The End of the Revolution: China and the Limits of Modernity

The End of the Revolution: China and the Limits of Modernity by Wang Hui
English | 2010 | ISBN: 184467360X, 1844673790 | 272 pages | EPUB | 1 MB

The End of the Revolution” shatters the myth that China’s recent history has been a miracle of progress. In this original and wide-ranging study, Wang Hui examines the intellectual roots of his nation’s social and political problems, arguing that China’s revolutionary history and its current liberalization are part of the same discourse of modernity. He calls for alternatives to both the present capitalist model of development and to the politics of China’s authoritarian past.

From the May Fourth Movement to Tiananmen Square, “The End of the Revolution” details a broad sweep of social and intellectual history in an effort to forge a new path for China’s future.

Benjamin Isaac - The Limits of Empire: The Roman Army in the East

Benjamin Isaac – The Limits of Empire: The Roman Army in the East
1993 | ISBN: 0198149522 | English | 536 pages | PDF | 51 MB

For more than seven centuries most of the Near East was part of the Roman empire. Yet no work exists which explores the means by which an ancient power originating in the western Mediterranean could control such a vast and distant region. What was the impact of the army presence on the population of the provinces? How did Rome respond to the challenge posed by the desert and its nomadic population? Isaac here offers answers to these questions in the first comprehensive treatment of the Roman military presence in the Near East. Using both well-known and neglected sources, he reassesses the means by which Rome achieved and maintained its control over the region. His study, now revised and updated to reflect recent research findings, casts new light on an important issue which has far-reaching implications for the understanding of ancient and modern imperialism.