1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461302103321

Titolo

Radicalism, revolution, and reform in modern China [[electronic resource] ] : essays in honor of Maurice Meisner / / edited by Catherine Lynch, Robert B. Marks, and Paul G. Pickowicz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2011

ISBN

1-283-14574-X

9786613145741

0-7391-6574-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 p.)

Collana

AsiaWorld

Altri autori (Persone)

LynchCatherine <1949->

MarksRobert <1949->

PickowiczPaul

Disciplina

951.05

Soggetti

Electronic books.

China History 20th century

China Politics and government 1949-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Radicalism, Revolution, and Reform in Modern China; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Chinese Radicalism in Historical Context; 1 Individualism and Nationalism in the Thought of Chen Duxiu, 1904-1918; 2 Radical Visions of Time in Modern China: The Utopianism of Mao Zedong and Liang Shuming; 3 Peasant and Woman in Maoist Revolutionary Theory, 1920s-1950s; 4 Mao and Tibet; 5 Chinese Communists and the Environment; 6 Post-Socialist Capitalism in Rural China; 7 Independent Chinese Film: Seeing the Not-Usually-Visible in Rural China; 8 The "Rise of China"?; Index; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

Representing a spectrum of current scholarship, this volume illuminates the relationship of China's radical past to its reformist present as China makes a way forward through contested visions of the future. It contributes new insights into Mao Zedong, including his surprising relations with the Dalai Lama, and into Communist legacies for the environment, the rural economy, and independent filmmaking



as protest, at the same time posing the question of whether the radical past of envisioning new paths to a modern future has yet a role to play.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910958369303321

Autore

Shields Christopher A. <1968->

Titolo

American terrorism trials : prosecutorial and defense strategies / / Christopher A. Shields

Pubbl/distr/stampa

El Paso, : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2012

ISBN

9781593326098

1593326092

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (186 p.)

Collana

Law and society : recent scholarship

Disciplina

345/.7302317

Soggetti

Trials (Terrorism) - United States

Terrorists - Legal status, laws, etc - United States

Actions and defenses - United States

Trial practice - United States

Prosecution - United States

Defense (Criminal procedure) - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: Analyzing Trial Strategies Before and After 9/11; Chapter 2: Background Research and Concepts; Chapter 3: Three Intriguing Questions; Chapter 4: The American Terrorism Study; Chapter 5: Some Initial Answers; Chapter 6: Prosecutorial and Defense Strategies; Chapter 7: The Impact of Group Reorganization; Chapter 8: Evolving Trial Strategies; Chapter 9: Policy Concerns; Appendices; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Since 1980, prosecutors and defense attorneys handling federal terrorism trials have developed politicized strategies and counter strategies unique to terrorism trials, and those strategies have had a significant impact on case outcomes. Moreover, case outcomes were positively impacted by proactive policy changes implemented in the



wake of 9/11. Building on structural contextual theory and the hydraulic effect, Shields finds that when prosecutors rely less heavily on highly politicized prosecution strategies, conviction rates increased. In fact, his findings indicate that the more prosecutors