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Book SynopsisThe civil war between the Sri Lankan state and Tamil militants, which ended in 2009, lasted more than three decades and led to mass migration, mainly to India, Canada, England, and continental Europe. In Marrying for a Future, Sidharthan Maunaguru argues that the social institution of marriage has emerged as a critical means of building alliances between dispersed segments of Tamil communities, allowing scattered groups to reunite across national borders. Maunaguru explores how these fragmented communities were rekindled by connections fostered by key participants in and elements of the marriage process, such as wedding photographers, marriage brokers, legal documents, and transit places. Marrying for a Future contributes to transnational and diaspora marriage studies by looking at the temporary spaces through which migrants and refugees travel in addition to their home and host countries. It provides a new conceptual framework for studies on kinship and marriage and addresses a commTrade Review"Brilliant . . . The book is a clear, fresh portrait of the Tamil community as phoenix; [Maunaguru's] fieldwork is a carefully observed aggregation of community tendernesses in the face of the often-cold bureaucracies around migration and marriage." -- V.V. Ganeshananthan * Himal Southasian magazine *"Sidharthan Maunaguru’s evocative ethnography is both modern and classic." * Contributions to Indian Sociology *"[I]nsightful and innovative." * South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"By centering activist work, Sameh presents initiatives and projects that strive to disrupt existing colonial, patriarchal narratives and ways of life to replace them with feminist solidarities and practices with the goal of increasing women’s rights for Iranian women." * Ms. Magazine *"Focusing on the women’s rights movement in Iran, Sameh (Univ. of California, Irvine) creates a portrait of the country that problematizes common understandings that are framed by dichotomous terms. As such, the book should be of interest not only to those studying women’s rights movements or Iran, but also, due to the book's method of analysis, to anyone who believes the humanities are tasked with helping us understand the dynamism, complexity, contradictoriness, and messiness of social phenomena" * Choice *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"By centering activist work, Sameh presents initiatives and projects that strive to disrupt existing colonial, patriarchal narratives and ways of life to replace them with feminist solidarities and practices with the goal of increasing women’s rights for Iranian women." * Ms. Magazine *"Focusing on the women’s rights movement in Iran, Sameh (Univ. of California, Irvine) creates a portrait of the country that problematizes common understandings that are framed by dichotomous terms. As such, the book should be of interest not only to those studying women’s rights movements or Iran, but also, due to the book's method of analysis, to anyone who believes the humanities are tasked with helping us understand the dynamism, complexity, contradictoriness, and messiness of social phenomena" * Choice *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"In addition to an exploration of controversial labor practices, the book is also about a lake and the confluence of wildlife, commerce, power and politics surrounding it. . . . Styles' book helps contextualize the labor that goes into a gift many will receive." * Illinois Times *"Styles has produced an insightful work filled with evocative analysis." * H-Net *"Styles’ vivid ethnographic descrip-tions draw attention to the myriad local contestations refashioned and created byfloriculture. This approach enables the reader to not only learn about the problem-atic sides offlower production in Kenya but to also get to know Naivasha as a site of possibility that has an important place in political and moral imaginations." * The Journal of Modern African Studies *"Styles succeeds in conveying the complexities and contradictions of global commodity production: work in floriculture, in spite of the possibilities it affords, is no bed of roses." * Exertions *

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Book SynopsisHow news circulated from the Qing dynasty courtIn the Qing dynasty (16441911), China experienced far greater access to political information than suggested by the blunt measures of control and censorship employed by modern Chinese regimes. A tenuous partnership between the court and the dynamic commercial publishing enterprises of late imperial China enabled the publication of gazettes in a wide range of print and manuscript formats. For both domestic and foreign readers these official gazettes offered vital information about the Qing state and its activities, transmitting state news across a vast empire and beyond. And the most essential window onto Qing politics was the Peking Gazette, a genre that circulated globally over the course of the dynasty. This illuminating study presents a comprehensive history of the Peking Gazette and frames it as the cornerstone of a Qing information policy that, paradoxically, prized both transparency and secrecy. Gazettes gave readers a glimpse intoTrade Review"Emily Mokros’s remarkable book considers changes to gazette publication in the early Qing, the gazette’s place as a vehicle for publicizing information alongside parallel policies of secrecy and censorship, its complex publication history, its varied uses for readers, and its global circulation once excerpted or translated in newspapers in treaty ports and around the world." * Journal of Asian Studies *"Qing historians today have long known of the gazettes, but we've not known enough. This solid monograph fills the gaps in our knowledge and contributes to understanding of Qing political culture, its enduring institutions, and the origins of western sinological studies." * Journal of Chinese History *

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Book SynopsisHow news circulated from the Qing dynasty courtIn the Qing dynasty (16441911), China experienced far greater access to political information than suggested by the blunt measures of control and censorship employed by modern Chinese regimes. A tenuous partnership between the court and the dynamic commercial publishing enterprises of late imperial China enabled the publication of gazettes in a wide range of print and manuscript formats. For both domestic and foreign readers these official gazettes offered vital information about the Qing state and its activities, transmitting state news across a vast empire and beyond. And the most essential window onto Qing politics was the Peking Gazette, a genre that circulated globally over the course of the dynasty. This illuminating study presents a comprehensive history of the Peking Gazette and frames it as the cornerstone of a Qing information policy that, paradoxically, prized both transparency and secrecy. Gazettes gave readers a glimpse intoTrade Review"Emily Mokros’s remarkable book considers changes to gazette publication in the early Qing, the gazette’s place as a vehicle for publicizing information alongside parallel policies of secrecy and censorship, its complex publication history, its varied uses for readers, and its global circulation once excerpted or translated in newspapers in treaty ports and around the world." * Journal of Asian Studies *"Qing historians today have long known of the gazettes, but we've not known enough. This solid monograph fills the gaps in our knowledge and contributes to understanding of Qing political culture, its enduring institutions, and the origins of western sinological studies." * Journal of Chinese History *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"The volume adds[s] significantly to knowledge of colonial Korea. The essays are particularly provocative in the questions they raise about laws and policies—most notably, village consolidation, the Peace Preservation Law, and thought conversion—that were applied to both Japan and Korea but with very different results." * Choice Reviews *

