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Taylor & Francis Ltd Contested Memoryscapes
Book SynopsisThis book sets itself apart from much of the burgeoning literature on war commemoration within human geography and the social sciences more generally by analysing how the Second World War (194145) is remembered within Singapore, unique for its potential to shed light on the manifold politics associated with the commemoration of wars not only within an Asian, but also a multiracial and multi-religious postcolonial context. By adopting a historical materialist approach, it traces the genealogy of war commemoration in Singapore, from the initial disavowal of the war by the postcolonial government since independence in 1965 to it being embraced as part of national historiography in the early 1990s apparent in the emergence since then of various memoryscapes dedicated to the event. Also, through a critical analysis of a wide selection of these memoryscapes, the book interrogates how memories of the war have been spatially and discursively appropriated today by state (and non-state) agencTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; The history of war remembrance in Singapore; ’Localizing’ war representations at the Changi Chapel and Museum; The reflections at Bukit Chandu and the politics of ’race’; ’Rescaling’ war memories at Kranji Cemetery and Memorial; Intimations of postmodernity at Fort Siloso as a site of dark tourism; Everyday war memories at the Old Ford Factory Museum (Moff); Memoryscapes of war in everyday public spaces in Singapore; Conclusions; Index.
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Cambridge University Press States and Regions in the European Union
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Cambridge University Press The Social Construction of the Ocean 78 Cambridge
Book SynopsisThis 2001 book presents a history of the uses, regulations and representation of the world-ocean, from approximately 1450 through the present. This history is told through a 'territorial political economy' lens, borrowing from world-systems theory, economic-geographic studies of the spatiality of capitalism, political-geographic work on the history of territoriality, and post-structural work on social conflict in the production of space. Just as the modern era has been characterized by a conflicting set of dynamic and contested spatiality on land, so has it been characterized by a conflicting set of spatial functions at sea. Evidence is marshaled from legal texts, literary and artistic creations, cartographic representations, advertisements, commercial and military history, and policy debates. The book concludes by considering how lessons learned from the history of the ocean may be applied to emerging spaces, such as cyberspace, where there is a similarly problematic 'fit' between socTrade Review'This is much more than a social constructionist's book about the sea. Steinberg has produced a splendid innovative text that will be of interest to all social scientists with an interest in the historical development of the modern world from outside narrow nationalist perspectives.' Peter J. Taylor, Loughborough University'This is an apt summary of an excellent book, which makes a highly original contribution to a much under considered portion of political geography in theoretically nuanced and empirically informative ways. It is not only the first such major contribution to the study of the political economy and geography of the oceans, but destined to be a classic.' Ron Johnston, University of Bristol'… this thoughtful, engaging, and clearly written book is noteworthy for giving prominence to spaces of the world that have been largely ignored. It contributes not only to our knowledge of the oceans, but also to that of geohistorical productions of space throughout the modern period.' Becky Mansfield, Environment & Planning ATable of ContentsIntroduction: from Davy Jones' locker to the Foot Locker: the case of the floating Nikes; 1. The social construction of ocean-space; 2. Ocean-space in non-modern societies; 3. Ocean-space and merchant capitalism; 4. Ocean-space and industrial capitalism; 5. Ocean-space and postmodern capitalism; 6. Beyond postmodern capitalism, beyond ocean-space.
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Cambridge University Press Natural Gas and Geopolitics
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Cambridge University Press Building Transnational Networks Civil Society And The Politics Of Trade In The Americas Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics
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Cambridge University Press Humanitarian Intervention
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Cambridge University Press Building Transnational Networks Civil Society and the Politics of Trade in the Americas Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics
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Cambridge University Press European Union and the Deconstruction of the Rhineland Frontier
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Cambridge University Press A Search for Sovereignty Law and Geography in European Empires 14001900
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Cambridge University Press States and Regions in the European Union
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Cambridge University Press Natural Gas and Geopolitics
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Cambridge University Press A Search for Sovereignty
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Cambridge University Press Contestations of the Liberal International Order
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Cambridge University Press Changing Our Ways
Book SynopsisIn this Element, the authors develop an account of the role of behaviour change that is more political and social by bringing questions of power and social justice to the heart of their enquiry in order to appreciate how questions of responsibility and agency are unevenly distributed within and between societies. The result is a more holistic understanding of behaviour, as just one node within an ecosystem of transformation that bridges the individual and systemic. Their account is more attentive to questions of governance and the processes of collective steering necessary to facilitate large scale change across a diversity of actors, sectors and regions than the dominant emphasis on individuals and households. It is also more historical in its approach, looking critically at the relevance of historical parallels regarding large-scale behaviour change and what might be learned and applied to the contemporary context action.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Changing our ways; 2. The challenge of scaling; 3. Understanding behaviour change; 4. Leverage and tipping points; 5. Future intervention points; 6. Conclusion.
