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Charles Maier offers a new narrative of the long twentieth century, focused on institutions that shaped... Læs mere
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Zongyuan Zoe Liu provides the first in-depth examination of sovereign funds in China. Under President Xi, the state has... Læs mere
In countries with officially egalitarian property law, women still accumulate less wealth than men. Combining quantitative, ethnographic,... Læs mere
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Leading social scientists explore pressing issues—monopoly and inequality, growth and innovation, climate change and... Læs mere
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Neeti Nair explores the trend toward legal protection for the religious “sentiments” of majorities in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Nair offers... Læs mere
Wang Hui asks what it means for China to be modern and for modernity to be Chinese. Is there a rupture between tradition and modernity in China? How has Confucian... Læs mere