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“cyril e black”

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  • Understanding Soviet Politics

    The Perspective Of Russian History

    by Cyril E. Black ...
    To what extent did the Russian revolution of 1917 bring about the changes wanted by the Bolsheviks? Why did many of these changes fail to materialize? How has the Russian heritage adapted to the challenges facing all modernizing societies? What does Russia's past tell us about the present role of the USSR in world affairs?In this collection of essays, which includes new part and chapter ... Read more

    $83.81 CAD

  • The Modernization of Inner Asia

    by Cyril E. Black, Louis Dupree, Elizabeth Endicott-West, Daniel C. Matuszewski, Eden Naby, Arthur N. Waldron ...
    Inner Asia - in premodern times the little-known land of nomads and semi-nomads - has moved to the world's front page in the 20th century as the complex struggles for the future of Afghanistan, Soviet Central Asia, Tibet and other territories make clear. But because Inner Asia as a whole is divided among several states politically and among area specialists academically, broad perspectives on ... Read more

    $94.81 CAD

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    by Ha-Joon Chang ...
    Kritische analyse van vrijemarktdenkenEr zijn misschien wat nadelen aan verbonden, maar er is eigenlijk geen alternatief voor de vrijemarkteconomie. We worden er toch ook allemaal beter van? Fout. Ha-Joon Chang, een van de meest gerespecteerde economen ter wereld, maakt in dit boek korte metten met de grootste mythes over economie en de wereld van vandaag. Niet iedereen wordt rijker van de vrije ... Read more

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  • The South China Sea

    The Struggle for Power in Asia

    by Bill Hayton ...
    China’s rise has upset the global balance of power, and the first place to feel the strain is Beijing’s back yard: the South China Sea. For decades tensions have smoldered in the region, but today the threat of a direct confrontation among superpowers grows ever more likely. This important book is the first to make clear sense of the South Sea disputes. Bill Hayton, a journalist with extensive ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

  • Digital Destiny

    How the New Age of Data Will Transform the Way We Work, Live, and Communicate

    by Shawn DuBravac ...
    Our world is about to change.In Digital Destiny: How the New Age of Data Will Change the Way We Live, Work, and Communicate, Shawn DuBravac, chief economist and senior director of research at the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), argues that the groundswell of digital ownership unfolding in our lives signals the beginning of a new era for humanity. Beyond just hardware acquisition, the next ... Read more

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  • Barack Obama, Abraham Lincoln, and the Structure of Reason

    by David Hirsch, Dan Van Haften ...
    Almost nobody noticed. In January 2011, President Obama completely changed the structure of his speeches. A few people, like Peggy Noonan in The Wall Street Journal and Gustav Niebuhr in The Huffington Post, figured out something was up. But neither could pin it down.Now the complete story is told and the technique is revealed. This is the one Obama book everyone should read. It is the one book on ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Education of Barack Obama

    From Reading Obama

    by James T. Kloppenberg ...
    Series series Princeton Shorts
    If you really want to know what makes Barack Obama tick, you need to understand his education. James T. Kloppenberg explains the rich American intellectual tradition that shapes Obama's beliefs and influences his actions--particularly his aversion to absolutes and his commitment to compromise. This look at Obama's education is a deeply rewarding education in itself.Princeton Shorts are brief ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • An Argument Open to All

    Reading "The Federalist" in the 21st Century

    by Sanford Levinson ...
    In An Argument Open to All, renowned legal scholar Sanford Levinson takes a novel approach to what is perhaps America’s most famous political tract.  Rather than concern himself with the authors as historical figures, or how The Federalist helps us understand the original intent of the framers of the Constitution, Levinson examines each essay for the political wisdom it can offer us today. In ... Read more

    $41.99 CAD

  • Lake Charles

    by Jessica Hutchings ...
    Series series Images of Modern America
    Lake Charles experienced dramatic changes following World War II. During the 1950s and 1960s, the city's young petrochemical industry and the nation's rising consumer economy led to a surge of construction south and east of the city. As people moved to the suburbs, the urban core of Lake Charles suffered destruction and neglect. The turn of the 21st century brought expanded industries to Lake ... Read more

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  • Westminster Diary

    A Reluctant Minister under Tony Blair

    by Bernard Donoughue ...
    On 2nd May 1997, Tony Blair swept into Downing Street, ending almost twenty years of Conservative government and beginning a decade as Prime Minister. Bernard Donoughue, a Labour peer in the House of Lords, chronicled the path to this momentous election victory in his diaries and this volume sheds new light on the process of forming government and on life working as a minister in the House of ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Ascending India and Its State Capacity

    Extraction, Violence, and Legitimacy

    by Sumit Ganguly, William R. Thompson ...
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  • Probing the Past

    Festschrift in Honor of Leo Schelbert

    Edited by Wendy Everham, Virginia Schelbert ...
    This Festschrift acknowledges the scholarly work of Leo Schelbert and his mentorship of graduate students in the Department of History at the University of Illinois at Chicago where for 33 years he taught American history. Professor Schelbert has specialized in the story of European migrations and especially of immigration to the United States. His courses offered not only pertinent data, but they ... Read more

    $118.99 CAD