Neither boxers nor a rebellion...Discuss!

<p>Jeremiah and David welcome historian Jeffrey Wasserstrom to the show. Jeff is Chancellor's Professor of History at the UC Irvine, and is not only a prolific academic scholar, but also one of the most sought after China analysts appearing on mainstream news media outlets such as BBC and NPR.  His most recent book, <i>Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink</i>, documents the recent political unrest in Hong Kong, putting the movement into historical context. On today’s show, we delve into Jeff’s current project, which is a reevaluation of the Boxer War of 1899-1901. The conversation draws parallels between the xenophobia and anti-foreign sentiment in China during the Boxer incident and thenationalistic and racial divisions between China and the West engendered by the Coronavirus crisis.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Jeffrey Wasserstrom and Maura Cunningham, <i><a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/China-21st-Century-Everyone-Needs-ebook/dp/B079S3WBF5/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1589782536&amp;sr=8-2">China in the 21st Century: What Everyone Needs to Know</a></i></p> <p>Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn, <i><a target="_blank" href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/wu-fei-abigail-washburn/1495885892?ign-gact=3&amp;ls=1">Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn</a></i></p> <p>Zi Zhongyun, "<a href="http://chinaheritage.net/journal/1900-2020-an-old-anxiety-in-a-new-era/">Viral Alarm"</a> (translated by Geremie R. Barmé)</p> 7.0.1