With China's rise to the status of world power, trade and political links between Africa and
China have been escalating at an astonishing rate. Sino-African relations are set to become …

The end of the cold war has precipitated an epidemic of nationalist conflict in many parts of
the world. Nationalism has hardly been quiescent during the twentieth century. At times, it …

This new book is the first full account, inside or outside government, of China's efforts to
acquire foreign technology. Based on primary sources and meticulously researched, the …

Strategic-cultural studies continue to proliferate, but scholars still cannot agree on
fundamental matters like what a strategic culture is and what it does. This article examines …

The transition from a command economy to a capitalist market economy has entirely altered
the industrial landscape in which Chinese trade unions have to operate. This book focuses …

Poised to become the dominant Asia-Pacific power, China yet remains an elusive
international player. In this timely text, Denny Roy shows how the drive for security and …

The history of modern China, in the round, is recounted as a struggle for national
reunification and liberation traced through the rise and fall of successive state formations in …

This volume of essays by the distinguished musicologist Charles Hamm focuses on the
context of popular music and its interrelationships with other styles and genres, including …

How will China influence world politics in the twenty-first century? Many people answer this
question by looking to Chinese history, and particularly to traditional models of Chinese …

State workers in China have until recently enjoyed the'iron rice bowl'of comprehensive
cradle-to-grave benefits and lifetime employment. This central institution in Chinese politics …