Chirot daniel editor (12 resultados)

Trade Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. VG. Nice, clean, tight copy. Former owner's name and blind stamp on front endpaper.

Paperback. Condición: Good. Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy. Markings/highlighting, minor shelfwear. NOT ex-library. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Soft cover. Condición: As New. 1st Edition. Unread book in pristine condition. Spine tight with no creases. Pages clean and unmarked. Ethnic Chinese in Southeast Asia, like Jews in Central Europe until the Holocaust, have been remarkably successful as an entrepreneurial and professional minority. Whole regimes have sometimes relied on the financial underpinnings of Chinese business to maintain themselves in power, and recently Chinese businesses have led the drive to economic modernization in Southeast Asia. But at the same time, they remain, as the Jews were, the quintessential "outsiders." In some Southeast Asian countries they are targets of majority nationalist prejudices and suffer from discrimination, even when they are formally integrated into the nation. The essays in this book explore the reasons why the Jews in Central Europe and the Chinese in Southeast Asia have been both successful and stigmatized. Their careful scholarship and measured tone contribute to a balanced view of the subject and introduce a historical depth and comparative perspective that have generally been lacking in past discussions. Those who want to understand contemporary Southeast Asian and the legacy of the Jewish experience in Central Europe will gain new insights from the book. …

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Subtitled "Economics & Politics from the Middle Ages until the Early Twentieth Century" Slight edge wear on dust jacket. First free endpaper has triangular cut upper right.

Soft Cover. Condición: Very Good. Copyright © 1991. 245 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Occasional pen markings on text.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 330 pages. 8.75x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 335 pages. 9.25x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

paperback. Condición: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

paperback. Condición: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

hardcover. Condición: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 330 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 335 pages. 9.25x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.