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Book SynopsisExamines how peasants responded to these events, and to their own economic and political circumstances, with protests that shaped the course of postwar revolution in the north and reform in the south.Table of ContentsPreface Chronology Note on Romanization Introduction Explaining Peasant Protest: An Integrated View Social change and Land Tenure in Traditional Korea Colonialism and Korean Agriculture: Growth without Development Tenant-Landlord Conflict, 1920-32: Ideology or Interest? The Red Peasant Union Movement, 1930-39, Part 1: An Overview & Critique The Red Peasant Union Movement, 1930-39, Part 2: History from Below Tenant-Landlord Conflict, 1933-39: Class and Nation Japanese Militarism and Everyday forms of Resistance, 1940-44 Historical Origins of Peasant Radicalism in Liberated Korea Conclusion: Toward Reform and Revolution Appendix 1: Main Activities of Red Peasant Unions Appendix 2: Peasant Radicalism Index in Relation to Number of Red Peasant Unions and Socioeconomic, Demographic, and Religious Variables Appendix 3: Leadership Characteristics in Selected Red Peasant Unions Appendix 4: List of Counties Analyzed Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisReflects on questions that have troubled Chinese scholars of jurisprudence since classical times. This book covers a wide range of topics like interpreting the rationale for and legacy of Qing practices of collective punishment, and assessing the political forces that continue to limit the authority of formal legal institutions in China.Trade Review"A skillful, multidisciplinary collection by China specialists, this volume treats fazhi (the rule of law) as it relates conceptually and practically to historical and contemporary China." * Choice *Table of ContentsForeword Acknowledgments Introduction: The Problem of Paradigms 1. Conceptions and Receptions of Legality: Understanding the Complexity of Law Reform in Modern China 2. Law, Law, What Law? Why Western Scholars of China Have Not Had More to Say about Its Law 3. Using the Past to Make a Case for the Rule of Law 4. Rule of Man and the Rule of Law in China: Punishing Provincial Governors during the Qing 5. Collective Responsibility in Qing Criminal Law 6. True Confessions? Chinese Confessions Then and Now 7. Law and Discretion in Contemporary Chinese Courts 8. Equality and Justice in Official and Popular Views about Civil Obligations: China and Taiwan 9. Language and Law: Sources of Systemic Vagueness and Ambiguous Authority in Chinese Statutory Language 10. The Future of Federalism in China 11. The Rule of Law Imposed from Outside: China's Foreign-Oriented Legal Regime since 1978 Epilogue: The Deep Roots of Resistance to Law Codes and Lawyers in China Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisA collection of essays addressing the problem of how to achieve a stable political order in a unified Korea.Trade Review"In their highly informative and instructional book, editors Nicholas Eberstadt and Richard J. Ellings have compiled an exciting amalgam of essays which addresses those vital issues central to the reunification of the Korean peninsula." * The Korea Times *"A valuable contribution to the understanding of international politics surrounding the Korean peninsula and U.S. policy toward the region." * Choice *"A superb collection of articles and essays by leading scholars and diplomats of Asian Security..This book provides enlightening views about complex issues and should be on the desk of every diplomat, strategist, and national security functionary." * Military Review *Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgements Commonly Used Abbreviations 1 Introduction HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL CONTEXT 2 Conflict and Cooperation: The Pacific Powers and Korea by Chae-Jin Lee 3 Discerning North Korea’s Intentions by Chuck Downs 4 China and Korean Reunification--A Neighbor’s Concerns by Robert A. Scalapino 5 Japan and the Unification of Korea: Challenges for U.S. Policy Coordination by Michael H. Armacost and Kenneth B. Pyle 6 Russia, Korea, and Northeast Asia by Herbert J. Ellison ECONOMIC CONTEXT 7 Economic Strategies for Reunification by Marcus Noland 8 The Role of International Finance in Korean Economic Reconstruction and Reunification STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS 9 The Post-Korean Unification Security Landscape and U.S. Security Policy in Northeast Asia 10 Negotiating Korean Unification: Options for an International Framework by Robert L. Gallucci 11 A Policy Agenda for Achieving Korean Reunification by Douglas H. Paal 12 Assessing Interests and Objectives of Major Actors in the Korean Drama by Nicholas Eberstadt and Richard J. Ellings About the Editors and Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisThis new edition of a highly praised ethnography of nomadic peoples in Afghanistan includes a discussion of the colonial roots of terrorism written since the fall of the Taliban in 2001.Trade Review“A carefully developed ethnography that will surely be appreciated as one of the finest on peoples in Central Asia. * MESA Bulletin *“Shahrani’s work is doubly significant: it is an account of a people that are now virtually inaccessible to anthropological inquiry; and it is a work by a local or native anthropologist. * Journal of Asian Studies *"This