The untold story of China's rise as a global superpower, chronicled through the diplomatic shock troops that connect Beijing to the world.China's Civilian Army charts China's transformation from an isolated and impoverished communist state to a global superpower from the perspective of those on the front line: China's diplomats. They give a rare perspective on the greatest geopolitical drama of the last half century.In the early days of the People's Republic, diplomats were highly-disciplined, committed communists who feared revealing any weakness to the threatening capitalist world. Remarkably, the model that revolutionary leader Zhou Enlai established continues to this day despite the massive changes thecountry has undergone in recent decades.Little is known or understood about the inner workings of the Chinese government as the country bursts onto the world stage, as the world's second largest economy and an emerging military superpower. China's Diplomats embody its battle between insecurity and self-confidence, internally andexternally. To this day, Chinese diplomats work in pairs so that one can always watch the other for signs of ideological impurity. They're often dubbed China's "wolf warriors" for their combative approach to asserting Chinese interests.Drawing for the first time on the memoirs of more than a hundred retired diplomats as well as author Peter Martin's first-hand reporting as a journalist in Beijing, this groundbreaking book blends history with current events to tease out enduring lessons about the kind of power China is set tobecome. It is required reading for anyone who wants to understand China's quest for global power, as seen from the inside.

China's Civilian Army: The Making of Wolf Warrior Diplomacy

History

Martin, Peter

Asia

Oxford University Press

The untold story of China's rise as a global superpower, chronicled through the diplomatic shock troops that connect Beijing to the world.\nChina's Civilian Army charts China's transformation from an isolated and impoverished communist state to a global superpower from the perspective of those on the front line: China's diplomats. They give a rare perspective on the greatest geopolitical drama of the last half century.\nIn the early days of the People's Republic, diplomats were highly-disciplined, committed communists who feared revealing any weakness to the threatening capitalist world. Remarkably, the model that revolutionary leader Zhou Enlai established continues to this day despite the massive changes the country has undergone in recent decades.\nLittle is known or understood about the inner workings of the Chinese government as the country bursts onto the world stage, as the world's second largest economy and an emerging military superpower. China's Diplomats embody its battle between insecurity and self-confidence, internally and externally. To this day, Chinese diplomats work in pairs so that one can always watch the other for signs of ideological impurity. They're often dubbed China's "wolf warriors" for their combative approach to asserting Chinese interests.\nDrawing for the first time on the memoirs of more than a hundred retired diplomats as well as author Peter Martin's first-hand reporting as a journalist in Beijing, this groundbreaking book blends history with current events to tease out enduring lessons about the kind of power China is set to become. It is required reading for anyone who wants to understand China's quest for global power, as seen from the inside.

Shipped from UK, please allow 10 to 21 business days for arrival. Very Good, 1st Edition Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2008. Very Thick Royal 8vo. xviii, 522 pp. Many coloured plate illustrations, maps. Very good clean tight sound, slightly shaken, no bookplate, inscription or marks of any kind. in bright gilt lettered brown cloth rubbed to spine, toghether with original unclipped coloured portrait pictorial dustwrapper rubbed to head of wrapper and head of spine. 'Profoundly poignant and eloquent.' Harold Bloom

Samuel Johnson

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

Weidenfeld&Nicolson

A Life of James Boswell

This moving biography reassesses James Boswell's achievements and uncovers the breadth of his world. Peter Martin dispels the notion that Boswell's masterly Life of Johnson was an accidental work of genius, and shows that Boswell was a writer of the highest order and a complex, troubled, but ultimately appealing man.

Biographies & Memoirs

Martin, Mr. Peter

Arts & Literature

Yale University Press

Covers the transfer of property interests, including establishing the distinction between MEUS and TUUS, occupancy, the source of property, and some legal consequences of the label "possession." Discusses conveyance and what you can convey regarding gifts of personal property and the policy of formality v. intent. Also reviews the common-law system of estates in land and future interest, and the policy against undue restraints on alienation. Introduces the relationship between lawyers and brokers and examines the purchase agreement or contract, including the two key elements in the transaction: financing and title assurance. Also focuses on land use.

Donahue, Kauper and Martin's Cases and Materials on Property: An Introduction to the Concept and the Institution (American Casebook Series)

Donahue Jr, Charles

Kauper, Thomas

Business

West Academic Publishing

More and more companies are turning to World Class Manufacturing (WCM) not only to compete but to increase the quality of their products while saving, and even cutting, operating costs. This is the first book to describe techniques for implementing WCM that come directly from top manufacturers around the world that have instituted processes to reach high levels of quality and performance. This innovative book details steps toward WCM that are not only effective, but are easily implemented in a traditional corporate structure without, in many cases, instituting massive organization changes. Coverage offers concise descriptions of the evolution and current status of industrial automation technology, quality improvement, operations craftsmanship, and performance measurement in manufacturing operations.

Dynamic Performance Management/the Path to World Class Manufacturing (Competitive Manufacturing Series)

Computers & Technology

John Wiley&Sons, Inc.

Towards Better Practice (Library of General Practice)

Moulds, A.J.

Kerrigan, Patrick J. C.

Medical Books

Churchill/Livingstone

This book provides a clear and understandable text for users and developers of advanced engineered materials, particularly in the area of thin films, and addresses fundamentals of modifying the optical, electrical, photo-electric, triboligical, and corrosion resistance of solid surfaces and adding functionality to solids by engineering their surface, structure, and electronic, magnetic and optical structure. Thin film applications are emphasized. Through the inclusion of multiple clear examples of the technologies, how to use them,and the synthesis processes involved, the reader will gain a deep understanding of the purpose, goals, and methodology of surface engineering and engineered materials. Virtually every advance in thin film, energy, medical, tribological materials technologies has resulted from surface engineering and engineered materials. Surface engineering involves structures and compositions not found naturally in solids and is used to modify the surface properties of solids and involves application of thin film coatings, surface functionalization and activation, and plasma treatment. Engineered materials are the future of thin film technology. Engineered structures such as superlattices, nanolaminates, nanotubes, nanocomposites, smart materials, photonic bandgap materials, metamaterials, molecularly doped polymers and structured materials all have the capacity to expand and increase the functionality of thin films and coatings used in a variety of applications and provide new applications. New advanced deposition processes and hybrid processes are being used and developed to deposit advanced thin film materials and structures not possible with conventional techniques a decade ago. Properties can now be engineered into thin films that achieve performance not possible a decade ago.

Introduction to Surface Engineering and Functionally Engineered Materials

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

Wiley-Scrivener

Filled with helpful resources and illuminating case studies, Healing Addiction provides you with an integrative guide to understanding and treating addiction that brings together the latest neuroscience, pharmacology, social understanding, and psychological research. It is a key resource for professionals in the addiction community, for social scholars and policymakers, and for the interested general reader.

Healing Addiction: An Integrated Pharmacopsychosocial Approach to Treatment

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Weinberg, Bennett Alan

Bealer, Bonnie K.

Mental Health

wiley

Filled with helpful resources and illuminating case studies, Healing Addiction provides you with an integrative guide to understanding and treating addiction that brings together the latest neuroscience, pharmacology, social understanding, and psychological research. It is a key resource for professionals in the addiction community, for social scholars and policymakers, and for the interested general reader.

Addiction & Recovery

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