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The Paradox of Power in a People's Republic of China Middle School

By: Martin Schoenhals

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The Paradox of Power in a People's Republic of China Middle School

By: Martin Schoenhals

This text provides an ethnography of a Chinese middle school based on fieldwork conducted in 1988 to 1989. It provides a way of looking at classroom and societal interactions in terms of the interplay among criticism, face and shame.

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1134943415

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Intimate Exclusion

Race and Caste Turned Inside Out

By: Martin Schoenhals

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Intimate Exclusion

Race and Caste Turned Inside Out

By: Martin Schoenhals

Intimate Exclusion presents a novel and fascinating cultural case study that reconsiders perceptions of race and caste, ethnicity, and nationalism. It richly documents the society of the Nuosu, subsistence agriculturalists living in the high mountains of southwest China, and compares Nuosu society to race and caste in the U.S., India, and apartheid South Africa, to provide a thought-provoking a new perspective on the nature and causes of race and racism.

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University Press of America

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076182698X

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Work, Love, and Learning in Utopia

Equality Reimagined

By: Martin Schoenhals

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Work, Love, and Learning in Utopia

Equality Reimagined

By: Martin Schoenhals

Work, Love, and Learning in Utopia breathes new life into the age-old human preoccupation with how to create a happier society. With a fascinating mix of research from cross-cultural psychology, macro history, and evolutionary biology, the book gives new credibility to the advocacy of radical equality. The author, a psychological anthropologist, argues that the negative emotions of sadness, anger, and fear evolved in tandem with hierarchy, while happiness evolved separately and in connection to prosociality and compassion. The book covers a wide range of human concerns, from economics and education, to media and communication, to gender and sexuality. It breaks new boundaries with its scope, arguing that equality of love is as important and possible as is economic equality. Its argument is provocative yet practical, and each chapter ends with concrete proposals that invite dialogue with any student of policy. Written in an easily accessible style, this book will appeal to anyone who has ever puzzled over how our social world could be remade. In particular, it will be very useful to students and scholars of anthropology, sociology, and psychology.

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1351000292

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Dictatorship and Information

Authoritarian Regime Resilience in Communist Europe and China

By: Martin K. Dimitrov

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Dictatorship and Information

Authoritarian Regime Resilience in Communist Europe and China

By: Martin K. Dimitrov

Fear pervades dictatorial regimes. Citizens fear leaders, the regime's agents fear superiors, and leaders fear the masses. The ubiquity of fear in such regimes gives rise to the "dictator's dilemma," where autocrats do not know the level of opposition they face and cannot effectivelyneutralize domestic threats to their rule. The dilemma has led scholars to believe that autocracies are likely to be short-lived.Yet, some autocracies have found ways to mitigate the dictator's dilemma. As Martin K. Dimitrov shows in Dictatorship and Information, substantial variability exists in the survival of nondemocratic regimes, with single-party polities having the longest average duration. Offering a systematic theoryof the institutional solutions to the dictator's dilemma, Dimitrov argues that single-party autocracies have fostered channels that allow for the confidential vertical transmission of information, while also solving the problems associated with distorted information.To explain how this all works, Dimitrov focuses on communist regimes, which have the longest average lifespan among single-party autocracies and have developed the most sophisticated information-gathering institutions. Communist regimes face a variety of threats, but the main one is the masses.Dimitrov therefore examines the origins, evolution, and internal logic of the information-collection ecosystem established by communist states to monitor popular dissent. Drawing from a rich base of evidence across multiple communist regimes and nearly 100 interviews, Dimitrov reshapes ourunderstanding of how autocrats learn--or fail to learn--about the societies they rule, and how they maintain--or lose--power.

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Oxford University Press

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0197672922

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The Unheard Voice of God

A Pentecostal Hearing of the Book of Judges

By: Lee Roy Martin

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The Unheard Voice of God

A Pentecostal Hearing of the Book of Judges

By: Lee Roy Martin

With the wealth of colorful characters described in the book of Judges, scholars and general readers alike have a strong fascination for Israel’s leaders in its earliest days. Theologians and biblical scholars from Luther on have found it difficult to relate to these figures. From a Pentecostal point of view, in particular, those characters can sometimes be an embarrassment, as their personal lives appear to be in stark tension with the purity-conscious, holy life to be expected of those touched by the Spirit of God. Apart from the moments of power, where is God in the lives of these characters? As the title suggests, it is time to listen and learn from God’s role and perspective in these stories, who in faithfulness to his covenant acts with constant patience to save his flawed servants. Through a fresh hearing of The Unheard Voice of God the positive message of the book of Judges can become more apparent and accessible. Readers are shown a crucial part of the book’s dynamics which they may have missed.