is a distinctive work, a valuable addition to studies of high-altitude adaptations that is still cited..The republication of the monograph, along with the new material, will enable another generation to appreciate this important work." * Journal of Asian Studies *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface to the 2002 Edition: Afghanistan, the Taliban, and Global Terror, Inc. Preface to the Original Edition Introduction Part One | Space, Time, and Human Communities 1. The Ecological Setting 2. History and Demographic Process Part Two | Strategies of Adaptation 3. The Wakhi High-Altitude Agropastoral Adaptation 4. The Kirghiz Pastoral Subsistence System 5. The Kirghiz People, the Oey, and the Qorow Part Three | Closed Frontier 6. Territorial Loss: an Intracultural Adaptation 7. Adaptation to Socioeconomic and Cultural Restrictions Conclusion Epilogue: Coping with a Communist "Revolution," State Failure, and War Glossary Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisShows how the Bible, in particular a Chinese translation of the Old Testament, profoundly influenced Hong and his followers, leading them to understand the first three of the Ten Commandments as an indictment of the imperial order. This book may appeal to scholars in the fields of Chinese history, religion, and culture.Trade Review"Reilly..is able to develop a strikingly original thesis. He argues that Protestant sources using Shangdi as the term for God in the translations of the Bible and especially the so-called Old Testament profoundly influenced Hong to connect his Christian faith to Chinese classical sources." * Canadian Journal of History *"All in all, the book presents an interesting thesis and is worth reading and using." * Journal of Chinese Religions *"Overall this is an important book that should not be overlooked by anyone working on Chinese religious history." * International Bulletin of Missionary Research *"A significant contribution to the understanding of the Taiping cause, the problems of indigenization of Christianity in any culture, and the difficulties attendant upon any and all cross-cultural exchanges." * The Journal of Asian Studies *"A well-written and researched volume with a new angle on understanding a Chinese civil war, but also of understanding Chinese religious sensibilities, the reading of sacred texts, and the ongoing Chinese issues of corruption and ethnic cleansing. This is a thought-provoking volume that sinologists and Asian historians should not overlook." * Church History *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. The Early Catholic Search for the Name of God 2. The Protestant Bible and the Birth of the Taiping Christian Movement 3. The Taiping Challenge to Empire 4. Worship and Witness in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 5. The Taiping Legacy and Missionary Christianity Notes Glossary Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA bold look at Vietnam's privatized commercial sex market, conflicts surrounding modern prostitution in Vietnam, and the government's efforts to manage the industry.Trade Review"This is an excellent book and I highly recommend it. Theoretically sophisticated, insightful and well-written, this study draws on a wide range of Vietnamese-language materials and field interviews and experience to develop a clear and strong argument. Skillfully and concisely crafted, The Ironies of Freedom is an important addition to the literatures on sex work, Vietnamese studies and contemporary political economy." * Journal of Contemporary Asia *"[T]he rich ethnography allows the author to ground the scholarship on 'governmentality' in context, pressing the limits of received theory with the hard facts of social differentiation and the two faces of Vietnam today. The 'ironies of freedom' are many: self-mastery coexists with conformity; choice with coercion; consumer freedom with social obedience; and today's Vietnamese Marxism allows class prerogatives to dictate unequal governance." * American Anthropologist *"Nguyen-Vo uses the commercial sex trade in Vietnam to demonstrate how both the government and individuals have emerged from their dark communist past and adapted to economic, political and social liberalization, market forces, and entrepreneurship. Recommended." * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part One | Sex for Sale: Entrepreneurial and Consumerist Freedom 1. The Hooking Economy: Entrepreneurial Choice and Commercial Sex in the Liberalizing Economy 2. Hierarchy and Geography: Class and National Identity in Sex Consumption Part Two | The Real and the True: Governing by Choice and Coercion 3. The Rise of the Empirical and the Case of Medical Expertise: A Genealogy of Governance 4. Governing Passion: Consumers' Choice and the Production of a Differentiated Citizenry in Public Medicine 5. Who You Truly Are: Coercion, Culture, and the Global Imaginary in the Governmental Rehabilitation of Sex Workers 6. What Kind of Power? Specialization of Intervention and the Coexisting Modes of Governance Part Three | To the Real: Ideology and Cultural Production 7. From Antigone to the Kneeling Woman: A Genealogy of the Real from Socialism to the Preparation for Marketization 8. Love in the Time of Neoliberalism: Ideology and the New Social Realism in Popular Culture Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisReveals how citizens strategically imagine, produce, and critique a new moral economy in which the market and neoliberal logic are pre-eminentTrade Review"Lijiang Stories is much more than a set of stories. It is a careful exegesis of the many strands that, woven together, have become today’s Lijiang. The accessible prose and fascinating range of skillfully analyzed, ethnographically nuanced “stories would make this an excellent text for courses on contemporary China." -- Tami Blumenfield * China Quarterly *"Lijiang Stories is a well-informed page-turner, an ethnographic monograph in the classical sense of the word. Ethnographically rich and theoretically engaging….