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Hardback. China's efforts to modernize yielded a kleptocracy characterized by corruption, wealth inequality, and social tensions. Rejecting conventional platitudes about the resilience of Party rule, Minxin Pei gathers unambiguous evidence that beneath China's facade of ever-expanding prosperity and power lies a Leninist state in an advanced stage of decay. Num Pages: 316 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: HBJF; JPA; JPZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674737297
- ISBN
- 9780674737297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.63
€ 44.99
€ 37.63
Paperback. Nathan explored the roots of the Tiananmen tragedy in Deng Xiaoping's ten-year reform. How will cultural values and attitudes shape China's political development? What will be the impact of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the West? Drawing on ground-breaking empirical research, Nathan measures the expectations of individual Chinese and their attitudes toward government and democracy. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 242 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231072854
- ISBN
- 9780231072854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. Few issues affect the future of China - and hence all the nations that interact with China - more than the nature of its ruling party and government. This work assesses the strengths and weaknesses, durability, adaptability, and potential longevity of China's Communist Party (CCP). Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520260078
- ISBN
- 9780520260078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPH; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784535063
- ISBN
- 9781784535063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.68€ 41.80
€ 64.68
€ 41.80
paperback. Editor(s): Ross, Robert S.; Feng, Zhu; Star, Susan Leigh. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 336 pages, 21. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801474446
- ISBN
- 9780801474446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.44
€ 34.99
€ 33.44
Paperback.
- Publisher
- James Currey United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010650
- ISBN
- 9781847010650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.16
€ 33.99
€ 32.16
Paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KB; AVGC9; AVGE; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 30. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252082030
- ISBN
- 9780252082030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.30
€ 32.99
€ 31.30
Hardback. Editor(s): Schwartz, Rita. Num Pages: 115 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS; KCM; KNBT; RNFY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 115
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634831666
- ISBN
- 9781634831666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.86€ 142.65
€ 192.86
€ 142.65
Hardback. Editor(s): White, Dominic. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JP. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634841313
- ISBN
- 9781634841313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.32€ 169.93
€ 229.32
€ 169.93
Hardback. Editor(s): Carpenter, Emily E. Num Pages: 119 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPA; JWA; JWG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 243 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634829250
- ISBN
- 9781634829250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.86€ 143.42
€ 192.86
€ 143.42
Hardback. Asks why it is that China despite its size and once advanced culture and technology did not become a world power? This book traces the answer through Chinese innate sense of superiority which made foreign conquest and trade an irrelevance. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750946834
- ISBN
- 9780750946834
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.35
€ 26.99
€ 23.35
Paperback. China is a rising economic and political power. But what is the message of this rise? Tongdong Bai addresses this increasingly pressing question by examining the rich history of political theories and practices from China's past, and showing how it impacts upon the present. Series: World Political Theories. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 140 x 215 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780320755
- ISBN
- 9781780320755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.37
€ 32.99
€ 27.37
paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRA; JPQB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Human Rights Watch United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564322241
- ISBN
- 9781564322241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.20
€ 12.20
Hardback. Translator(s): Baker, Timothy D., Jr.; Duke, Michael S. Series: Masters of Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 632 pages, Halftones: 62,. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231159203
- ISBN
- 9780231159203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.89€ 99.68
€ 132.89
€ 99.68
Hardcover. Editor(s): Finn, Jerald D. Num Pages: 221 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 266 x 193 x 22. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604560527
- ISBN
- 9781604560527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.95€ 69.24
€ 99.95
€ 69.24
Hardcover. Num Pages: 406 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; 1FPC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 172 x 27. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Publisher
- Manohar Publishers and Distributors India
- Number of pages
- 406
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788173047619
- ISBN
- 9788173047619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.28
€ 53.28
China-leader or Laggard on the Path to a Secure, Low-carbon Energy Fut...
Ladislaw, Sarah O.; Nakano, Jane
Paperback. "A report of the CSIS Energy and National Security Program." Series: CSIS Reports. Num Pages: 52 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Centre for Strategic & International Studies,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 52
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892066711
- ISBN
- 9780892066711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Paperback. "An ambitious and impressive undertaking that makes a significant contribution to the understanding of how international regimes function and how China interacts with the international order."--R. Randle Edwards, Columbia University Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPSN1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812216813
- ISBN
- 9780812216813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.08
€ 52.08
Hardback. Series: Center for International Studies, Princeton University. Num Pages: 610 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1257.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 610
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691631714
- ISBN
- 9780691631714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 270.49€ 199.61
€ 270.49
€ 199.61
Hardcover. Editor(s): Costa, Meredith A.; Silva, Jeremy P. Num Pages: 173 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPCW; 1KBB; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 188 x 16. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 173
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613244234
- ISBN
- 9781613244234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 333.99€ 223.97
€ 333.99
€ 223.97