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UNINA9910461302103321 |
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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 |
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Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2011 |
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1-283-14574-X |
9786613145741 |
0-7391-6574-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (235 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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LynchCatherine <1949-> |
MarksRobert <1949-> |
PickowiczPaul |
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Disciplina |
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Electronic books. |
China History 20th century |
China Politics and government 1949- |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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UNINA9910958369303321 |
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Shields Christopher A. <1968-> |
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American terrorism trials : prosecutorial and defense strategies / / Christopher A. Shields |
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El Paso, : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2012 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (186 p.) |
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Law and society : recent scholarship |
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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 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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