China has gone global, but most China experts in the American academic community have
gone local, moving in the opposite direction. As Shambaugh has observed rightly,'big …

The world is on the cusp of a global turn. Between 1500 and 1800, the West sprinted ahead
of other centers of power in Asia and the Middle East. Europe and the United States have …

The authors acknowledge that their" view [for the open, multicultural city] is prescriptive,
culturally bound, and Western". Their view is that the" secular humanism position" which has …

In this newly revised and updated seventh edition of Taiwan: Nation-State or Province?
Copper examines Taiwan's geography and history, society and culture, economy, political …

The first full length treatment of ethnic and national identity in early Twentieth-century China,
Leibold traces the political and cultural strategies employed by Han Chinese elites in the …

Deterrence remains a primary doctrine for dealing with the threat of nuclear weapons in the
21st century. The author reviews the history of nuclear deterrence and calls for a renewed …

This reissue of Paul French's acclaimed introduction to North Korea provides an up-to-the-
minute overview of the politics, economics and history of the DPRK, with added chapters …

In Dark Ages America, the pundit Morris Berman argues that the nation has entered a
dangerous phase in its historical development from which there is no return. As the …

Praise for Handbook of Global and Multicultural Negotiation" In today's globalized world, few
competencies are as essential as the ability to negotiate across cultures. In this insightful …

This volume examines geopolitics by looking at the interaction between geography, strategy
and history. This book addresses three interrelated questions: why does the geographical …