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Cambridge University Press Coevolutionary Pragmatism
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Cambridge University Press The Russia Sanctions
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Cambridge University Press Security in Sustainable Energy Transitions
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Cambridge University Press Finding a Balance in the Exclusive Economic Zone
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Cambridge University Press Economic and Financial Sanctions of the United States
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Cambridge University Press The Hamas Intelligence War against Israel
Book SynopsisSince its founding in 1987, the political and ideological dimensions of the terror organisation Hamas have been well discussed by scholars. In contrast, this innovative study takes a new approach by exploring the entire scope of Hamas''s intelligence activity against its state adversary, Israel. Using primary sources in Arabic, Hebrew and English, Netanel Flamer analyzes the development of Hamas''s various methods for gathering information, its use of this information for operational needs and strategic analysis, and its counterintelligence activity against the Israeli intelligence apparatus. The Hamas Intelligence War against Israel explores how Hamas''s activity has gradually become more sophisticated as its institutions have become more established and the nature of the conflict has changed. As the first full-length study to analyze the intelligence efforts of a violent non-state actor, this book sheds new light on the activities and operations of Hamas, and opens new avenues for intelligence research in the wider field.
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Cambridge University Press Nationalism and the Transformation of the State
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Cambridge University Press When Hedging Fails
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Cambridge University Press The Rise of Authoritarian MiddlePowers and What It Means for World Politics
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Cambridge University Press The Renaissance of Renewable Energy
Book SynopsisThis book provides detailed yet easily understandable information about sustainable energy alternatives in the context of growing public concern about climate change, the impending fuel crisis and environmental degradation. It describes the factors that have led to the current interest in energy alternatives and assesses the chance of renewable energy replacing fossil fuels in the future.Trade Review'This sober and thorough introduction to energy use and sustainable options should be accessible to a wide selection of readers from high-school kids and non-science college students to political decision-makers. It is clearly divided into one part discussing the status of each energy solution and another describing environmental and social concerns, reflecting opinions from a select range of literature quotes.' Bent Sørensen, Roskilde University, Denmark'This is a beautifully written and illustrated, even-handed overview of renewable energy, looking at the problems as well as the potential, in a very accessible way. Ideal as an introduction, but also with sufficient detail and references to aid more advanced study. The coverage is exemplary, and is not limited to just the technical issues: they are put in a wider social, environmental and economic context, providing an excellent guide to the choices ahead.' David Elliot, The Open University, Milton Keynes'This primer on renewable energy, aimed at a non-technical audience, clearly illustrates the opportunities and challenges inherent in replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy sources. The book should appeal to a wide range of readers who want to know more about how they may be able to influence the difficult transition to a low-carbon energy future.' Robert L. Evans, University of British Columbia, VancouverTable of Contents1. What is energy?; 2. Where does energy come from?; 3. How much energy is enough?; 4. How energy is produced; 5. Challenging times: the politics and economics of energy; 6. The price of energy consumption; 7. Energy from my backyard.
