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In JEROEN DUINDAM's Dynasties A Global History of Power, 1300-1800, he claims that the norm of Eurocentric perspective has led modern historians to avoid global comparison. What does he mean by this?

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What factors led to Singapore's rapid development over other countries in their region and why weren't other cities able to do the same thing?

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Were the Jurchens of the Jin dynasty, the Jurchens of the Ming dynasty, and the Manchus of the Qing dynasty all the same group of people, or are there differences between them?

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Who was the first western leader that self identified as an atheist or homosexual?

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Was Qin Shi Huang really as evil as he's portrayed or is it that he was slandered or made to look evil by the Han dynasty to justify usurping the Qin?

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Did "racism" exist in China prior to contact with Europeans?

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Why did organized religion in east Asia never become as dominant as it was in Europe and the middle east?

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How much influence did Tibetan Buddhism and its clergy have in Ming and Qing China?

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Prior to language standardization, did people on the Chinese/Korean and Chinese/Vietnamese borders speak a mixed pidgin language that incorporated elements of both languages?

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How different were the Jurchens from the Manchus, or were Manchus really just another name for the Jurchen ethnic group?

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In JEROEN DUINDAM's Dynasties A Global History of Power, 1300-1800, he claims that the norm of Eurocentric perspective has led modern historians to avoid global comparison. What does he mean by this?	2
What factors led to Singapore's rapid development over other countries in their region and why weren't other cities able to do the same thing?	2
Were the Jurchens of the Jin dynasty, the Jurchens of the Ming dynasty, and the Manchus of the Qing dynasty all the same group of people, or are there differences between them?	2
Who was the first western leader that self identified as an atheist or homosexual?	2
Was Qin Shi Huang really as evil as he's portrayed or is it that he was slandered or made to look evil by the Han dynasty to justify usurping the Qin?	2
Did "racism" exist in China prior to contact with Europeans?	2
Why did organized religion in east Asia never become as dominant as it was in Europe and the middle east?	2
How much influence did Tibetan Buddhism and its clergy have in Ming and Qing China?	2
Prior to language standardization, did people on the Chinese/Korean and Chinese/Vietnamese borders speak a mixed pidgin language that incorporated elements of both languages?	2
How different were the Jurchens from the Manchus, or were Manchus really just another name for the Jurchen ethnic group?	2