State & Society in East Asia – serie
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State and Society in the Philippines
Av Patricio N. Abinales, Donna J. Amoroso
Häftad, 2017
805 kr
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This clear and nuanced introduction explores the Philippines’ ongoing and deeply charged dilemma of state-society relations through a historical treatment of state formation and the corresponding conflicts and collaboration between government leaders and social forces. Patricio N. Abinales and …
Sovereignty and Authenticity
Manchukuo and the East Asian Modern
E-bok, 2004
722 kr
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In this powerful and provocative book, Prasenjit Duara uses the case of Manchukuo, the Japanese puppet state in northeast China from 1932-1945, to explore how such antinomies as imperialism and nationalism, modernity and tradition, and governmentality and exploitation interacted in the post-World …
Communication in China
Political Economy, Power, and Conflict
Av Yuezhi Zhao
Inbunden, 2008
1697 kr
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The stakes for control over the means of communication in China have never been so high as the country struggles with breathtaking social change. This authoritative book analyzes the key dimensions of the transformation in China's communication system since the early 1990s and examines the highly …
Communication in China
Political Economy, Power, and Conflict
Av Yuezhi Zhao
Häftad, 2008
711 kr
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The stakes for control over the means of communication in China have never been so high as the country struggles with breathtaking social change. This authoritative book analyzes the key dimensions of the transformation in China's communication system since the early 1990s and examines the highly …
Webs of Smoke
Smugglers, Warlords, Spies, and the History of the International Drug Trade
Av Kathryn Meyer, Terry Parssinen
Häftad, 2002
573 kr
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This fascinating history of international drug trafficking in the first half of the twentieth century follows the stories of American narcs and gangsters, Japanese spies, Chinese warlords, and soldiers of fortune whose lives revolved around opium. The drug trade centered on China, which was before …
Party and the Arty in China
The New Politics of Culture
Inbunden, 2004
1893 kr
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In this original exploration of the dynamic and potent interface between Chinese culture and politics, Richard Kraus examines the impact of the market on the once-comprehensive system of state patronage of the arts in the PRC. The author uses all genres of art to explore the changing nature of …
Revolution in the Highlands
China's Jinggangshan Base Area
Av Stephen C. Averill, Joseph W. Esherick m. fl.
Inbunden, 2006
1603 kr
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This extensively researched and elegantly written study offers a fine-grained analysis of the origins of the Chinese Communist Revolution in the countryside. Building on decades of research in newly available sources and multiple trips to Jiangxi, Stephen Averill provides a definitive local …
Marxism in the Chinese Revolution
Av Arif Dirlik
Inbunden, 2005
1893 kr
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Representing a lifetime of research and writing by noted historian Arif Dirlik, the essays collected here explore developments in Chinese socialism and the issues that have occupied historians of the Chinese revolution for the past three decades. Dirlik engages Chinese socialism critically but with …
Sovereignty and Authenticity
Manchukuo and the East Asian Modern
Häftad, 2004
641 kr
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In this powerful and provocative book, Prasenjit Duara uses the case of Manchukuo, the Japanese puppet state in northeast China from 1932-1945, to explore how such antinomies as imperialism and nationalism, modernity and tradition, and governmentality and exploitation interacted in the post-World …
Chinese Economic Revolution
Rural Entrepreneurship in the Twentieth Century
Av Linda Grove
Inbunden, 2006
1385 kr
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This powerful and meticulously researched study explores the role of rural industry and entrepreneurship in the Chinese economic miracle. Linda Grove considers especially the development of the Gaoyang industrial district, China's best-known rural industrial district of the pre–World War II period. …
Embattled Glory
Veterans, Military Families, and the Politics of Patriotism in China, 1949–2007
Häftad, 2010
732 kr
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This groundbreaking book examines the treatment of veterans of the People's Liberation Army and military families as an illuminating window into Chinese patriotism, citizenship, and legitimacy. Using a wealth of recently declassified archival documents and employing a wide comparative perspective, …
Chinese Among Others
Emigration in Modern Times
Häftad, 2009
1035 kr
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This book tells the remarkable worldwide story of Chinese emigration since the sixteenth century, a process that is integral to the history of state and society in China. Distinguished historian Philip A. Kuhn explores the creative opportunism that has allowed Chinese migrants to adapt to different …
Chinese Among Others
Emigration in Modern Times
E-bok, 2008
731 kr
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In this book, distinguished historian Philip A. Kuhn tells the remarkable five-century story of Chinese emigration as an integral part of China''s modern history. Although emigration has a much longer past, its "modern" phase dates from the sixteenth century, when European colonialists began to …
Chinese Economic Revolution