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Cambridge University Press Pandoras Toolbox
Book SynopsisReaching net zero emissions will not be the end of the climate struggle, but only the end of the beginning. For centuries thereafter, temperatures will remain elevated; climate damages will continue to accrue and sea levels will continue to rise. Even the urgent and utterly essential task of reaching net zero cannot be achieved rapidly by emissions reductions alone. To hasten net zero and minimize climate damages thereafter, we will also need massive carbon removal and storage. We may even need to reduce incoming solar radiation in order to lower unacceptably high temperatures. Such unproven and potentially risky climate interventions raise mind-blowing questions of governance and ethics. Pandora''s Toolbox offers readers an accessible and authoritative introduction to both the hopes and hazards of some of humanity''s most controversial technologies, which may nevertheless provide the key to saving our world.Trade Review'Getting down to brass tacks, Pandora's Toolbox provides a balanced and sophisticated examination of climate interventions. The reader will take away a rigorous understanding of the engineering, economic, ethical, social, political, and international relations dimensions of climate engineering tools and an informed appreciation for how deployment of a broad range of tools can most effectively reduce the human misery caused by climate change.' Joseph Aldy, Professor of the Practice of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA'A well written, accurate and entertaining guide to climate change and climate intervention techniques that gives readers all the keys to make up their own mind on the topic.' Olivier Boucher, Climatologist, Sorbonne Université, Paris'With careful explanations of the technologies, policies, governance issues, and ethical dilemmas involved, Pandora's Toolbox emerges as 'must reading' for all who seek to understand the pathways to a successful global response to climate change.' Daniel Esty, Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy, Yale University, New Haven, CT'Smith's book is the first-of-its-kind textbook introduction to Carbon Dioxide Removal, embedding the topic in the full spectrum of currently discussed responses, reaching from mitigation and adaptation all the way to Solar Radiation Management. It paves the way for the societal discourse we so urgently need to have now.' Sabine Fuss, Group Leader, Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change, Berlin'In the Greek myth Pandora was curious and she opened a box thus releasing evils into the world. Here we explore the contents of the box more carefully. In it we find tools useful for climate repair. This great book gives us a ray of hope in a situation where everything looks rather bleak.' Hugh Hunt, Fellow of Trinity College, University of Cambridge'Pandora's Toolbox introduces the reader to climate intervention – if you haven't heard of this yet, you will, because the author makes a compelling case that managing a future world with climate change will need a bigger toolbox. Wake Smith has a remarkable gift for making his subject accessible.' Douglas Graham MacMartin, Senior Lecturer, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY'At last, a realistic and unflinching view of the hard reality of climate choices that are coming. Smith's treatise is that avoiding a dystopian nightmare future requires levels of political courage in our scientific convictions not seen since the Second World War.' John Moore, Chief Scientist at the College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing Normal University'An overview of climate change and the array of possible responses that manages to be simultaneously comprehensive, detailed, and accessible. It's jam-packed with the sort of specific, practical detail that is usually missing in such overviews. A valuable contribution and an impressive achievement.' Edward A. Parson, Dan and Rae Emmett Professor of Environmental Law, University of CaliforniaTable of ContentsPrologue; Part I. Climate Introduction: 1. Where Do We Stand On Climate Change?; 2. Climate Science 101; 3. What's So Bad About Climate Change?; 4. Climate Negotiations; 5. Climate Economics; Part II. Responses to Climate Change: 6. The Energy Transition; 7. Other Mitigation; 8. Adaptation; 9. Our Descendants Will Demand Climate Intervention; Part III. Carbon Removal: 10. Natural Solutions; 11. Industrial Carbon Capture & Sequestration; 12. Direct Air Capture; Part IV. Solar Radiation Management: 13. Solar Radiation Management Alternatives; 14. Stratospheric Aerosol Injection; 15. Stratospheric Aerosol Injection Deployment; Part V. Social Ramifications of Climate Intervention: 16. Governance of Carbon Removal; 17. Governance of Solar Radiation Management; 18. Climate Ethics; 19. Public Perception; Part VI. Prospective Research Agenda: 20. The Path Forward for Carbon Dioxide Removal; 21. The Path Forward for Solar Radiation Management; Epilogue.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Shadow State
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Beijing Rules
Book SynopsisLonglisted for Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the YearAn acclaimed journalist on contemporary China lays bare the country''s two-decade quest for global dominance and how the Chinese Communist Party coopted what Western leaders have long considered their most powerful tool in the fight for liberal democracy—capitalism—to expand its illiberal influence worldwide.Bethany Allen, the award-winning China reporter for Axios, shows that by tying profits to political acquiescence the Chinese Communist Party is forcing companies and governments around the world to accept its rules. The coronavirus pandemic marked the first time that the Party deployed its tool kit of economic coercion on an issue directly related to the health and well-being of quite literally every person in the world. But Western democracies aren’t helpless victims in Beijing’s game. The West created the conditions for the rise of authoritarian capitalism by divorcing political values from market structures.Written by one of the first American journalists to expose China''s covert influence operations in the United States, Beijing Rules includes headline-making stories of Western institutions bowing to Beijing’s pressure—a glimpse of what America’s future may look like should liberal democracy come firmly under the thumb of authoritarian capitalism. Grounded in deep investigative reporting, it sounds the alarm about what we must do to prevent the loss of freedoms we now take for granted.