[A] wonderful case for any comparison of neoliberal policies and their effects today….[W]onderfully vivid…[A] pleasurable lecture for both specialists and a larger public." -- Carolina Ivanescu * Social Anthropology *"Chao’s ethnographic approach digs beneath the surface to uncover the underlying power of state and capital and to illustrate everyday life as an outcome of conflicts and compromises between individuals and structural forces. . . . Chao presents a living picture of Lijiang in which individuals are brought into the orbit of development driven by state and private investors." -- Xiaobo Su * China Journal *"Though not a typical ethnography, Lijiang Stories is informed by a good deal of ethnographic research. Chao’s interpretations of her stories illuminate the shifting meanings of ethnicity, gender, class and national identity in an era of profound social change. . . . Lijiang Stories is a valuable addition to the growing scholarship on Chinese minorities in the post-socialist era." -- Susan K. McCarthy * Pacific Affairs *Table of ContentsForeword by Stevan Harrell Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Maoist Shaman and the Madman 2. Dongba Culture and the Authenticization of Marginality 3. Ethnicizing Myth, Bride Abduction, and Elopement 4. Biopolitics: Fox Stench, Gender Boundaries, and the Moral Economy of Postsocialism 5. Marketing Difference: Dog Meat, Court Cases, and Ethnopreneurs Conclusion | Forgetting the Madman and Remembering the Ancient Tea Horse Road Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisAn important contribution to the expanding literature on "everyday politics"Trade Review"This accessible, lively, and engaging work features 12 essays by American, British, and Canadian political science professors." * Choice *"This accessible, lively, and engaging work features 12 essays by American, British, and Canadian political science professors. . . Each essay works individually to illustrate and interrogate the theoretical argument by providing specific examples, and could thus work well as an introduction to this literature for undergraduate or graduate students as well as policy makers. . . .Highly recommended." * Choice *Table of ContentsForeword Joel S. Migdal Introduction: A State-in-Society Agenda Adam White PART ONE The Everyday Life of the Turkish State 1. Seeing the State: Kinship Networks and Kurdish Resistance in Early Republican Turkey Ceren Belge 2. Rethinking Turkish State-Kurdish Relations Nicole F. Watts 3. Stat-Society Relations and Religious Freedom: The United States, France, and Turkey Ahmet T. Kuru 4. Prison as a Space of State-Society Contestation: The Case of Turkish F-Type Prisons Arda Ibikoglu PART TWO The Everyday life of the Israeli State 5. Nationalism Complete: The Boundaries of Arab Political Participation in Israel Maha El-Taji Daghash 6. Nation Building and Regulation of Pluri-legal Jurisdictions: The Case of the Israeli Millet System Yuksel Sezgin 7. Collaborating with the Image of the State, Resisting Its Practices, or Both? Israeli Jewish Women's Political Activism Lauren L. Basson 8. The Politics of Fracture: Identity, Difference, and Fissures in the Image of the Singular, Unified Israeli State Patricia J. Woods PART THREE The Everyday Life of the State in Asia and North Africa 9. Revelation and Redemption: Colonial Precedents for the Politics of Islam and Malaysia Iza Hussin 10. (Re)Creating Democracy through Practice: Insights from the Japanese Experience Mary Alice Haddad 11. Negotiating National Identity: Berber Activism and the Moroccan State Senem Aslan 12. Challenging the Practice of the State, but Beholden to Its Image: Women's Activists, Academics, and the Public Take on Egypt's Citizenship Laws Pamela J. Stumpo Conclusion Benjamin Smith Bibliography Notes on Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisPresents a description of the economic and ecological organization of rural Korean domestic groupsTrade Review"Sorensen has gone farther than anyone else in demonstrating relationships between agricultural practices, the environment, and household organization in rural Korean society." Journal of Asian StudiesTable of ContentsPreface to the Paperback Edition Acknowledgments 1. Over the Mountains Are Mountains 2. Development without Structural Change in Sangongni Households 3. Development and the Influence of a Mountain Environment 4. Subsistence, Productivity, and Household Adaptation 5. Energy Flow and the Allocation of Household Labor 6. The Changing Family Cycle 7. Industrialization, Migration, and Land-Tenure Patterns 8. Organization, Structure, and the Explanation of Social Change Appendix Notes Guide to Romanization A Note on Weights and Measures References Index

