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Hardback. Against prevailing views on what it means to enjoy power as individuals, cultures, or nations, this book looks at the making of cultural and national identities in modern China as building success from failure. Num Pages: 344 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBF; DSBH; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 634.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804751766
- ISBN
- 9780804751766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.31
€ 81.31
Paperback. In 1999, the United Nations embarked on intervention in Kosovo. This book compares two adjacent municipalities two years into that intervention. Similar in all key respects, by 2001 the municipalities were headed down different paths - one making progress toward institution-building, democratization, and reconstruction; the other stagnating. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 table, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 1FBQ; 1FCA; JF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804751919
- ISBN
- 9780804751919
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. This book, the fifteenth and final volume of the series The Making of Modern Freedom, explores a variety of issues surrounding questions of human rights and freedom in China. Editor(s): Kirby, William C. Series: The Making of Modern Freedom Series. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804752329
- ISBN
- 9780804752329
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.36
€ 40.99
€ 36.36
Paperback. Offering an assessment of India's nuclear strategy, this book shows that the country's nuclear-strategic culture is generally in accord with the principle of minimum deterrence, but is sometimes inconsistent and has a tendency to drift into a more open-ended process. Series: Studies in Asian Security. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JPS; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752565
- ISBN
- 9780804752565
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
Paperback. Routine Violence focuses on the violence of routine political practices - the drawing up of political categories and the writing of national histories. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLW; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804752640
- ISBN
- 9780804752640
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. This book explains why Asia leads the broadband revolution while the United States and Europe struggle to keep up. Editor(s): Fransman, Martin. Series: Innovation & Technology in the World Economy. Num Pages: 300 pages, 4 tables, 33 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1KBB; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804753067
- ISBN
- 9780804753067
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.95
€ 46.99
€ 41.95
Paperback. This book examines the structure and impact of the SARS epidemic, and its short- and medium-range implications for an interconnected, globalized world. In so doing, it poses a question of the greatest possible significance: Can we learn from SARS before the next pandemic? Editor(s): Kleinman, Arthur; Watson, James L. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPQB; MBNS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804753142
- ISBN
- 9780804753142
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
Hardback. Ten outstanding specialists in Chinese foreign policy draw on new theories, methods, and sources to examine China's use of force, its response to globalization, and the role of domestic politics in its foreign policy. Editor(s): Johnston, Alastair; Ross, Robert S. Num Pages: 504 pages, 9 tables, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 32. Weight in Grams: 807.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804753623
- ISBN
- 9780804753623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.31
€ 149.31
Paperback. Ten outstanding specialists in Chinese foreign policy draw on new theories, methods, and sources to examine China's use of force, its response to globalization, and the role of domestic politics in its foreign policy. Editor(s): Johnston, Alastair; Ross, Robert S. Num Pages: 504 pages, 9 tables, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 689.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804753630
- ISBN
- 9780804753630
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.17
€ 37.99
€ 34.17
Hardback. This book examines political, social, and cultural changes in Palestine and Israel from the 1993 Oslo Accords through the second Palestinian uprising and the death of Yasser Arafat. It also explains the failures of the Oslo process and considers the prospects for a just and lasting peace in the region. Editor(s): Beinin, Joel; Stein, Rebecca L. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 416 pages, 4 tables, 10 ilustrations, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804753647
- ISBN
- 9780804753647
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Condition: New
€ 150.11
€ 150.11
Hardback. This study shows how mutually antagonistic states took shape in the Arab world during the first half of the 20th century, and argues that process was driven by domestic political conflicts. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804753722
- ISBN
- 9780804753722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
Paperback. This book is about the causes and major consequences of the rise of Asia in the IT industry. It focuses on six regions/countries: Japan, especially Fukuoka in the South; Teheran Valley in Seoul; Zhongguancun Science Park in Beijing; Hsinchu Science-based Park in Taiwan; Singapore; and Bangalore in India. Editor(s): Rowen, Henry S.; Hancock, Marguerite; Miller, William F. Num Pages: 408 pages, 53 tables, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1F; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804753869
- ISBN
- 9780804753869
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
Hardback. Japan differs from other industrialized democracies in having many small, local groups but few large, professionally managed national organizations. This book provides a comprehensive overview of Japan's civil society and a new theory, based on political institutions, to explain why it has developed as it has. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 280 pages, 25 tables, 18 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804754286
- ISBN
- 9780804754286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.27
€ 139.27
Hardback. A comparative study of Hyderabadi emigrants settling in Pakistan, the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States, Canada, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates at the end of the twentieth century. It traces Hyderabadi culture and institutions in these places of settlement, looking at the different versions of Hyderabadi history transmitted. Num Pages: 416 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJPR; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804754422
- ISBN
- 9780804754422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.75
€ 91.75
Hardback. Examination of U.S.-Saudi relations, the development of the oil frontier, and the enduring legacy of racial segregation at the Aramco camps. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 392 pages, 7 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 1KBB; JPS; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804754460
- ISBN
- 9780804754460
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.14
€ 33.99
€ 30.14
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804754583
- ISBN
- 9780804754583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.63
€ 81.63
Hardback. This book examines the transformation of the Sino-Japanese relationship since 1989. Num Pages: 498 pages, 15 tables, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 807.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 498
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804754590
- ISBN
- 9780804754590
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.38
€ 170.38
Hardback. Examines how shifting power dynamics between the state and Islamic forces during the 1990s have transformed both Islam and the Turkish state. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRH; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804755009
- ISBN
- 9780804755009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.47
€ 128.47
Paperback. Examines how shifting power dynamics between the state and Islamic forces during the 1990s have transformed both Islam and the Turkish state. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRH; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804755016
- ISBN
- 9780804755016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. Does the proliferation of nuclear weapons cause conflicts to diminish or to intensify? This book argues that nuclear weapons have destabilized the subcontinent, principally because of their interaction with India and Pakistan's territorial preferences and relative military capabilities. Series: Studies in Asian Security. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FK; JPSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755504
- ISBN
- 9780804755504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
Hardback. This book examines how and why China has moved, over the last twenty years, from opposing nonproliferation of missiles and nuclear weapons to support proliferation. Series: Studies in Asian Security. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804755528
- ISBN
- 9780804755528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.60
€ 96.60
Hardback. Analyzes how turn-of-the-twentieth-century male and female writers, educators, and activists reinterpreted both historical Chinese and modern Western women's biographies to promote their divergent visions of womanhood and nationhood. Num Pages: 416 pages, 51 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 789. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755894
- ISBN
- 9780804755894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.23
€ 170.23
Hardback. Republican Shanghai was a heterogeneous city with no central institutions. Yet somehow it functioned coherently. What held the city together? The authors argue that networks of middlemen with boundless connections provided the glue. Editor(s): Dillon, Nara; Oi, Jean C. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; JPFF; JPH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804756198
- ISBN
- 9780804756198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.82
€ 76.82
Hardback. This is the first exploration of women's campaigns to gain equal rights to political participation in China. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; JFFK; JPHV; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804756884
- ISBN
- 9780804756884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.69
€ 86.69