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OUP India The Dragons and the Snakes How the Rest Learned
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Oxford University Press Inc Governing Security After War
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewInternational actors have long sought to help post-conflict societies build new militaries—often with mixed success. Berg's new book provides an illuminating explanation for why they are likely to succeed and fail. He shows how local political elites' struggles to consolidate power—and the resources and networks on which they rely—shape the management and control of the armed forces. Fascinating and compelling, Berg's research is a major advancement in understanding the character and origins of states' security sectors. * Risa Brooks, Allis Chalmers Associate Professor of Political Science, Marquette University *This is a fantastic book. Louis-Alexandre Berg demonstrates how a clearer understanding of the interplay between elite actors' interests in war-torn states holds the key to crafting strategies for lasting security sector reform. Wonderfully executed, this is an important contribution to the study of post-conflict reform. Arguing against the now common claim in the wake of the American withdrawal from Afghanistan that recipients of assistance inevitably lack the political will to use it wisely, Berg shows how the right kinds of international attention to domestic political dynamics can leverage real domestic interest in reform. This well-written book is a must-read for scholars and practitioners, and will have a lasting effect on how we think about security sector reform. * William S. Reno, Professor and Chair of Political Science, Northwestern University *Berg's volume, Governing Security after War, really sets the scene by providing an overarching framework to institutional interventions. * Paul Jackson, International Peacekeeping *Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. The Politics of Postwar Security Governance Chapter 3. Strength in Vulnerability: Military and Police Restructuring in Liberia Chapter 4. Politics of Fear: Police and Defense Reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina Chapter 5. Influence of Riches: The Timor-Leste National Police Chapter 6. Across Postwar Countries and Beyond: Statistical Analysis of Security Governance Chapter 7. Conclusion Appendix Bibliography Index
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University of Washington Press Idahos Place
Book SynopsisFocuses on Gem State history. From the state's indigenous roots and early environmental battles to recent political and social events, this title includes essays that provided context for understanding Idaho's important role in the development of the American West.Trade Review"[A] guidebook to recent interpretations of the state’s history. For scholars teaching and researching Northwest history, the volume provides an informed way-station to advancing understanding of the region." -- William G. Robbins * Oregon Historical Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements 1. Idaho's Place: Reckoning with History / Adam M. Sowards 2. The Confluence of Rivers: The Indigenous Tribes of Idaho / Rodney Frey and Robert McCarl IDAHO VOICES: Native American History 3. Crossing Divides: An Environmental History of Idaho / Kevin R. Marsh IDAHO VOICES: Environmental History 4. Idiosyncrasy and Enigma: Idaho Politics / Katherine G. Aiken IDAHO VOICES: Political History 5. The Power and the Glory: Idaho's Religious History / Jill K. Gill IDAHO VOICES: Religious History 6. Defying Boundaries: Women in Idaho History / Laura Woodworth-Ney and Tara A. Rowe IDAHO VOICES: Women's History 7. Confronting Race and Creating Community: Idaho's Ethnic History / Laurie Mercier IDAHO VOICES: Ethnic History 8. Latinos in Idaho / Making Their Way in the Gem State: Errol D. Jones IDAHO VOICES: Latino History 9. Shifting Currents: Cultural Expressions in Idaho / Richard W. Etulain IDAHO VOICES: Cultural History 10. Telling Stories: Idaho's Histories / Judith Austin IDAHO VOICES: Historians Contributors Index
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Penguin Putnam Inc Asias Reckoning China Japan and the Fate of US
Book SynopsisA Financial Times Best Book of 2017“A shrewd and knowing book.” —Robert D. Kaplan, The Wall Street Journal“A compelling and impressive read.” —The Economist“Skillfully crafted and well-argued.” —Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Financial Times“An excellent modern history. . . . provides the context needed to make sense of the region’s present and future.” —Joyce Lau, South China Morning PostA history of the combative military, diplomatic, and economic relations among China, Japan, and the United States since the 1970s—and the potential crisis that awaits themRichard McGregor’s Asia’s Reckoning is a compelling account of the widening geopolitical cracks in a region that has flourished under an American security umbrella for
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Random House USA Inc Homecoming
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Hoover Institution Press,U.S. Japanese America on the Eve of the Pacific War
