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Pierre Englebert highlights the historical and contemporary factors that account for the Burkina Faso's, a country in West Africa, instability; considers... Læs mere
Dr. Richard Lobban sketches Cape Verde Islands' complex history over five centuries, from its role in the slave trade through its years under Portuguese... Læs mere
This book offers readers new insight into those aspects of Central Asia's past that may shape its future. It explores factors that have driven the region's... Læs mere
This text provides an up-to-date and detailed account of the giant country that is undergoing an unparalleled and historic transition from a centralized command economy to a market-based economy, and from a rural, agricultural society to an urban, industrial power.
This book poses and addresses several main questions about the major sources, patterns, and consequences of Chinese foreign policy behavior. It represents a joint venture into the seemingly forbidden territory of interdisciplinary inquiry in the study of Chinese foreign policy.
This book presents the realities of China's political economy, from China's size and population to industrial reform, labor and unemployment, consumerism,... Læs mere
Contested Terrains and Constructed Categories brings together intellectuals from a variety of fields, backgrounds, generations, and continents to deepen and reinvigorate the theoretical and intellectual integrity of African studies.
This book discusses a detailed study of the evolution and recent forms of cooperative technological ties in Japan. It explores the use of cooperative ties for technological advance during the period of technological catch up, specifically within a late development context.
This book explores complex interplay between the power of social structures to constrain individuals and the ways women negotiate... Læs mere
This book is an account of the life and times of Haj Muhammad Hassan Amin al-Zarb, the most prominent... Læs mere