This book focuses on two prvinces of south China -- sixteenth-centiury Fukien, a coastal province, and eighteenth-century Hunana, an interior province -- to illustrate the cuases and effects of agricultural change in the context of historical transformations in commerce. It exam…
"Provides a broad historical study of how the mass migration of more than twenty million Chinese overseas influenced china's politics, economics, and culture. the author develops the concept of "diaspora moments"--A series of recurring disjunctions in which migrant temporalities…
Les conflits dans le monde: approche géopolitique
by Lacoste, Yves, Giblin, Béatrice
fromCollection U.
Ce manuel propose une méthode d'analyse des conflits à différentes échelles (villes, frontières, Etat) selon leur degré de complexité, de gravité et selon la taille du territoire en jeu. Cette nouvelle édition propose de nouvelles études de cas : Ukraine, Kurdistan, Nigeria, Ira…
"China's post-Mao leadership has been increasingly sensitive to China's position in the changing global environment. This book examines China's strategic place on the world stage, particularly in its relationships with major powers and Asian neighbours and highlights the securit…