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This book explores the imperial era, the communist period, and the current situation in China and Russia. It focuses on power restructuring—the ebb and flow of state power, and the centralization and decentralization of political and economic power.
This book, drawing upon a wealth of inaccessible archival sources, offers the first in-depth study of Chinese labor activism during the momentous... Læs mere
This book illustrates with great clarity the convoluted relationship that relief agencies had with the Sudanese government as they tried to negotiate the means of survival for the area's desperate population. It explores the complex and tangled course of events in the Sudan.
With this multivolume study, Anthony H. Cordesman once again proves that he is a leading authority on the affairs of the Middle Eastern states.
This book traces the often tumultuous history of U.S.-Indonesian relations as experienced by those who witnessed and shaped it
A study of the impact of caste and class on conceptions of gender, this book focuses on the lower castes/classes of South India.
This case study of a highland Guatemala town examines what it means to be Maya in a rapidly changing and globalized world. It examines the... Læs mere
This book provides detailed descriptions and analyses of the bond markets in eight East Asian developing economies: Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia,... Læs mere
Exploring the forces of change in the new states of Central Asia, this book analyzes their culture, their economic evolution and their political... Læs mere
This book is a story full of violence and numbing despair, but also one rich with lessons for American foreign policy, based on extensive... Læs mere
The Guerilla Dynasty describes the evolution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) state, presenting an accessible and up-to-date account of North Korea's political, economic and foreign policy since its foundation, with particular emphasis on the period 1980–1997.
This book assesses the Islamic Republic's potential for revolution through a comparative analysis of the present with 1979 pre-Revolutionary Iran. It identifies two "ideal-typical" forms of revolutionary change—the regime collapses on its own or the regime is overthrown.