Book SynopsisOffers the first English translation of Yasuo Sakata's seminal essay arguing that the 1930s constitutes a chronological and conceptual missing link' between two predominant research interests: the pre-1924 immigration exclusion and the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.Table of Contents Foreword Eric Wakin Acknowledgments Introduction: Yasuo Sakata and Japanese American History Eiichiro Azuma Part I: Yasuo Sakata’s Place in Migration and Nikkei Studies 1 Fifty Years after World War II and the Study of Japanese American History: The Untold 1930s Yasuo Sakata / Translated by Kaoru Ueda 2 Migration Studies in Japan—Development and Future Masako Iino Part II: Japanese Americans in 1930s’ California 3 The Kibei Movement of the 1930s in Relation to US Nationality Law Teruko Kumei / Translated by Kaoru Ueda 4 Kibei Transnationalism and Japanese American History in the 1930s Michael R. Jin Part III: Japanese Americans in 1930s’ Hawaii 5 Perceptions of the 1930s in Local Japanese American Newspapers in Hawai‘i: The Nikkei Community and Japan as Portrayed in the Maui Shinbun Toshihiko Kishi / Translated by Kaoru Ueda 6 Crafting Japanese Immigrant Nationalism: Imon Bukuro, Imon Bun, and Senninbari in 1930s’ Hawai‘i Mire Koikari 7 Subjection and Citizenship: 1930s Nikkei Citizenry and Japanese-Language Education in Hawaii Rashaad Eshack Part IV: Nikkei and US-Japan Relations 8 The Outbreak of the Pacific War and Japanese Companies in the United States: Morimura Bros. & Co. Masato Kimura / Translated by Kaoru Ueda 9 Rupture of Diplomacy: Japan’s Path to War with the United States Tosh Minohara 10 American Surveillance of Japanese Americans, 1933–1941 Brian Masaru Hayashi Afterword Kaoru Ueda Glossary About the Contributors Index
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Random House USA Inc Water: A Biography
Book SynopsisSpanning millennia and continents, here is a stunningly revealing history of how the distribution of water has shaped human civilization. Boccaletti, of The Nature Conservancy, “tackles the most important story of our time: our relationship with water in a world of looming scarcity” (Kelly McEvers, NPR Host). Writing with authority and brio, Giulio Boccaletti—honorary research associate at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford—shrewdly combines environmental and social history, beginning with the earliest civilizations of sedentary farmers on the banks of the Nile, the Tigris, and the Euphrates Rivers. Even as he describes how these societies were made possible by sea-level changes from the last glacial melt, he incisively examines how this type of farming led to irrigation and multiple cropping, which, in turn, led to a population explosion and labor specialization. We see with clarity how irrigation’s structure informed social structure (inventions such as the calendar sprung from agricultural necessity); how in ancient Greece, the communal ownership of wells laid the groundwork for democracy; how the Greek and Roman experiences with water security resulted in systems of taxation; and how the modern world as we know it began with a legal framework for the development of water infrastructure. Extraordinary for its monumental scope and piercing insightfulness, Water: A Biography richly enlarges our understanding of our relationship to—and fundamental reliance on—the most elemental substance on earth.
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PublicAffairs The Blue Age: How the US Navy Created Global
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Berrett-Koehler What the U.S. Can Learn from China: An Open-Minded Guide to Treating Our Greatest Competitor as Our Greatest Teacher
Book SynopsisChina succeeded Japan as the world's second largest economy in 2010 many predict it will grow to be larger than the United States by 2020. Three decades ago, China was a rural economy with barely any exports. The rise of China presents the United States with a "Sputnik Moment," in the words of President Obama. Will we rise to the challenge as we did during the space race, or will we rationalize and scapegoat our way to explaining why we can't compete?Ann Lee provides an unvarnished assessment of Chinaâs political economy and governance structure, analyzing the sources of Chinaâs success and identifying lessons that can be applied by other governments regardless of ideology. As a Chinese-American who emigrated to the U.S. from Hong Kong at the age of seven, Lee is uniquely situated to help Americans understand how China sees its own society and how to adapt some Chinese practices to benefit the U. S. For example, the Chinese economy is designed to make the kind of unproductive and unrestrained financial speculation that has devastated much of the West impossible. Aspiring Chinese politicians have to pass tests to prove their competency to govern. The Chinese homicide rate is a fifth of what it is in the U.S. While not blind to Chinaâs shortcomings, Lee argues that rather than demonizing China, a more productive use of time and resources is to learn from this rising power in order to maximize the talent of millions of people.
