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Questioning the Chinese Model
Oppositional Political Novels in Early Twenty-First Century China
Price:
$70.00
ISBN: 9781487544348
Pub Date: March 2023
Questioning the Chinese Model sheds light on oppositional political novels produced in early twenty-first century China.
Canada and China
A Fifty-Year Journey
Price:
$42.95
ISBN: 9781487540883
Pub Date: May 2022
This book offers an overview of Canada’s fifty-year relationship with China, a narrative journey from diplomatic recognition to the present.
The King of Bangkok
Price:
$35.95
ISBN: 9781487526412
Pub Date: November 2021
This beautifully illustrated graphic novel tells the history of contemporary Thailand through the life of a blind man who walks on the streets of the capital for the last time.
Strands of Modernization
The Circulation of Technology and Business Practices in East Asia, 1850–1920
Price:
$63.00
ISBN: 9781487509088
Pub Date: November 2021
Expanding the historical understanding of the myriad ways in which the transfer of technology and business methods unfolded within East Asia, Strands of Modernization examines the translation of technologies among competing developing economies.
Harvesting State Support
Institutional Change and Local Agency in Japanese Agriculture
Price:
$74.00
ISBN: 9781487508548
Pub Date: May 2021
Harvesting State Support provides an analytical focus on the local implementation and interpretation of the agricultural reform process in Japan.
Japanese Society and the Politics of the North Korean Threat
Price:
$61.00
ISBN: 9781442630345
Pub Date: February 2016
Japanese Society and the Politics of the North Korean Threat explains the dramatic shift in Japanese policy between the North Korean ballistic missile tests of 1998 and 2006.
Engaging China
Myth, Aspiration, and Strategy in Canadian Policy from Trudeau to Harper
Price:
$30.95
ISBN: 9781442614482
Pub Date: March 2014
Engaging China is a concise account of the evolution and state of the Canadian approach to China, its achievements, disappointments, and current dilemmas.
Partners and Rivals
The Uneasy Future of China's Relationship with the United States
Price:
$47.95
ISBN: 9781442647527
Pub Date: October 2013
Partners and Rivals, the latest book from acclaimed economist Wendy Dobson, examines the central role that China and the United States will play on the global stage in the next half-century.
The Logic of Conformity
Japan's Entry into International Society
Price:
$64.00
ISBN: 9781442641884
Pub Date: July 2013
A sophisticated and significant contribution to the literature on state building and the history of international relations, The Logic of Conformity is a fascinating study of how the concept of sovereignty is reshaped by the entrance of newcomers.
Tumultuous Decade
Empire, Society, and Diplomacy in 1930s Japan
Price:
$43.95
ISBN: 9781442612341
Pub Date: March 2013
Featuring an interdisciplinary and international group of scholars, Tumultuous Decade examines Japanese domestic and foreign affairs between 1931 and 1941.
The Evolution of Japan's Party System
Politics and Policy in an Era of Institutional Change
Price:
$42.95
ISBN: 9781442611672
Pub Date: November 2011
The Evolution of Japan's Party System analyses the transition by examining both party politics and public policy. This volume discusess how older parties such as the LDP and the Japan Socialist Party failed to adapt to the new policy environment of the 1990s.
Japan as a 'Normal Country'?
A Nation in Search of Its Place in the World
Price:
$39.95
ISBN: 9781442611405
Pub Date: June 2011
Japan as a 'Normal Country'? is a thematic and geographically comparative discussion of the unique limitations of Japanese foreign and defence policy.
Gravity Shift
How Asia's New Economic Powerhouses Will Shape the 21st Century
Price:
$40.95
ISBN: 9781442611658
Pub Date: July 2010
Dobson's perceptive analysis of changing institutions, demographics, and politics paints a thoughtful and surprising picture of India and China as economic powerhouses in the year 2030.
East Asian Capitalism
Diversity and Dynamism
Price:
$38.95
ISBN: 9780802080585
Pub Date: October 1997
Essays demonstrate how to reduce the entry cost ot North American businesses trying to penetrate East Asian markets.
Benchmarking the Canadian Business Presence in East Asia
Price:
$34.95
ISBN: 9780969969105
Pub Date: October 1995
This book will help Canadian managers to better understand: the strategies of Japanese multinationals and other East Asian firms and governments, the linkages between trade and investment, and the nature of the different business systems.
