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  • China and Southeast Asia

    Historical Interactions

    Edited by Geoff Wade, James K. Chin ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia
    Spanning over a millennium of history, this book seeks to describe and define the evolution of the China–Southeast Asia nexus and the interactions which have shaped their shared pasts.Examining the relationships which have proven integral to connecting Northeast and Southeast Asia with other parts of the world, the contributors of the volume provide a wide-ranging historical context to changing ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Asian Expansions

    The Historical Experiences of Polity Expansion in Asia

    Edited by Geoff Wade ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in the Early History of Asia
    Asia as we know it today is the product of a wide range of polity expansions over time. Recognising the territorial expansions of Asian polities large and small through the last several millennia helps rectify the fallacy, long-held and deeply entrenched, that Asian polities have been interested only in the control of populations, not in expanding their command of territory.In countering this ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Managing Our World

    GIS for Natural Resources

    Edited by Geoff Wade, Matt Artz ...
    Series Book 13 - Applying GIS
    Discover The Geographic Approach to managing natural resources for efficiency and sustainability.Managing Our World: GIS for Natural Resources explores a collection of real-life stories about agriculture, forestry, mining, energy, pipeline, and renewable energy organizations successfully using GIS to streamline workflows, gain competitive insight, improve sustainability efforts, and more.Learn how ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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    How to Succeed in a Resource-Limited World

    by Bianca Nogrady, James Bradfield Moody ...
    How to succeed in a resource limited world.Making predictions about the future is a dangerous game, particularly when that future has never looked more uncertain. Natural resources are dwindling and we are wasting the resources we do have at an unparalleled rate. Climate change threatens our way of life and digital technology is advancing at such a rate as to leave many of us baffled. But far from ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Sustainable Graphic Design

    Tools, Systems and Strategies for Innovative Print Design

    by Wendy Jedlicka ...
    The graphic artist's guide to sustainable designGraphic design is frequently thought of as a purely decorative effort. Yet these efforts can be responsible for shocking impacts on natural resources just to produce a barely-glanced-at catalog or mail piece. Sustainable Graphic Design: Tools, Systems, and Strategies for Innovative Print Design helps designers view graphic design as a holistic ... Read more

    $44.00 USD

  • The Story of China

    The Epic History of a World Power from the Middle Kingdom to Mao and the China Dream

    by Michael Wood ...
    A single-volume history of China, offering a look into the past of the global superpower and its significance today.Michael Wood has traveled the length and breadth of China, the world's oldest civilization and longest lasting state, to tell a thrilling story of intense drama, fabulous creativity, and deep humanity that stretches back thousands of years.The Story of China explores the Middle ... Read more

    $17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Resilient Enterprise

    Overcoming Vulnerability for Competitive Advantage

    by Yossi Sheffi ...
    Stories from Nokia, Dell, UPS, Toyota, and other companies show how firms can reduce their vulnerability to high-impact distributions, from earthquakes to strikes, from SARS to terrorism, and use them for competitive advantage.What happens when fire strikes the manufacturing plant of the sole supplier for the brake pressure valve used in every Toyota? When a hurricane shuts down production at a ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • China

    A History

    by John Keay ...
    An authoritative account of five thousand years of Chinese history.**"Exquisitely written." —**GuardianMany nations define themselves in terms of territory or people; China defines itself in terms of history. Taking into account the country's unrivaled, voluminous tradition of history writing, John Keay has composed a vital and illuminating overview of the nation's complex and vivid past.Keay's ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Clockspeed

    Winning Industry Control In The Age Of Temporary Advantage

    by Charles H. Fine ...
    Learn how businesses can survive—and thrive—in the midst of constant change, with this informative and accessible guide.In Clockspeed, Charles Fine draws on a decade's worth of research at M.I.T.'s Sloan School of Management to introduce a new vocabulary for understanding the forces of competition and making strategic decisions that will determine the destiny of your company, as well as your ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • China In World History

    by Paul S. Ropp ...
    Here is a fascinating compact history of Chinese political, economic, and cultural life, ranging from the origins of civilization in China to the beginning of the 21st century. Historian Paul Ropp combines vivid story-telling with astute analysis to shed light on some of the larger questions of Chinese history. What is distinctive about China in comparison with other civilizations? What have been ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

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  • The Power of Resilience

    How the Best Companies Manage the Unexpected

    by Yossi Sheffi ...
    How the best companies prepare for and manage modern vulnerabilities—from cybersecurity risks to climate change: new tools, processes and organizations for developing corporate resilience.A catastrophic earthquake is followed by a tsunami that inundates the coastline, and around the globe manufacturing comes to a standstill. State-of-the-art passenger jets are grounded because of a malfunctioning ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia

    by James C. Scott ...
    For two thousand years the disparate groups that now reside in Zomia (a mountainous region the size of Europe that consists of portions of seven Asian countries) have fled the projects of the organized state societies that surround them—slavery, conscription, taxes, corvée labor, epidemics, and warfare. This book, essentially an “anarchist history,” is the first-ever examination of the huge ... Read more

    $25.99 USD