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Fidelis Publishing, LLC America's #1 Adversary: And What We Must Do About
Book SynopsisThree distinguished experts and policy practitioners declare: "Despite the wrongs committed against China in the past, the People’s Republic of China must not represent the future, for it is corrupt. Harking back to what Ronald Reagan did to spur the dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United States must enunciate that its objective is the peaceful end of the Communist Party of China. China existed for four thousand years before the formation of a communist junta within its borders; China can only achieve greatness combined with liberty and wealth if it frees itself from one-party rule and the despotism this type of government always brings.”America is doomed to collapse under a multi-pronged attack led by the PRC and by statists in our midst. We must return in great haste to the Judeo-Christian principles upon which we were founded, which made us the most prosperous, secure, and generous nation in human history.Trade Review"If you care about the future of America, you need to read America's #1 Adversary -- now!" -- LTG William G "Jerry" Boykin, former commander, U.S. Army Special Forces, and author of seven books including his autobiography, Never Surrender"This must-read book details China's effort to dominate global affairs through waging a soft war of infrastructure development in developing countries, using energy as a main weapon. Blessed with abundant resources, the United States must counter this attack." -- William F Martin, United States Deputy Secretary of Energy (1986-1988)"Don't just absorb America's #1 Adversary : share it with your fellow citizens, without whose vigilance America can never remain truly secure." -- Dr John Lenczowski, founder, president, and professor, The Institute of World Politics
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Atlantic Books Open: The Story Of Human Progress
Book SynopsisAN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEARHumanity's embrace of openness is the key to our success. The freedom to explore and exchange - whether it's goods, ideas or people - has led to stunning achievements in science, technology and culture. As a result, we live at a time of unprecedented wealth and opportunity. So why are we so intent on ruining it?From Stone Age hunter-gatherers to contemporary Chinese-American relations, Open explores how across time and cultures, we have struggled with a constant tension between our yearning for co-operation and our profound need for belonging. Providing a bold new framework for understanding human history, bestselling author and thinker Johan Norberg examines why we're often uncomfortable with openness - but also why it is essential for progress. Part sweeping history and part polemic, this urgent book makes a compelling case for why an open world with an open economy is worth fighting for more than ever.Trade ReviewClear, colourful and convincing, marshalling evidence from a range of eras and civilisations. [...] The author is often amusing as well as illuminating. * The Economist *No person or society is smart enough or wise enough or noble enough to solve the wicked problems of life by themselves. With clarity and grace, Johan Norberg reminds us that openness to things and ideas from others is the only route to well-being. * Steven Pinker *If we are to recover from the pandemic of 2020, the world needs openness more than ever: open minds, open hearts, open communications, open markets. Johan Norberg's superb book demonstrates, with hundreds of examples, how openness has been the key to the success of our species over 10,000 years and is the secret of prosperity and peace today. * Matt Ridley, author of The Rational Optimist *Johan Norberg has a great story to tell: how, throughout history, open societies have always closed down, but never for good. The tension between closed and open, between trading and tribalism drives both progress and reaction. Why are the virtues and benefits of openness always under threat? We can't live without it, yet too often it seems that we can't live with it either. Norberg has a powerful argument to give us insight and hope that man's curiosity and imagination is unstoppable. * Margaret Heffernan, author of Wilful Blindness *Norberg's excellent book tells us that openness is more than a defensive reaction to those who want to close borders to migrants, trade and new ideas... [it is] a deeply rooted trait that has played a major role in the success of individuals, nations and humanity itself. * Vince Cable *Johan Norberg makes a compelling case that we all thrive -- in every sense -- on 'open'... This is big thinking that deserves everyone's attention. * Michael Blastland, author of The Hidden Half *Johan Norberg reminds us that every great civilization has been destroyed by the end of openness. His essential book, then, is a timely reminder that the fate of our civilization rests on a defense of openness. Strongly recommended. * Andrew Keen, author of The Internet Is Not The Answer *This book is a blast of good sense. * The Economist on Progress *Generates powerful good-news vibes. * Esquire on Progress *Norberg has a strong case and he makes it with energy and charm. A pertinent book for grumpy times. * The Times on Progress *A prophet of anti-pessimism. -- Simon Jenkins * Guardian *Table of Contents0: Traders and tribalists 1: Open exchange 2: Open doors 3: Open minds 4: Open societies 5: Us and them 6: Zero-sum 7: Anticipatory anxiety 8: Fight or flight 9: Open or closed?
