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  • Divided America, Divided Korea

    The US and Korea During and After the Trump Years

    Edited by David P. Fields, Mitchell B. Lerner ...
    Series series Cambridge Studies in US Foreign Relations
    Bringing together leading experts on Korea and US-Korean relations, Divided America, Divided Korea provides a nuanced look at the critical relationship between the US and the two Koreas during and after the Trump years. It considers domestic politics, soft power, human rights, trade, security policy, and more, while integrating the perspectives of those in the US, South and North Korea, Japan, ... Read more

    $32.79 USD

  • Advances in Texture, Microtexture, and Allied Techniques

    Measurements, Analyses, and Application

    Edited by Satyam Suwas, David P. Field ...
    Series series Mechanical Engineering (R0)
    This book presents the fundamentals of texture and microtexture with the latest developments in the field and relates the same for different materials and processes. Crystallographic phase and orientation define the anisotropy of crystalline materials. In polycrystalline materials, the preferred crystallographic orientation of grain distributions, also known as (crystallographic) texture, controls ... Read more

    $179.09 USD

  • Foreign Friends

    Syngman Rhee, American Exceptionalism, and the Division of Korea

    by David P. Fields ...
    Series series Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace
    The division of Korea in August 1945 was one of the most consequential foreign policy decisions of the twentieth century. Despite the enormous impact this split has had on international relations from the Cold War to the present, comparatively little has been done to explain the decision. In Foreign Friends: Syngman Rhee, American Exceptionalism, and the Division of Korea, author David P. Fields ... Read more

    $32.79 USD

  • True Believers

    Conversations with North Koreans

    by David P. Fields ...
    This essay argues that North Korean elites are "true believers" in the Kim personality cult. In his research, the author travelled to North Korea and discussed sensitive subjects with his North Korean guides. Making use of unconventional research methods and primary sources, it argues that the underlying stability of North Korea may be stronger than most would suspect or hope. "This McFarland E ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Electron Backscatter Diffraction in Materials Science

    Edited by Brent L. Adams, David P. Field, Mukul Kumar, Adam J. Schwartz ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    Electron backscatter diffraction is a very powerful and relatively new materials characterization technique aimed at the determination of crystallographic texture, grain boundary character distributions, lattice strain, phase identification, and much more. The purpose of this book is to provide the fundamental basis for electron backscatter diffraction in materials science, the current state of ... Read more

    $296.09 USD

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  • Haiti: The Aftershocks of History

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    A New York Times Notable Book of the YearA passionate and insightful account by a leading historian of Haiti that traces the sources of the country's devastating present back to its turbulent and traumatic history.Even before the devastating 2010 earthquake, Haiti was known as a benighted place of poverty and corruption, blamed by many for its own wretchedness. But as acclaimed historian Laurent ... Read more

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  • The Last Empress

    Madame Chiang Kai-shek and the Birth of Modern China

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  • In Order to Live

    A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom

    by Yeonmi Park, Maryanne Vollers ...
    **“I am most grateful for two things: that I was born in North Korea, and that I escaped from North Korea.” —Yeonmi Park“One of the most harrowing stories I have ever heard—and one of the most inspiring.” —The Bookseller**In In Order to Live, Yeonmi Park shines a light not just into the darkest corners of life in North Korea, describing the deprivation and deception she endured and which millions ... Read more

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  • Madame Chiang Kai-shek

    China's Eternal First Lady

    by Laura Tyson Li ...
    The first biography of one of the most controversial and fascinating women of the twentieth century.Beautiful, brilliant, and captivating, Madame Chiang Kai-shek seized unprecedented power during China's long and violent civil war. She passionately argued against Chinese Communism in the international arena and influenced decades of Sino-American relations and modern Chinese history. Raised in one ... Read more

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  • Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History (Updated)

    A Modern History

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    "Passionate, cantankerous, and fascinating. Rather like Korea itself."--Nicholas D. Kristof, New York Times Book ReviewKorea has endured a "fractured, shattered twentieth century," and this updated edition brings Bruce Cumings's leading history of the modern era into the present. The small country, overshadowed in the imperial era, crammed against great powers during the Cold War, and divided and ... Read more

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  • Without You, There Is No Us

    Undercover Among the Sons of North Korea's Elite

    by Suki Kim ...
    A haunting account of teaching English to the sons of North Korea's ruling class during the last six months of Kim Jong-il's reignEvery day, three times a day, the students march in two straight lines, singing praises to Kim Jong-il and North Korea: Without you, there is no motherland. Without you, there is no us. It is a chilling scene, but gradually Suki Kim, too, learns the tune and, without ... Read more

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