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BRILL

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9004397094

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9789004397095

Sentiment, Reason, and Law

Policing in the Republic of China on Taiwan

By: Jeffrey T. Martin

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Sentiment, Reason, and Law

Policing in the Republic of China on Taiwan

By: Jeffrey T. Martin

What if the job of police was to cultivate the political will of a community to live with itself (rather than enforce law, keep order, or fight crime)? In Sentiment, Reason, and Law, Jeffrey T. Martin describes a world where that is the case. The Republic of China on Taiwan spent nearly four decades as a single-party state under dictatorial rule (1949–1987) before transitioning to liberal democracy. Here, Martin describes the social life of a neighborhood police station during the first rotation in executive power following the democratic transition. He shows an apparent paradox of how a strong democratic order was built on a foundation of weak police powers, and demonstrates how that was made possible by the continuity of an illiberal idea of policing. His conclusion from this paradox is that the purpose of the police was to cultivate the political will of the community rather than enforce laws and keep order. As Sentiment, Reason, and Law shows, the police force in Taiwan exists as an "anthropological fact," bringing an order of reality that is always, simultaneously and inseparably, meaningful and material. Martin unveils the power of this fact, demonstrating how the politics of sentiment that took shape under autocratic rule continued to operate in everyday policing in the early phase of the democratic transformation, even as a more democratic mode of public reason and the ultimate power of legal right were becoming more significant.

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Cornell University Press

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1501740075

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9781501740077

The German Democratic Republic since 1945

By: Martin McCauley

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The German Democratic Republic since 1945

By: Martin McCauley

The GDR is the most successful (in terms of living standards) socialist state but one of the least loved. Yet the GDR has formidable achievements to list, especially in education and health. On the other hand her feeling of insecurity has led to a creeping militarisation of society. The GDR provides communist states in the Third World with military training and expertise; she also trains security and police cadres. Hence the impact is being felt outside Europe. Does the GDR now present the face of the ugly German to the non-communist world? Her development is worthy of attention. As the Soviet Union's closest ally in Eastern Europe she may play a more important role there in the future as economic growth slows and tensions rise. She has, however, problems of her own which will require much hard work to resolve. Nevertheless she is the most stable socialist state in Eastern Europe at present. Will this continue? Will mass discontent mount as living standards stagnate? Just how important will the West German response be? The GDR is torn between East and West. If she is to weather the economic storms she requires closer links with West Germany and the West but politically and militarily she needs a closer relationship with the Soviet Union. '... competent and wide-ranging, covering not only political history but also the economy, education, culture, the position of women and foreign policy.' Leslie Holmes, Soviet Studies '... the main strength of this work is that it provides a mass of facts and figures in the main text and is yet eminently readable.' Roger Woods, Slavonic Review

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Springer

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1349184039

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9781349184033

Britain, France, West Germany and the People's Republic of China, 1969–1982

The European Dimension of China's Great Transition

By: Martin Albers

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Britain, France, West Germany and the People's Republic of China, 1969–1982

The European Dimension of China's Great Transition

By: Martin Albers

This book focuses on helping readers to fill the gap of the little known history between Western Europe and its most important trading partner: the People’s Republic of China. Inspired by the economic and political signifance of Sino-European relations, this book shows how the China policies of the three biggest states of Western Europe – Britain, France, and the Federal Republic of Germany – helped China reintegrate into the international community in the 1970s. Against the background of the Cold War, the end of Maoism, and the emergence of globalization, the governments in Bonn, Paris and London had to find ways of dealing with Europe’s declining influence and promote their own national interests in Asia. Based on newly declassified government files, readers will find such sources invaluable in understanding the argument that, despite pursuing very different policies, the three governments supported a rapid expansion of peaceful exchange between the People’s Republic and Europe and substantially contributed to the success of Beijing's reform policy.

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Springer

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1137565675

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Borderland Memories

Searching for Historical Identity in Post-Mao China

By: Martin T. Fromm

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Borderland Memories

Searching for Historical Identity in Post-Mao China

By: Martin T. Fromm

In the 1980s, a Chinese state-sponsored oral history project led to the publication of local, regional, and national histories. These histories are the basis of this innovative study of ideology formation and political mobilization, post-Cultural Revolution reconciliation, and the recovery of borderland identities in early post-Mao China.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108475922

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Paul's Fundamental Immunology

By: Martin Flajnik

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Paul's Fundamental Immunology

By: Martin Flajnik

Selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2022! Defining the field of immunology for 40 years, Paul’s Fundamental Immunology continues to provide detailed, authoritative, up-to-date information that uniquely bridges the gap between basic immunology and the disease process. The fully revised 8th edition maintains the excellence established by Dr. William E. Paul, who passed away in 2015, and is now under new editorial leadership of Drs. Martin F. Flajnik, Nevil J. Singh, and Steven M. Holland. It’s an ideal reference and gold standard text for graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, basic and clinical immunologists, microbiologists and infectious disease physicians, and any physician treating diseases in which immunologic mechanisms play a role.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1975142527