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC China and the Future of Globalization: The
Book SynopsisAn FT SUMMER READ 2020 The forces of globalization have transformed the world economically, but in the West politics is becoming increasingly fractured as living standards stagnate for all but the very wealthy. As a result, alienation and nationalism are on the rise. China, in the meantime, has become the most powerful economy in the world from the same forces of globalization which have imprisoned the west. Here, Grzegorz W. Kolodko parses the economic system in China and brings his uniquely clear and far sighted analysis to bear on the global economy. Through a qualitative and extensive quantitative economic analysis of the global economy, and it's tilt towards Asia, Kolodko offers prescriptions on how the west can learn from China’s approach, and make globalization work for citizens once more. An essential book for scholars and students of political economy, from one of the West's most authoritative scholars and practitioners. Translated by Joanna LuczakTrade ReviewGrzegorz Kolodko has written a concise, erudite, balanced and perceptive book on the global implications of China's unstoppable rise. We are moving, inescapably, into a multi-polar and multi-cultural world. * Martin Wolf, Associate Editor and Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times *A thought-provoking book on the consequences of the rise of China for the world economy. A plethora of interesting questions are proposed and investigated. In terms of current economic development, China and Poland are the most interesting, and the book has much to say about them. Given this, China and the Future of Globalization: The Political Economy of China's Rise is a must-read for any student of development. * Professor Edward C. Prescott, Nobel Prize Laureate in Economic Sciences *A fine reflection on China's rise, offered with neither fear nor favor but in the pragmatic spirit that is Professor Kolodko's stock-in-trade. * James K. Galbraith, The University of Texas at Austin *Greg Kolodko analyzes in this insightful book the economic, political and social implications of China’s rejuvenation… The book is essential reading on a subject of the highest importance in the early 21st century. -- Justin Yifu Lin, Dean, Institute of New Structural Economics, Peking University, Former Chief Economist, the World BankTable of ContentsList of diagrams List of maps List of tables Initial reflections Chapter One: Economy and security 1. Cold War Two 2. Cascade of threats 3. Technology and politics Chapter Two: The century of Asia with China leading the way? 1. A country in the middle of Asia 2. New Silk Road instead of exporting revolution 3. Nobody likes a hard landing Chapter Three: People and goods in the changing world 1. Between a demographic explosion and a population deficit 2. How long, how fast? 3. Where is the East, where is the West? 4. Myth of the free market being perfect Chapter Four: Socialism, capitalism or Chinism? 1. Economy – society – state 2. In search of equilibrium 3. Socialism with Chinese characteristics or corrupt crony capitalism? 4. Whither China and what business is it to others 5. Tertium datur Chapter Five: Recipe for crisis 1. At the expense of many for the benefit of few 2. Legally but immorally Chapter Six: What do the Chinese ask about? 1. Right questions at the right time 2. What students want to know 3. Chinese panoply of questions Chapter Seven: New pragmatism with Chinese characteristics 1. Vision rather than illusions 2. 16+1 initiative 3. China coming to our rescue? Final reflections References Index
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Verso Books The Trial of Julian Assange: A Story of
Book SynopsisIn July 2010, Wikileaks published Cablegate, one of the biggest leaks in the history of the US military, including evidence for war crimes and torture. In the aftermath Julian Assange, the founder and spokesman of Wikileaks, found himself at the centre of a media storm, accused of hacking and later sexual assault. He spent the next seven years in asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, fearful that he would be extradited to Sweden to face the accusations of assault and then sent to US. In 2019, Assange was handed over to the British police and, on the same day, the U.S. demanded his extradition. They threatened him with up to 175 years in prison for alleged espionage and computer fraud. At this point, Nils Melzer, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, started his investigation into how the US and UK governments were working together to ensure a conviction. His findings are explosive, revealing that Assange has faced grave and systematic due process violations, judicial bias, collusion and manipulated evidence. He has been the victim of constant surveillance, defamation and threats. Melzer also gathered together consolidated medical evidence that proves that the prison has suffered prolonged psychological torture. Melzer's compelling investigation puts the UK state into the dock, showing how, through secrecy, impunity and, crucially, public