Серия &quot;Donald R. Ellegood International Publications&quot;

Spy Satellites and Other Intelligence Technologies that Changed History

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Shiraz in the Age of Hafez

John W. Limbert

Shiraz in the Age of Hafez

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In the fourteenth-century Persian city of Shiraz, poets composed, scholars studied, mystics sought hidden truths, ascetics prayed and fasted, drunkards brawled, and princes and their courtiers played deadly games of power. This was the world of Shams al-Din Mohammad Hafez Shirazi, a classical poet who remains broadly popular today in his native Shiraz and in modern Iran as a whole, and among all lovers of great verse traditions.As John Limbert notes, Hafez's poetry is inseparable from the...

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John W. Limbert

Proving Grounds

Proving Grounds

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Proving Grounds brings together a wide range of scholars across disciplines and geographical borders to deepen our understanding of the environmental impact that the U.S. military presence has had at home and abroad. The essays in this collection survey the environmental damage caused by weapons testing and military bases to local residents, animal populations, and landscapes, and they examine the military’s efforts to close and repurpose bases—often as wildlife reserves. Together they present...

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Protracted Contest

Protracted Contest

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Perpetual Happiness

Shih-shan Henry Tsai

Perpetual Happiness

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Shih-shan Henry Tsai

Mobility and Cultural Authority in...

Pál Nyíri

Mobility and Cultural Authority in Contemporary China

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Pál Nyíri

Mending Fences

Elizabeth Wishnick

Mending Fences

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Mending Fences illuminates the forces driving Moscow�s China policy, from the Ussuri River clashes in 1969 to the «strategic partnership» of the 1990s. Elizabeth Wishnick analyzes the efforts of Soviet leaders simultaneously to maintain their supremacy in the international communist movement, defend their borders from a perceived Chinese threat, and ensure the compliance of regional authorities in enforcing China policy.

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Elizabeth Wishnick

Hungarian Rhapsodies

Richard Teleky

Hungarian Rhapsodies

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Richard Teleky

How to Work in Someone Else's Count...

Ruth Stark

How to Work in Someone Else's Country

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Working abroad offers adventure, friendship with people of other cultures, intimate familiarity with exciting places, and opportunities to make real differences in communities. It also presents countless challenges, ranging from packing and staying safe and healthy to balancing project objectives with on-the-ground realities, working with local officials, and forging respectful and productive relationships. These challenges and many more are tackled in How to Work in Someone Else's Country....

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Ruth Stark

Heroines of Jiangyong

Heroines of Jiangyong

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Documenting China

Documenting China

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Disarmament Sketches

Disarmament Sketches

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Thomas Graham Jr. played a role in the negotiation of every major international arms control and non-proliferation agreement signed by the United States during the past thirty years. As a U.S. government lawyer and diplomat, he helped to shape, negotiate, and secure U.S. ratification of such cornerstones of international security as SALT, START, and the ABM, INF, and CFE treaties as well as conventions prohibiting biological and chemical weapons.Graham�s memoir offers a history of the...

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Cosmopolitan Capitalists

Cosmopolitan Capitalists

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China and Iran

China and Iran

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