http://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/91944 Ian Buruma's recent appearances from the C-SPAN networks en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Fri, 24 May 2013 01:46:48 GMT C-SPAN Person Recent Appearances http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/showPicture.php?personid=91944&width=130 http://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/91944 136 248 Head shot of {$person->name} Ian Buruma talked about his book [Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance], published by Penguin Press. He read excerpts from his book. Professor Buruma talked about the tension between the Dutch natives and the Muslim immigrants living in the Netherlands, focusing on the 2004 murder of media personality Theo van Gogh. Mr. Van Gogh's murderer, a Muslim, targeted the outspoken Dutchman because he created a documentary criticizing the treatment of women under Islam. The author used this case to argue against the commonly-held idea that Holland is a very tolerant nation. After his presentation he responded to audience members' questions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/194802-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/194802-1 Sat, 28 Oct 2006 23:00:17 GMT Ian Buruma talked about the book he co-authored with Avishai Margalit, [Occidentalism: The West in the Eyes of Its Enemies], published by Penguin Books. In the book the authors examined what they viewed as the "anti-Western virus" in Islam and argued that these feelings of anti-Americanism were shared throughout the world. After a discussion with Fouad Ajami, Professor Buruma answered questions from members of the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/181551-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/181551-1 Sun, 18 Jul 2004 02:57:17 GMT Foreign policy analysts talked about the future of Iraq and governing Iraq without President Saddam Hussein. Among the topics they addressed were the current government's intelligence operations and its potential impact on future Iraqi society. Following their remarks they answered questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/174239-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/174239-1 Mon, 16 Dec 2002 14:18:00 GMT Mr. Buruma talked about his book [Bad Elements: Chinese Rebels from Los Angeles to Beijing], published by Random House. The book is about Chinese pro-democracy dissidents around the world. Mr. Buruma assessed the possibility of democracy emerging in China and reviewed the arguments against such an outcome. Mr. Buruma answered questions following his talk. Mr. Buruma is also the author of [God's Dust: A Modern Asian Journey,] [Behind the Mask] and [The Wages of Guilt: Memories of War in Germany and Japan.] He was formerly an editor at the [Far Eastern Economic Review]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/167817-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/167817-1 Sun, 06 Jan 2002 02:40:21 GMT