Fragile Elite: The Dilemmas of China's Top University Students, Paperback - Susanne Bregnbaek

Reducere. China's One Child Policy and its rigorous national focus on educational testing are well known. But what happens to those "lucky" few at the very t...

Civil wars, genocides, natural disasters and other emergencies multiplied in the 1990s in the South, and in the Balkans and the former Soviet bloc....

Reducere. "A thought-provoking guide to enlightened and progressive personal behavior."--Jimmy Carter An essential guide to ethical action updated for our ch...

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Americans are taught to believe that upward mobility is possible for anyone who is willing to work hard, regardless of their social status, yet it ...

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Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Stephen BaileyIllustration(s): 18 Line drawings, color; 7 Halftones, color; 134 Tables, black and white; ...

These gripping biographies poignantly illustrate the strengths and the vulnerabilities of professional housewives and of families facing social cha...

Reducere. Today's educational leaders are often caught in a world of rising expectations and diminishing resources--the political pressures are enormous. Tho...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Tommy J. CurryTommy J. Curry's provocative book The Man-Not is a justification for Black Male Studies. He posits that we sh...

Publisher: Vintage PublishingAuthor(s): Adam BrookesNumber of pages: 384Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 164 x 241 x 38Cover type: HardbackRedesco...

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The Top 50 Management Dilemmas provides help on the most common hurdles that managers face. It will help you understand every situation better so y...

In the face of contemporary controversies, Dilemmas of Free Expression presents nuanced and trenchant analyses on recent controversies, judicial de...

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Getting in is only half the battle. The struggles of less privileged students continue long after they've arrived on campus. Anthony Jack reveals h...

What makes international rules effective? Transparency provided by international organizations has been a common answer. This book offers multi-met...

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Reducere. Straight talk and tips from top students to help make academic excellence a lifestyle. Getting a passing grade is one thing--cramming to memorize f...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Shamus Rahman KhanAs one of the most prestigious high schools in the nation, St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, h...

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Reducere. DescriptionMao Zedong's land reform campaigns comprise a critical moment in modern Chinese history, and were crucial to the rise of the CCP. In Lan...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): Daniel S. (Senior Research Professor in International Relations, Senior Research Professor in Inte...

Publisher: Yale University PressAuthor(s): James McAuleyNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 196 x 29Cover type: Paperback /...

To the Top 4 Students Book. Intermediate level - H. Q. Mitchell

Reducere. The rise of China as a great power is one of the most important developments in the twenty-first century. But despite dramatic economic progress, C...

This Element focuses on Xin Fengxia (1927-1998), a star of the regional xiqu form pingju, and her prominent role in transforming the genre from fol...

Brings alive the richly diverse world of an underwater paradise: the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef. Stretching 625 miles through the Caribbean Sea alon...

This volume investigates the mass detention of Uyghurs in China, exploring the regimes of surveillance to which they are subjected both inside and ...

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To the Top 2 Students Book. Elementary level - H. Q. Mitchell

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DescriptionWho are the new Chinese intellectuals? In the wake of the crackdown on the 1989 democracy movement and the rapid marketization of the 19...

"The author makes an eloquent plea for marine biodiversity conservation."--Library Journal"Harvell seems to channel the devotion that motivated the...

Economic theory and government actions have not adequately anticipated statistically unpredictable events such as disasters and pandemics. These ev...

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Chris Ogden argues that, as the world capitulates to China's preferred authoritarian order, other world powers are moving to this as a dominant glo...

Provides a history of the Court placed within the context of a broader history of the United States and its politics. In contrast to a typical book...

An award-winning Hong Kong-based architect with decades of experience designing buildings and planning cities in the People's Republic of China tak...

Sebastian Veg explores the rise of minjian-unofficial, unaffiliated, and among the people-intellectuals and how they have profoundly transformed Ch...

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DescriptionWhat makes the super rich tick? Is there a specific mindset that sets ultra-high net worth individuals apart from the rest of us? Are th...