The Paradoxical Republic

The Paradoxical RepublicFrom its emergence out of the ashes of World War II through to the economic and political challenges of today, Austria has embodied many of the contradictions of recent European history. Written by one of the nations leading historians, this account of postwar Austria explores the tensions that have defined it for over seven decades, whether in its overlapping policies of engagement and isolationism, its grandiose visions and persistent sense of

Barbara Herrnstein Smith

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The power vested in various aspects of Singapore's history is thus examined through a consideration of past and present politics

Virtue Rewarded is a classic of English literature reimagined for modern readers

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Xu Fuguan (1903–1982) was one of the most important Confucian scholars of the twentieth century

Harvey Molotch

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