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The autobiography of an extraordinary man--statesman, envoy, industrialist, entrepreneur, physician, philanthropist, collector extraordinaire, citizen of the world--whose influence and knowledge have spanned decades and continents.

Examines relations between Russia and Chechnya over the last 150 years and explores how each country was impacted by the fall of the Soviet Union and the role Western states have played in their development.

Discusses the Chechen War and the effects upon Russian politics, ethnic environment, and foreign relations.

Discusses the people, history, and culture of Japan. Focuses not only on Japan's glories, but on the problems the country faces as well, such as the fierce pressures Japanese society places on its youth and its workers, and the conflicts between old and new values, approaches, and perspectives.

Examines the issues surrounding the war in Afghanistan and provides an overview of the topic.

"Drawing on memoirs, archives, and interviews, Davis and Trani trace American prejudice toward Russia and China by focusing on the views of influential writers and politicians over the course of the twentieth century, showing where American images originated and how they evolved"--Provided by publisher.

A global perspective analyzing the influence of the Cold War on world politics, economics, and military affairs in the twentieth-first-century, focusing on the effects of the Third World policies of the United States and the Soviet Union.

Explores how China's isolation from the outside world in the past led to a culture and economy that developed with little influence from the Western world and left the country ill-prepared to face the Western powers that began demanding trade rights in the late eighteenth century.