The Logic of Governance in China

Xueguang Zhou

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Drawing on more than a decade of fieldwork, The Logic of Governance in China develops a unified theoretical framework to explain how China's centralized political system maintains governance and ho

The Cambridge Handbook of Experimental Syntax

Grant Goodall (Eds.)

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Experimental syntax is an area that is rapidly growing as linguistic research becomes increasingly focused on replicable language data, in both fieldwork and laboratory environments. The first of i

Foundations of Modern Physics

Steven Weinberg

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In addition to his ground-breaking research, Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg is known for a series of highly praised texts on various aspects of physics, combining exceptional physical insight

In a Sea of Empires

Jeppe Mulich

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At the turn of the nineteenth century, the Caribbean was rife with revolutionary fervor and political turmoil. Yet, with such upheaval came unparalleled opportunities. In this innovative and richly

Negotiating Mughal Law

Nandini Chatterjee

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Based on a completely reconstructed archive of Persian, Hindi and Marathi documents, Nandini Chatterjee provides a unique micro-history of a family of landlords in Malwa, central India, who flouris

Dialect and Nationalism in China, 1860-1960

Gina Anne Tam

评分 6.6分

Taking aim at the conventional narrative that standard, national languages transform "peasants" into citizens, Gina Anne Tam centers the history of the Chinese nation and national identity on fangy

Borderland Memories

Martin Thomas Fromm

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In the 1980s, as China transitioned to the post-Mao era, a state-sponsored oral history project led to the publication of local, regional, and national histories. They took the form of written and

Jurist in Context

William Twining

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This is the engaging and accessible intellectual memoir of a leading jurist. It tells the story of the development of his thoughts and writings over sixty years in the context of three continents a

Replacing GDP by 2030

Rutger Hoekstra

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English Grammar in Use

Raymond Murphy

评分 10.0分

Product description Raymond Murphy's English Grammar in Use is the first choice for intermediate (B1-B2) learners and covers all the grammar you will need at this level. This book with an

Introduction to Applied Linear Algebra

Stephen Boyd

评分 8.8分

This book is meant to provide an introduction to vectors, matrices, and least squares methods, basic topics in applied linear algebra. Our goal is to give the beginning student, with little or no p

Empires of Ancient Eurasia

Craig Benjamin

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China's Crisis of Success

William H. Overholt

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Transatlantic Antifascisms

Michael Seidman

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Antifascism has received little attention compared to its enemy. No historian or social scientist has previously attempted to define its nature and history - yet antifascism became perhaps the most

English Vocabulary in Use

Michael McCarthy

评分 9.8分

Modern Robotics

Kevin M. Lynch

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This introduction to robotics offers a distinct and unified perspective of the mechanics, planning and control of robots. Ideal for self-learning, or for courses, as it assumes only freshman-level

Probability and Computing

Michael Mitzenmacher

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Greatly expanded, this new edition requires only an elementary background in discrete mathematics and offers a comprehensive introduction to the role of randomization and probabilistic techniq

Experiments in Public Management Research: Challenges and Contributions

Oliver James

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Interest in experimental research in public management is on the rise, yet the field still lacks a broad understanding of its role in producing substantive findings and theoretical advances. Writte

Creative Lives in Classical Antiquity

Richard Fletcher (ed.)

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The creative lives featured in this multi-authored volume may be understood in a double sense: on the one hand as the lives of artists renowned for their creations; on the other as the lives create

Twenty Lectures on Algorithmic Game Theory

Tim Roughgarden

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Computer science and economics have engaged in a lively interaction over the past fifteen years, resulting in the new field of algorithmic game theory. Many problems that are central to modern

The Architecture of the Roman Triumph

Maggie L. Popkin

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This book offers the first critical study of the architecture of the Roman triumph, ancient Rome's most important victory ritual. Through case studies ranging from the republican to imperial p

Computer Age Statistical Inference

Bradley Efron

评分 9.2分

The twenty-first century has seen a breathtaking expansion of statistical methodology, both in scope and in influence. 'Big data', 'data science', and 'machine learning' have become familiar t

Forging Romantic China

Peter J. Kitson

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The River, the Plain, and the State

Ling Zhang

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On July 19, 1048, the Yellow River breached its banks, drastically changing its course across the Hebei Plain and turning it into a delta where the river sought a path out to the ocean. This dramat

Intellectual Networks in Timurid Iran

İlker Evrim Binbaş

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By focusing on the works and intellectual network of the Timurid historian Sharaf al Dīn 'Alī Yazdī (d.1454), this book presents a holistic view of intellectual life in fifteenth century Iran. İlke

The Last Hindu Emperor

Cynthia Talbot

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Cubical Homotopy Theory

Brian A. Munson

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Graduate students and researchers alike will benefit from this modern treatment of classical and cutting-edge topics in topology. It provides detailed explanations of many fundamental results with

Ockham's Razors

Elliott Sober

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Ockham's razor, the principle of parsimony, states that simpler theories are better than theories that are more complex. It has a history dating back to Aristotle and it plays an important role in

A Printed Icon in Early Modern Italy

Lisa Pon

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The Ecology of War in China

Micah S. Muscolino

评分 7.6分

This book explores the interplay between war and the environment in Henan Province, a hotly contested frontline territory that endured massive environmental destruction and human disruption during