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Origins of the Modern World
A Global and Environmental Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-First Century
Häftad, 2024
474 kr
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This clearly written and engrossing book presents a global narrative of the origins of the modern world from 1400 to the present. Unlike most studies, which assume that the “rise of the West” is the story of the coming of the modern world, this history, drawing upon new scholarship on Asia, Africa, …
Origins of the Modern World
A Global and Environmental Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-First Century
E-bok, 2024
514 kr
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This clearly written and engrossing book presents a global narrative of the origins of the modern world from 1400 to the present. Unlike most studies, which assume that the “rise of the West” is the story of the coming of the modern world, this history, drawing upon new scholarship on Asia, Africa, …
Politics and the Past
On Repairing Historical Injustices
Av John Torpey
E-bok, 2004
803 kr
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Politics and the Past offers an original, multidisciplinary exploration of the growing public controversy over reparations for historical injustices. Demonstrating that "reparations politics" has become one of the most important features of international politics in recent years, the authors …
Leaving China
Media, Migration, and Transnational Imagination
Av Wanning Sun
Häftad, 2002
603 kr
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More than ever before, China is on the move. When the flow of people and images is fused, meanings of self, place, space, community, and nation become unstable and contestable. This fascinating book explores the ways in which movement within and across the national borders of the PRC has influenced …
Politics and the Past
On Repairing Historical Injustices
Av John Torpey
Häftad, 2003
738 kr
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Politics and the Past offers an original, multidisciplinary exploration of the growing public controversy over reparations for historical injustices. Demonstrating that "reparations politics" has become one of the most important features of international politics in recent years, the authors …
First Globalization
The Eurasian Exchange, 1500-1800
Häftad, 2003
738 kr
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First Globalization presents an original and sweeping conceptualization of the grand cultural-civilizational encounter between Asia and Europe. Now largely taken for granted, the exchange resonates in multiple ways even today. Offering a 'metageography' of the vast Eurasian zone, Geoffrey C. Gunn …
Through the Prism of Slavery
Labor, Capital, and World Economy
Inbunden, 2003, 12-15 år
1470 kr
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In this thoughtful book, Dale W. Tomich explores the contested relationship between slavery and capitalism. Tracing slavery's integral role in the formation of a capitalist world economy, he reinterprets the development of the world economy through the "prism of slavery." Through a sustained …
Through the Prism of Slavery
Labor, Capital, and World Economy
Häftad, 2003, 12-15 år
578 kr
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In this thoughtful book, Dale W. Tomich explores the contested relationship between slavery and capitalism. Tracing slavery's integral role in the formation of a capitalist world economy, he reinterprets the development of the world economy through the "prism of slavery." Through a sustained …
Water Frontier
Commerce and the Chinese in the Lower Mekong Region, 1750-1880
Av Nola Cooke, Li Tana
Häftad, 2004
793 kr
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This innovative book rethinks the eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century history of coastal and riverine southwest Indochina, the 'water frontier' of the title. It repositions old state-centered histories to reveal the region as a single, multiethnic economic zone knit together by the itineraries …
Masters of Terror
Indonesia's Military and Violence in East Timor
Av Richard Tanter, Desmond Ball m. fl.
Inbunden, 2006
1616 kr
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The terror campaign by pro-Indonesian armed groups before, during, and after East Timor's independence referendum in 1999 was a blatant challenge to the international community as many of the acts of murder, political intimidation, destruction, and mass deportation took place before the eyes of the …
Masters of Terror
Indonesia's Military and Violence in East Timor
Av Richard Tanter, Desmond Ball m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
621 kr
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The terror campaign by pro-Indonesian armed groups before, during, and after East Timor's independence referendum in 1999 was a blatant challenge to the international community as many of the acts of murder, political intimidation, destruction, and mass deportation took place before the eyes of the …
Perilous Passage
Mankind and the Global Ascendancy of Capital
Häftad, 2008
738 kr
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In this innovative and ambitious global history, distinguished economic historian Amiya Kumar Bagchi critically analyzes the processes leading to the rise of the West since the sixteenth century to its current position as the most prosperous and powerful group of nations in the world. Integrating …
Empire to Nation
Historical Perspectives on the Making of the Modern World
Av Joseph W. Esherick, Hasan Kayali m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
885 kr
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The fall of empires and the rise of nation-states was a defining political transition in the making of the modern world. As United States imperialism becomes a popular focus of debate, we must understand how empire, the nineteenth century's dominant form of large-scale political organization, had …
Politics of Greed
How Privatization Structured Politics in Central and Eastern Europe
Häftad, 2006
788 kr
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With the dissolution of the Soviet Empire, it seemed that market capitalism had triumphed and that democracy might replace authoritarian regimes. Economic reformers in the former Eastern Bloc rushed to liberalize prices and transfer state assets to private hands. They assumed that private owners in …
Anarchy as Order
The History and Future of Civic Humanity
Inbunden, 2009
1356 kr
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This original and impressively researched book explores the concept of anarchy—"unimposed order"—as the most humane and stable form of order in a chaotic world. Mohammed A. Bamyeh traces the historical foundations of anarchy and convincingly presents it as an alternative to both tyranny and …
