Economic Implications of the Suspended Nuclear Deal
The conclusion of the multilateral agreement about the Iranian nuclear issue in June 2015 was widely predicted to accelerate both the scope and size of commercial interactions between China and Iran. As a result, the two countries talked about the prospect of increasing their bilateral commerce from less than $50 billion to $600 billion within a ......
A Global and Environmental Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-Fi
Origins of the Modern World sets out an analytical framework that is accessible to students while providing a global approach to world history. Remarkable in its presentation of global narratives in such a brief text. Marks's book has a strong emphasis on economic and environmental factors as well as Western coercion and exploitation.
Philadelphia Quakers and Japan Since the Late Nineteenth Century
Friendly Connections: Philadelphia Quakers and Japan since the Late Nineteenth Century discloses the history of relations among members of the Religious Society of Friends, or Quakers, of Philadelphia and Japanese intellectuals, educators, and activists. In this book, Japanese and North American experts demonstrate that education, women's rights, ......
Misguided Democracy in Malaysia and Indonesia: Digital Propaganda in Southeast Asia examines the weaponization of the internet in Southeast Asia.Nuurrianti Jallii and Ika Idris meticulously unpack the intricate strategies and tactics used by propagandists, state entities, and political factions to manipulate and mislead public opinion through ......
Japan had developed a secular civilization long before going through its modern period, characterized by the officially-sanctioned unification of nationalism and state-worship that reached its apotheosis during World War II, followed by the economic growth-oriented post-war period.
Comparing China and India's Soft Power Strategy in Pakistan
This book has been developed that uses Joseph S. Nye's Soft Power theory and developing a new idea of "Power of Bonding" based on non-Western perspectives to examine India and China's soft power strategy in Pakistan.
Japan's Quiet Leadership provides a sweeping look at Japan's domestic economic and political evolution, its economic statecraft, and the array of geopolitical challenges that have triggered a gradual but substantial shift in the country's security profile.
This book adopts Austrian and evolutionary approaches to interpret contemporary China's economic transformation under uncertainty, learning and experimentation. It incorporates culture, institutions, government agents and entrepreneurship to understand policy making in China.
