The Rise of the Infrastructure State. How US-China Rivalry Shapes Politics and Place Worldwide, Hardback - ***

Wide-ranging and even-handed, this book offers a fresh interpretation of the territorial logic of US-China rivalry, and explores what it means for ...

Property rights are important for economic exchange, but many governments don't protect them. Private market organizations can fill this gap by pro...

This book explores the clash between antitrust, a body of law designed to address market failures in Western democracies, and China, an economic su...

Explores American reactions to hostile world opinion, as voiced in the United Nations by representatives of the Global South from 1970 to 1984. Sea...

This co-authored book examines the implications of the global ascent of China on cross-Strait relations and the identity of Taiwan as a democratic ...

The United States of America has been the most powerful country in the world for over seventy years, but recently the U.S. National Security Strate...

An in-depth look at Xi Jinping's China and Putin's Russia, proposing the idea of the 'civilizational state' set on challenging the liberal internat...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): Matthew (Professor in the Department of Government, Professor in the Department of Government, Geo...

Li reveals how the Chinese Communist Party runs the Chinese state like an organisation that can act as swiftly and flexibly as a firm. The Rise of ...

DescriptionThis book is our sixth Small Wars Journal-El Centro anthology, covering writings published between 2016 and 2017. The theme of this anth...

The first book taking stock of a new left generationPublisher: Verso BooksAuthor(s): Raina LipsitzNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2022Dimensi...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Fei-Ling WangWhat does the rise of China represent, and how should the international community respond? With a holistic rer...

This book examines the dynamics of infrastructure development in Northeast India especially Manipur from a socio-anthropological perspective. It lo...

DescriptionThe man lives, quite literally, in a building serviced by a golden elevator. Somehow, he presented himself as the scourge of the elites....

This is a book about China's grand strategy and its future as an ambitious, declining, and dangerous rival power. Once the darling of U.S. statesme...

Reducere. This is a book about China's grand strategy and its future as an ambitious, declining, and dangerous rival power. Once the darling of U.S. statesme...

Publisher: Gilgamesh PublishingAuthor(s): Baria AlamuddineIllustration(s): 15 Diagrams and graphsNumber of pages: 250Publication date: 2022Dimensio...

Illustrates how states appeal to popular morality to forge new group identities and mobilize violence against perceived threats. In an era where st...

DescriptionAn expansive investigation into the relationship between contemporary states and the far-rightIt is clear that the right is on the rise,...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Hal WeitzmanIllustration(s): 3 b/w illus. 1 map.Number of pages: 296Publication date: 2022Dimension...

Reducere. Humans are at the dawn of major shifts in the relationships among society, the environment, and technology. This transformation has profound implic...

This book brings together studies conducted by researchers in East Asian countries who seek to better understand the impact of China's rise and the...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Heba GowayedIllustration(s): 4 tables.Number of pages: 208Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 155 x 2...

Provides a politics-based explanation for the post-1980 transformation of the Turkish welfare system, in which poor relief policies have replaced e...

With Congress paralyzed, lawmaking falls to executive agencies and courts that interpret existing statutes. Due to the so-called Chevron doctrine, ...

Reducere. NATIONAL BESTSELLERONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARWho are the immensely wealthy right-wing ideologues shaping the fate of Ameri...

Contributor(s): Author: Jason Stanley "Reveals how the liberties of the people wither when voters embrace politicians who promote the divisive poli...

Contributor(s): Author: T. J. ColesPresident Trump threatens North Korea with "fire and fury like the world has never seen, " whilst fellow Republi...

Reducere. Anger is a powerful mobilizing force in American politics on both sides of the political aisle, but does it motivate all groups equally? This book ...

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States are powerful actors in world politics, and we wish to hold them accountable - especially when they violate the rights of their people. By be...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Angela ValenzuelaSubtractive Schooling provides a framework for understanding the patterns of immigrant achievement and U.S...

An in-depth analysis of the 'Africa rising' narrative and how the continent's fragile economic growth is largely tied to China's expansion.

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Frank DikoetterNumber of pages: 416Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 163 x 242 x 40Cover type: Hardb...

Why and how systems of political financing and representation in Europe and North America give outsized influence to the wealthy and undermine demo...

The author of the bestselling COSA NOSTRA explores the previously underexposed mafias of Southern Italy.Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonAuthor(s): Joh...

Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Steve BrusatteNumber of pages: 528Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 236 x 164 x 39Cover type: HardbackRedescoper...

Why the new nomad and an increase in migration is the best way to help the planet to prosper.Illustrations: None

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Andrea M. LeverentzIllustration(s): 3 b-w map, 6 tablesNumber of pages: 270Publication date: 20...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, the story of the mammals, our own kind, from their earliest develop...

DescriptionThe American founders did not endorse a citizen's right to know. More openness in government, more frankness in a doctor's communication...

DescriptionIran has emerged from decades of isolation and struggle to become a leading, if not the pre-eminent, regional power. Iran projects its i...

Reducere. Geography matters. We long for diverse, thriving neighborhoods and churches, yet racial injustices persist. Why? Because geographic structures and ...

China's nouveau riche are purchasing billions of dollars of furniture built from endangered African rosewood. Responding to Western powers' attempt...

Reducere. America's most popular progressive radio host Thom Hartmann reveals how the government and corporate America misuse our personal data and shows how...

The Shah's gradual transition to dictatorship after the 1953 coup in Iran, and its far-reaching consequencesPublisher: Oneworld PublicationsAuthor(...