Elite Pluralism and Class Rule
Political development in Maharashtra, India
Price:
$40.95
ISBN: 9781487587116
Pub Date: December 1981
Based on a study of recent political behaviour in a rural region of India, the author presents a critique of pluralist theories of democracy and advances a new approach to political sociology. Professor Lele insists that the politicians of Maharashtra sustain, however dispersed, a hegemonic class rule.

Questioning the Chinese Model
Oppositional Political Novels in Early Twenty-First Century China
$70.00
ISBN: 9781487544348
Pub Date: March 2023
Questioning the Chinese Model sheds light on oppositional political novels produced in early twenty-first century China.
Canada and China
A Fifty-Year Journey
$42.95
ISBN: 9781487540883
Pub Date: May 2022
This book offers an overview of Canada’s fifty-year relationship with China, a narrative journey from diplomatic recognition to the present.
The King of Bangkok
$35.95
ISBN: 9781487526412
Pub Date: November 2021
This beautifully illustrated graphic novel tells the history of contemporary Thailand through the life of a blind man who walks on the streets of the capital for the last time.
Strands of Modernization
The Circulation of Technology and Business Practices in East Asia, 1850–1920
$63.00
ISBN: 9781487509088
Pub Date: November 2021
Expanding the historical understanding of the myriad ways in which the transfer of technology and business methods unfolded within East Asia, Strands of Modernization examines the translation of technologies among competing developing economies.
Harvesting State Support
Institutional Change and Local Agency in Japanese Agriculture
$74.00
ISBN: 9781487508548
Pub Date: May 2021
Harvesting State Support provides an analytical focus on the local implementation and interpretation of the agricultural reform process in Japan.
Japanese Society and the Politics of the North Korean Threat
$61.00
ISBN: 9781442630345
Pub Date: February 2016
Japanese Society and the Politics of the North Korean Threat explains the dramatic shift in Japanese policy between the North Korean ballistic missile tests of 1998 and 2006.
Engaging China
Myth, Aspiration, and Strategy in Canadian Policy from Trudeau to Harper
$30.95
ISBN: 9781442614482
Pub Date: March 2014
Engaging China is a concise account of the evolution and state of the Canadian approach to China, its achievements, disappointments, and current dilemmas.
Partners and Rivals
The Uneasy Future of China's Relationship with the United States
$47.95
ISBN: 9781442647527
Pub Date: October 2013
Partners and Rivals, the latest book from acclaimed economist Wendy Dobson, examines the central role that China and the United States will play on the global stage in the next half-century.
The Logic of Conformity
Japan's Entry into International Society
$64.00
ISBN: 9781442641884
Pub Date: July 2013
A sophisticated and significant contribution to the literature on state building and the history of international relations, The Logic of Conformity is a fascinating study of how the concept of sovereignty is reshaped by the entrance of newcomers.
Tumultuous Decade
Empire, Society, and Diplomacy in 1930s Japan
$43.95
ISBN: 9781442612341
Pub Date: March 2013
Featuring an interdisciplinary and international group of scholars, Tumultuous Decade examines Japanese domestic and foreign affairs between 1931 and 1941.
The Evolution of Japan's Party System
Politics and Policy in an Era of Institutional Change
$42.95
ISBN: 9781442611672
Pub Date: November 2011
The Evolution of Japan's Party System analyses the transition by examining both party politics and public policy. This volume discusess how older parties such as the LDP and the Japan Socialist Party failed to adapt to the new policy environment of the 1990s.
Japan as a 'Normal Country'?
A Nation in Search of Its Place in the World
$39.95
ISBN: 9781442611405
Pub Date: June 2011
Gravity Shift
How Asia's New Economic Powerhouses Will Shape the 21st Century
$40.95
ISBN: 9781442611658
Pub Date: July 2010
Dobson's perceptive analysis of changing institutions, demographics, and politics paints a thoughtful and surprising picture of India and China as economic powerhouses in the year 2030.
East Asian Capitalism
Diversity and Dynamism
$38.95
ISBN: 9780802080585
Pub Date: October 1997
Essays demonstrate how to reduce the entry cost ot North American businesses trying to penetrate East Asian markets.
Benchmarking the Canadian Business Presence in East Asia
$34.95
ISBN: 9780969969105
Pub Date: October 1995
This book will help Canadian managers to better understand: the strategies of Japanese multinationals and other East Asian firms and governments, the linkages between trade and investment, and the nature of the different business systems.
Elite Pluralism and Class Rule
Political development in Maharashtra, India
$40.95
ISBN: 9781487587116
Pub Date: December 1981