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Explores the play of international forces and international ideas about Shanghai, looking backward as far as its transformation into a subdivided trea

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This innovative and widely praised volume uses the dramatic occupation of Tiananmen Square as the foundation for rethinking the cultural dimensions of

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Now in its third edition Poetry: The Basics remains an engaging exploration of the world of poetry. Drawing on examples ranging from Chaucer to childr

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Walvistij van Elizabeth O’Connor is een prachtige roman over verlies en vooruitgang. Het is 1938 en voor Manod, een jonge vrouw die op een eiland v

A haunting, atmospheric novel about desire, duty and broken promises among an island community caught in the wave of history as Europe falls into war.

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Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human exp

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This is a history of student protests in Shanghai from the turn of the century to 1949, showing how these students experienced and help shape the cour

An important revisionist study of China's recent past that takes into account the historical shape of the century, local perspectives on national hist

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A proven, practical and motivational guide to the 10 psychological characteristics displayed by high achievers, that we can all develop in order to be

Mankiw is the number one textbook for intermediate macroeconomics courses since its first edition.