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Book SynopsisBased on ethnographic fieldwork, this book examines the impact of economic development on ethnic minority people living along the upper-middle reaches of the Nu (Salween) River in Yunnan.Trade Review"Harwood brings up questions that are applicable to situations beyond the communities in Gongshan, such as conservation of minority cultures and livelihoods against the background of globalization, as well as structured inequalities in the process of urbanization and market-oriented economic development." * Choice *"[Q]uite usable for introducing undergraduates to concepts of political ecology and critical development studies, as well as a suite of important social issues in contemporary China including minzu politics, the discussion of quality (suzhi), rural-urban and geographical disparities, and migration....[It] is a valuable contribution and will be of particular interest for use in the classroom." -- Emily T. Yeh * The China Quarterly *Table of ContentsForeword by Stevan Harrell Acknowledgments Equivalents and Abbreviations Introduction 1. Life at the Periphery of the Chinese Party-State: An Introduction 2. Nature Reserves and Reforestation: The Impacts of Conservation Programs upon Livelihoods 3. All Is Not as It Appears: Education Reform 4. Migration from the Margins: Increasing Outward Migration for Work Conclusion Notes Glossary of Chinese Terms Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisOccupying much of imperial China's Yangzi River heartland and costing more than twenty million lives, the Taiping Rebellion was no ordinary peasant revolt. What most distinguished this dramatic upheaval from earlier rebellions were the spiritual beliefs of the rebels. This book deals with this topic.Trade Review"Reilly..is able to develop a strikingly original thesis. He argues that Protestant sources using Shangdi as the term for God in the translations of the Bible and especially the so-called Old Testament profoundly influenced Hong to connect his Christian faith to Chinese classical sources." * Canadian Journal of History *"All in all, the book presents an interesting thesis and is worth reading and using." * Journal of Chinese Religions *"Overall this is an important book that should not be overlooked by anyone working on Chinese religious history." * International Bulletin of Missionary Research *"A significant contribution to the understanding of the Taiping cause, the problems of indigenization of Christianity in any culture, and the difficulties attendant upon any and all cross-cultural exchanges." * The Journal of Asian Studies *"A well-written and researched volume with a new angle on understanding a Chinese civil war, but also of understanding Chinese religious sensibilities, the reading of sacred texts, and the ongoing Chinese issues of corruption and ethnic cleansing. This is a thought-provoking volume that sinologists and Asian historians should not overlook." * Church History *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. The Early Catholic Search for the Name of God 2. The Protestant Bible and the Birth of the Taiping Christian Movement 3. The Taiping Challenge to Empire 4. Worship and Witness in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 5. The Taiping Legacy and Missionary Christianity Notes Glossary Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIncludes studies of the traditional leadership of the Yi dynasty as well as twentieth-century legislative, party, and bureaucratic leadership, and an evaluation of views of political leaders in South Korea, as well as two studies of the Communist system in North Korea.Trade Review"[This book] is the product of an impressive array of scholars and sponsoring organizations . . . the book comes off as a significant contribution to the understanding of contemporary Korean politics and government." * Korea Journal *Table of ContentsIntroduction Part One | Traditional Perspectives 1. Political Leadership in the Yi Dynasty, by James B. Palais Part Two | Institutional Context of Leadership 2. Legislative Leadership and Democratic Development, by Chong Lim Kim and Byong-Kyu Woo 3. Party Bureaucrats and Party Development, by Bae-Ho Hahn and Ha-Ryong Kim Part Three | Bureaucratic Elite and Popular Perceptions 4. Bureaucratic Elite and Development Orientations, by Dong-Suh Bark and Chae-Jin Lee 5. Popular Perceptions of Political Leadership, by Sung-Chick Hong and Young Ho Lee Part Four | Political Leadership in the Communist System 6. Communist Party Leadership, by Dae-Sook Suh 7. The 1972 Constitution and Top Communist Leaders, by Chong-Sik Lee Part Five | Concluding Observations 8. Toward a Theory of Korean Political Leadership Behavior, by Glenn D. Paige Appendix: Toward a Political Leadership Profile for a Changing Society, by Glenn D. Paige Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"A skillful, multidisciplinary collection by China specialists, this volume treats fazhi (the rule of law) as it relates conceptually and practically to historical and contemporary China." * Choice *Table of ContentsForeword Acknowledgments Introduction: The Problem of Paradigms 1. Conceptions and Receptions of Legality: Understanding the Complexity of Law Reform in Modern China 2. Law, Law, What Law? Why Western Scholars of China Have Not Had More to Say about Its Law 3. Using the Past to Make a Case for the Rule of Law 4. Rule of Man and the Rule of Law in China: Punishing Provincial Governors during the Qing 5. Collective Responsibility in Qing Criminal Law 6. True Confessions? Chinese Confessions Then and Now 7. Law and Discretion in Contemporary Chinese Courts 8. Equality and Justice in Official and Popular Views about Civil Obligations: China and Taiwan 9. Language and Law: Sources of Systemic Vagueness and Ambiguous Authority in Chinese Statutory Language 10. The Future of Federalism in China 11. The Rule of Law Imposed from Outside: China's Foreign-Oriented Legal Regime since 1978 Epilogue: The Deep Roots of Resistance to Law Codes and Lawyers in China Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Andean Waterways lends itself as a good text for use in teaching. The book is illustrated with stunning black-and-white photographs, which evocatively capture the landscapes that Rasmussen writes about. . . . The book is a valuable addition to the literature on resource politics in the Andes, and likely to be of particular interest to scholars working and teaching on this region." -- Jessica Barnes * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *"A significant contribution to the anthropology of water in the Andes. . . . This is an indispensable book if one wishes to understand the contemporary politics of water in the Andes of Peru." -- Patricia Urteaga-Crovetto * American Anthropologist *Table of ContentsForeword by K. Sivaramakrishnan Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: A Sense of Urgency 1. Atoq Huacanca River: Changing Horizons 2. Querococha 3 Bases Channel: Sharing the Flow 3. Shecllapata Channel: Maintaining the Course 4. Aconan Channel: Arranging Infrastructure 5. Santa River: Defending Life Outflow: Time, Place, and the Politics of Water Notes Reference List Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Andean Waterways lends itself as a good text for use in teaching. The book is illustrated with stunning black-and-white photographs, which evocatively capture the landscapes that Rasmussen writes about. . . . The book is a valuable addition to the literature on resource politics in the Andes, and likely to be of particular interest to scholars working and teaching on this region." -- Jessica Barnes * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *"A significant contribution to the anthropology of water in the Andes. . . . This is an indispensable book if one wishes to understand the contemporary politics of water in the Andes of Peru." -- Patricia Urteaga-Crovetto * American Anthropologist *Table of ContentsForeword by K. Sivaramakrishnan Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: A Sense of Urgency 1. Atoq Huacanca River: Changing Horizons 2. Querococha 3 Bases Channel: Sharing the Flow 3. Shecllapata Channel: Maintaining the Course 4. Aconan Channel: Arranging Infrastructure 5. Santa River: Defending Life Outflow: Time, Place, and the Politics of Water Notes Reference List Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Wheeler’s book places the political history of the First Portuguese Republic firmly on the historiographic map for the first time. . . . Broadly researched, effectively written, objective in tone, and remarkably sensitive in its unraveling of factional dispute and analysis of institutional breakdown, Wheeler’s book is a major contribution to our understanding of the political history of southern Europe in the twentieth century.” —Stanley G. Payne, American Historical Review

