John E. Wills's Books

1688: A Global History

By: John E. Wills Jr.

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A totally absorbing book...imaginative and erudite, full of startling juxtapositions and flashes of real perception."—Jonathan D. Spence John E. Wills's masterful history ushers us into the worlds of 1688, from the suicidal exaltation of Russian Old Believers to the ravishing voice of the haiku poet Basho. Witness the splendor of the Chinese imperial court as the Kangxi emperor publicly mourns the death of his grandmother and shrewdly consolidates his power. Join the great caravans of Muslims on their annual pilgrimage from Damascus and Cairo to Mecca. Walk the pungent streets of Amsterdam and enter the Rasp House, where vagrants, beggars, and petty criminals labored to produce powdered brazilwood for the dyeworks. Through these stories and many others, Wills paints a detailed picture of how the global connections of power, money, and belief were beginning to lend the world its modern form. "A vivid picture of life in 1688...filled with terrifying violence, frightening diseases...comfortingly familiar human kindnesses...and the intellectual achievements of Leibniz, Locke, and Newton."—Publishers Weekly

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

358

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

Published Date

ISBN 10

0393253643

ISBN 13

9780393253641

Embassies and Illusions

Dutch and Portuguese Envoys to K’ang-hsi, 1666–1687

By: John E. Wills

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Embassies and Illusions

Dutch and Portuguese Envoys to K’ang-hsi, 1666–1687

By: John E. Wills

This study shows how peculiar circumstances in the early Ch'ing led to the application of inherited routines of the tribute embassy to relations with the Europeans. Chinese records of these embassies strengthened the illusion, persisting into the Opium War period, that the tribute system was relevant to the conduct of Sino-European relations. From archival and printed sources in seven languages, John Wills traces the progress of four embassies to the court of K'ang-hsi in the seventeenth century.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

322

Publisher

BRILL

Published Date

ISBN 10

1684172470

ISBN 13

9781684172474

1688: A Global History

By: John E. Wills Jr.

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

1688: A Global History

By: John E. Wills Jr.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

358

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

Published Date

ISBN 10

0393253643

ISBN 13

9780393253641

Singapore

Unlikely Power

By: John Curtis Perry

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Singapore

Unlikely Power

By: John Curtis Perry

Singapore has gained a reputation for being one of the wealthiest and best-educated countries in the world and one of the brightest success stories for a colony-turned-sovereign state, but the country's path to success was anything but assured. Its strategic location and natural resources both allowed Singapore to profit from global commerce and also made the island an attractive conquest for the world's naval powers, resulting in centuries of stunting colonialization. In Singapore: Unlikely Power, John Curtis Perry provides an evenhanded and authoritative history of the island nation that ranges from its Malay origins to the present day. Singapore development has been aided by its greatest natural blessing-a natural deepwater port, shielded by mountain ranges from oceanic storms and which sits along one of the most strategic straits in the world, cementing the island's place as a major shipping entrepot throughout modern history. Perry traces the succession of colonizers, beginning with China in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and followed by the island's most famous colonizer, Britain, which ruled Singapore until the 1960s excluding the Japanese occupation of World War II. After setting a historical context, Perry turns to the era of independence beginning in the 1960s. Plagued with corruption, inequality, lack of an educated population, Singapore improbably vaulted from essentially third-world status into a first world dynamo over the course of three decades-with much credit due longtime leader Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's first prime minister who led the country for over three decades, who embraced the colonial past, established close ties with former foe Japan, and adopted a resolutely pragmatist approach to economic development. His efforts were successful, and Singapore today is a model regime for other developing states. Singapore's stunning transformation from a poor and corrupt colonial backwater into an economic powerhouse renowned for its wealth, order, and rectitude is one of the great-and most surprising-success stories of modern era. Singapore is an accessible, comprehensive, and indeed colorful overview of one of the most influential political-economic models in the world and is an enlightening read for anyone interested in how Singapore achieved the unachievable.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

355

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0190469528

ISBN 13

9780190469528

The World from 1450 to 1700

By: John E. Wills Jr.

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The World from 1450 to 1700

By: John E. Wills Jr.

