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The Morality of China in Africa
Zed Books 2013; US$ 24.95This unique volume, edited with authority by the influential and respected Stephen Chan, gathers together for the first time both African and Chinese perspectives on Chinas place in Africa, analysing the moral aspects of Chinas policies and ensuing migration. The resulting collection touches the issue of racism but also moments of pure... more...
Twenty Observations on a World in Turmoil
Wiley 2013; US$ 14.95Translated by Ciaran Cronin. The world is a state of turmoil. From the financial crisis to the chaos in the eurozone, from the Arab uprisings to protests in Athens, Barcelona, New York and elsewhere, many of the familiar frameworks are collapsing and we have to find new ways to orient ourselves in a world undergoing rapid change. Of course,... more...
A Dangerous Delusion
Elliott & Thompson 2013; US$ 13.11In 2013 it is possible that Israel, backed by the United States, will launch an attack on Iran. This would be a catastrophic event, risking war, bloodshed and global economic collapse. In this passionate, but rationally argued essay, the authors attempt to avert a potential global catastrophe by showing that the grounds for war do not exist, that... more...
The Real North Korea
Oxford University Press, USA 2013; US$ 20.99Andrei Lankov has gone where few outsiders have ever been. A native of the former Soviet Union, he lived as an exchange student in North Korea in the 1980s. He has studied it for his entire career, using his fluency in Korean and personal contacts to build a rich, nuanced understanding. In The Real North Korea, Lankov substitutes cold, clear analysis... more...
Comandante
Canongate Books 2013; US$ 18.33Updated since the death of Hugo Chávez in March 2013, Comandante is the definitive account of Chávez's presidency, and the legacy he has left behind. Hugo Chávez was a true phenomenon. On his death in March 2013 tens of thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets and honoured a seven-day period of national mourning. Chávez has been compared to Napoleon,... more...
The Arab Revolts
Indiana University Press 2013; US$ 23.99The 2011 eruptions of popular discontent across the Arab world, popularly dubbed the Arab Spring, were local manifestations of a regional mass movement for democracy, freedom, and human dignity. Authoritarian regimes were either overthrown or put on notice that the old ways of oppressing their subjects would no longer be tolerated. These essays from... more...
The Vatican Diaries
Penguin Group US 2013; US$ 14.99The revealing New York Times bestseller examines the reign of Pope Benedict, the papal conclave process, and the history of one of the world?s oldest and most mysterious institutions For more than twenty-five years John Thavis held one of the most fascinating journalistic jobs in the world: reporting on the inner workings of the Vatican. His... more...
The Great Convergence
PublicAffairs 2013; US$ 26.99An influential policy thinker and "muse of the Asian Century"* illuminates the contours of our new global civilization, and shows why power must shift to reflect the new reality (* Foreign Policy ) more...
The United States and China
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2013; US$ 28.99Combining original research with contemporary scholarship, The United States and China re-examines over two centuries of interaction between the United States and China in a changing world. It explains the foundations and character of their political, economic, military, social, and cultural relations, and shows how they have come to shape the... more...
The Future
Random House Publishing Group 2013; US$ 30.00NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the former vice president and #1 New York Times bestselling author comes An Inconvenient Truth for everything?a frank and clear-eyed assessment of six critical drivers of global change in the decades to come. Ours is a time of revolutionary change that has no precedent in history. With the same passion he... more...