Rural Entrepreneurship in the Twentieth Century
Av Linda Grove
E-bok, 2006
1492 kr
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This powerful and meticulously researched study explores the role of rural industry and entrepreneurship in the Chinese economic miracle. Linda Grove considers especially the development of the Gaoyang industrial district, China''s best-known rural industrial district of the pre–World War II …
Communication in China
Political Economy, Power, and Conflict
Av Yuezhi Zhao
E-bok, 2008
779 kr
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The stakes for control over the means of communication in China have never been so high as the country struggles with breathtaking social change. This authoritative book analyzes the key dimensions of the transformation in China''s communication system since the early 1990s and examines the highly …
Of Camel Kings and Other Things
Rural Rebels Against Modernity in Late Imperial China
Häftad, 1999
805 kr
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From the perspective of village activists across China, this book tells the stories of farmers and rural laborers who raised the banner of opposition to constitutional reform during the first decade of the twentieth century. The author brings to life the stories of the Camel King of Zunhua county, …
Shanghai Gone
Domicide and Defiance in a Chinese Megacity
Av Qin Shao
Inbunden, 2013
1556 kr
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Shanghai has been demolished and rebuilt into a gleaming megacity in recent decades, now ranking with New York and London as a hub of global finance. But that transformation has come at a grave human cost. This compelling book is the first to apply the concept of domicide—the eradication of a home …
Shanghai Gone
Domicide and Defiance in a Chinese Megacity
Av Qin Shao
Häftad, 2013
598 kr
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Shanghai has been demolished and rebuilt into a gleaming megacity in recent decades, now ranking with New York and London as a hub of global finance. But that transformation has come at a grave human cost. This compelling book is the first to apply the concept of domicide—the eradication of a home …
China's Foreign Political and Economic Relations
An Unconventional Global Power
Av Sebastian Heilmann, Dirk H. Schmidt
Inbunden, 2014
1345 kr
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This balanced and thoughtful book presents a thorough analysis of the dynamics of China’s foreign relations. Sebastian Heilmann and Dirk H. Schmidt provide a comprehensive and discriminating view of the complex, often competing factors (domestic influences, regional tensions, global uncertainties) …
China's Foreign Political and Economic Relations
An Unconventional Global Power
Av Sebastian Heilmann, Dirk H. Schmidt
Häftad, 2014
570 kr
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This balanced and thoughtful book presents a thorough analysis of the dynamics of China’s foreign relations. Sebastian Heilmann and Dirk H. Schmidt provide a comprehensive and discriminating view of the complex, often competing factors (domestic influences, regional tensions, global uncertainties) …
China's Foreign Political and Economic Relations
An Unconventional Global Power
Av Sebastian Heilmann, Dirk H. Schmidt
E-bok, 2014
610 kr
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This balanced and thoughtful book presents a thorough analysis of the dynamics of China’s foreign relations. Sebastian Heilmann and Dirk H. Schmidt provide a comprehensive and discriminating view of the complex, often competing factors (domestic influences, regional tensions, global uncertainties) …
Tigers without Teeth
The Pursuit of Justice in Contemporary China
Av Scott Wilson
Inbunden, 2015
1176 kr
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This compelling book analyzes the rise of civil society and legal contentiousness in contemporary China. Scott Wilson examines how Chinese AIDS carriers and pollution victims, relying on weak laws and judicial institutions, pursue justice and protection of their rights in Chinese courts and civil …
Marxism in the Chinese Revolution
Av Arif Dirlik
E-bok, 2005
2026 kr
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Representing a lifetime of research and writing by noted historian Arif Dirlik, the essays collected here explore developments in Chinese socialism and the issues that have occupied historians of the Chinese revolution for the past three decades. Dirlik engages Chinese socialism critically but with …
Of Camel Kings and Other Things
Rural Rebels Against Modernity in Late Imperial China
E-bok, 1999
883 kr
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From the perspective of village activists across China, this book tells the stories of farmers and rural laborers who raised the banner of opposition to constitutional reform during the first decade of the twentieth century. The author brings to life the stories of the Camel King of Zunhua county, …
State and Society in the Philippines
Av Patricio N. Abinales, Donna J. Amoroso
Inbunden, 2017
1603 kr
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This clear and nuanced introduction explores the Philippines’ ongoing and deeply charged dilemma of state-society relations through a historical treatment of state formation and the corresponding conflicts and collaboration between government leaders and social forces. Patricio N. Abinales and …
State and Society in the Philippines
Av Patricio N. Abinales, Donna J. Amoroso
E-bok, 2017
883 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This clear and nuanced introduction explores the Philippines’ ongoing and deeply charged dilemma of state-society relations through a historical treatment of state formation and the corresponding conflicts and collaboration between government leaders and social forces. Patricio N. Abinales and …