In The World from 1450 to 1700, historian John Wills takes a fresh look at one of the most fascinating and tumultuous periods in world history. Assuming a global perspective, rather than the traditional Eurocentric view, Wills traces the interwoven changes that led from the world of Columbus, Luther, and the Mughal emperor Babur to the world of Locke, Louis XIV, and the Kangxi emperor. The book's multi-centered approach explores historical events not in isolation but rather in a dynamic nexus of connections ranging from the Italian Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation to the Sikh, Hindu, and Confucian revivals; from the transformation of Japan in 1600 to the forced migrations of millions of African slaves; from the English Civil War and expanding Qing and Muscovite empires in Asia to new forms of scientific knowledge and parliamentary democracy in Europe. It is an interlocking world of change and movement, innovation and conquest, and Wills marshals his extraordinary narrative skill and breadth of learning to bring this period vibrantly to life.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

193

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0199713804

ISBN 13

9780199713806

Human Resource Management

Functions, Applications, and Skill Development

By: Robert N. Lussier,John R. Hendon

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Human Resource Management

Functions, Applications, and Skill Development

By: Robert N. Lussier,John R. Hendon

Human Resource Management: Functions, Applications, and Skill Development, Second Edition, featuring the 2013 Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Human Resource Curriculum Guide, explores important HRM concepts and functions with a strong emphasis on skill development, critical thinking, and application. In this fully-revised edition, all 210 required SHRM topics are noted within the chapter content as Robert N. Lussier and John Hendon prepare students to develop HRM skills they can use in their personal and professional lives. Students stay engaged through a wide variety of activities and tools that allow them to immediately apply HR functions and concepts.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

1193

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Published Date

ISBN 10

1483325032

ISBN 13

9781483325033

China and Maritime Europe, 1500–1800

Trade, Settlement, Diplomacy, and Missions

By: John E. Wills, Jr

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

China and Maritime Europe, 1500–1800

Trade, Settlement, Diplomacy, and Missions

By: John E. Wills, Jr

China and Maritime Europe, 1500–1800 looks at early modern China in some of its most complicated and intriguing relations with a world of increasing global interconnection. New World silver, Chinese tea, Jesuit astronomers at the Chinese court, and merchants and marauders of all kinds play important roles here. Although pieces of these stories have been told before, these chapters provide the fullest and clearest available summaries, based on sources in Chinese and in European languages, making this information accessible to students and scholars interested in the growing connections among continents and civilizations in the early modern period.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

313

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1139494260

ISBN 13

9781139494267

The Civil War in North Carolina

By: John G. Barrett

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Civil War in North Carolina

By: John G. Barrett

Eleven battles and seventy-three skirmishes were fought in North Carolina during the Civil War. Although the number of men involved in many of these engagements was comparatively small, the campaigns and battles themselves were crucial in the grand strategy of the conflict and involved some of the most famous generals of the war. John Barrett presents the complete story of military engagements across the state, including the classical pitched battle of Bentonville, the siege of Fort Fisher, the amphibious campaigns on the coast, and cavalry sweeps such as Stoneman's raid. From and through North Carolina, men and supplies went to Lee's army in Virginia, making the Tar Heel state critical to Lee's ability to remain in the field during the closing months of the war, when the Union had cut off the West and Gulf South. This dependence upon North Carolina led to Stoneman's cavalry raid and Sherman's march through the state in 1865, the latter of which brought the horrors of total war and eventual defeat.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

500

Publisher

UNC Press Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1469639661

ISBN 13

9781469639666

Fundamentals of Human Resource Management

Functions, Applications, Skill Development

By: Robert N. Lussier,John R. Hendon

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Fundamentals of Human Resource Management

Functions, Applications, Skill Development

By: Robert N. Lussier,John R. Hendon

Fundamentals of Human Resource Management: Functions, Applications, Skill Development takes a unique three-pronged approach that gives students a clear understanding of important HRM concepts and functions, shows them how to apply those concepts, and helps them build a strong skill set they can use in their personal and professional lives. Covering the vast majority the 210 required SHRM Curriculum Guidebook topics required for undergraduates, Fundamentals of Human Resource Management gives the student the ability to successfully manage others in today's work environment. Authors Robert N. Lussier and John R. Hendon engage students with a variety of high-quality applications and skill development exercises to improve students’ comprehension and retention. The authors’ emphasis on current trends and the challenges facing HR managers and line managers today provide students with key insights on important issues and prepare them for successful careers.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