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Book SynopsisAn explosive exposé of how British military intelligence really works. This book presents the stories of two British agents, each working undercover on opposite sides of the violent conflict in Northern Ireland.

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Book SynopsisBest known for his two-year sojourn at Walden Pond in Massachusetts, Henry David Thoreau is often considered a recluse who emerged from solitude only occasionally to take a stand on the issues of his day. This book explores Thoreau's nature writings to offer a way of understanding the unique politics of the so-called hermit of Walden Pond.Trade ReviewBeautifully analyzes the implications of Thoreauvian withdrawal for modern politics and reminds us that the construction of the democratic city requires the cultivation of intellectually critical yet spiritually self-trusting democratic souls. - Jack Turner, University of Washington

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Book SynopsisDuring the nineteenth century European and Russian diplomats debated the “Eastern Question”, or, “What should be done about the Ottoman Empire?” Russian-Ottoman Borderlands brings together an international group of scholars to show that the Eastern Question was not just one but many questions that varied tremendously from one historical actor and moment to the next.

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Book SynopsisThis work questions the extent to which the American Constitution furthers democratic goals. It reveals the Constitution's potentially antidemocratic elements and explains why they are there, compares the American constitutional system to other democratic systems, and more.Trade Review“A devastating attack on the undemocratic character of the American Constitution.”—Gordon S. Wood, New York Review of Books“Robert A. Dahl . . . is about as covered in honors as a scholar can be. . . . He knows what he is talking about. And he thinks that the Constitution has something the matter with it.”—Hendrik Hertzberg, New Yorker“Some may find it a startling question, as most Americans have an unwavering faith in the Constitution and its principles. But the author argues that we should not be afraid to examine it and to consider other options for achieving a more democratic society.”—Washington Post Book World, “Best Seller List/Washington Is Also Reading”Selected by Choice as a 2003 Outstanding Academic TitleSelected by the American Library Association as one of “The Best of the Best from the University Presses: Books You Should Know About,” 2003Selected by the Association of American University Presses as an Outstanding Book for Public and Secondary School Libraries“This book is vintage Dahl at the highest possible level. It is lucid, acutely analytic, literate, and both consistent with the long series of previous books by Dahl and new in its details and broad contours.”—Fred Greenstein, Princeton University

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Book SynopsisBrings the story of modern Iran, exploring the political, cultural, and social changes. This book provides insightful commentary on the Iran-Iraq war, the Persian Gulf War, and the effects of 9/11 and Iran's strategic relationship with the US. It also discusses developments in education, health care, the arts, and the role of women.Trade Review"If one has only limited time to gain an appreciation of the revolutionary force of Islam in Iran, it should be spent here."—Scott Armstrong, Washington Post Book WorldSelected by Choice Magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2005 Selected as a 2007 AAUP University Press Book for Public and Secondary School Libraries"Shifting her historical focus from the roots of the Iranian revolution to its consequences, Nikki Keddie has expanded her original classic to include a sharply probing and perceptive guide to more than two decades of tumultuous developments in the Islamic Republic of Iran."—Gary Sick"Roots of Revolution remains a classic in the field of Middle East Studies. The new chapters provide up-to-date and comprehensive information on all aspects of post-revolutionary Iran, from politics and economics, to gender, human rights, rights of minorities, and relations with the United States. A must read for anyone interested in Iran's current struggle for democracy!"—Janet Afary, Author of The Iranian Constitutional Revolution: Grassroots Democracy, Social Democracy, and the Origins of Feminism"I regularly use Modern Iran as a textbook in both introductory and advanced seminar classes. It is written in an engaging style and brings Iranian history into focus—particularly providing the necessary background to understand current events."—Monica M. Ringer, Amherst College"Nikki Keddie's classic work, in this updated and expanded version that looks into both roots and results of revolution, is one of the most perceptive, impartial, and concise analyses of Iran's past and present."—Nayereh Tohidi, California State University"For three decades, Nikki Keddie has been one of the most perceptive, sensitive and insightful analysts of Iran. Writing about a region where instant experts are the norm, Keddie's work has always been profoundly important and has had a major impact on the way Iranians think about themselves."—Ahmed Rashid

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Book SynopsisThe entire story of Qaddafi's corrupt and repressive regime, the details of its downfall, and what Libya's future may hold in storeTrade Review“In this timely reflection on one of recent history’s most outlandish demagogues, Pargeter follows Qaddafi as he seized power through a 1969 military coup, rebelling against the Western-backed king and his paternalistic system. . . . Her informed analysis contextualizes the long-fermenting stew of oppression and anger that was to finally erupt in civil war, and addresses the challenges the National Transitional Council faces as it struggles to rebuild a nation.”—Publishers Weekly * Publishers Weekly *“Her account is well-researched and draws upon direct observation. She keeps the story moving and asks the right questions: how did Gaddafi remain in power for so long, why did his end come as it did, and can Libya now be turned into a functioning state?”—Nicholas Hagger, European Quarterly -- Nicholas Hagger * European Quarterly *

