"China's role in the First World War has been a curiously neglected topic. This book is the first full-length study of China's involvement in the conflict from perspectives of international history, using largely unknown archival materials from China, France, Germany, the UK, an…
This groundbreaking book brings an important spatial perspective to our understanding of genocide through a fresh interpretation of Germany under Hitler, Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge, and China's Great Leap Forward famine under Mao. James A. Tyner's powerful analysis of these …
"This book will be of special interest to students and scholars interested in trade, development and industrial economics, development studies, international business, multinational corporations, technology and globalisation." --Book Jacket.
The Sino-Russian relationship has experienced several permutations in recent decades, as both states have undergone radical domestic changes. This analysis of the new evolving relationship addresses global strategy, energy politics, national security, and Central Asian links.
The Sino-Russian relationship has experienced several permutations in recent decades as both states have undergone radical domestic changes, including the end of Soviet communism and the abandonment of Maoism. This volume brings together scholars to address the current status of…
"English-language literature on the history of science is still stubbornly Euro-centric, and international scholarly discourse has engaged insufficiently with Chinese resources that document sophisticated premodern knowledge of the natural world. The case of botany is especially…
"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…
"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…
In the field of negotiation theory, the Harvard Project's Getting to Yes and Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal occupy polar opposition locations on a spectrum considering distributive and integrative negotiation theories. Getting More Back offers case studies from international…
Translating Buddhist medicine in medieval China
Illuminates and analyzes the ways Chinese Buddhist writers understood and adapted Indian medical knowledge and healing practices and explained them to local audiences. By integrating religious studies, translation studies, and literature with the history of medicine, the book re…