Mark Lupher's Books

Power Restructuring In China And Russia

By: Mark Lupher

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Power Restructuring In China And Russia

By: Mark Lupher

The massive economic transformations and political upheavals that have been sweeping China and the Soviet Union in the final decades of the twentieth century are among the great dramas of our time. Yet the origins of these revolutionary changes are murky and their outcomes unclear. Have we witnessed the demise of an archaic authoritarian order and the rise of pluralism and democracy, or are the tumultuous events of the post-Mao era and the period of perestroika more usefully viewed in light of broader patterns of power and politics in Chinese and Russian history? Considering these questions with a new interpretation of power relations and political processes in China and Russia, Mark Lupher explores the imperial era, the communist period, and the current situation in both countries. Rather than speaking of “reform,” which too often is understood as liberalization along Western lines, his discussion is focused on power restructuring—the ebb and flow of state power; the centralization and decentralization of political and economic power; and the three-way struggles between central rulers, various elites, and nonprivileged groups that drive these processes. Lupher’s power-restructuring analysis is noteworthy in combining broad comparative-historical analysis and conceptualization with a closely focused discussion and reinterpretation of the Chinese Cultural Revolution—the core of his book. By comparing and bringing new light to bear on a series of pivotal episodes in Chinese and Russian history, he furthers our understanding and assessment of processes that will continue to unfold in China, Russia, and the former Soviet republics.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

352

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

0429977727

ISBN 13

9780429977725

Trilogy Of Numbers And Arithmetic - Book 1: History Of Numbers And Arithmetic: An Information Perspective

By: Mark Burgin

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Trilogy Of Numbers And Arithmetic - Book 1: History Of Numbers And Arithmetic: An Information Perspective

By: Mark Burgin

The book is the first in the trilogy which will bring you to the fascinating world of numbers and operations with them. Numbers provide information about myriads of things. Together with operations, numbers constitute arithmetic forming in basic intellectual instruments of theoretical and practical activity of people and offering powerful tools for representation, acquisition, transmission, processing, storage, and management of information about the world.The history of numbers and arithmetic is the topic of a variety of books and at the same time, it is extensively presented in many books on the history of mathematics. However, all of them, at best, bring the reader to the end of the 19th century without including the developments in these areas in the 20th century and later. Besides, such books consider and describe only the most popular classes of numbers, such as whole numbers or real numbers. At the same time, a diversity of new classes of numbers and arithmetic were introduced in the 20th century.This book looks into the chronicle of numbers and arithmetic from ancient times all the way to 21st century. It also includes the developments in these areas in the 20th century and later. A unique aspect of this book is its information orientation of the exposition of the history of numbers and arithmetic.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

370

Publisher

World Scientific

Published Date

ISBN 10

9811236852

ISBN 13

9789811236853

History's Peru

The Poetics of Colonial and Postcolonial Historiography

By: Mark Thurner

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

History's Peru

The Poetics of Colonial and Postcolonial Historiography

By: Mark Thurner

Mark Thurner here offers a brilliant account of Peruvian historiography, one that makes a pioneering contribution not only to Latin American studies but also to the history of historical thought at large. He traces the contributions of key historians of Peru, from the colonial period through the present, and teases out the theoretical underpinnings of their approaches. He demonstrates how Peruvian historical thought critiques both European history and Anglophone postcolonial theory. And his deeply informed readings of Peru's most influential historians--from Inca Garcilaso de la Vega to Jorge Basadre--are among the most subtle and powerful available in English.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

319

Publisher

University Press of Florida

Published Date

ISBN 10

0813043174

ISBN 13

9780813043173

Chicken Soup for the Girl's Soul

Real Stories by Real Girls About Real Stuff

By: Jack Canfield,Mark Victor Hansen

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Chicken Soup for the Girl's Soul

Real Stories by Real Girls About Real Stuff

By: Jack Canfield,Mark Victor Hansen

From Barbies to your first bra, from holding your teddy bear to slowdancing with your first boyfriend, from knowing everyone in elementary school to trying to make new friends in middle school. . . . When dealing with these changes, it's no wonder preteen girls can freak out from time to time.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

269

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1453276238

ISBN 13

9781453276235

Indigenous Rights and the Legacies of the Bible

From Moses to Mabo

By: Mark G. Brett

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Indigenous Rights and the Legacies of the Bible

