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  • Chinese History in Geographical Perspective

    de Kathlene Baldanza, Peter K. Bol, Andrew Chittick, Luke Hambleton, Laura Hostetler, Huei-Ying Kuo, Yajun Mo, Gregory Rohlf, Karl Ryavec, Daoqin Tong, Stephen Whiteman, Jiang Wu, Xiaoquan Raphael Zhang ...
    The authors in this volume believe that long-term, profound, and sometimes tumultuous changes in the last five hundred years of the history of China have been no less geographical than social, political, or economic. From the dialectics of local-empire relations to the imperial state’s persistent array of projects for absorbing and transforming ethnic regions on the margins of empire; from the ... Leer más

    $46.99 USD

  • Ming China and Vietnam

    Negotiating Borders in Early Modern Asia

    de Kathlene Baldanza ...
    Studies of Sino-Viet relations have traditionally focused on Chinese aggression and Vietnamese resistance, or have assumed out-of-date ideas about Sinicization and the tributary system. They have limited themselves to national historical traditions, doing little to reach beyond the border. Ming China and Vietnam, by contrast, relies on sources and viewpoints from both sides of the border, for a ... Leer más

    $31.99 USD

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  • Mao

    The Unknown Story

    de Jung Chang, Jon Halliday ...
    The most authoritative life of the Chinese leader every written, Mao: The Unknown Story is based on a decade of research, and on interviews with many of Mao’s close circle in China who have never talked before — and with virtually everyone outside China who had significant dealings with him. It is full of startling revelations, exploding the myth of the Long March, and showing a completely unknown ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

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  • The Impossible State

    North Korea, Past and Future

    de Victor Cha ...
    From a seasoned advisor, "a meaty, fast-paced portrait of North Korean society, economy, politics and foreign policy" ( Foreign Affairs).In The Impossible State, international-policy expert and former Director for Asian Affairs at the National Security Council Victor Cha pulls back the curtain on this controversial and isolated country, providing the best look yet at North Korea's history, the ... Leer más

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  • The Opium War

    Drugs, Dreams, and the Making of Modern China

    de Julia Lovell ...
    This "crisp and readable account" of the nineteenth century British campaign sheds light on modern Chinese identity through "a heartbreaking story of war" ( The Wall Street Journal).In October 1839, a Windsor cabinet meeting voted to begin the first Opium War against China. Bureaucratic fumbling, military missteps, and a healthy dose of political opportunism and collaboration followed. Rich in ... Leer más

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  • Mountain of Fame

    Portraits in Chinese History

    de John E. Wills ...
    Through biographies of China's most colorful and famous personalities, John Wills displays the five-thousand-year sweep of Chinese history from the legendary sage emperors to the tragedy of Tiananmen Square. This unique introduction to Chinese history and culture uses more than twenty exemplary lives--biographies of China's most colorful and famous personalities--including those of statesmen, ... Leer más

    $14.39 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Battle Story: Tet Offensive 1968

    de Andrew Rawson ...
    Series series Battle Story
    By the end of January 1968 the American people thought their armed forces were winning in South Vietnam after three years of escalating conflict. Then the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong struck back, hitting military and political targets across the country. While the NVA and Viet Cong suffered a military defeat, they dealt a huge blow to US support for the war. If you want to understand what ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • A Thirst for Empire

    How Tea Shaped the Modern World

    de Erika Rappaport ...
    How the global tea industry influenced the international economy and the rise of mass consumerismTea has been one of the most popular commodities in the world. Over centuries, profits from its growth and sales funded wars and fueled colonization, and its cultivation brought about massive changes—in land use, labor systems, market practices, and social hierarchies—the effects of which are with us ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

  • Multicultural China in the Early Middle Ages

    de Sanping Chen ...
    Series series Encounters with Asia
    In contrast to the economic and cultural dominance by the south and the east coast over the past several centuries, influence in China in the early Middle Ages was centered in the north and featured a significantly multicultural society. Many events that were profoundly formative for the future of East Asian civilization occurred during this period, although much of this multiculturalism has long ... Leer más

    $76.99 USD

  • The Anime Machine

    A Media Theory of Animation

    de Thomas Lamarre ...
    Despite the longevity of animation and its significance within the history of cinema, film theorists have focused on live-action motion pictures and largely ignored hand-drawn and computer-generated movies. Thomas Lamarre contends that the history, techniques, and complex visual language of animation, particularly Japanese animation, demands serious and sustained engagement, and in The Anime ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

  • Zhu Rongji on the Record

    The Road to Reform 1991-1997

    de Rongji Zhu ...
    China's explosive transformation from a planned economy to a more market-oriented one over the past three decades owes much to the charismatic reformer Zhu Rongji. His pragmatism and strong work ethic have been key forces in China's drive to greater modernization and global stature. He served as the mayor and party chief in Shanghai from 1987 to 1991, as vice premier of China from 1991 to 1998, ... Leer más

    $34.99 USD

  • Advancing East Asian Regionalism

    Edición de Melissa Curley, Nicholas Thomas ...
    Series series Politics in Asia
    Developments in East Asia have progressed rapidly in terms of regionalism since the 1997 crisis. The end of the Asian miracle called into question not only the capacity of regional states to meet the needs of their attendant peoples, but also challenged the viability of regional organizations, such as ASEAN, to adapt and respond to the changing circumstances.Advancing East Asian Regionalism looks ... Leer más

    $45.99 USD