Agents of Subversion: The Fate of John T. Downey and the CIA`s Covert War in China, John Delury
Автор: Schell Orville, Delury John Название: Wealth and Power: China`s Long March to the Twenty-First Century ISBN: 0812976258 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780812976250 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 1655.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Through a series of lively and absorbing portraits of iconic modern Chinese leaders and thinkers, two of today's foremost specialists on China provide a panoramic narrative of this country's rise to preeminence that is at once analytical and personal. How did a nation, after a long and painful period of dynastic decline, intellectual upheaval, foreign occupation, civil war, and revolution, manage to burst forth onto the world stage with such an impressive run of hyperdevelopment and wealth creation--culminating in the extraordinary dynamism of China today? Wealth and Power answers this question by examining the lives of eleven influential officials, writers, activists, and leaders whose contributions helped create modern China. This fascinating survey begins in the lead-up to the first Opium War with Wei Yuan, the nineteenth-century scholar and reformer who was one of the first to urge China to borrow ideas from the West. It concludes in our time with human-rights advocate and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, an outspoken opponent of single-party rule. Along the way, we meet such titans of Chinese history as the Empress Dowager Cixi, public intellectuals Feng Guifen, Liang Qichao, and Chen Duxiu, Nationalist stalwarts Sun Yat-sen and Chiang Kai-shek, and Communist Party leaders Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, and Zhu Rongji. The common goal that unites all of these disparate figures is their determined pursuit of fuqiang, "wealth and power." This abiding quest for a restoration of national greatness in the face of a "century of humiliation" at the hands of the Great Powers came to define the modern Chinese character. It's what drove both Mao and Deng to embark on root-and-branch transformations of Chinese society, first by means of Marxism-Leninism, then by authoritarian capitalism. And this determined quest remains the key to understanding many of China's actions today. By unwrapping the intellectual antecedents of today's resurgent China, Orville Schell and John Delury supply much-needed insight into the country's tortured progression from nineteenth-century decline to twenty-first-century boom. By looking backward into the past to understand forces at work for hundreds of years, they help us understand China today and the future that this singular country is helping shape for all of us. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
"Superb . . . beautifully written and neatly structured."--Financial Times " An] engaging narrative of the intellectual and cultural origins of China's modern rise."--The New York Times Book Review "Informative and insightful . . . a must-read for anyone with an interest in the world's fastest-rising superpower."--Slate "It does a better job than most other books of answering a basic question the rest of the world naturally asks about China's recent rise: What does China want?"--The Atlantic "The portraits are beautifully written and bring to life not only their subjects but also the mood and intellectual debates of the times in which they lived."--Foreign Affairs "Excellent and erudite . . . The authors] combine scholarly learning with a reportorial appreciation of colorful, revealing details."--The National InterestFrom the Hardcover edition.
Автор: Delury Jane Название: The Balcony ISBN: 0316554685 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780316554688 Издательство: Hachette Book Group Цена: 2111.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A "breathtaking" (Jennifer Egan) century-spanning portrait of the inhabitants of a French village, revealing the deception, despair, love, and longing beneath the calm surface of ordinary lives. What if our homes could tell the stories of others who lived there before us? Set in a small village near Paris, The Balcony follows the inhabitants of a single estate-including a manor and a servants' cottage-over the course of several generations, from the Belle poqueto the present day, introducing us to a fascinating cast of characters. A young American au pair develops a crush on her brilliant employer. An ex-courtesan shocks the servants, a Jewish couple in hiding from the Gestapo attract the curiosity of the neighbors, and a housewife begins an affair while renovating her downstairs. Rich and poor, young and old, powerful and persecuted, all of these people are seeking something: meaning, love, a new beginning, or merely survival. Throughout, cross-generational connections and troubled legacies haunt the same spaces, so that the rose garden, the forest pond, and the balcony off the manor's third floor bedroom become silent witnesses to a century of human drama. In her debut, Jane Delury writes with masterful economy and profound wisdom about growing up, growing old, marriage, infidelity, motherhood - in other words, about life - weaving a gorgeous tapestry of relationships, life-altering choices, and fleeting moments across the frame of the twentieth century. A sumptuous narrative of place that burrows deep into individual lives to reveal hidden regrets, resentments, and desires, The Balcony is brimming with compassion, natural beauty, and unmistakable humanity.
Автор: De`lure Название: Passion Absolute: Radicon`s Princess ISBN: 0692735410 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780692735411 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2319.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: De`lure Название: Take My Breath Away 3: Save Me from My Past ISBN: 0692727329 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780692727324 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2585.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: De`lure Название: de`Lure Shorts & Poems 2 ISBN: 0692733337 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780692733332 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 1895.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: De`lure, Graphix Edifyin, De`lure Mike Название: de`Lure Shorts & Poems ISBN: 0692734813 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780692734810 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 1723.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: De`lure Название: Take My Breath Away 2: When Love Calls ISBN: 0692723188 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780692723180 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2240.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: "Steamy unforgivable sex, Ignited by Lies, Blood, Money, and True Love can only lead to one thing... Breathtaking Drama" NFL superstar Keldrick "Kool Hands" Cole has had everything he ever dreamed of over the course of the past five years, except true love. On the brink of some unforeseen money issues, K.C. is offered a multi-million-dollar check to relinquish custody of his five-year-old son, KJ. With his career possibly coming to an end soon, he's worried about securing his family's future. All K.C. truly wants is faith, family, and unconditional love. The two women he loves most, Whitney Powell and Cameron Jiles, both ran away with Dr. Carlos Sanchez, to his private island. After engaging in a tumultuous love affair with the sexy, muscle bound, dread head Charlie Breeze, Whitney is forced to leave Carlos' island. Days before K.C.'s wedding to his new stunning fianc , he finds himself trapped with three women who all seem to have legitimate claims to be his rightful fianc . With a deranged serial killer on the loose, brutally murdering everybody K.C. loves, he's all but given up on his battle to find peace. Young, hotshot detective O. Blue is fresh on the trail to bring the killer to justice. K.C. appears to have a stable life with his kids and new fianc , but at times his old lustful ways still come back to haunt him. Sneaky sex, devilish deceit, malicious murder, and the thought of true everlasting love are the components devised to destroy K.C., or just maybe to save him. Join your old friends; Cameron, Whitney, Jaze, Love, Jacody, Tyrone, Mama Cole, Carlos, and K.C. along with some new colorful characters as they all journey from love, to lust, to greed, to death, and then back again. If you think you're ready for this sexy, action packed, adrenaline pumped, suspenseful second installment of this powerful love story open the book, turn to page one, and allow me to take your breath away all over again...
Автор: De`lure Mike, Graphix Edifyin Название: Take My Breath Away: Orlando Nights ISBN: 0692723129 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780692723128 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2240.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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