China's Strategic Opportunity: Change and Revisionism in Chinese Foreign Policy
English | 2022 | ISBN: 1009098691 | 249 Pages | PDF | 1.46 MB
This book offers a systematic study of China's great-power diplomacy under President Xi Jinping. It critically applies the Chinese concept of 'strategic opportunity', which is defined by the national ambitions as set by the ruling communist party leadership, the opportunities and risks presented in the international environment, and the policy instruments at the nation's disposal. Applying the dynamic concept, the book identifies key Chinese beliefs that seek to best match its resources with its policy ends and investigates policy patterns in China's management of competition with the United States, the Belt and Road Initiative, economic statecraft, regional and global institutional orders, and its multipolar diplomacy. Taking seriously China's choice, Yong Deng challenges the mainstream structural analysis in International Relations that focuses merely on rising powers' insecurity and discontent in the international system. His study shows how the world's leading contender to, and major stakeholder in, the world order actually evaluates, and actively seeks to control, its international environment.

China's Economic and Political Presence in the Middle East and South Asia
English | 2022 | ISBN: 9781003269175 | 251 pages | True PDF | 7.13 MB
This book explores a range of key issues connected to China's relations with countries in the Middle East and South Asia. It discusses economic and political connections, and projects which have arisen as part of China's Belt and Road Initiative. It covers both important countries in the Middle East, and also Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. It examines current contentious issues including Iranian sanctions and the war in Syria, and assesses the roles of other powers such as Russia, Turkey and Israel insofar as they affect China's relationships. Overall, the book presents many new perspectives on the subject, with many of the perspectives representing the view from the countries of the Middle East and South Asia.

Chess: The Right Way to Play Chess and Win - Chess Tactics, Chess Openings and Chess Strategies by Brett Alexander
English | 2015 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B013AR15MQ | 102 pages | EPUB | 1.23 Mb
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Chess Puzzles : 900-1300 Beginner: Chess Book by Theo Poirier
English | 2021 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B09J5B3JK4 | 145 pages | EPUB | 10 Mb
Chess Puzzle Book: Beginner 2

Nora Derbal, "Charity in Saudi Arabia: Civil Society under Authoritarianism "
English | ISBN: 1316513475 | 2022 | 336 pages | PDF | 15 MB
In this innovative study of everyday charity practices in Jeddah, Nora Derbal employs a 'bottom-up' approach to challenge dominant narratives about state-society relations in Saudi Arabia. Exploring charity organizations in Jeddah, this book both offers a rich ethnography of associational life and counters Riyadh-centric studies which focus on oil, the royal family, and the religious establishment. It closely follows those who work on the ground to provide charity to the local poor and needy, documenting their achievements, struggles and daily negotiations. The lens of charity offers rare insights into the religiosity of ordinary Saudis, showing that Islam offers Saudi activists a language, a moral frame, and a worldly guide to confronting inequality. With a view to the many forms of local community activism in Saudi Arabia, this book examines perspectives that are too often ignored or neglected, opening new theoretical debates about civil society and civic activism in the Gulf.

Elizabeth Grosz, "Chaos, Territory, Art: Deleuze and the Framing of the Earth"
English | 2020 | ISBN: 0231145195, 0231145187 | 136 pages | EPUB | 2.3 MB
Instead of treating art as a unique creation that requires reason and refined taste to appreciate, Elizabeth Grosz argues that art-especially architecture, music, and painting-is born from the disruptive forces of sexual selection. She approaches art as a form of erotic expression connecting sensory richness with primal desire, and in doing so, finds that the meaning of art comes from the intensities and sensations it inspires, not just its intention and aesthetic.

Sarah Edelman, "Change Your Thinking: Positive and Practical Ways to Overcome Stress, Negative Emotions and Self-Defeating Behaviour Using CBT"
English | 2013 | pages: 537 | ISBN: 0733332242 | EPUB | 1,2 mb
The bestselling practical and reassuring guide to overcoming self-defeating thoughts and behaviours, using cognitive behavioural therapy.

Sagar Ajay Rahalkar "Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Foundation Guide"
2016 | ISBN: 1484223241 | English | 224 pages | PDF | 12 MB
Prepare for the CEH training course and exam by gaining a solid foundation of knowledge of key fundamentals such as operating systems, databases, networking, programming, cloud, and virtualization. Based on this foundation, the book moves ahead with simple concepts from the hacking world. The Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Foundation Guide also takes you through various career paths available upon completion of the CEH course and also prepares you to face job interviews when applying as an ethical hacker.

Centres and Peripheries in the Post-Soviet Space: Relevance and Meanings of a Classical Distinction (Interdisciplinary Studies on Central and Eastern Europe) By Nicolas Hayoz (editor), Alexander Filippov (editor), Jens Herlth (editor)
2020 | 286 Pages | ISBN: 3034327056 | PDF | 12 MB
Like all empires, the Soviet Empire was also based on the distinction centre-periphery. Although the Soviet Empire no longer exists, relationships between centres and peripheries still shape realities in the region. The book analyses the relevance of this distinction for the understanding of political, economic, and cultural realities in the post-Soviet space. Case studies provided by scholars from different countries of the former Soviet Union explore the potential of the distinction in historical as well as in economic and political perspectives