1) to provide informative, thesis-driven, and peer-reviewed essays from multiple perspectives on topics that are mainstays of community college and undergraduate paper assignments (the sort of topics normal for both papers and lectures in survey/upper-division courses, e.g. Caesar and his role in the fall of the Republic), and

2) to model effective essay writing.

Experts in the field will write about these "enduring questions." Having several scholars weigh in on these topics will provide varying viewpoints and encourage critical thought. Each essay will be about 2,000-3,000 words. The honorarium for each piece is $250.

We need contributors for two East Asian questions:

--What caused the ninth-century crisis in Chinese Buddhism?
--Does the legend of the Japanese samurai match up with the historical reality?

If interested in either one, please reply to this inquiry as soon as is convenient. We would be looking for a deadline of May 15th, 2011. Please provide a c.v., your academic affiliation, and the best way to contact you (much of our correspondence is conducted via email).

Jim Tschen Emmons, PhD
Review Board Moderator, Academic Solutions Database for World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras
jbemmons@nic.edu