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Metalworking in Bronze Age China:

The Lost-Wax Process

Peng Peng

ISBN: 9781604979626

"This impressive book—with its wide, detailed coverage, high-quality illustrations, and extensive list of references—will receive much attention from students and scholars working on Chinese archaeology as well as the history of metalworking, and will certainly stimulate much more research on lost–wax casting technology in early China in the years to come." —Jianjun Mei, Cambridge University and Needham Research Institute Read More..

Reexamining the Sinosphere:

Transmissions and Transformations in East Asia

Nanxiu Qian, Richard J. Smith, and Bowei Zhang

ISBN: 9781604979879

"Represents the best scholarship in Sinosphere studies that discusses how literary Sinitic texts and Chinese cultural products were transmitted, transformed and domesticated in East Asia." —Professor Benjamin Wai-ming Ng, Chinese University of Hong Kong Read More..

Rethinking the Sinosphere:

Poetics, Aesthetics, and Identity Formation

Nanxiu Qian, Richard J. Smith, and Bowei Zhang

ISBN: 9781604979909

"Rethinking the Sinosphere signifies a landmark in the study of cultural interaction in East Asia ... it is a most important source for anyone interested in East Asian studies." —Chun-chieh Huang, Distinguished Chair Professor, National Taiwan University Read More..

Shaping Chinese Art History:

Pang Yuanji and His Painting Collection

Katharine P. Burnett

ISBN: 9781604979916

"An engaging and well-researched volume on this pivotal collector, Shaping Chinese Art History: Pang Yuanji and His Collection makes a substantial contribution to the burgeoning field of studies of modern museum collections of Chinese art.” —Amy McNair, University of Kansas Read More..

Restoring Thucydides:

Testing Familiar Lessons and Deriving New Ones

Andrew R. Novo and Jay M. Parker

ISBN: 9781621965374

"An outstanding book that makes Thucydides accessible and resoundingly refutes the popularized notion of a ‘Thucydides trap.’Novo and Parker’s rich rendition gives context for The History, rescuing it from pinched readings and giving us access to even more valuable lessons about great power competition ...” —Kori Schake, Director of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute on Read More..

Net Assessment and Military Strategy:

Retrospective and Prospective Essays

Thomas G. Mahnken

ISBN: 9781621965398

"A compelling read for all aspiring and practicing strategists, this volume describes the discipline of net assessment from the perspective of practioners, including an opening chapter by Andrew Marshall. Great power competition demands a clear-headed understanding of how national security strategy is shaped ... Net Assessment and Military Strategy is an important tool in developing that understanding.” —General Paul J. Selva, USAF (ret.), 10th Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Read More..

American Foreign Policy and National Security

Paul R. Viotti

ISBN: 9781621965381

"With his new volume, Professor Paul Viotti has made an important contribution to the study of national security and the decision making process that underpins it." —Amb. Christopher R. Hill, former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs and former US Ambassador to Iraq, South Korea, Poland, Macedonia, and Albania Read More..

Make America First Again:

Grand Strategy Analysis and the Trump Administration

Jacob Shively

ISBN: 9781621965404

"In Make America First Again: Grand Strategy Analysis and the Trump Administration, Jacob Shively lays the groundwork for what will no doubt be a long debate over Trump’s grand strategy, and he does so with wisdom and aplomb. All future work on this subject will have to refer to this book. An interesting, important, and most engaging read." —Christopher J. Fettweis, Professor of Political Science, Tulane University Read More..

Learning from Russia’s Recent Wars:

Why, Where, and When Russia Might Strike Next

Neal G. Jesse

ISBN: 9781621965411

"Solidly based on cutting-edge research in Russian politics and international relations theory, Jesse’s study also contributes to these fields, while not becoming overly theory-centric. A must read for anyone seeking to understand Russia’s past with an eye to the future." —Christopher Marsh, Director, Center for Strategic Research, Joint Special Operations University Read More..

Restoring Thucydides:

Testing Familiar Lessons and Deriving New Ones

Andrew R. Novo and Jay M. Parker

ISBN: 9781621964742

"The originality of the arguments advanced provides even scholars who have studied Thucydides for years much fresh insight on virtually every page.” —Scott A. Silverstone, Professor of International Relations and Deputy Head, Department of Social Sciences, United States Military Academy Read More..