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Human Rights and the Ethics of Globalization provides a balanced, thoughtful discussion of the globalization of the economy and the ethical considerations inherent in the many changes it has prompted. The book's introduction maps out the philosophical foundations for constructing an ethic of global... More

This book, first published in 1989, combines the broad themes of diplomatic, political and military events with the human dimensions to form a major global analysis of the second world war. It also explains the difficulties encountered by the European powers in mobilising their colonies, and examine... More

A famed British neurologist embarks on an expedition in Brazil to follow the trail of Percy Fawcett, an occult-obsessed explorer who went missing in the Amazon rainforest and was the subject of the 2016 film The Lost City of Z.As a boy growing up near Liverpool in the 1950s, Andrew Lees would visit ... More

For fans of Oliver Sacks and Henry Marsh, a glimpse into the fascinating world of modern neurology by a leading expert in the field.As a trainee doctor, A. J. Lees was enthralled by his mentors: esteemed neurologists who combined the precision of mathematicians, the scrupulosity of entomologists, an... More

Since the late 1970s China has undergone a great transformation, during which time the country has witnessed an outpouring of competing schools of thought. This book analyzes the major schools of political thought redefining China's transformation and the role Chinese thinkers are playing in the po... More

Chinese foreign direct investment in the United States has generated intense debates. Some welcome it for the immediate benefits such as job creation; others view Chinese investments, especially those controlled by the Chinese government, as a critical threat. The debates have so far missed an impor... More

Using previously unexplored archives from colonial institutions and individuals, and primary materials produced by the Burmese Chinese, this comprehensive study investigates over a century of history of the Burmese Chinese under British colonial rule.  Due to the peculiar position of Burma in the Br... More

Yue Ying was originally a CEO who had made her name known for her accomplishments, but she was pushed down the stairs by someone who didn't want to be treated like a mistress. However, bandits also had their own benefits. He could just snatch back the pretty boy that they took a fancy to."Give birth... More

Yue Ying was originally a CEO who had made her name known for her accomplishments, but she was pushed down the stairs by someone who didn't want to be treated like a mistress. However, bandits also had their own benefits. He could just snatch back the pretty boy that they took a fancy to."Give birth... More

Yue Ying was originally a CEO who had made her name known for her accomplishments, but she was pushed down the stairs by someone who didn't want to be treated like a mistress. However, bandits also had their own benefits. He could just snatch back the pretty boy that they took a fancy to."Give birth... More

Outside the mainland vassal disputes tian zhang zhou win and yan yang guo son chu dan because of an accident to become brothers promised to attack and defend mutual aid two people in the process of risk by offering kiln at the same time fell in love with the wise kiln head of the female meng xiaoxia... More

Outside the mainland vassal disputes tian zhang zhou win and yan yang guo son chu dan because of an accident to become brothers promised to attack and defend mutual aid two people in the process of risk by offering kiln at the same time fell in love with the wise kiln head of the female meng xiaoxia... More

Outside the mainland vassal disputes tian zhang zhou win and yan yang guo son chu dan because of an accident to become brothers promised to attack and defend mutual aid two people in the process of risk by offering kiln at the same time fell in love with the wise kiln head of the female meng xiaoxia... More

In order to exact her revenge, she had been on guard every step of the way. She hadn't expected that she would make a miscalculation, enter someone else's room, and even offend someone she shouldn't have … "First... Sir, I didn't mean to … " "You want to run just because you provoked me? Woman, who ... More

In order to exact her revenge, she had been on guard every step of the way. She hadn't expected that she would make a miscalculation, enter someone else's room, and even offend someone she shouldn't have … "First... Sir, I didn't mean to … " "You want to run just because you provoked me? Woman, who ... More

In order to exact her revenge, she had been on guard every step of the way. She hadn't expected that she would make a miscalculation, enter someone else's room, and even offend someone she shouldn't have … "First... Sir, I didn't mean to … " "You want to run just because you provoked me? Woman, who ... More

In order to exact her revenge, she had been on guard every step of the way. She hadn't expected that she would make a miscalculation, enter someone else's room, and even offend someone she shouldn't have … "First... Sir, I didn't mean to … " "You want to run just because you provoked me? Woman, who ... More

In order to exact her revenge, she had been on guard every step of the way. She hadn't expected that she would make a miscalculation, enter someone else's room, and even offend someone she shouldn't have … "First... Sir, I didn't mean to … " "You want to run just because you provoked me? Woman, who ... More

In order to exact her revenge, she had been on guard every step of the way. She hadn't expected that she would make a miscalculation, enter someone else's room, and even offend someone she shouldn't have … "First... Sir, I didn't mean to … " "You want to run just because you provoked me? Woman, who ... More

Yue Ying was originally a CEO who had made her name known for her accomplishments, but she was pushed down the stairs by someone who didn't want to be treated like a mistress. However, bandits also had their own benefits. He could just snatch back the pretty boy that they took a fancy to."Give birth... More

Yue Ying was originally a CEO who had made her name known for her accomplishments, but she was pushed down the stairs by someone who didn't want to be treated like a mistress. However, bandits also had their own benefits. He could just snatch back the pretty boy that they took a fancy to."Give birth... More

Yue Ying was originally a CEO who had made her name known for her accomplishments, but she was pushed down the stairs by someone who didn't want to be treated like a mistress. However, bandits also had their own benefits. He could just snatch back the pretty boy that they took a fancy to."Give birth... More

In the dazzling global metropolis of Shanghai, what has it meant to call this city home? In this account—part microhistory, part memoir—Jie Li salvages intimate recollections by successive generations of inhabitants of two vibrant, culturally mixed Shanghai alleyways from the Republican, Maoist, and... More

In Utopian Ruins Jie Li traces the creation, preservation, and elision of memories about China's Mao era by envisioning a virtual museum that reckons with both its utopian yearnings and its cataclysmic reverberations. Li proposes a critical framework for understanding the documentation and transmiss... More

Using comparative qualitative methodology, this book examines three Chinese societies, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Mainland China, as specific cases of democratic, hybrid and authoritarian regimes, presenting the theoretical underpinnings of civic education in contexts other than liberal democracy. It hi... More