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Chinas transformation from a planned economy to a more market-oriented one over the past three decades owes much to the charismatic reformer Zhu Rongji. His sweeping efforts ranged from lobbying for the establishment of stock exchanges to revitalizing agriculture. The Road to Reform provides a real-time look at these plans as they were being formulated during the 1990s and early 2000s.

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This text provides an account of the Soviet-German conflict east of Berlin, culminating in 1945 with the last major land battle in Europe that proved decisive for the fate of Berlin.

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An astonishing investigation into the outbreak and spread of Zika and the resilience of the Brazilian people in the face of the epidemic.

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An astonishing investigation into the outbreak and spread of Zika and the resilience of the Brazilian people in the face of the epidemic.

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Looking at America-Holy Land relations during the years prior to the establishment of the state of Israel, Medoff explores the question of American Jewish identity.

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Offers an interpretation of the work of Slavoj Zizek, one of the world's leading contemporary thinkers, through a study of his relationship with the work of Martin Heidegger. This book finds limitations in Zizek's relationship with Heidegger, specifically in his ambivalence about Heidegger's technophobia.

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Slavoj Zizek has been called an "academic rock star." Zizek's work includes extended treatments of key Christian thinkers from Paul and Pascal to Kierkegaard. This book helps students in understanding Zizek's works with an eye toward what brings him to an explicit engagement with Christianity.

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Zoe Akins was an artist who became successful as a Broadway playwright. It primarily focuses on her Broadway plays, but also highlights other plays and writings (such as poems, film scripts, and short stories) which reflect various aspects of Akin's artistry.

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A gothic tale of murder and adultery, Thrse Raquin was denounced as pornography on its publication in 1867. "Putrid literature" was how Louis Ulbach described the novel in a contemporary review.

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A biography of Hungarian composer Zoltan Kodaly which discusses his life and works, including concert performances.

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Amin Saikal, a distinguished Afghan-born scholar of international affairs, provides a sweeping new understanding of the complex contemporary political and social instability encompassing the region.

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Torn by ongoing civil and military violence, Africa presents a challenge to scholars interested in the root causes of conflict. Theories of conflict and conflict resolution, the larger context of African strife in Africa, and patterns and trends of conflict are discussed.

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Zones of Twilight examines how the federal courts decide wartime cases when rights are limited, arguing that the courts do not use rights-based language but instead decide cases emphasizing the institutional structure of government, the separation of powers. Using a unique app...

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Zoopoetics exposes the continuity of poiesis across human/animal spheres. It contributes new ways of seeing animals within the poetic tradition and beyond.

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An examination of the ethical and social assumptions of Zora Neale Hurstons aesthetics and feminist visions, this book uses desire as a liberating philosophical concept to study Hurstons influence in the works of the black women writers who came after her.

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Zora Neale Hurston is regarded as an integral part of the Harlem Renaissance and an important and influential African American writer. This biography takes into account the whole woman, the writer, the philosopher, and the spiritual soul and examines each as it is reflected in her career, fiction and nonfiction publications, and her death.

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In this biography, chronological chapters follow Zora Neale Hurston's family, upbringing, education, influences, and major works, placing these experiences within the context of American history.