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9781975142520

Japanese Understanding of Salvation

Soteriology in the Context of Japanese Animism

By: Martin Heißwolf

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Japanese Understanding of Salvation

Soteriology in the Context of Japanese Animism

By: Martin Heißwolf

It is no secret that Christianity has been widely rejected in Japan with less than two percent of the population identifying as Christian. The dominant worldview in Japan is deeply animistic, with beliefs such as the Japanese mana-concept, ki (気), the Japanese soul-concept, and the concept of God/god(s), kami (神), being deeply rooted in the culture and fundamentally influencing society. Dr Martin Heißwolf, with his years of experience in Japan, critically examines Japanese animism in light of core Christian beliefs, such as the concepts of “peace” and “salvation.” Central to Japanese people’s rejection of Christian truth is the diametric opposition of its supernatural message to the natural focus of Japanese animistic folk religion. Heißwolf’s meticulous study is framed squarely within missiological thought and praxis so Christians serving in Japanese contexts are better able to communicate the message of the gospel by more fully understanding Japanese people, people by whom God wants to be known.

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Langham Publishing

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1783683716

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The Economic Government of the World

1933-2023

By: Martin Daunton

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The Economic Government of the World

1933-2023

By: Martin Daunton

An epic history of the people and institutions that have built the global economy since the Great Depression. In this vivid landmark history, the distinguished economic historian Martin Daunton pulls back the curtain on the institutions and individuals who have created and managed the global economy over the last ninety years, revealing how and why one economic order breaks down and another is built. During the Great Depression, trade and currency warfare led to the rise of economic nationalism—a retreat from globalization that culminated in war. From the Second World War came a new, liberal economic order. Squarely reflecting the interests of the West in the Cold War, liberalism faced collapse in the 1970s and was succeeded by neoliberalism, financialization, and hyper-globalization. Now, as leading nations are tackling the fallout from COVID-19 and threats of inflation, food insecurity, and climate change, Daunton calls for a return to a more just and equitable form of globalization. Western imperial powers have overwhelmingly determined the structures of world economic government, often advancing their own self-interests and leading to ruinous resource extraction, debt, poverty, and political and social instability in the Global South. He argues that while our current economic system is built upon the politics of and between the world’s biggest economies, a future of global recovery—and the reduction of economic inequality—requires the development of multilateral institutions. Dramatic and revelatory, The Economic Government of the World offers a powerful analysis of the origins of our current global crises and a path toward a fairer international order.

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux

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0374611777

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9780374611774

Work, Love, and Learning in Utopia

Equality Reimagined

By: Martin Schoenhals

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Equality Reimagined

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Routledge

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Systematic Political Geography

By: Martin Ira Glassner,Harm J. de Blij

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Systematic Political Geography

By: Martin Ira Glassner,Harm J. de Blij

The fourth edition of this widely recognized text has been thoroughly updated and includes expanded chapters on Antarctica and outer space as well as new chapters on the geography of elections and the geography of war and peace. Also new to this edition is a chapter devoted to outlaws and merchants of death which covers piracy, drug trafficking, the arms trade, and terrorism. Other additions include coverage of international economic sanctions, transnational corporations, refugees, and pollution across international boundaries. The last chapter contains a number of new suggested topics for further study. Vastly expanded sections of references after each chapter constitute the largest bibliography of political geography available. Also contains 32 new photographs and numerous charts and graphs.

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Wiley

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0471635839

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Intimate Exclusion

Race and Caste Turned Inside Out

By: Martin Schoenhals

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Intimate Exclusion

Race and Caste Turned Inside Out

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The Paradox of Power in a People's Republic of China Middle School

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The Paradox of Power in a People's Republic of China Middle School

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Work, Love, and Learning in Utopia

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Dictatorship and Information

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The Unheard Voice of God

The Unheard Voice of God

Sentiment, Reason, and Law

Sentiment, Reason, and Law

The German Democratic Republic since 1945

The German Democratic Republic since 1945

Britain, France, West Germany and the People's Republic of China, 1969–1982

Britain, France, West Germany and the People's Republic of China, 1969–1982

Borderland Memories

Borderland Memories

Paul's Fundamental Immunology

Paul's Fundamental Immunology

Japanese Understanding of Salvation

Japanese Understanding of Salvation

The Economic Government of the World

The Economic Government of the World

Work, Love, and Learning in Utopia

Work, Love, and Learning in Utopia

Systematic Political Geography

Systematic Political Geography

Intimate Exclusion

Intimate Exclusion

The Paradox of Power in a People's Republic of China Middle School

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