957

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Published Date

ISBN 10

1506331831

ISBN 13

9781506331836

Four Seasons

A Ming Emperor and His Grand Secretaries in Sixteenth-Century China

By: John W. Dardess

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Four Seasons

A Ming Emperor and His Grand Secretaries in Sixteenth-Century China

By: John W. Dardess

This important contribution to imperial Chinese history illuminates the basic concerns of the Ming state. Eminent scholar John W. Dardess shows in fascinating detail how Emperor Jiajing and his grand secretaries managed affairs of state and how personal ambition and policy differences combined to animate imperial political life. At the top sat Jiajing, industrious, religious, knowledgeable, ritually pious, but short-tempered and cruel. His chief assistants during his forty-six-year reign were his four successive grand secretaries. First was Zhang Fujing, a hard-minded bureaucratic fighter and ideologue, life coach to Jiajing during his youth. Then came Xia Yan, a superb technocrat who was executed for his part in a major policy dispute. He was followed by Yan Song, a colossally corrupt machine politician who knew how to please his ruler. Finally was Xu Jie, a liberal-minded reformer who put a benign edge on the regime’s final years. Drawing on a treasure trove of the grand secretaries’ personal writings, his narrative brings to life the inner workings of imperial governance, providing detailed descriptions of the challenging problems and crises faced by the largest polity on the face of the earth. Richly researched and engagingly written, this book will be essential reading for scholars and students of Ming China.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

295

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield

Published Date

ISBN 10

1442265604

ISBN 13

9781442265608

China's Quest

The History of the Foreign Relations of the People's Republic of China

By: John W. Garver

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

China's Quest

The History of the Foreign Relations of the People's Republic of China

By: John W. Garver

China's Quest, the result of over a decade of research, writing, and analysis, is both sweeping in breadth and encyclopedic in detail. Quite simply, it will be essential for any student or scholar with a strong interest in China's foreign policy. This new and revised edition includes an additional chapter and new analysis, which address China's strategies in the aftermath of the Western economic crisis, Xi Jinping's embrace of assertive nationalism, the "China Dream" and restoration of China's leading global status, and the "One Belt, One Road" and "communities of common destiny" initiatives.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

889

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0190261056

ISBN 13

9780190261054

The Deep Roots of Modern Democracy

Geography and the Diffusion of Political Institutions

By: John Gerring,Brendan Apfeld,Tore Wig,Andreas Forø Tollefsen

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Deep Roots of Modern Democracy

Geography and the Diffusion of Political Institutions

By: John Gerring,Brendan Apfeld,Tore Wig,Andreas Forø Tollefsen

This book explores the deep roots of modern democracy, focusing on geography and long-term patterns of global diffusion. Its geographic argument centers on access to the sea, afforded by natural harbors which enhance the mobility of people, goods, capital, and ideas. The extraordinary connectivity of harbor regions thereby affected economic development, the structure of the military, statebuilding, and openness to the world – and, through these pathways, the development of representative democracy. The authors' second argument focuses on the global diffusion of representative democracy. Beginning around 1500, Europeans started to populate distant places abroad. Where Europeans were numerous they established some form of representative democracy, often with restrictions limiting suffrage to those of European heritage. Where they were in the minority, Europeans were more reticent about popular rule and often actively resisted democratization. Where Europeans were entirely absent, the concept of representative democracy was unfamiliar and its practice undeveloped.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

529

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1009121057

ISBN 13

9781009121057

The Southern African Guide to Topical Ophthalmic Drugs

By: Dirk J Booysen and John L Booysen

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Southern African Guide to Topical Ophthalmic Drugs

By: Dirk J Booysen and John L Booysen

The Southern African Guide to Topical Ophthalmic Drugs covers the mechanisms of action, indications for use and dosage of all the current diagnostic and therapeutic topical drugs used in ophthalmic practice in Southern Africa. The guide also includes clinical pearls and treatment guidelines for many ophthalmic conditions seen in clinical practice by general practitioners, dispensing pharmacists, optometrists and ophthalmologists.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

