Hardback. New. <p>In nine short days Taliban forces destroyed two decades of American armed statebuilding in Afghanistan. This was no isolated failure. Over the last century almost every attempt to intervene militarily to prop up or reconstruct an allied state has seen similar dismal outcomes. Why This book answers that fundamental question.</p> <p>By exploring the factors that hindered success in Afghanistan Adam Wunische identifies forces common to other unsuccessful U.S. armed statebuilding missions from Vietnam to Syria Haiti to Iraq. These forces he argues inherently favor insurgencies forfeit sustainability for quick results and create dependencies and corruption – all of which undermine the goal of building a state that can stand on its own. Not only that but most of these forces are <i>inescapable</i> and <i>uncontrollable</i>. This means any future attempts at armed statebuilding will likely also be unwinnable with costs and consequences far outpacing America’s interests and benefits.</p> <p>Faced with a future likely dominated by proxy wars Wunische offers a novel way forward to prevent the U.S. from chasing new wars that it is destined to lose.</p> hardcover
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Paperback / softback. New. This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Controlled Natural Language CNL 2016 held in Aberdeen UK in July 2016. The topics range from natural languages which are controlled to controlled languages with a natural language flavour; paperback
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Adam X Hearn 2008. Paperback. Very Good. Different cover. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations. Adam X Hearn paperback
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Hardback. New. <p><b><i>Authoritarian Markets</i></b><b> explores the political foundations of China's banking boom and its far-reaching impact on the Chinese economy. </b></p><p><b>In 1978 China had no commercial banks. Today it commands the world's largest banking system with assets equal to 40% of global GDP. Adam Y. Liu argues that this rise was not the product of market reforms but of political bargains and bureaucratic mobilization. </b></p><p><b>In the 1990s Beijing issued bank licenses as bargaining chips - securing cooperation from local governments as it pushed through painful reforms. The result was a sprawling competitive banking market built not in spite of authoritarian rule but because of it.</b></p><p><b>Drawing on interviews spatial data census records surveys and experiments Liu reveals how local state banks became both engines of China's growth and incubators of its current economic risks. Eye-opening and persuasive <i>Authoritarian Markets </i>offers fresh insight into the political logic of market development in China and authoritarian states worldwide.</b></p> hardcover
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Hardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Offers a new phenomenological method for biblical interpretation that opens up the possibility of an absolute science of scripture.What is scripture and how does it function Is there a "scientific" way to understand its meaning In ans hardcover
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Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Between 2002 and 2014 MOLA Northampton carried out evaluation and excavation work at the Manor Pit Baston Lincolnshire. The site saw significant occupation in the late Bronze Age and Roman periods with evidence of enclosures in Medie paperback
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Hardback. New. Centered around an ethnographic case study of a dragon king temple this book examines the social and political dynamics underlying the revival of popular religion in contemporary rural China. hardcover
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Hardback. New. In recent years there has been an astonishing revival of religious practices in China. Looking beyond numerical counts of religious practitioners temples and churches anthropologist Adam Yuet Chau's vivid study explores how religion is embedded in contemporary Chinese lives and society from personal devotion to community-wide festivals. Covering Buddhism Daoism and folk religion as well as Christianity and Islam this ethnographically rich book provides insights into the contemporary relevance of religious traditions in Chinese societies. By considering the ways in which Chinese people 'do' religion Chau reveals how religious practice plays a critical role in establishing and maintaining a wide range of relationships: between people spirits and places; ritual service providers and their customers; the state and religious groups. He argues that relationality is the key anchor of religious lifeworlds and this insight demands an entirely new way of approaching religion everywhere. This lively account will appeal to those studying or curious about Chinese or East Asian religions and serves as a perfect gateway to understanding religious practices in China today. hardcover
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