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14 produkter
Ideas, Society and Politics in Northeast Asia and Northern Europe
Worlds Apart, Learning from Each Other
Av Ras Tind Nielsen, Geir Helgesen
Häftad, 2012
315 kr
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Western scholars have long studied China, Japan and Korea (among other Asian countries). However, in recent years we have seen the study of western societies launched at certain Asian universities while an interesting new development is the establishment of Nordic studies in China, Japan and South …
Shanghai Cooperation Organization
New Directions, Perspectives, and Challenges
Häftad, 2012
385 kr
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In its first decade of existence, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has developed into a key regional security group in Asia. Alarmists believe that the SCO is making itself into a NATO of the East, thus posing a long-term threat to the West, while others point to a "looseness" in the SCO …
Dialogue with North Korea?
Preconditions for Talking Human Rights with the Hermit Kingdom
Av Geir Helgesen, Hatla Thelle
Häftad, 2013
217 kr
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There is hardly another country as isolated and with such a bleak image as North Korea. It is portrayed in the Western media as a Hermit Kingdom ruled by an outdated, communist dictatorship whose clandestine nuclear programmes alarm its neighbours and which uses dreadful labour camps to control a …
End of Empire
100 Days in 1945 That Changed Asia and the World
Av David P. Chandler, Robert Cribb m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
281 kr
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Almost nowhere in eastern Asia did the end of World War II bring peace. Within days, the fragile wartime truce between Nationalists and Communists in China began to fray. Even before Japan's formal surrender, nationalist revolutions were sweeping through much of the region, most notably in Vietnam …
Explaining the East Asian Peace
A Research Story
Häftad, 2017
252 kr
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The fascinating and controversial (but also personal) story of a 6-year research program based at Uppsala University that, instead of explaining conflict, has sought to explain peace, and to gauge its quality and sustainability. Specifically, the program has sought to understand the dramatic drop …
Thai Politics in Translation
Monarchy, Democracy and the Supra-constitution
Av Michael K. Connors, Ukrist Pathmanand
Inbunden, 2020
847 kr
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Since Thailand's prolonged political crisis began with royalist mobilization against prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in 2005, international observers have been treated to easy cliches about reactionary Thai elites. The chapters in this book invite readers to hold back quick judgement and instead …
Thai Politics in Translation
Monarchy, Democracy and the Supra-constitution
Av Michael K. Connors, Ukrist Pathmanand
Häftad, 2021
273 kr
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Since Thailand's prolonged political crisis began with royalist mobilization against prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in 2005, international observers have been treated to easy cliches about reactionary Thai elites. The chapters in this book invite readers to hold back quick judgement and instead …
Burma/Myanmar - Where Now?
Av Mikael Gravers, Flemming Ytzen
Inbunden, 2014
959 kr
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Recent changes in Burma/Myanmar have been called the 'Burmese democratic spring'. While the international media have mainly focused on the economic opportunities offered by these changes and on the doings and sayings of Aung San Suu Kyi, the reality is far more complex. The country is desperately …
Burma/Myanmar - Where Now?
Av Mikael Gravers, Flemming Ytzen
Häftad, 2014
217 kr
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Recent changes in Burma/Myanmar have been called the 'Burmese democratic spring'. While the international media have mainly focused on the economic opportunities offered by these changes and on the doings and sayings of Aung San Suu Kyi, the reality is far more complex. The country is desperately …
After the Great East Japan Earthquake
Political and Policy Change in Post-Fukushima Japan
Av Dominic Al-Badri, Gijs Berends
Inbunden, 2013
903 kr
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The triple disaster that struck Japan in March 2011 began with the most powerful earthquake known to have hit Japan and led to tsunami reaching 40 meters in height that devastated a wide area and caused thousands of deaths. The ensuing accident at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant was …
After the Great East Japan Earthquake
Political and Policy Change in Post-Fukushima Japan
Av Dominic Al-Badri, Gijs Berends
Häftad, 2013
315 kr
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The triple disaster that struck Japan in March 2011 began with the most powerful earthquake known to have hit Japan and led to tsunami reaching 40 meters in height that devastated a wide area and caused thousands of deaths. The ensuing accident at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant was …
Walking a Tightrope
Defending Human Rights in China
Häftad, 2014
315 kr
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His portrait still hangs there above the Gate of Heavenly Peace, overlooking Tiananmen Square - Mao Zedong, founder of the People's Republic of China and its Communist Party. As a leader, Mao took great measures to control the people. For decades, his word was law. When he died in 1976, he left a …
End of Empire
100 Days in 1945 That Changed Asia and the World
Av David P. Chandler, Robert Cribb m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
930 kr
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Almost nowhere in eastern Asia did the end of World War II bring peace. Within days, the fragile wartime truce between Nationalists and Communists in China began to fray. Even before Japan's formal surrender, nationalist revolutions were sweeping through much of the region, most notably in Vietnam …
Explaining the East Asian Peace
A Research Story
Inbunden, 2017
785 kr
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The fascinating and controversial (but also personal) story of a 6-year research program based at Uppsala University that, instead of explaining conflict, has sought to explain peace, and to gauge its quality and sustainability. Specifically, the program has sought to understand the dramatic drop …
