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Paperback. A new generation of China scholars offers a fresh look at the unusual cross-cultural territory constituted by China's missionary-established Christian colleges before 1950 in this fascinating work. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 tables, 14 figures, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBTB; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804759496
- ISBN
- 9780804759496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.36
€ 40.99
€ 36.36
Hardback. This book explores the surprising failure of Chinese telecommunications policy to maintain an orderly market in the face of business and technological innovation, including the Internet, and suggests that a more pluralistic decision-making process, which includes the views of businesses and consumers, would actually strengthen the state's power. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4 tables, 24 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPQB; KNTT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804759625
- ISBN
- 9780804759625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.57
€ 71.57
Paperback. The reality of the Arab-Israeli balance consists of two subordinate balances: Israel versus Syria and Israel versus the Palestinians. This book analyzes these two balances and their impact on defense planning in each country and on the overall strategic risk to the region as a whole. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; JP; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804759670
- ISBN
- 9780804759670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.92
€ 46.99
€ 41.92
Hardback. Drawing on the original documents from local agricultural collectives, newly accessible government archives, and the author's fieldwork in Qin village of the Jiangsu province, this book examines the experiences of Chinese villagers during the collective and reform periods. Num Pages: 424 pages, 9 tables, 3 figures, 10 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804759748
- ISBN
- 9780804759748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.99
€ 149.99
Hardback. Provides a comprehensive evaluation of the consequences of the Iraq war for the national security of the United States. This work examines both how the war has advanced or retarded the achievement of other important goals of US national security policy and its impact on the ability of the US to pursue its security interests in the future. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF; HBJK; HBLX; HBWS5; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760133
- ISBN
- 9780804760133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.23
€ 40.99
€ 34.23
Hardback. Immigrant Ambassadors explores transformations in Tibetan identity as increasing numbers of Tibetans move from being stateless refugees in India and Nepal to citizens of the United States. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 tables, 2 figures, 7 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 1KBB; JFFN; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760171
- ISBN
- 9780804760171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.92
€ 81.92
Hardback. Islam and Nation presents a fascinating study of the genesis, growth and decline of nationalism in the Indonesian province of Aceh. Series: Studies in Asian Security. Num Pages: 312 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFSR2; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804760447
- ISBN
- 9780804760447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.31
€ 108.31
Paperback. Presents a study of the genesis, growth, and decline of a nationalist movement. Drawing on interviews with nationalist leaders, activists and guerillas, this title reveals how the Free Aceh Movement went from being a quixotic fantasy to a guerrilla army in the space of a generation, leading to a bitter conflict in which thousands perished. Series: Studies in Asian Security. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFSR2; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760454
- ISBN
- 9780804760454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.37
€ 26.99
€ 25.37
Paperback. Reconfiguring Families in Contemporary Vietnam chronicles and analyzes the most significant change for families in Vietnam's recent past - the transition to a market economy, referred to as Doi Moi. Editor(s): Belanger, Daniele; Barbieri, Magali. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and the Pacific. Num Pages: 464 pages, 41 tables, 46 figures, 2 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804760584
- ISBN
- 9780804760584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.36
€ 40.99
€ 36.36
Paperback. Seeks to explain two core paradoxes associated with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). This work demonstrates how the critical causal connections that underpin Southeast Asian regionalism are both a necessary response to regional problems, and yet ultimately constrain ASEAN's defining informality and consensus-seeking process. Series: Studies in Asian Security. Num Pages: 344 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1F; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804760706
- ISBN
- 9780804760706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.17
€ 37.99
€ 34.17
Hardback. Rise of the Red Engineers explains the tumultuous origins of the class of technocratic officials who rule China today. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; JFC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804760775
- ISBN
- 9780804760775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.97
€ 139.97
Paperback. A historical narrative of how Israeli expertise in Arab affairs has contributed to the creation of cultural separatism between Jews and Arabs, a separatism that exacerbates the conflict between the two peoples. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 tables, 6 figures, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804761017
- ISBN
- 9780804761017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. The fourth volume in a pioneering series on the Chinese military, Imagined Enemies illuminates the People's Liberation Army's central decisionmaking system, operational plans and systems, and strategies for war against Taiwan and the United States. Num Pages: 384 pages, 3 figures, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804761031
- ISBN
- 9780804761031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.62
€ 42.99
€ 38.62
Paperback. This book argues that states democratize through a process of socialization to a liberal global culture. This can be seen in Taiwan and Thailand, whereas in China the Communist party resists democratization. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 1FPC; 1FPCW; JPHV; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804761048
- ISBN
- 9780804761048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.17
€ 37.99
€ 34.17
Paperback. Presents an up-to-date look at the social processes and consequences of China's rapid economic growth. Editor(s): Davis, Deborah S.; Feng, Wang. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 312 pages, 29 tables, 8 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JHB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804761161
- ISBN
- 9780804761161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. This book examines the transformation of the Sino-Japanese relationship since 1989. Num Pages: 498 pages, 15 tables, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; HBJF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 498
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804761178
- ISBN
- 9780804761178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.72
€ 42.99
€ 38.72
Paperback. This book provides a state-of-the-art review of Southeast Asian political studies through a dialogue involving theoretical analysis, area studies, and qualitative methodology. Editor(s): Kuhonta, Erik Martinez; Slater, Dan; Vu, Tuong. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 480 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804761529
- ISBN
- 9780804761529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
Paperback. This book examines how language changes the way law is debated and negotiated, focusing on the courtrooms of postcolonial Hong Kong. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 tables, 2 figures, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 2AB; 2GDCC; JHB; LAFC; LAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804761659
- ISBN
- 9780804761659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
Hardback. This book reveals how ethnicity and notions of a traditional homeland interact in shaping a community's values and images through a close look at the Kazakhs of Mongolia. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPM; GTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 789. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804761918
- ISBN
- 9780804761918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.98
€ 86.98
Hardback. This book examines when and how international commerce can come to flourish in the presence of international political tensions and rivalry, and focuses in particular on the relationship across the Taiwan Strait. Series: Studies in Asian Security. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 tables, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPCW; JPS; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804762038
- ISBN
- 9780804762038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.89
€ 128.89