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  • av Mason L. Weems
    705 - 1 899

    Weems helped to fabricate the image of Washington that has since dominated the American historical imagination and which in its time, secured Washington's fame. This edition includes documents that provide an insight into the construction of American national identity.

  • av Richard A. Brown, Earl Schenck Miers & James L. Robertson
    459 - 1 319,-

    Originally published in 1948, this text tells the story of the three fateful days of Gettysburg in the words of the men and women who lived it.

  • - Development, Modernization and the Environment in South Korea
    av Norman R. Eder
    625 - 1 695

    A study of environmental degradation, this work presents the environmental problems of South Korea. The effects of rapid industrialisation and modernisation are documented along with the choices and actions which are available to the country.

  • - Case of the Clean Water Acts
    av Susan Hunter & Richard W. Waterman
    449 - 1 899

    This text provides an analysis of the EPA enforcement of the Clean Water Act and its amendments. The book uses extensive EPA data, including a survey of the EPA and state level environmental officials, to examine enforcement from the perspective of the enforcement personnel.

  • - Gist Gee's Life in Science
    av Willliam J. (Formerly of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology & USA) Haas
    645 - 2 045,-

    A biography of Gist Gee, an American scientist working for the Rockefeller Foundation in China in the early 1900s. The book also focuses on the significance of the Foundation's work in China, its support of the natural sciences, and how religious and secular beliefs affected Chinese institutions.

  • - Ghost Stories by Yuan Mei
    av Kam Louie, Louise Edwards & Yuan Mei
    729 - 1 899

    The 18th-century Chinese poet, Yuan Mei, also wrote some short fiction - "Censored by Confucius" - which is reproduced here. The stories offer insights into Mei's views on crime, sex, the status of women, homosexuality, miscarriage of justice, ghosts, revenge and conservative morality.

  • - Riding the Third Wave
    av Hung-Mao Tien
    785 - 2 365,-

    An examination of the evolution of the democratic two-party system in Taiwan. This work explores the growth of Taiwan's competitive party system in the context of social attitudes, issue-based politics and local factions.

  • - In the Footsteps of Eastern Europe or East Asia?
    av Barrett L. McCormick & Jonathan Unger
    705 - 2 109

    As part of the series "Socialism and Social Movements", this volume explores the conditions and prospects of China moving toward a type of developmental state. The lessons of economic and political reform in Eastern Europe are discussed in relation to the overall topic.

  • - The View from Moscow, 1945-1975
    av Richard B. Day
    625 - 2 109

    This text provides an analysis of Soviet post-war economic theory and policy, from 1945 to 1975. It traces the Soviets' analysis of Western economic development from the post-war period through to the easing of international relations.

  • av Sheldon W. Simon & Richard J. Ellings
    659 - 1 249

    Assessing trends toward creating innovative forms of political, economic and security co-operation in Southeast Asia, this text discusses the international dynamics of Southeast Asian security, and its impact on such external factors as the US, China and Japan.

  • av Henry Adams, Guy B. Adams & Robert McColley
    625 - 1 899

    This work, originally written in 1882, provides a biography of John Randolph, a prominent figure in American national politics in the early 1800s. Presenting relevant letters by Randolph, the book covers his relations with the Jeffersonians and Jacksonians.

  • - From Theory to Activism
    av David Sciulli
    379 - 625,-

    Contributors to this volume respond to the "normative capsule" framing economic behaviour that Amitai Etzioni has explored. The text also looks at his works on organisations, public policy, socio-economics and communitarianism.

  • - Contemporary Views on the Trend of Economics
    av Hyman P. Minsky & Charles J. Whalen
    625 - 2 099

    This text provides an alternative to conventional economics, drawing on the neoclassical and non-neoclassical insights of prominent economists from America and England. It is intended to provide productive analyses of several contemporary economic problems.

  • av Laura Randall
    709 - 2 479

    This work provides a survey and analysis of Mexico's agrarian reform, covering topics such as the agricultural provisions of NAFTA. The book also discusses the events in Chiapas that are crucial to Mexico's current political situation and the implications of reform for US-Mexican trade.

