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In 1849 it took the clipper ship flying cloud 89 days to reach San Franciscos golden date harbor from new york. In the spring of 1945, no point on earth was more than 40 flying hours away from San Francisco. In those 100 years, San Francisco grew larger as the world grew smaller. It developed into a vigorous and cosmopolitan center. A center of commerce and culture and of industry and shipping for the war in the pacific. And for nine weeks in the spring of 1945 San Francisco was the center of mens hopes for lasting peace. Delegates representing 46 nations came to San Francisco on april 25, 1945. Representing almost 2,000 Million People, more than 80 of humanity. All at war when the conference was begun, they came with hope born of common struggle. They came to design together machinery to end war. A curse which in 30 years killed 40 million human beings. Maimed countless millions more, both armed and unarmed. When the conference convened, Franklin Roosevelt was missing. The man who hel
In 1849 it took the clipper ship flying cloud 89 days to reach San Franciscos golden gate harbor from new york. In the spring of 1945, no point on earth was more than 40 flying hours away from San Francisco. In those 100 years, San Francisco grew larger as the world grew smaller. It developed into a vigorous and cosmopolitan center. Of commerce and culture and of industry and shipping for the war in the pacific. And for nine weeks in the spring of 1945 San Francisco was the center of mens hopes for lasting peace. Delegates representing 46 nations came to San Francisco on april 25th, 1945. Representing almost 2,000 Million People, more than 80 of humanity. All at war when the conference was begun, they came with hope born of common struggle. They came to design together machinery to end war. A curse which in 30 years killed 40 million human beings. Maimed, countless millions more, both armed and unarmed. When the conference convened, Franklin Roosevelt was missing. The man who helped we
Continued rise of communist in the soviet union and china. Cspan recorded this event in 20913. 2013. Ian buruma professor of human rights in journalist at bard college was educated in holland and japan. Hes won several awards for his work among them the International Erasmus prize and journalism award, publications he writes for in the new york review of books, new yorker, New York Times, and r. C. Handleblog and the guardian, which recently published his highly learned and highly entertaining review of the British Museums current exhibition shunga, sex and pleasure in japanese art. Also taming the gods, religion and democracy on three continents. Murder in amsterdam, liberal europe and inventing japan 1863 to 1964. In the year 0, history of 1945, most of which he wrote while he was a fellow at the Common Center in 201112 to the series fellow, fellows, he was so productive, produced a brilliant portrayal of the world emerging from the devastation and unspeakable horrors of world war ii
Japan and the continued rise of communism in the soviet union and china. Cspan recorded this event in 2013. Ian buruma, the henry r. Youth professor in Barton College was in holland and japan. He earned several awards for his work. The publications he writes for include the new york review of books, the new yorker, the New York Times and the guardian which the guardian published sex and pleasure in japanese art. Among his previous books are taming the gods, murder in amsterdam and the limits of tolerance and inventing japan 1863 to 1964. In year zoero, most of which e wrote in the Commons Center in 2012 to serious envy of his fellows that he was so productive, he produced a brilliant portrayal of the world emerging from the devastation and unspeakable horrors of world war ii in europe and in asia. Skeptical about the idea that we can learn much from history, he nonetheless wanted to know, he writes, what those who lived through the war and its end, including his own father, went throug