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  • Political Thought on Uprisings

    Essays on Just Rebellion

    by Stephen Chan ...
    This book explores the philosophical and political dimensions of rebellion, revolts, and revolutions by examining and comparing various cases, from multiple cultural perspectives throughout history. Chan utilizes these cases to explore the range of differing principles, rationales, and ethics underlying what constitutes a "just rebellion" and explain the motivating thought behind rebellions. ... Read more

    $72.89 USD

  • Wise Man from the East: Lit-sen Chang (Zhang Lisheng)

    Critique of Indigenous Theology; Critique of Humanism

    by Lit-sen Chang ...
    Translated by Samuel Ngun Ling ...
    Series series Studies in Chinese Christianity
    How should Christianity relate to Chinese culture? That question has engaged the minds of both Chinese and Western Christians for several centuries. Lit-sen Chang (1904-1996) was brought up as a Buddhist and educated in the Confucian classics as well as in modern political philosophy. He later delved deeply into Daoism as well. After World War II, he founded Jiangnan University in order to ... Read more

    $23.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Grasping Africa

    A Tale of Tragedy and Achievement

    by Stephen Chan ...
    Africa is huge, internationally vital, potentially rich and powerful yet mired in failure - political, economic, social and even cultural. Yet the story of contemporary Africa is not just one of global tragedy but also of enormous hope for the future. This stimulating and unconventional book on Africa today and its relationship with the West explores the many complex reasons behind Africa's ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • The Morality of China in Africa

    The Middle Kingdom and the Dark Continent

    by Jerry Liu, Sumit Roy, Doctor Quing Cao, L. H. M. Ling, Xiaoming Huang, Patrick Mazimhaka ...
    Edited with authority by the influential and respected Stephen Chan, this unique collection of essays gathers together for the first time both African and Chinese perspectives on China's place in Africa. The book starts with an excellent introductory essay from Stephen Chan, written in his usual elegant prose and featuring some very fresh insights organised with great clarity. Featuring useful ... Read more

    $26.49 USD

  • The International Politics of an Embodied God

    Nationalism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

    by Stephen Chan, OBE ...
    In a world of violence in which religion seems to play an increasing role, the understanding of the Religions of the Book, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, is highly important. This book concentrates on these religions, all with common ancestry, that claim their mandates come from a holy text. These religions are embodied in both a text and a political purpose associated with a contentious ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • The Economic Transformation and Political Economy of Zambia

    The Search for Modernity, Equity and Principle

    by Stephen Chan ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book examines the economic and political development of Zambia since its independence in 1964. Based on detailed and original research, it explores the challenges faced during each period of Zambia's modern history. The Zambian copper industry is given particular attention to provide insight into the specific nature of the Zambian economy and to highlight how the country has failed to ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Academic Excellence with Civic Responsibility

    The First Decade of Service-Learning at PolyU

    by Grace Ngai 倪恩恩, Stephen Chan 陳志輝 ...
    This book tells the story of the first ten years of Service-Learning at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University highlighting what has been accomplished through Service-Learning, and how Service-Learning can profoundly benefit wider society. Through this book, the authors hope to share their experiences and insights, and inspire other interested parties to join the Service-Learning community to foster ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • The Lived International

    A Life in International Relations

    by Stephen Chan, OBE ...
    Series series Creative Interventions in Global Politics
    The Lived International is a poetic account of Stephen Chan’s personal engagement in International Relations. It speaks to the inadequacy of an abstract voyeurism while the problems of the world are death, devastation and underdevelopment. Drawn from a lifetime of travel and engagement, and from both published and hitherto unpublished poetry, forming a parallel list to the author’s academic works, ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • African Political Thought

    An Intellectual History of the Quest for Freedom

    by Stephen Chan ...
    African liberation is often seen in terms of heroism, but seldom in terms of thought. Even Sartre, in his preface to Frantz Fanon's seminal The Wretched of the Earth, wrote of the 'native' with his coiled muscles about to explode into rebellion. The African and the black person are denied the condition of philosophy, apparently driven only by frustration and anger. Stephen Chan's new book charts ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

  • Fidel Castro and Africa’s Liberation Struggle

    by Felix Kumah-Abiwu, Musafare Mupanduki, Paul Erhunmwunsee, Philip Aka, Augustine Avwunudiogba, Michael R. Hall, James Korku Agbodzakey, Olusoji Alani Odeyemi, Elisha J. Dung, Leonard Sitji Bombom, Stephen Chan, OBE, Priye S. Torulagha ...
    The post-1959 Cuban government’s engagement with Africa, which was led by its charismatic and revolutionary leader, Fidel Castro, had two connecting dimensions: military internationalism and humanitarian internationalism. While African states and societies benefited immensely from these engagements, it was Fidel Castro’s military assistance towards the decolonization of and the pushback of ... Read more

    $94.79 USD

  • Spear to the West

    Thought and Recruitment in Violent Jihadism

    by Stephen Chan ...
    With the seeming defeat of ISIS, has jihadism disappeared from world politics? In this startling new book, Stephen Chan uncovers the ideological foundations that allow ISIS and other jihadi groups to survive, as they propagate terror by sophisticated means online and continue thrusting their spear at the West. Far from presenting simple-minded, black-clad fighters, Chan describes an elaborate ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • Why Mugabe Won

    The 2013 Elections in Zimbabwe and their Aftermath

    by Stephen Chan, Julia Gallagher ...
    The 2013 general elections in Zimbabwe were widely expected to mark a shift in the nation's political system, and a greater role for the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), led by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai. However, the results, surprisingly, were overwhelmingly in favour of long-time President Robert Mugabe, who swept the presidential, parliamentary and senatorial polls under ... Read more

    $38.59 USD