From Moses to Mabo

By: Mark G. Brett

A Christian imagination of colonial discovery permeated the early modern world, but legal histories developed in very different ways depending on imperial jurisdictions. Indigenous Rights and the Legacies of the Bible: From Moses to Mabo explores the contradictions and ironies that emerged in the interactions between biblical warrants and colonial theories of Indigenous natural rights. The early debates in the Americas mutated in the British colonies with a range of different outcomes after the American Revolution, and tracking the history of biblical interpretation provides an illuminating pathway through these historical complexities. A ground-breaking legal judgment in the High Court of Australia, Mabo v. Queensland (1992), demonstrates the enduring legacies of debates over the previous five centuries. The case reveals that the Australian colonies are the only jurisdiction of the English common law tradition within which no treaties were made with the First Nations. Instead, there is a peculiar development of terra nullius ideology, which can be traced back to the historic influences of the book of Genesis in Puritan thought in the seventeenth century. Having identified both similarities and differences between various colonial arguments, and their overt dependence on early modern theological reasoning, Mark G. Brett examines the paradoxical permutations of imperial and anti-imperial motifs in the biblical texts themselves. Concepts of rights shifted over the centuries from theological to secular frameworks, and more recently, from anthropocentric assumptions to ecologically embedded concepts of Indigenous rights and responsibilities. Bearing in mind the differences between ancient and modern notions of indigeneity, a fresh understanding of this history proves timely as settler colonial states reflect on the implications of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007). Brett's illuminating insights in this detailed study are particularly relevant for the four states which initially voted against the Declaration: the USA, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

249

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0198883048

ISBN 13

9780198883043

Making Sense of Messages

A Critical Apprenticeship in Rhetorical Criticism

By: Mark Stoner,Sally J. Perkins

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Making Sense of Messages

A Critical Apprenticeship in Rhetorical Criticism

By: Mark Stoner,Sally J. Perkins

Using a developmental approach to the process of criticism, Making Sense of Messages serves as an introduction to rhetorical criticism for communication majors. The text employs models of criticism to offer pointed and reflective commentary on the thinking process used to apply theory to a message. This developmental/apprenticeship approach helps students understand the thinking process behind critical analysis and aids in critical writing.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

367

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1317351045

ISBN 13

9781317351047

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk Tough Times

Stories about the Hardest Parts of Being a Teenager

By: Jack Canfield,Mark Victor Hansen,Amy Newmark

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk Tough Times

Stories about the Hardest Parts of Being a Teenager

By: Jack Canfield,Mark Victor Hansen,Amy Newmark

Teens love reading about these challenges, either to support themselves, or to learn more about what their friends might be experiencing. The stories in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk Tough Times offer support and encouragement to any teen. Being a teenager is difficult even under idyllic circumstances. But when bad things happen, the challenges of being a teenager can be overwhelming, leading to self-destructive behavior, eating disorders, substance abuse, and other challenges. In addition, many teens are faced with illness, car accidents, loss of loved ones, divorces, or other upheavals. These 101 stories from Chicken Soup for the Soul’s library describe the toughest teenage challenges and how to overcome them.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

410

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1611591562

ISBN 13

9781611591569

The Transformation Of Communist Systems

Economic Reform Since The 1950s

By: Bernard Chavance,Charles Hauss,Mark Selden

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Transformation Of Communist Systems

Economic Reform Since The 1950s

By: Bernard Chavance,Charles Hauss,Mark Selden

In the confrontation between the two main economic systems that has marked the twentieth century, capitalism has been declared the winner–by default– over its adversary, socialism. Today, establishing a market economy has become the primary goal of the formerly socialist countries. The history of economic reform helps explain this remarkable turning point. Attempts to improve the old centralized system by expanding enterprise autonomy (in Poland, the Soviet Union, and East Germany) and more radical reforms that limited the role of central planning (in Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and China) encountered social and political obstacles or had unexpected and undesired effects. During the 1980s, the idea of a socialist market economy, which had been seen as a "third way" between capitalism and centralized socialism, was abandoned as economists gradually came to support a free market rather than the dogma of planning. Through a comparative and historical analysis of change in socialist and post-socialist systems, this timely and original book clarifies the policies and pitfalls in this extraordinary transition. Bernard Chavance provides a succinct introduction and analysis of the politics and economics of Eastern Europe from the creation of the Stalinist system in the Soviet Union through what he argues have been three major waves of reform since the 1950s to the dismantling of most socialist governments in the 1990s. Exploring the link between the one-party regime and the growing rigidity of socialist economic systems, the author analyzes the failure of both incremental and radical reforms to adapt to new economic challenges, thus leading to the ultimate collapse of communist regimes in Europe.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

180

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1000306429

ISBN 13

9781000306422

Portraits Of The Japanese Workplace

Labor Movements, Workers, And Managers

By: Andrew Gordon,Mikiso Hane,Mark Selden,Kumazawa Makoto

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Portraits Of The Japanese Workplace