Anarchy as Order
The History and Future of Civic Humanity
Häftad, 2010
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
717 kr
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This original and impressively researched book explores the concept of anarchy—"unimposed order"—as the most humane and stable form of order in a chaotic world. Mohammed A. Bamyeh traces the historical foundations of anarchy and convincingly presents it as an alternative to both tyranny and …
Anarchy as Order
The History and Future of Civic Humanity
E-bok, 2009
763 kr
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This original and impressively researched book explores the concept of anarchy-"unimposed order"-as the most humane and stable form of order in a chaotic world. Mohammed A. Bamyeh traces the historical foundations of anarchy and convincingly presents it as an alternative to both tyranny and …
Istanbul
Between the Global and the Local
Häftad, 1999
788 kr
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This groundbreaking volume investigates the processes of globalization in one of the oldest and grandest of world cities. Istanbul usually is identified as a battleground between East and West, Islam and secularism. Yet the authors argue that beyond these clichés lies a complex reality as …
Economic Aspect of the Abolition of the West Indian Slave Trade and Slavery
Av Eric Williams, Dale W. Tomich
Inbunden, 2014
1616 kr
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In his influential and widely debated Capitalism and Slavery, Eric Williams examined the relation of capitalism and slavery in the British West Indies. Binding an economic view of history with strong moral argument, his study of the role of slavery in financing the Industrial Revolution refuted …
China
An Environmental History
Inbunden, 2017
1470 kr
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This deeply informed and clearly written text provides a comprehensive and comprehensible history of China from prehistory to the present. Now updated to include recent political events and scientific research, the book focuses on the interaction of humans and their environment. Tracing changes in …
China
An Environmental History
Häftad, 2017
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
621 kr
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This deeply informed and clearly written text provides a comprehensive and comprehensible history of China from prehistory to the present. Now updated to include recent political events and scientific research, the book focuses on the interaction of humans and their environment. Tracing changes in …
Istanbul
Between the Global and the Local
E-bok, 1999
864 kr
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This groundbreaking volume investigates the processes of globalization in one of the oldest and grandest of world cities. Istanbul usually is identified as a battleground between East and West, Islam and secularism. Yet the authors argue that beyond these clichés lies a complex reality as …
Leaving China
Media, Migration, and Transnational Imagination
Av Wanning Sun
E-bok, 2002
660 kr
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More than ever before, China is on the move. When the flow of people and images is fused, meanings of self, place, space, community, and nation become unstable and contestable. This fascinating book explores the ways in which movement within and across the national borders of the PRC has influenced …
Masters of Terror
Indonesia'S Military and Violence in East Timor
Av Richard Tanter, Desmond Ball m. fl.
E-bok, 2006
655 kr
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The terror campaign by pro-Indonesian armed groups before, during, and after East Timor''s independence referendum in 1999 was a blatant challenge to the international community as many of the acts of murder, political intimidation, destruction, and mass deportation took place before the eyes of …
Engaging Adversaries
Peacemaking and Diplomacy in the Human Interest
Av Mel Gurtov
Inbunden, 2018
987 kr
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This groundbreaking book explores how adversaries in world politics can surmount their differences and disputes and start on the path to peaceful, mutually productive relations. Writing with authority and clarity, Mel Gurtov defines the strategy of deep engagement, examines how it progressed under …
Engaging Adversaries
Peacemaking and Diplomacy in the Human Interest
Av Mel Gurtov
Häftad, 2018
477 kr
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This groundbreaking book explores how adversaries in world politics can surmount their differences and disputes and start on the path to peaceful, mutually productive relations. Writing with authority and clarity, Mel Gurtov defines the strategy of deep engagement, examines how it progressed under …
America in Retreat
Foreign Policy under Donald Trump
Av Mel Gurtov
Inbunden, 2020
1072 kr
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This deeply researched book offers a comprehensive analysis of the domestic politics and international consequences of Trump’s foreign policy. Mel Gurtov provides detailed case studies of policy toward key countries and regions, including China, Russia, North Korea, Europe, and the Middle East. He …
America in Retreat
Foreign Policy under Donald Trump
Av Mel Gurtov
Häftad, 2020
461 kr
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This deeply researched book offers a comprehensive analysis of the domestic politics and international consequences of Trump’s foreign policy. Mel Gurtov provides detailed case studies of policy toward key countries and regions, including China, Russia, North Korea, Europe, and the Middle East. He …
Economic Aspect of the Abolition of the West Indian Slave Trade and Slavery
Av Eric Williams, Dale W. Tomich
Häftad, 2020
534 kr
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In his influential and widely debated Capitalism and Slavery, Eric Williams examined the relation of capitalism and slavery in the British West Indies. Binding an economic view of history with strong moral argument, his study of the role of slavery in financing the Industrial Revolution refuted …
Ecstatic Pessimist
Czeslaw Milosz, Poet of Catastrophe and Hope
Inbunden, 2023
1396 kr
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Ecstatic Pessimist is a timely book about the Central and Eastern European experience of the mid 20th century, as told through the poetry and experiences of Czeslaw Milosz, Nobel Laureate for literature, who wrote on the horrors of war and the human experience. Written by a colleague and friend of …
