For a survey course on The History of Modern China or a political science course on The Political Development of Modern China. Revised and updated, this thoughtful, balanced and highly readable work provides a succinct, yet comprehensive and cohesive overview of China's tortuous path to modernization. The author prepares readers to understand the ...
This work offers a broad survey of India's search for political identity in the context of a culture marked by strong conflicting socio-religious traditions. The books also surveys the historical development of India from earliest times through British colonialism to the present. Among the discussions are a comparison of Indian historical ...
Political history generally needs the flesh of social and intellectual history to cover its bones. The study of creative literature is one approach to the latter for its presents a kind of complex truth about society. Modern Chinese literature has certain unique characteristics that differentiate it from the literature of other countries. Having ...
Written about the student revolt in China, this book looks at the historical reasons for the current unrest in China by examining Deng Xiaoping's actions and the effects of Mao's legacy. Publication of the book coincides with the anniversary of the massacre at Tiananmen Square.
The fifth edition of the guide compiled by the residents of the city, and first published in 1991. A guide to the bars, restaurants, clubs and hotels of Europe's hippest city, together with full coverage of Amsterdam's famous museums and galleries. In the TIME OUT GUIDES series.
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