Author: John F Copper
Publisher: Westview Press
Keywords: province, state, nation, taiwan
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2008-12-29
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 0813344220
ISBN-13: 9780813344225

In this thoroughly revised and updated edition, John Copper provides a comprehensive introduction to Taiwan. After describing the country’s historical development, he assesses its social and cultural milieu, its astonishing economic growth, and its relatively smooth transition to democracy. Copper also analyzes the political and security implications of Beijing’s continuing claim that Taiwan is a province of the PRC as weighed against sentiment in Taiwan favoring independence and a world community that supports the status quo.The book highlights Taiwan’s unique attributes: it

Authors:Henry Byerly, Leslie Stevenson, Leslie Stevenson,
Publisher: Westview Press
Keywords: values, society, scientists, introduction, science, faces
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2000-08-21
List price: $37.00
ISBN-10: 0813365511
ISBN-13: 9780813365510

The development of modern science, and its increasing impact on our lives and cultures, is one of the great stories of our time. So, understanding--and coming to terms with--the institution of modern science should be an integral part of education. In The Many Faces of Science, Leslie Stevenson and Henry Byerly masterfully, and painlessly, provide the basic information and the philosophical reflection students need to gain such understanding. The authors make good use of case study methods, and they introduce us to dozens of figures from the history of science. Stevenson and Byerly provide an

Author: Jim Mann
Publisher: Westview Press
Keywords: business, china, western, study, jeep, case, beijing
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 1997-03-27
List price: $43.00
ISBN-10: 081333327X
ISBN-13: 9780813333274

In this updated, paperback version of BEIJING JEEP, journalist Jim Mann traces the history of the stormy relationship between American business and Chinese communism through the experiences of American Motors and its operation in China, Beijing Jeep, a closely watched joint venture often visited by American politicians and Chinese leaders.

Author: Frances Wood
Publisher: Westview Press
Keywords: china, polo, marco
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 1998-01-08
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 0813389992
ISBN-13: 9780813389998

Contrary to an assumption basic to European and Chinese history-the tales of Marco Polo’s journey to China-Frances Wood argues that he not only never went to China, but probably never ventured past his family home on the Black Sea. Instead, his imagination fueled by stories garnered from other traders and with the help of a ghostwriter, Polo may simply have sought to exploit the growing demand for tales of distant lands. By carefully examining the Polo family history, Marco Polo’s activities as a merchant, the preparation of his book, and the imperial Chinese records, Wood tries to

Authors:Susumu Yabuki, Stephen M Harner,
Publisher: Westview Press
Keywords: revised, economy, political, new, china
Number of Pages: 360
Published: 1999-03-04
List price: $49.00
ISBN-10: 0813390370
ISBN-13: 9780813390376

In the completely revised second edition of this highly praised book, Susumu Yabuki, one of Japan’s leading China experts, and Stephen M. Harner, A Shanghai-based investment banker, present a comprehensive and accessible analysis of China’s political economy.The authors provide dozens of easy-to-grasp and up-to-date graphs, charts, tables, and maps to illustrate the reality of China, as they explain and comment on political, economic, financial and trade trends.Placing issues in historical perspective, and with a view to trends into the twenty-first century, the authors survey the

Author: Anthony Gierzynski
Publisher: Westview Press
Keywords: america, elections, financing, rules, money
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 1999-12-30
List price: $30.00
ISBN-10: 0813368618
ISBN-13: 9780813368610

The role of money in the U.S. electoral process has become more and more controversial in recent years. Following the Buckley ruling and other legislation in 1996, candidates and political parties are free to raise virtually unlimited “soft” money, making money perhaps the most significant factor in a campaign’s success. In Moey Rules, Anthony Gierzynski theorizes that, under our current system of financing elections, our political process has tilted too far in favor of political freedom, at the expense of political equality. Gierzynski examines the historical roots of the ca

Author: Linda L Barrington
Publisher: Westview Press
Keywords: history, economic, american, european, native, explorations, frontier
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 1998-10-01
List price: $40.00
ISBN-10: 0813333962
ISBN-13: 9780813333960

A collection of essays by renowned scholars of Native American economic history, The Other Side of the Frontier presents one of the first in-depth studies of the complex interaction between the history of Native American economic development and the economic development of the United States at large. Although recent trends in the field of economics have encouraged the study of minority groups such as Asians and African Americans, little work has been done in Native American economic history. This text fills an existing gap in economic history literature and will help students come to a richer