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Book SynopsisIn this era of superheated rhetoric and vitriolic exchanges between the leaders of Iran and Israel, the threat of nuclear violence looms. This book traces the shifting relations among Israel, Iran, and the United States from 1948 onwards, uncovering the details of secret alliances, treacherous acts, and unsavoury political manoeuvrings.Trade Review"'This work, based on extensive interviews with decision makers in three countries, contributes both to our historical understanding and our current policy debate.' Francis Fukuyama, author of America at the Crossroads 'This book is outstanding and important.' Nikki Keddie, author of Modern Iran: Roots and Results of Revolution"

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Book SynopsisIn less than two decades, Dubai has transformed itself from an obscure Gulf emirate into a global centre for business, tourism, and luxury living. It is a case study in light-speed urban development, hyperconsumerism, massive immigration, and vertiginous inequality. This work analyzes how and at what cost Dubai has achieved such success.Trade Review"At last, a comprehensive expose of the economic and sexual exploitation that erected this utopia of greed. Syed Ali has seen the future in Dubai and it doesn't work." - Mike Davis, author of Planet of Slums -- Mike DavisClick here to visit the author's website. * http://myweb.brooklyn.liu.edu/sfali/Book.html *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This book offers a wealth of insights into managing labor migration, one of the greatest challenges facing nation states today."—Brunson McKinley, Director General, International Organization for Migration "This remarkable book reflects decades of study and reflection by experts working with the International Labor Organization. The scope of the erudition and the authoritativeness of the analysis in Managing Labor Migration in the Twenty-First Century simply dazzle."—Mark J. Miller, University of Delaware and Editor, International Migration Review "This is an important book. International labor migration is one of the most significant challenges of the 21st century, yet public discourse to date has been dominated by dubious analysis and interest group advocacy. The authors, three exceptionally well informed experts with no axes to grind, provide all of us with a refreshingly insightful and unbiased look at the many faces of migration."—Michael Teitelbaum, Sloan Foundation "As the World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization pointed out, there are deep-seated imbalances in the current workings of the global economy, and some of them could be diminished through a better managed regime that eliminates exploitation of migrants. Managing Labor Migration in the Twenty-first Century sets out suggestions for cooperation to help ensure that labor migration reduces inequalities and contributes to our goal of decent work for all."—Juan Somavia, Director General of the International Labor Office

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Book SynopsisAn incisive narrative history of the Islamic State, from the 2005 master plan to reestablish the Caliphate to its quest for Final Victory in 2020Trade Review"Brian Fishman’s The Master Plan provides a comprehensive history of the Islamic State’s strategic evolution, covering the personalities and events that shaped one of the most feared terrorist­insurgent groups that has ever existed. Eminently readable, in places even amusing — no small feat in a book about IS — Fishman flips with ease between the overview and the granular to demonstrate his points, using new sources that will allow as much supplementary research as a reader could wish for, and ties it together in a narrative that will be of use to both specialists and generalists."—Kyle Orton, Fathom"The definitive history of the Islamic State—told by one of a handful of experts who studied the group long before it became what it is today.”—Peter Neumann, King’s College London"With its original and powerful analysis, The Master Plan should be required reading for anyone attempting to understand both ISIS and al-Qaeda and the implications for contemporary global security."—Bruce Hoffman, Georgetown University"For too many years, the United States and its allies have failed to understand the ideological drive of the people who lead ISIS. Brian Fishman tells us who they are, what they think and where they hope to be headed. His work needs to be read by policy makers and average citizens alike."—General John P. Abizaid, U.S. Army (Ret.), former commander, U.S. Central Command"Brian Fishman's Master Plan is a deeply researched account of ISIS' rise to prominence from its obscure roots in pre-9/11 Afghanistan. Fishman masterfully elucidates the organization's history, tactics and strategy."—Peter Bergen, author of United States of Jihad

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Focused on the novelty of China’s commercial activity in the region, and especially the opportunities provided by the China driven commodity boom”—Matt Ferchen, Current HistoryReceived Honorable Mention for the Luciano Tomassini Latin American International Relations Award, sponsored by Latin American Studies AssociationWinner of the Phi Kappa Phi Award for Best Social Science Faculty Book of the Year, sponsored by the University of Southern California“Paraphrasing a well-known adage, life is not what happens to you, but what you do with what happens.The question is not how did China’s rise impact Latin America, but how did Latin America play its cards during China’s rise. Some did well in spite of their small size. Others did very poorly, including my own country. This book is a must-read for anybody interested in making the most out of the rise of China.”—Ricardo Hausmann, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University“Distinguished expert on Latin American development Carol Wise’s timely new book explains how some of China’s Latin American partners shaped the China boom to their benefit, while others are floundering in the wake of this global shift. Dragonomics is an essential and highly readable guide to the political economy of these dramatic changes.”—Deborah Brautigam, author of The Dragon’s Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa“Dragonomics not only draws much-needed attention to the massive shadow China casts over Latin America, but also skillfully shows the critical role political institutions at the national level continue to play in determining whether and how countries benefit from China’s insatiable demand for commodities.”—Geoffrey M. Garrett, Dean of The Wharton School“Drawing on years of field research, Wise helps us to make sense of China´s evolving role in this region, and to understand how some countries have taken better advantage of it than others. Dragonomics makes an outstanding, accessible contribution to our comprehension of China–Latin America relations and will appeal to journalists, investors, activists, and students of all fields.” —Cynthia A. Sanborn, Universidad del Pacífico “Dragonomics marks the arrival of the next generation of China-Latin America studies. The book offers an original assessment of how Latin America might make the most of—rather than simply react to—China’s presence in the region.”— Monica DeHart, University of Puget Sound

