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Toward a Better Future

March 22, 2015

‘Toward a Better Future’ provides a comprehensive analysis of education development in Singapore since 1965, giving particular attention to the strategic management that has enabled Singapore to transform its education and training system from one similar to that of many Sub-Saharan African countries four decades ago into one of the world’s best-performing systems. It is […]
Tibet: A History

March 22, 2015

Situated north of the Himalayas, Tibet is famous for its unique culture and its controversial assimilation into modern China. Yet Tibet in the twenty-first century can only be properly understood in the context of its extraordinary history. Sam van Schaik brings the history of Tibet to life by telling the stories of the people involved, […]
Comparative Education: Continuing Traditions, New Challenges, and New Paradigms

March 22, 2015

This book presents perspectives on the changes that have taken place within the field of comparative education, while noting various continuing traditions. Its contributors come from a wide range of countries and contexts, and present their work within a framework set by the 11th congress of the World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES). The […]
Air Force: Eagle in the Sky (Israeli Air Force)

March 22, 2015

“Eagle in the Sky” is a story about an era of agony and victory and about generations of air fighters who etched a glorious chapter in the annals of air warfare and the Israeli Air Force – with incredible bravery, loyalty and professionalism, giving their hearts and souls and sometimes their lives, for a cause […]
The Battle of Leyte Gulf 23-26 October 1944

March 22, 2015

Furnishes a blow-by-blow account, based on new research, of the greatest naval battle in the history of warfare, a 1944 battle that almost became a disaster for the U.S. Navy, and a sign of impending doom for the Japanese Navy. Sale Price:$7.88 0060169494
Making Microchips: Policy, Globalization, and Economic Restructuring in the Semiconductor Industry (Urban and Industrial Environments)

March 22, 2015

In Making Microchips, Jan Mazurek examines the environmental and economic implications of the computer microchip industry’s exodus from California’s Silicon Valley to New Mexico, Virginia, Ireland, and Taiwan. Globalization, economic restructuring, and changing manufacturing processes in this rapidly growing industry present difficult new questions for environmental policy. Mazurek challenges the assumptions of U.S. policies designed […]
Thai Images: The Culture of the Public World

March 22, 2015

This is a serious yet entertaining introduction to the public discourse going on in Thai society and the emergence of a particular culture of modernity. Rich in details and comments, this book examines how modern Thais know and debate about their society. In doing so, it signals trends in the evolution of urban Thai public […]
Why Taiwan Matters: Small Island, Global Powerhouse

March 22, 2015

Now in an updated paperback edition, Why Taiwan Matters offers a comprehensive but compact introduction to a country that exercises a role in the world far greater than its tiny size would indicate. Leading expert Shelley Rigger explains how Taiwan became such a key global player, highlighting economic and political breakthroughs so impressive they have […]
The Yao: The Mien and Mun Yao in China, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand

March 22, 2015

The Yao, a non Chinese minority moved most likely from the Yang Tse Basin many centuries ago to the Southern Chinese provinces of Hunan, Guizhou, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan. Possibly around the 13th century they pushed onwards to northern Vietnam then Laos and finally Thailand. Perhaps nine or ten centuries ago they became Taoists […]
The River of Lost Footsteps: Histories of Burma

March 22, 2015

For nearly two decades Western governments and a growing activist community have been frustrated in their attempts to bring about a freer and more democratic Burma–through sanctions and tourist boycotts–only to see an apparent slide toward even harsher dictatorship. But what do we really know about Burma and its history? And what can Burma’s past […]

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