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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “j michael cole”
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  • The Taiwan Tinderbox

    The Island-Nation at the Center of the New Cold War

    by J. Michael Cole ...
    Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world and overturned assumptions that large-scale conventional war was inconceivable in the twenty-first century. On the other side of the planet, democratic Taiwan faces the rising threat of a military takeover by China a conflict whose impact on the international community would be catastrophic.Renowned Taiwan expert and former ... Read more

    $24.00 USD

  • Cross-Strait Relations Since 2016

    The End of the Illusion

    by J. Michael Cole ...
    Series series Routledge Research on Taiwan Series
    Cross-Strait Relations Since 2016: The End of the Illusion examines the situation in the Taiwan Strait since the election of Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party in the January 2016 general elections.Tracking the pragmatic approach taken by the Tsai administration, this book positions the recent developments within a changing geopolitical context and analyzes Beijing’s reactions to an ... Read more

    $58.99 USD

  • Convergence or Conflict in the Taiwan Strait

    The illusion of peace?

    by J. Michael Cole ...
    Series series Routledge Research on Taiwan Series
    Years of rapprochement between Taiwan and China had convinced many that the Taiwan issue had been resolved, and that it was only a matter of time before the two former opponents would reunite under One China. But a reenergized civil society, motivated by civic nationalism and a desire to defend Taiwan’s liberal-democratic way of life, has dashed such hopes and contributed to the defeat of the ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

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    The Secret Journal of Premier Zhao Ziyang

    by Zhao Ziyang ...
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    Premier Zhao Ziyang reveals the secret workings of China's government behind the Tiananmen massacre—and why he was deposed for trying to stop it.Prisoner of the State is the story of Premier Zhao Ziyang, the man who brought liberal change to China and who was dethroned at the height of the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989 for trying to stop the massacre. Zhao spent the last years of his life ... Read more

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  • Understanding China

    A Guide to China's Economy, History, and Political Culture

    by John Bryan Starr ...
    "A clearheaded, multidimensional tour of China's political, economic, and social landscapes." — Current History"Packed with facts and figures, but enlivened with firsthand observations. . . . An excellent introduction to China for anyone in search of solid but concise information about that complicated country." — The New York Times Book ReviewFor more than a decade, John Bryan Starr's ... Read more

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  • China: Fragile Superpower : How China's Internal Politics Could Derail Its Peaceful Rise

    How China's Internal Politics Could Derail Its Peaceful Rise

    by Susan L. Shirk ...
    Once a sleeping giant China today is the world's fastest growing economy--the leading manufacturer of cell phones laptop computers and digital cameras--a dramatic turn-around that alarms many Westerners. But in China: The Fragile Superpower Susan L. Shirk opens up the black box of Chinese politics and finds that the real danger lies elsewhere--not in China's astonishing growth but in the deep ... Read more

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  • How China's Leaders Think

    The Inside Story of China's Past, Current and Future Leaders

    by Robert Lawrence Kuhn ...
    A fascinating look at China now and in the years to come, through the eyes of those at the helmAs China continues its rapid ascent, attention is turning to its leaders, who they are, and how they view the country's incredible transformation over the last thirty years. In How China's Leaders Think: The Inside Story of China's Past, Current and Future Leaders, Revised, bestselling author Lawrence ... Read more

    $25.00 USD

  • The Myth of Ethnic War

    Serbia and Croatia in the 1990s

    by V. P. Gagnon ...
    "The wars in Bosnia-Herzegovina and in neighboring Croatia and Kosovo grabbed the attention of the western world not only because of their ferocity and their geographic location, but also because of their timing. This violence erupted at the exact moment when the cold war confrontation was drawing to a close, when westerners were claiming their liberal values as triumphant, in a country that had ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Chinese Politics in the Era of Xi Jinping

    Renaissance, Reform, or Retrogression?

    by Willy Wo-Lap Lam ...
    Renowned for his coverage of China's elite politics and leadership transitions, veteran Sinologist Willy Lam has produced the first book-length study in English of the rise of Xi Jinping--General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since November 2012. With rare insight, Lam describes Xi's personal history and his fascination with quasi-Maoist values, the factional politics through ... Read more

    $84.99 USD

  • China Renaissance, The: The Rise Of Xi Jinping And The 18th Communist Party Congress

    by Writers, Artists And Editors Of The South China Morning Post, Jonathan Sharp ...
    Rising superpower China duly anointed a new generation of leaders led by Xi Jinping at the Communist Party's 18th National Congress held in November 2012. While the conclave itself passed off with smoothly choreographed efficiency, the months leading up to this once-a-decade transition were anything but orderly. Intense factional wrangling behind the scenes was accompanied by scandals very much in ... Read more

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  • Chinese Politics in the Xi Jinping Era

    Reassessing Collective Leadership

    by Cheng Li ...
    Series series Geopolitics in the 21st Century
    Chinese politics are at a crossroads as President Xi Jinping amasses personal power and tests the constraints of collective leadership.In the years since he became general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party in 2012, Xi Jinping has surprised many people in China and around the world with his bold anti-corruption campaign and his aggressive consolidation of power.Given these new developments, ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Why Taiwan Matters

    Small Island, Global Powerhouse

    by Shelley Rigger ...
    Written by a leading expert on Taiwan, Why Taiwan Matters offers a comprehensive and engaging introduction to a country that exercises a role in the world far greater than its tiny size would indicate. Shelley Rigger explains how Taiwan became such a key global player, highlighting economic and political breakthroughs so impressive they have been called "miracles." She links these accomplishments ... Read more

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