The Making of the Chinese State - Leo K. Shin - Bog - Cambridge University Press - Plusbog.dk

In this well-crafted study of the relationships between the state and its borderlands, Leo Shin traces the roots of China's ethnic configurations to the Ming dynasty. Shin argues that the categorisation of borderland 'non-Chinese' populations was facilitated by the political interests of the state and the settlers' economic needs.

The Unfinished History of the Iran-Iraq War - Annie Tracy Samuel - Bog - Cambridge University Press - Plusbog.dk

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), founded after the Iranian revolution in 1979, is one of the most powerful and prominent but least understood organizations in Iran. In this book, Annie Tracy Samuel presents an innovative and compelling history of this organization and, by using the Iran-Iraq War as a focal point, analyzes the links between war and revolution. Tracy Samuel provides an internal view of the IRGC by examining how the Revolutionary Guards have recorded and assessed the history of the war in the massive volume of Persian language publications produced by the organization''s top members and units. This not only enhances our comprehension of the IRGC''s roles and power in contemporary Iran, but also demonstrates how the history of the Iran-Iraq War has immense bearing on the Islamic Republic''s present and future. In doing so, the book reveals how analyzing Iran''s history provides the critical tools for understanding its actions today.

Human Dignity in Asia - Bog af Jimmy Chia-Shin Hsu - Hardback

Using interdisciplinary methods, this book explores Asian understandings of human dignity and human rights in the context of courts, religious traditions, and socio-political change. Furthering the dialogue between Asian and Western social values, this comparative study offers an alternative to a rigidified social imagination.

The Sounds of Korean - Bog af Jiyoung (Korea University Shin - Hardback

This introduction to the sounds of Korean is designed for English-speaking students with no prior knowledge of the language and includes online sound files which demonstrate the sounds and pronunciation described. It will be an invaluable resource for students of Korean as well as those studying Korean linguistics.

Macroscopic Quantum Tunneling - Bog af Shin (Fuji Tokoha University) Takagi - Hardback

A coherent and self-contained account of macroscopic quantum phenomena, and the application of macroscopic quantum tunneling to the Schroedinger's cat problem. Assuming knowledge of only elementary quantum mechanics, this book emphasises conceptual aspects rather than technical details, providing a firm introduction to the subject for graduate students and researchers.

Defending Iran - From Revolutionary Guards to Ballistic Missiles - Bog af Gawdat Bahgat - Hardback

Offering a detailed and authoritative analysis of Iran's defense doctrine and security policies, this examines Iran's military capabilities and compares these with those of other regional powers, including Israel and Saudi Arabia for a broad analysis of security and political relations in the Middle East.

The Age of Paper - Hiroki Shin - Bog - Cambridge University Press - Plusbog.dk

Climate Variability and Tropical Cyclone Activity - Pao-Shin (University of Hawaii Chu

A comprehensive summary of tropical cyclone variability at time scales from intraseasonal and interannual to interdecadal and centennial. Major climate oscillations (Madden-Julian, El Nino, Atlantic Meridional Mode and Pacific Decadal) are covered, and their impacts on tropical cyclone activity in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans are discussed.

The Logical Status of Diagrams - Bog af Sun-Joo (University of Notre Dame Shin - Hardback

Diagrams are widely used in reasoning about problems in physics, mathematics and logic, but have traditionally been considered to be only heuristic tools and not valid elements of mathematical proofs. This book challenges this prejudice against visualisation in the history of logic and mathematics and provides a formal foundation for work on natural reasoning in a visual mode.

The UN and Human Rights - Who Guards the Guardians? - Bog af Guglielmo (King's College London) Verdirame - Hardback

By examining UN operations including international territorial administration, the implementation of sanctions and the provision of humanitarian aid, this book demonstrates that the powers exercised by the UN carry a serious risk of human rights abuse.

Youth Culture in China - Paul Clark - Bog - Cambridge University Press - Plusbog.dk

The lives and aspirations of young Chinese (those between 14 and 26 years old) have been transformed in the past five decades. By examining youth cultures around three historical points - 1968, 1988 and 2008 - this book argues that present-day youth culture in China has both international and local roots. Paul Clark describes how the Red Guards and the sent-down youth of the Cultural Revolution era carved out a space for themselves, asserting their distinctive identities, despite tight political controls. By the late 1980s, Chinese-style rock music, sports and other recreations began to influence the identities of Chinese youth, and in the twenty-first century, the Internet offers a new, broader space for expressing youthful fandom and frustrations. From the 1960s to the present, this book shows how youth culture has been reworked to serve the needs of the young Chinese.

International Economic Law in the Era of Datafication - Shin Yi Peng - Bog - Cambridge University Press - Plusbog.dk

This book addresses the challenges of datafication through the lens of international economic law. The target audience includes academics, scholars, graduate students, practitioners and policy-makers in the fields of international trade and economic law, technology law, media and communication studies, political economy and global governance.