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The China Challenge

Shaping the Choices of a Rising Power

by Thomas J. Christensen ...

“A standout . . . a balanced, informative, and highly intelligent guide to dealing with China.”—Fareed ZakariaMany see China as a rival superpower to the United States and imagine the country’s rise to be a threat to U.S. leadership in Asia and beyond. Thomas J. Christensen argues against this zero-sum vision. Instead, he describes a new paradigm in which the real challenge lies in dissuading ... Read more

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“A standout . . . a balanced, informative, and highly intelligent guide to dealing with China.”—Fareed ZakariaMany see China as a rival superpower to the United States and imagine the country’s rise to be a threat to U.S. leadership in Asia and beyond. Thomas J. Christensen argues against this zero-sum vision. Instead, he describes a new paradigm in which the real challenge lies in dissuading
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The World in Motion

by Thomas Christensen ...

A PIVOTAL MOMENT IN TIME: Discover surprising stories of the pioneering men and women who ushered the world toward modernity in this continent-spanning slice of world history.Features 140 full-color reproductions of period artwork, engravings, maps, and drawings, with fascinating sidebars throughout.The early 17th century was a time of enormous change in most regions of the world. The advent of ... Read more

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A PIVOTAL MOMENT IN TIME: Discover surprising stories of the pioneering men and women who ushered the world toward modernity in this continent-spanning slice of world history.Features 140 full-color reproductions of period artwork, engravings, maps, and drawings, with fascinating sidebars throughout.The early 17th century was a time of enormous change in most regions of the world. The advent of
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The Doctrine of Repentance

by Thomas Watson ...

Narrated by Mark Christensen ...

Unabridged

4 hours 39 min

Repentance is not optional. It is not left to our choice whether or not we will repent, but it is an indispensable command. God has enacted a law in the High Court of heaven that no sinner will be saved except the repenting sinner, and he will not break his own law. No one can willfully continue in sin and expect to be covered by the blood of Christ. Even if all the angels stood before God and ... Read more

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Repentance is not optional. It is not left to our choice whether or not we will repent, but it is an indispensable command. God has enacted a law in the High Court of heaven that no sinner will be saved except the repenting sinner, and he will not break his own law. No one can willfully continue in sin and expect to be covered by the blood of Christ. Even if all the angels stood before God and
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Bach Perspectives, Volume 3

Creative Responses to Bach, from Mozart to Hindemith

by Thomas Christensen, Ludwig Finscher, Walter Frisch, Stephen Hinton, William Kinderman, Robert L. Marshall ...

Series series Bach Perspectives
Launched in 1995, Bach Perspectives has become the premier English-language serial book series dedicated to cutting-edge Bach scholarship. The University of Illinois Press now offers the first four volumes in open access editions available for free to all interested readers.The third volume of the acclaimed series features a roster of scholars analyzing the crucial influence of J. S. Bach’s music ... Read more

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Launched in 1995, Bach Perspectives has become the premier English-language serial book series dedicated to cutting-edge Bach scholarship. The University of Illinois Press now offers the first four volumes in open access editions available for free to all interested readers.The third volume of the acclaimed series features a roster of scholars analyzing the crucial influence of J. S. Bach’s music
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The Song of the Chattahoochee (Unabridged)

by Sidney Lanier ...

Narrated by Larry Riddick, Thomas Christensen, Dolores Jones ...

Unabridged

28 min

In the heart of the American South, where the Chattahoochee River flows, a symphony of nature and human experience unfolds. "The Song of the Chattahoochee" is a lyrical masterpiece by Sidney Lanier, a poet who found solace and inspiration in the river's embrace. Through vivid imagery and evocative language, Lanier captures the river's journey, from its humble beginnings to its grand finale at the ... Read more

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In the heart of the American South, where the Chattahoochee River flows, a symphony of nature and human experience unfolds. "The Song of the Chattahoochee" is a lyrical masterpiece by Sidney Lanier, a poet who found solace and inspiration in the river's embrace. Through vivid imagery and evocative language, Lanier captures the river's journey, from its humble beginnings to its grand finale at the
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River of Ink

[An Illustrated History of Literacy]

by Thomas Christensen ...

With its title harkening back to the sack of Baghdad in 1258—when the Tigris ran black with the ink of books flung into the water by Mongol invaders—River of Ink is a collection of essays that range widely across time and cultures to illuminate the role of literature and art throughout history. Christensen draws from a panoply of subjects, from the writings of prehistoric Chinese cultures known ... Read more

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With its title harkening back to the sack of Baghdad in 1258—when the Tigris ran black with the ink of books flung into the water by Mongol invaders—River of Ink is a collection of essays that range widely across time and cultures to illuminate the role of literature and art throughout history. Christensen draws from a panoply of subjects, from the writings of prehistoric Chinese cultures known
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The Cambridge History of Western Music Theory

Edited by Thomas Christensen ...