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“An essential primer and a great read. Highly recommended."—Tim Wu, author of The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires"Pickard and Berman have written the best introduction to net neutrality and the broader policymaking surrounding the internet that I have ever read. It is perfect for students or citizens eager to understand some of the most important issues of our times. Must reading."—Robert W. McChesney, author of Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism is Turning the Internet Against Democracy"Want to know how the internet went from democracy's promise to democracy’s peril? It's all right here in an eminently readable and essential book. And a plan for action, too!"—Hon. Michael J. Copps, former FCC Commissioner

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Book SynopsisThe first book to examine the transformation of sporting cultures in South America in the nineteenth and twentieth centuriesTrade Review“This book offers deep and nuanced insight into the sporting world in South America and is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the intricate dance between sports, globalization, urbanization, culture, and identity. It will guide scholars and aficionados through the early years of South American sports, and will become a classic.”—Christopher Gaffney, New York University“Matthew Brown’s excellent book on the development of sport in South America before 1930 is not just for sports historians. His pathbreaking study provides significant insights on several sociocultural themes that are central to modern Latin American history—race, gender, neocolonialism, violence, and social discipline.”—Rory M. Miller, author of Britain and Latin America in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries“There is no such thing as a definitive history, but this first history of sports in South America is simply brilliant and unmatched. Matthew Brown has written a reference work for scholars and amateurs.”— Pablo Alabarces, University of Buenos Aires“This book shows how South America’s preexisting sporting cultures intertwined and shaped global sporting history from 1862 until 1930. Brown’s insightful attention to local and touring sporting practices, experiences, and debates suggest new paths toward the decolonization of sports history.”—Ingrid Johanna Bolívar Ramirez, University of the Andes (Bogotá)

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Book SynopsisA defense of regulatory agencies’ efforts to combine public consultation with bureaucratic expertise to serve the interest of all citizens.Trade Review“[Rose-Ackerman] stresses that the real challenge is . . . to establish a public law that enhances the democratic accountability of bureaucrats and political appointees. . . . This book is a valuable advance in specificity with respect to principles and instruments [of executive policymaking]. . . . It will be of equal value to public lawyers and other social scientists interested in government.”—Giacinto della Cananea, French Yearbook of Public Law“Makes an important case in favour of a more developed administrative law systems underlying a balanced participatory decision-making framework. . . . The book invites deep reflections on how administrative law can be refined in this sense and calls on comparative legal scholarship to analyse and address how those questions have been dealt with across the globe . . . [and] is to be read and discussed widely, both by theorists and practitioners of administrative law and by social planners looking to enhance the accountability of executive decision-making.”—Pieter van Cleynenbreughel, British Association of Comparative LawWinner of the 2022 Gustav Ranis International Prize for Best Book, sponsored by Yale MacMillan Center“Susan Rose-Ackerman has produced a valuable and insightful work that considers endemic issues of policy making accountability by the executive and the role of public participation in executive rule making in four countries.”—Paul Craig, St John’s College“Given the precarious state of popular trust in government across the globe, this exceptional exploration of how four advanced democracies pursue legitimacy in the bureaucratic implementation of regulatory law makes an invaluable contribution.”—Peter M. Shane, author of Madison’s Nightmare: How Executive Power Threatens American Democracy“Capstone of Susan Rose-Ackerman’s influential writings about comparative administrative law, her remarkable exploration of the democratic accountability of administrative governance in France, Germany, the UK and the US brings fresh and important understanding to the interactions among forms of government, the rule of law, and the contemporary urgency of maintaining democratic institutions.”—Peter Strauss, author of Administrative Justice in the United States“Democracy and Executive Power reflects decades of Susan Rose-Ackerman’s profound thinking about how the rule of law, accountability, democracy, and participation relate to how most law is made in the world’s four most influential legal systems. Her argument is at once pro-bureaucratic, pro-legal, and pro-democratic. The book is essential reading for those seeking to understand and reform executive rule-making in any democracy.”—Jeff King, University College London

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Book SynopsisHow did the creation of an overseas empire change politics in England itself?Trade Review“This very well-researched book reconnects the British empire with domestic political, economic and religious culture, successfully showing how Britons were entranced but also divided by colonial possibilities.”—Mark Knights, author of Trust and Distrust“With wide-ranging archival research and a scope that spans the Atlantic, Gabriel Glickman shows with unprecedented detail and sophistication how empire and nation made each other.”—Matthew Kruer, University of Chicago“This is an impressive study. Deeply researched, wide-ranging and elegantly written, Glickman’s exploration of how the growth of empire shaped domestic politics transforms our understanding of the period. A must-read.”—Tim Harris, Brown University“A masterful analysis of the complex interplay between domestic and foreign affairs, of the thorny issues with which contemporaries grappled, and of the profoundly divisive nature of an embryonic empire.”—Jason Peacey, University College London“Gabriel Glickman’s beautifully written and deeply researched book revolutionizes the way we must think about English history and the history of all its overseas possessions.”—Steve Pincus, University of Chicago

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