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Klaus Muhlhahn
China has undergone tremendous social, economic, and political transformations since 1949, developing into a modern society with unprecedented speed. This textbook surveys the history of the country, introducing the reader…
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Die 1897 vom Deutschen Reich in einem Handstreich besetzte Kolonie Kiautschou in China entwickelte sich zu einem Ort des Kontaktes, des Zusammenstosses und des erzwungenen Zusammenlebens zwischen sozialen Gruppen zweier…
Muhlhahn offers a comprehensive examination of the criminal justice system in modern China, an institution deeply rooted in politics, society, and culture. Based on unprecedented research in Chinese archives and…
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Klaus Muhlhahn situates modern China in the nation’s long, dynamic tradition of overcoming adversity and weakness through creative adaptation-a legacy of crisis and recovery that is apparent today in China’s…
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Ten engaging personal histories introduce readers to what it was like to live in and with the most powerful political machine ever created: the Chinese Communist Party. These essays reveal…
This edited volume explores social, economic, political, and cultural practices generated by African, Asian, and Oceanic individuals and groups within the context and aftermath of German colonialism.
This edited volume explores social, economic, political, and cultural practices generated by African, Asian, and Oceanic individuals and groups within the context and aftermath of German colonialism. The volume contributes…
The first collection of interdisciplinary and comparative studies focusing on diverse interactions among African, Asian, and Oceanic peoples and German colonizers
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Based on first-hand archival material, this volume brings together insightful new essays on the theme of China's revolutionary transformation in the 1950s, calling into question existing narratives on the foundational…
