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Free Download The Persian Prince
by Dabashi, Hamid;
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1503636232 | 354 pages | True PDF | 14.85 MB

Free Download Middle Powers and the Rise of China By Bruce Gilley; Andrew O’Neil
2014 | 278 Pages | ISBN: 162616083X | PDF | 3 MB
China’s rise is changing the dynamics of the international system.Middle Powers and the Rise of Chinais the first work to examine how the group of states referred to as "middle powers" are responding to China’s growing economic, diplomatic, and military power. States with capabilities immediately below those of great powers, middle powers still exercise influence far above most other states. Their role as significant trading partners and allies or adversaries in matters of regional security, nuclear proliferation, and global governance issues such as human rights and climate change are reshaping international politics.Contributors review middle-power relations with China in the cases of South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia, South Africa, Turkey, and Brazil, addressing how these diverse nations are responding to a rising China, the impact of Chinese power on each, and whether these states are being attracted to China or deterred by its new power and assertiveness. Chapters also explore how much (or how little) China, and for comparison the US, value middle powers and examine whether or not middle powers can actually shape China’s behavior. By bringing a new analytic approach to a key issue in international politics, this unique treatment of emerging middle powers and the rise of China will interest scholars and students of international relations, security studies, China, and the diverse countries covered in the book.

Free Download Mohammad Malkawi, "Fall of Capitalism and Rise of Islam"
English | 2010 | pages: 292 | ISBN: 1450074855 | PDF | 2,4 mb

Free Download Charleston and Savannah: The Rise, Fall, and Reinvention of Two Rival Cities by Thomas D. Wilson
English | February 1, 2023 | ISBN: 0820363219, 0820363197 | True EPUB/PDF | 360 pages | 14.3/13.8 MB
Thomas D. Wilson’s Charleston and Savannah is the first comprehensive history of Charleston and Savannah in a single volume that weaves together the influences and parallels of their intrinsic stories. As two of the earliest English-speaking cities founded in America, Charleston and Savannah are among the nation’s top historic sites. Their historic characters, which attract millions of visitors each year, are each a rich blend of cultural, environmental, and socioeconomic elements. Yet even with this popularity, both cities now face a challenge in preserving their authentic historic character, natural beauty, and environmental quality. Wilson charts the ebb and flow of the progress and development of the cities using various through lines running within each chapter, constructing an overall character assessment of each.

Free Download Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World’s First Empire (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BBSQW6TT | 2023 | 15 hours and 4 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 434 MB
Author: Eckart Frahm
Narrator: Matthew Lloyd Davies
A new history of Assyria, the ancient civilization that set the model for future empires. At its height in 660 BCE, the kingdom of Assyria stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. It was the first empire the world had ever seen. Here, historian Eckart Frahm tells the epic story of Assyria and its formative role in global history. Assyria’s wide-ranging conquests have long been known from the Hebrew Bible and later Greek accounts. But nearly two centuries of research now permit a rich picture of the Assyrians and their empire beyond the battlefield: their vast libraries and monumental sculptures, their elaborate trade and information networks, and the crucial role played by royal women. Although Assyria was crushed by rising powers in the late seventh century BCE, its legacy endured from the Babylonian and Persian empires to Rome and beyond. Assyria is a stunning and authoritative account of a civilization essential to understanding the ancient world and our own.

Free Download Richard Jean So, "Transpacific Community: America, China, and the Rise and Fall of a Cultural Network"
English | 2016 | pages: 303 | ISBN: 0231176961 | PDF | 3,2 mb
In the turbulent years after World War I, a transpacific community of American and Chinese writers and artists emerged to forge new ideas regarding aesthetics, democracy, internationalism, and the political possibilities of art. Breaking with preconceived notions of an "exotic" East, the Americans found in China and in the works of Chinese intellectuals inspiration for leftist and civil rights movements. Chinese writers and intellectuals looked to the American tradition of political democracy to inform an emerging Chinese liberalism. This interaction reflected an unprecedented integration of American and Chinese cultures and a remarkable synthesis of shared ideals and political goals.

Free Download Seth Schindler, "The Rise of the Infrastructure State: How US-China Rivalry Shapes Politics and Place Worldwide"
English | ISBN: 1529220777 | 2022 | 334 pages | PDF | 13 MB
Tensions between the US and China have escalated as both powers seek to draw countries into their respective political and economic orbits by financing and constructing infrastructure. Wide-ranging and even-handed, this book offers a fresh interpretation of the territorial logic of US-China rivalry, and explores what it means for countries across Eurasia, Africa, and Latin America. The chapters demonstrate that many countries navigate the global infrastructure boom by articulating novel spatial objectives and implementing political and economic reforms. By focusing on people and places worldwide, this book broadens perspectives on the US-China rivalry beyond bipolarity. It is an essential guide to 21st century politics.

Free Download Johannes Wist, "The Rise of Jonas Olsen: A Norwegian Immigrant’s Saga"
English | 2005 | pages: 469 | ISBN: 081664750X | PDF | 85,8 mb
The road to riches for the hero of this sweeping historical novel ends up being rockier than he initially expects. Norwegian immigrant Jonas Olsen arrives in late nineteenth-century Minneapolis with little money and less English. He quickly learns to reinvent himself-from laboring in sewer construction to building a successful dry goods business, from losing everything in a banking collapse to settling the Red River Valley. While an eminently likable character, Jonas can also be ruthless in his ambition to find success in America.

Free Download The Rise of Astrophysics in Modern Spain: From Dictatorship to Democracy (Astronomers’ Universe) by Francisco Sánchez, T. J. Mahoney
English | February 24, 2021 | ISBN: 3030664252 | 315 pages | MOBI | 20 Mb
With foreword by astrophysicist and Queen guitarist Brian May

Free Download Sean Carleton, "Lessons in Legitimacy: Colonialism, Capitalism, and the Rise of State Schooling in British Columbia"
English | ISBN: 0774868074 | 2022 | 294 pages | PDF | 9 MB
An examination of how early state schooling in British Columbia taught students the legitimacy of settler capitalism.