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UNINA9910254950903321 |
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Autore |
Rovai S |
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Titolo |
Luxury the Chinese Way : The Emergence of a New Competitive Scenario / / by S. Rovai |
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London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016 |
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[1st ed. 2016.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (XIV, 185 p.) |
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BUS069020BUS087000BUS043000BUS070080BUS069020BUS000000 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Marketing |
International business enterprises |
Technological innovations |
Financial services industry |
International economic relations |
Retail trade |
International Business |
Innovation and Technology Management |
Financial Services |
International Economics |
Trade and Retail |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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China's love for luxury is not a phenomenon brought on by the contemporary luxury market, but has been a part of Chinese culture and history for generations. The Chinese luxury industry is again re-emerging along modern cultural and socio-economic contexts, and is taking the market by storm. Luxury the Chinese Way identifies the main strengths and opportunities associated with the Chinese luxury market, explains the influence of 'Chinese characteristics' on its development and mode of operations, and reflects on the challenges associated with diverse consumption orientations. Using references from the fields and |
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real-life data, this book provides a comprehensive overview on China's innovation in luxury, and is an important contribution to the study of the phenomenon that is the global luxury industry. |
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UNINA9910971281303321 |
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Autore |
Glad Betty |
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Titolo |
An outsider in the White House : Jimmy Carter, his advisors, and the making of American foreign policy / / Betty Glad |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Ithaca, : Cornell University Press, 2009 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (414 p.) |
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Presidents - United States - Staff |
United States Foreign relations 1977-1981 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-385) and index. |
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Intro -- Contents -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Sources -- Abbreviations -- INTRODUCTION -- THE PLAYERS -- 1 HIGH EXPECTATIONS -- 2 THE FOREIGN POLICY TEAM -- 3 THE BRZEZINSKI ADVANTAGE -- EARLY COMMITMENTS -- 4 EARLY FUMBLES -- 5 RECOVERY -- 6 HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE SOVIET TARGET -- 7 COMPETITION IN THE HORN OF AFRICA -- 8 NEGOTIATIONS WITH PANAMA -- 9 DEALING WITH CONGRESS -- 10 SALT AND THE SENATE -- MIDTERM ACHIEVEMENTS -- 11 THE TILT TOWARD CHINA -- 12 BUILDING THE SECURITY RELATIONSHIP -- 13 THE IMPACT OF A MOTIVATED TACTICIAN -- 14 MAESTRO OF THE CAMP DAVID TALKS -- 15 SUPPORT TEAMS AND THE ROAD AHEAD -- CRISES AND CONFRONTATIONS -- 16 CONFRONTING A REGIME CHANGE -- 17 SCRAMBLING FOR OPTIONS -- 18 THE SOVIET BRIGADE "CRISIS" -- 19 AFGHANISTAN: FORMULATING A RESPONSE -- 20 EXACTING A PRICE -- RENEWAL OF THE COLD WAR -- 21 MAD AND THE PURSUIT OF PD-59 -- 22 SHADOWING THE SOVIETS -- 23 THE ENEMY OF MY ENEMY IS MY FRIEND -- 24 THE DEATH OF THE ARCHBISHOP -- FINALE -- 25 |
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OPERATION EAGLE CLAW -- 26 THE FINAL MONTHS -- 27 JIMMY CARTER AND THE AMERICAN MISSION -- Appendix AMERICAN AND FOREIGN ACTORS -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Jimmy Carter entered the White House with a desire for a collegial staff that would aid his foreign-policy decision making. He wound up with a "team of rivals" who contended for influence and who fought over his every move regarding foreign affairs. |
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