270

Publisher

Notion Press

Published Date

ISBN 13

9798885554268

The News from Seneca - 1888 - 1918 - as Reported in the Keowee Courier

By: John Ashton Hester

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The News from Seneca - 1888 - 1918 - as Reported in the Keowee Courier

By: John Ashton Hester

In the late 1800s and early 1900s the Keowee Courier was Oconee County's dominant newspaper. An important aspect of the Courier was weekly reports by community correspondents from throughout the county, who would tell about the day-to-day goings-on in their communities. One of those communities, of course, was Seneca, and this book consists of a compilation of news reports from the Seneca correspondents, spanning the period 1888-1918, specifically from the years 1888, 1889, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910 1911, 1914 and 1918. Although several excellent Seneca history books have been published, the author feels that this book will add an extra dimension by focusing on the day-to-day, week-to-week, year-to-year goings on as Senecaites (as they were called back then) adapted to the coming of cotton mills, automobiles, electric lights, etc.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

518

Publisher

Xlibris Corporation

Published Date

ISBN 10

1669862674

ISBN 13

9781669862673

Price on Contemporary Estate Planning

By: John Richard Price,Samuel A. Donaldson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Price on Contemporary Estate Planning

By: John Richard Price,Samuel A. Donaldson

A mine of information and expertise packed with valuable practice tips; this is the most current and comprehensive single-volume estate planning resource available. Providing theoretical grounding and a practice-oriented approach, Price shows how to handle the full range of estate planning problems and techniques.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

1724

Publisher

CCH

Published Date

ISBN 10

0808092340

ISBN 13

9780808092346

Wills, Trusts, and Estates for Legal Assistants

By: Gerry W. Beyer,John K. Hanft

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Wills, Trusts, and Estates for Legal Assistants

By: Gerry W. Beyer,John K. Hanft

Using an effective “learn by doing” approach, Wills, Trusts, and Estates for Legal Assistants emphasizes examples and applications, and includes hundreds of real life situations with detailed explanations. Students understand what the rules of law mean and how they apply in a real world context. The complete topic coverage introduces wills and trusts, intestate succession, estate administration, nonprobate transfers, and other estate planning issues such as taxes and malpractice. A balanced, experienced author team skillfully blends theory with practice and extensive pedagogy reinforces the text, with marginal terms and a glossary, ethical points, checklists, practice tips, and sample forms. The instructor's manual provides a summary of chapters, a model course outline, exam questions, assignment ideas, exercises, and a research guide for wills, trusts, and estates. New to the Sixth Edition: The impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on federal income, gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer taxes Rights and liabilities of same-sex spouses Electronic wills and access to a decedent’s digital assets Techniques for demonstrating testamentary capacity Directed trusts and trusts authorizing trustees to consider environmental, social, and governance factors in making investment decisions Modifying the terms of an irrevocable trust by “decanting” Professors and students will benefit from: lively, lucid, and conversational style grabs and holds students’ interest learning-by-doing approach gives students a concrete grasp of abstract concepts Practice Tips guide students through the critical process of preparing and managing files flexible structure allows professors to follow the presentation of concepts in the book or organize the chapters to fit their syllabus

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

799

Publisher

Aspen Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1543815103

ISBN 13

9781543815108

Book's by John E. Wills

1688: A Global History

1688: A Global History

Embassies and Illusions

Embassies and Illusions

1688: A Global History

1688: A Global History

Singapore

Singapore

The World from 1450 to 1700

The World from 1450 to 1700

Human Resource Management

Human Resource Management

China and Maritime Europe, 1500–1800

China and Maritime Europe, 1500–1800

The Civil War in North Carolina

The Civil War in North Carolina

Fundamentals of Human Resource Management

Fundamentals of Human Resource Management

Four Seasons

Four Seasons

China's Quest

China's Quest

The Deep Roots of Modern Democracy

The Deep Roots of Modern Democracy

The Southern African Guide to Topical Ophthalmic Drugs

The Southern African Guide to Topical Ophthalmic Drugs

The News from Seneca - 1888 - 1918 - as Reported in the Keowee Courier

The News from Seneca - 1888 - 1918 - as Reported in the Keowee Courier

Price on Contemporary Estate Planning

Price on Contemporary Estate Planning

Wills, Trusts, and Estates for Legal Assistants

Wills, Trusts, and Estates for Legal Assistants

Username

Password

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email