indifference, unchecked power reveals a deeply undemocratic system. Furthermore, the Assange case sets a dangerous precedent: once telling the truth becomes a crime, censorship and tyranny will inevitably follow.Trade ReviewThis is a landmark book, the first by a senior international official to call out the criminality of Western governments, and their craven media echoes, in the persecution of Julian Assange. Mark the word, persecution, says Nils Melzer, as well as "our" responsibility for the ravages inflicted on an heroic man for telling forbidden truths and on democracy itself. -- John PilgerMelzer, a brave and honest man, tells the whole truth about the brutality and illegality of what is being done to Julian Assange. Read this book. -- Brian EnoThis is a harrowing account of a corruption of justice that crosses not only borders, but the United Nations itself. Melzer's work is an urgent corrective to a false history - and an act of public service. -- Edward SnowdenPolitically motivated and unjustified, the prosecution of Julian Assange by a mature democracy threatens and undermines press freedom, the rule of law, and the prohibition of torture. By painstakingly and rigorously documenting the facts, Nilz Melzer reveals the full disturbing account of how the human rights of Julian Assange have been violated over years. It's a story that must be told and from which we all must learn. -- Agnes Callamard, Secretary-General, Amnesty International, former UN Rapporteur on TortureA stunning account on how official secrecy, corruption and impunity suffocate the truth and poison the rule of law. The present-day prosecution of Julian Assange aims to complete what Richard Nixon tried and failed to do in the Pentagon Papers case fifty years ago: rescind the foundation of our republic, the First Amendment protection of freedom of the press. As Melzer argues compellingly, nothing less than our continued status as a democracy is at stake in the need to block Assange's extradition, drop the unconstitutional charges against him, or if necessary, win his acquittal. It is the legal scandal of the century. -- Daniel Ellsberg, whistleblower, the Pentagon PapersIt is as if all the Anglo-American frustrations over the disasters of Iraq, Trump and a teetering Washington political system have become concentrated in official hatred of one man: Julian Assange. This dissident faces a 175 year sentence but the soldiers who shot dead innocent Iraqi civilians- the war crime he exposed and is facing extradition for- are escaping even an investigation. The ferocious cruelty summoned for pursuit of Assange is anatomised here by Nils Melzer who implies a question that should chill us: Assange now, who next? -- Bob Carr, former Australian foreign minister and longest serving Premier of New South WalesA powerful investigation into the heart of darkness of our legal and political systems. Once you read this breath-taking book by Nils Melzer, you will know why Julian Assange is being tortured so terribly and why he should be celebrated as a true hero of the 21st century -- Srecko Horvat, author of Poetry From the FutureThe most compelling case yet made for Assange's defence and a swingeing indictment of politicians, security services and judicial authorities ... [Melzer] marshal[s] a wealth of detail and legal evidence to make his case. -- Mary Dejevsky * Independent *The most methodical and detailed recounting of the long persecution by the United States and the British government of Assange -- Chris Hedges * New Age *Enlightening ... The material Melzer has gathered over his two-year investigation is riveting, and his motivation is clear. -- Andrew Hankinson * Spectator *A remarkable book by a remarkable man ... The research, knowledge and considered thought Melzer has given to Assange's case is powerful and unanswerable. * Morning Star *Nils Melzer has given us an invaluable record of the whole judicial witch-hunt. His evolution from sceptic to truth-seeker is particularly admirable. -- Peter Whittaker * New Internationalist *
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Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Chronicle of Sipsong Panna: History and Society
Book SynopsisThe Tai Lü are a Tai-speaking group closely related to the Khon Müang or Tai Yuan, the dominant ethnic group in Northern Thailand. According to their own historical tradition, the ancestors of the Tai Lü migrated from what is now northwestern Vietnam into the southern part of Yunnan, where they founded their own kingdom in the twelfth century. Today, the Tai Lü are the most important population group within the so-called "Economic Quadrangle" of the Upper Mekong, which plays an increasingly important economic and geopolitical role. Chronicle of Sipsòng Panna offers the first English translation of four different versions of the Chronicle of Moeng Lü (also known as Sipsòng Panna) based on the oldest extant manuscripts. The volume provides a comprehensive analysis of Tai Lü historical sources and a valuable introduction to the history and society of the Upper Mekong region.
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