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Weixing, or “surname guessing,” was a highly organized lottery practice in China wherein money was bet on the surnames of which candidates would pass the civil and military …
The Qing dynasty office purchase system (juanna), which allowed individuals to pay for appointments in the government, was regarded in traditional Chinese historiography as an …
Los Angeles Times Book Prize FinalistWinner of the Willie Lee Rose PrizeWinner of the PROSE Award in United States HistoryHagley Prize in Business History FinalistA Smithsonian …
From a leading constitutional scholar, an important study of a powerful mode of government control: the offer of money and other privileges to secure submission to unconstitutional …
From a leading constitutional scholar, an important study of a powerful mode of government control: the offer of money and other privileges to secure submission to unconstitutional …
The clearest and most up-to-date account of the achievements-and setbacks-of the European Union since 1945.Europe has been transformed since the Second World War. No longer a …
The clearest and most up-to-date account of the achievements—and setbacks—of the European Union since 1945.Europe has been transformed since the Second World War. No longer a …
"e;In Denaturalized, Claire Zalc combines the precision of the scholar with the passion of a storyteller...This is a deftly written book. Zalc combines in an accessible style …
A Financial Times Best Economics Book of the YearA Foreign Affairs Best Book of the YearA Fareed Zakaria GPS Book of the Week“A highly intelligent, fact-based defense of the …
Frederick Jackson Turner Award FinalistWinner of the David Montgomery AwardWinner of the Theodore Saloutos Book AwardWinner of the Betty and Alfred McClung Lee Book AwardWinner of …