Series series The Cambridge History of Music
The Cambridge History of Western Music Theory is the first comprehensive history of Western music theory to be published in the English language. A collaborative project by leading music theorists and historians, the volume traces the rich panorama of music-theoretical thought from the Ancient Greeks to the present day. Recognizing the variety and complexity of music theory as an historical ... Read more

$34.99 USD

The Cambridge History of Western Music Theory is the first comprehensive history of Western music theory to be published in the English language. A collaborative project by leading music theorists and historians, the volume traces the rich panorama of music-theoretical thought from the Ancient Greeks to the present day. Recognizing the variety and complexity of music theory as an historical
... Read more
From Classical to Quantum Plasmonics in Three and Two Dimensions

by Thomas Christensen ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This thesis provides a comprehensive introduction to two active research directions within the field of plasmonics: (i) nonclassical, or quantum, aspects of the plasmonic response; and (ii) two-dimensional plasmonics, a recent innovation in the field stimulated by the advent of two-dimensional materials. It discusses the fundamentals of this field in detail, and explores several current research ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This thesis provides a comprehensive introduction to two active research directions within the field of plasmonics: (i) nonclassical, or quantum, aspects of the plasmonic response; and (ii) two-dimensional plasmonics, a recent innovation in the field stimulated by the advent of two-dimensional materials. It discusses the fundamentals of this field in detail, and explores several current research
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The Work of Music Theory

Selected Essays

by Thomas Christensen ...

Series series Ashgate Contemporary Thinkers on Critical Musicology Series
This collection brings together an anthology of articles by Thomas Christensen, one of the leading historians of music theory active today. Published over the span of the past 25 years, the selected articles provide a historical conspectus about a range of vital topics in the history of music theory, focusing in particular upon writings from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Christensen ... Read more

$280.00 USD

This collection brings together an anthology of articles by Thomas Christensen, one of the leading historians of music theory active today. Published over the span of the past 25 years, the selected articles provide a historical conspectus about a range of vital topics in the history of music theory, focusing in particular upon writings from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Christensen
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Stories of Tonality in the Age of François-Joseph Fétis

by Thomas Christensen ...

Stories of Tonality in the Age of François-Joseph Fétis explores the concept of musical tonality through the writings of the Belgian musicologist François-Joseph Fétis (1784–1867), who was singularly responsible for theorizing and popularizing the term in the nineteenth century. Thomas Christensen weaves a rich story in which tonality emerges as a theoretical construct born of anxiety and alterity ... Read more

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Stories of Tonality in the Age of François-Joseph Fétis explores the concept of musical tonality through the writings of the Belgian musicologist François-Joseph Fétis (1784–1867), who was singularly responsible for theorizing and popularizing the term in the nineteenth century. Thomas Christensen weaves a rich story in which tonality emerges as a theoretical construct born of anxiety and alterity
... Read more
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The China Challenge

Shaping the Choices of a Rising Power

by Thomas J. Christensen ...

Narrated by Alan Sklar ...

Unabridged

15 hours 39 min

This compelling assessment of U. S.—China relations is essential reading for anyone interested in the future of the globalized world.Many see China's rise as a threat to the U. S. leadership in Asia and beyond. Thomas J. Christensen argues instead that the real challenge lies in dissuading China from regional aggression while eliciting its global cooperation. Drawing on decades of scholarship and ... Read more

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This compelling assessment of U. S.—China relations is essential reading for anyone interested in the future of the globalized world.Many see China's rise as a threat to the U. S. leadership in Asia and beyond. Thomas J. Christensen argues instead that the real challenge lies in dissuading China from regional aggression while eliciting its global cooperation. Drawing on decades of scholarship and
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Further Light, Issue 1

Further Light, #1

by Orson Scott Card, Carol Lynn Pearson, Lee Allred, Nephi Anderson, Liz Busby, J. S. Absher, Maddie Baker, Thomas Birch, C. C. A. Christensen, Jaleta Clegg, D. A. Cooper, R. de la Lanza, Gustave Doré, Chanel Earl, Edward Francis Finden, J. J. Grandville, W. O. Hemsath, Alan Hurst, Sadie Marie Hutchings, Theric Jepson, Emily E. Jones, Jordan Lake, Kent Larsen, Annaliese Lemmon, James Lewicki, Brian K. Lowe, Cameron Price, Jacob Ross, Jeanna Mason Stay, Jeffrey Thayne, Kevin Wasden, D. C. Wynters ...

Series Book 1 - Further Light
The premiere issue of Further Light, a semiannual magazine featuring science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, magical realism, and light horror short fiction, creative scriptural retellings, poetry, and literary criticism in the Latter-day Saint tradition. The magazine that seeks to explore the restored gospel through the medium of the human imagination. Our goal is to enjoy the fandoms we ... Read more

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The premiere issue of Further Light, a semiannual magazine featuring science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, magical realism, and light horror short fiction, creative scriptural retellings, poetry, and literary criticism in the Latter-day Saint tradition. The magazine that seeks to explore the restored gospel through the medium of the human imagination. Our goal is to enjoy the fandoms we
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