  • - Documents, Data, and Analysis
    av Zbigniew K. Brzezinski
    1 969

    This work brings together major accords and protocols that form the institutional framework of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). It includes a selection of policy statements, and a chronological record of political, economic, and military developments in CIS "hot spots".

  • - Retrospect and Prospect After Fifty Years
    av Orin Kirshner
    675 - 2 109

    A collection by founders and early leaders of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), presenting the current thinking on the past, present and future of the postwar system of international finance and trade.

  • - The Story of the International Effort to Convert Russian Weapons Science to Peaceful Purposes
    av Glenn E. Schweitzer
    519

    This text provides an account of the efforts of a research centre in Moscow to employ Russian weapons scientists, and redirect their research toward peaceful applications.

  • - Comparative Strategies
    av Karen Minden & Wong Poh Kam
    755 - 2 479

    Offering an approach outside the mainstream of Management of Technology (MOT) thought, the objective of this text is to inform decision-makers, policy-makers and educators/students about the range of management technology, policies and programmes in each region.

  • - Three Industry Novels
    av USA) Johnson, Ikko Shimizu, Tamae K. Prindle & m.fl.
    719 - 1 899

    A collection of "industry novels" by Ikko Shimizu: "Keiretsu" is about an automobile parts manufacturer; "The Ibis Cage" is about geishas; and "Silver Sanctuary" is about bank employees. Each story addresses issues unique to its venue yet universal in the real world of Japanese business.

  • av Terry McKinley
    705 - 2 109

    Based on an analysis of a 1988 nationwide sample survey of 10,258 households, this book aims to offer insights into issues of rural inequality in China. The work focuses on the study of wealth rather than income as the primary measure.

  • av John P. Hardt & Richard F. Kaufman
    719 - 2 029,-

    This volume makes JEC-commissioned expert studies of economic developments in East-Central Europe available to business people, educators and students. Coverage includes economic, political and social reform issues, regional relations, and the impact of Western assistance programmes.

  • - American Poverty in the 1990s
    av Harrell R. Rodgers
    555 - 1 295,-

    This work presents the most recent data on poverty, family structure and participation in welfare programmes. It analyses the causes for the continuing rise in female-headed households, the high rates of poverty among such families, and evaluates past, present and future reform policies.

  • - The CCP-GMD Struggle for Beiping-Tianjin, 1945-49
    av Joseph K. S. Yick
    705 - 2 109

    An attempt to rethink the traditional interpretations of the victory of Mao Zedong's Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1949. Part of the focus is on the activities of the student-intellectual-based communist underground, and the crucial role they played.

  • - From Hamilton to HDTV
    av Richard D. Bingham
    555 - 1 295,-

    The proper role of government in the US economy has long been the subject of ideological dispute. This study of industrial policy as practised by administration after administration, explores the variations from a "hands-off" approach to protectionist policies and aggressive support for businesses.

  • av Howard Fast
    649,-

    Originally published in 1942, this text tells the story of the Continental Army and George Washington in the desperate early months when the American Revolution faced defeat and disintergration. It begins with the retreat across Manhattan's East River and ends with the raid on the Hessian camp.

  • av Nader Nazmi
    625,-

    An analysis of economic policy in Latin America. The text utilises six case studies, and features the economic policies of the 1990s, mathematical and statistical modelling, and a review of competing paradigms.

  • - A European View of Life in America
    av W. Peters
    625 - 2 029,-

    A study of the United States and its political culture. The author contends that democracy exists at the level of political institutions and processes in the US as well as in its private sector.

  • - Putting People Back to Work
    av John Eatwell
    605 - 1 899

    A collection of papers that address unemployment as a social phenomenon. It suggests there are solutions if society is willing to take the steps necessary to find and implement them. Focus is on the persistent unemployment in the USA and the UK.

  • - A Study of Themes and Techniques
    av Michiko N. Wilson
    605 - 2 099

  • - Politics, Markets, and the Revolution in Telecommunication
    av Alan Stone
    665 - 2 029,-

    The telecommunications industry is the fastest growing sector of the US economy. This interdisciplinary study of technopolitical economics traces the industry's evolution from the invention of the telephone to the development of hypercommunications. Primary focus is on AT&T and its rivals.

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