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This book explores the central economic and political issues defining the modern world. With contributions from a number......more
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This book examines the impact of democratic backsliding and populist governments on the public policy process. Drawing o......more
This book examines the multifaceted nature of gender-based violence (GBV) and the many forms it can take. It explores th......more
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This book presents a comprehensive exploration of China’s foreign policy evolution from the early twentieth century to t......more
This edited collection explores the intersections of populist communication, performative leadership and international p......more
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This book provides a comprehensive overview of the legal and regulatory framework for the nuclear industry from an Asian......more
Policing and Intelligence in the Global Big Data Era, Volume I, the first of a two volume set, presents a rich and uniqu......more
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This volume, the second of a two volume set, offers a rich and unique collection of global perspectives on data-driven p......more
This book provides important new and actionable tools for diverse cities and communities facing climate disasters to eng......more
This book is a critical exploration of the intellectual foundations of American foreign policy on the left and the right......more
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The second edition of EU Foreign Policy Toward Latin America systematically examines the main aspects of the EU-Latin Am......more
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This book focuses on the evaluation, coordination, and effects of China’s natural resource utilization. By adopting both......more
This book contains another set of essays dealing with the fundamental economic problems of our time: inequality, environ......more
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This volume’s focus on establishing a direct exchange between History and International Relations is unique in the conte......more
This book provides an overview of China’s distinctive community governance, examining its 2000-year history and describi......more
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This volume analyzes forms of collective resilience through manifestations of strength-in-fragility in selected communit......more
Timing the Future Metropolis--an intellectual history of planning, urbanism, design, and social science--explores the ne......more
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This book aims to offer a comprehensive understanding of China’s Poverty Alleviation resettlement (PAR) particularly und......more
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