Labor Movements, Workers, And Managers

By: Andrew Gordon,Mikiso Hane,Mark Selden,Kumazawa Makoto

In this groundbreaking volume, one of Japan's most insightful contemporary labor analysts assesses the ?light and shadow? of Japanese-style management, explaining why Japanese employees have stood apart from workers in other industrialized countries. Kumazawa brings to life the intense combination of competition and community within Japanese workplaces. He highlights dilemmas facing Japanese labor on the shop floor and in the labor movement. His discussion ranges from the role of women to issues of quality control and self-management. Highly critical of the hierarchical and undemocratic nature of Japanese industry, he offers a sympathetic view from the inside of the difficulties of surviving in the workplaces of contemporary Japan.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

284

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

0429966687

ISBN 13

9780429966682

Cornea E-Book

By: Mark J Mannis,Edward J Holland

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Cornea E-Book

By: Mark J Mannis,Edward J Holland

Highly praised in its first three editions, Cornea has become a market-leading cornerstone text and the immediate go-to resource for anyone working in this hugely popular and evolving sub-specialty. Offered over two volumes and featuring the knowledge of over 200 experts worldwide, it presents state-of-the-art coverage of the expanding range of contemporary corneal surgery, new diagnostic technology, and medical management of corneal and external disease as well as ocular surface disease. This updated edition includes 20 brand-new chapters, while an enhanced focus on images provides key visual guidance in this challenging field. Exceptionally clear illustrations, diagnostic images, and step-by-step surgical photographs offer superb visual guidance. Expert Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, images, videos, and references from the book on a variety of devices. 20 brand-new chapters cover the latest advances in the field, such as DMEK, Ultra-Thin DSEK and DSAEK techniques; endothelial cell transplantation; keratoplasty and prosthokeratoplasty techniques; collagen cross-linking; and new refractive surgical techniques (presbyopic implants and SMILE surgery). 60 video clips on Expert Consult show new footage of the latest corneal surgery techniques, including Boston Keratoprosthesis, corneal inlay surgery, and lenticule extraction. Boasts over 170 chapters with unique, cutting-edge content, as well as 2,300 clear illustrations – 670 of which are new to this edition. Presents a detailed exposition of the growing number of techniques for lamellar keratoplasty, including outcomes. Includes new sections on the latest developments in the management of ocular surface disease. Key point overviews in each chapter offer easier access to crucial information.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

2189

Publisher

Elsevier Health Sciences

Published Date

ISBN 10

032335758X

ISBN 13

9780323357586

Power Restructuring In China And Russia

By: Mark Lupher

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Power Restructuring In China And Russia

By: Mark Lupher

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

352

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

0429966644

ISBN 13

9780429966644

Mark Twain's San Francisco

By: Mark Twain

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Mark Twain's San Francisco

By: Mark Twain

Jumping frogs, high society, beloved San Francisco characters Emperor Norton and the stray dogs Bummer and Lazarus who followed on his heels--nothing escaped Mark Twain's scrutiny or his acerbic wit. Editor Bernard Taper has gathered together a heady selection of newspaper articles, correspondence, poetry, and short stories that are humorous--sometimes exasperating and controversial--but always engaging. Like a good sidekick in a comedy duo, Edward Jump, a contemporary of Twain's, offers through his lively illustrations a visual drum roll to Twain's cantankerous prose. From earthquakes, police scandals, and tantalizing silver mine bonanzas to elegant ladies blowing their noses in "exquisitely modulated tones" and seals "writhing and squirming like exaggerated maggots" below the Cliff House, Mark Twain has left us a vision of San Francisco that is at once fascinating and hilariously familiar.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

263

Publisher

Heyday Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1890771694

ISBN 13

9781890771690

Book's by Mark Lupher

Power Restructuring In China And Russia

Power Restructuring In China And Russia

Trilogy Of Numbers And Arithmetic - Book 1: History Of Numbers And Arithmetic: An Information Perspective

Trilogy Of Numbers And Arithmetic - Book 1: History Of Numbers And Arithmetic: An Information Perspective

History's Peru

History's Peru

Chicken Soup for the Girl's Soul

Chicken Soup for the Girl's Soul

Indigenous Rights and the Legacies of the Bible

Indigenous Rights and the Legacies of the Bible

Making Sense of Messages

Making Sense of Messages

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk Tough Times

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk Tough Times

The Transformation Of Communist Systems

The Transformation Of Communist Systems

Portraits Of The Japanese Workplace

Portraits Of The Japanese Workplace

Cornea E-Book

Cornea E-Book

Power Restructuring In China And Russia

Power Restructuring In China And Russia

Mark Twain's San Francisco

Mark Twain's San Francisco

Username

Password

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email