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The Chinese Communist Party and China's Capitalist Revolution

The Political Impact of Market

By: Lance Gore

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The Chinese Communist Party and China's Capitalist Revolution

The Political Impact of Market

By: Lance Gore

The Chinese Communist Party and China’s Capitalist Revolution examines issues of political change and development in China. In the last 30 years China has experienced a profound political transformation and a degree of political progress but these are largely mired in the assumption that the free market is inherently incompatible with communism, and the perceived lack of political reforms in China. Indeed, there has not been much in the sense of democratization, multi-party competition, freedom of speech and association, but as this book demonstrates, political development is not limited to these factors. Based on extensive empirical investigations of the impact of the market on the communist party, with a particular focus on its grassroots organisations, this book finds that the Chinese communist party is undergoing profound changes in a host of important areas. By analyzing the impact of China’s socioeconomic transformation on the CCP and the adaptations of the Party to the new environment the book takes stock of the nature and dynamics of political change underway in China. The author concludes that the Chinese communist party we knew no longer exists—it is evolving into something quite different, which must have political implications for both China and the rest of the world. Professor Lance L. P. Gore is a political scientist specializing in contemporary Chinese politics at The East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore.

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Routledge

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1136881239

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9781136881237

The Last Bohemian

Brian Desmond Hurst, Irish Film, British Cinema

By: Lance Pettitt

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The Last Bohemian

Brian Desmond Hurst, Irish Film, British Cinema

By: Lance Pettitt

The Last Bohemian offers the first extended, critical evaluation of all of Brian Desmond Hurst’s films, reappraising the reputation of a director who was born in 1895 in Belfast and died in Belgravia, London, in 1986. Pettitt skillfully weaves together film analyses, biography, and cultural history with the aim of bringing greater attention to Hurst’s qualities as a director and exploring his significance within Irish film and British cinema history between the 1930s and the 1960s. The director of Dangerous Moonlight (1941), Theirs Is the Glory (1946), and his best-known Scrooge (1951) made most of his films for British studios but developed an exile’s attachment to Ireland. How in the early twenty-first century has Hurst’s career been reclaimed and recognized, and by whom? Why in 2012 was Hurst’s name given to one of the new Titanic Studios in Belfast? What were his qualities as a filmmaker? To whose national cinema history, if any, does Hurst belong? Richly illustrated with film stills and other visual material from public archives, The Last Bohemian addresses these questions and in doing so makes a significant contribution to British and Irish cinema studies.

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360

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Syracuse University Press

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0815655304

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9780815655305

Carved from Granite

West Point since 1902

By: Lance Betros

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Carved from Granite

West Point since 1902

By: Lance Betros

The United States Military Academy at West Point is one of America’s oldest and most revered institutions. Founded in 1802, its first and only mission is to prepare young men—and, since 1976, young women—to be leaders of character for service as commissioned officers in the United States Army. West Point’s success in accomplishing that mission has secured its reputation as the foremost leadership-development institution in the world. An Academy promotional poster says it this way: “At West Point, much of the history we teach was made by people we taught.” Carved from Granite is the story of how West Point goes about producing military leaders of character. An opening chapter on the Academy’s nineteenth-century history provides context for the topic of each subsequent chapter. As scholar and Academy graduate Lance Betros shows, West Point’s early history is interesting and colorful, but its history since then is far more relevant to the issues—and problems—that face the Academy today. Drawing from oral histories, archival sources, and his own experiences as a cadet and, later, a faculty member, Betros describes and assesses how well West Point has accomplished its mission. And, while West Point is an impressive institution in many ways, Betros does not hesitate to expose problems and challenge long-held assumptions. In a concluding chapter that is both subjective and interpretive, the author offers his prescriptions for improving the institution, focusing particularly on the areas of governance, admissions, and intercollegiate athletics. Photographs, tables, charts, and other graphics aid the clarity of the discussion and lend visual and historical interest. Carved from Granite: West Point since 1902 is the most authoritative history of the modern United States Military Academy written to date. There will be lively debate over some of the observations made in this book, but if they are followed, the author asserts that the Academy will emerge stronger and better able to accomplish its vital mission in the new century and beyond.

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Texas A&M University Press

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1603447873

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9781603447874

Vagabonds

Anthology of the Mad Ones

By: Weasel Press,Weasel Patterson,Emily Ramser,Valdon Ross,E. M. Cooper

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Vagabonds

Anthology of the Mad Ones

By: Weasel Press,Weasel Patterson,Emily Ramser,Valdon Ross,E. M. Cooper

Welcome to the third release of Vagabonds: Anthology of the Mad Ones. Open up and hitch a ride with a pack full of nameless ghosts sharing their stories the only way they know how! Vagabonds is a non-profit, creative arts anthology that accepts a wide variety of art media such as photography, poetry, short fiction, creative non-fiction, digital artwork and more. Our anthology publishes twice a year. To find out more information about our submission process, please review our submission guidelines. Our first anthology was released on August 6th, 2012 and we've been growing ever since. Over the past few years we've pushed out 4 anthologies, put our latest one up for sale on amazon, featured several poets, writers and artists, and watched them all grow along with us. We've created a community and have been enjoying every moment of it. This year, 2014, we were nominated for the Best Poetry Magazine of the Year award by the National Poetry Awards. Our goal has always been to help artists get out there, connect the mad ones and watch them grow over time.

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104

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CreateSpace

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1502905752

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9781502905758

100 Worlds

Lightning-Quick SF and Fantasy Tales

By: Milo Fowler,Stephen Sottong,David Nell

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100 Worlds

Lightning-Quick SF and Fantasy Tales

By: Milo Fowler,Stephen Sottong,David Nell

100 super-short science fiction and fantasy stories by authors from "across the galaxy".

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149355056X

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