of strict rules for conduct and communications that more practiced, buttoned-down campaigns provide. In that respect, the recent troubles of Goolsbee and Power should be a wake-up call to Obama...