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Exploring the Political Economy and Social Philosophy of Vincent and Elinor Ostrom
This definitive book examines and engages with the work of Vincent and Elinor Ostrom, along with the Bloomington School of Political Economy more generally. The contributors emphasize the continuing relevance of the Ostroms’ work on collective action, self-governance, and institutional diversity for interdisciplinary research in the social sciences and humanities. This book’s wide array of topics and approaches will be a valuable resource to readers in a variety of fields, including: political science, economics, philosophy, sociology, public administration, environmental studies, and political economy.
The Orphans of Shao
"The Orphans of Shao" consists of case studies that exemplify more than 35-year long-lasting policy in China, the One-Child Policy. Due to the effect that the National Law has created, Mr. Pang exposed the corrupted adoption system in China. The farmers in many villages are forced to fines that they cannot afford to pay so the officials take their children away. The officials then sell the children for a low price to government orphanages. The orphanages then put these children up for international adoptions and collect the high-priced fees for these adoptions. The international adoptions are usually in Europe and in the United States. These families that adopted these children truly believe...
In the Wake of the Mongols
"The Mongol conquest of north China between 1211 and 1234 inflicted terrible wartime destruction, wiping out more than one-third of the population and dismantling the existing social order. In the Wake of the Mongols recounts the riveting story of how northern Chinese men and women adapted to these trying circumstances and interacted with their alien Mongol conquerors to create a drastically new social order. To construct this story, the book uses a previously unknown source of inscriptions recorded on stone tablets. Jinping Wang explores a north China where Mongol patrons, Daoist priests, Buddhist monks, and sometimes single women—rather than Confucian gentry—exercised power and shaped events, a portrait that upends the conventional view of imperial Chinese society. Setting the stage by portraying the late Jin and closing by tracing the Mongol period’s legacy during the Ming dynasty, she delineates the changing social dynamics over four centuries in the northern province of Shanxi, still a poorly understood region."
Remaking Sustainable Urbanism
This book analyses the implications of eco-urbanism re-making for policy and practice under the transformational trends of economic decentralization and market reform in China. While the guiding themes are space, scale, and governance of cities, the book focuses on three interrelated prevailing processes of local green space reproduction, cross-scale mediation of eco-city planning ideology and mobilized social-economic-political intricacies among different countries. This book addresses the ongoing global diffusion and diversification of sustainable urbanism discourses, debates and practices to portray, evaluate, remake and implement a sustainable form of urban development, using China as a ...
Mechatronics and Intelligent Materials II
Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2012 International conference on Mechatronics and Intelligent Materials (MIM 2012), May 18-19, 2012, GuiLin, China
Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Wavelet Analysis and Its Applications (WAA)
This book captures the essence of the current state of research in wavelet analysis and its applications, and identifies the changes and opportunities OCo both current and future OCo in the field. Distinguished researchers such as Prof John Daugman from Cambridge University and Prof Victor Wickerhauser from Washington University present their research papers. Contents: Volume 1: Accelerating Convergence of Monte Carlo Simulations and Measuring Weak Biosignals Using Wavelet Threshold Denoising (M V Wickerhauser); One of Image Compression Methods Based on Biorthogonal Wavelet Transform and LBG Algorithm (J Lin et al.); A Video Watermarking Algorithm Using Fast Wavelet (J Zhang et al.); Structu...
Game: The Segmentation, Implementation And Protection Of Land Rights In China
This book provides a thorough analysis of the evolution of land property rights and transfer mechanism during the transition of the Chinese society from being a traditional self-sustaining agricultural society to a modern commercialized agricultural society. It provides empirical proof for complicated property rights theories and a solution and path for land capitalization. It discloses that in practice, land ownership may not be the essence and knot of the problem, and that the implementation of land property rights really matters.The book also provides a series of pragmatic solutions and measures to improve the current land law system and land policy in China. It stresses the importance of a pragmatic research methodology that is based on arguments on real life research and evidence, which may help promote a more grounded research atmosphere in the Chinese academia.
Five-Fold Happiness
In engaging text and beautiful illustration, this volume explores the five-fold symbols of happiness: luck, prosperity, longevity, happiness, and wealth. Surround yourself with lucky objects, the Chinese believe, and good fortune will come to you. In Five-Fold Happiness, Vivien Sung takes readers on a delightful and enlightening journey through this age-old concept. Drenched in color and lavishly illustrated from ancient and modern sources, it interweaves both Chinese and English text. Peaches, the number eight, the imperial color of gold, a cat with one paw beckoning, or the dragon dance—here are some of the familiar images now revealed in their rich significance. Whether readers choose to embrace these symbols in their everyday lives or simply enjoy them on these glorious pages, Five-Fold Happiness is altogether auspicious.
Beijing - Complete Public Transport Guide
The "Beijing Complete public transport guide" specifically designed for all English-speaking tourists and visitors to Beijing. This guide will enable you to get around Beijing with confidence and ease. The guide will save you lots of time and money. It was designed as a way to help you find the information you need quickly. Beijing is a huge metropolis. Most of its people do not understand a word of English. In addition, when you finally find English speakers they seldom have the information you need to get to your destination. Taxi drivers often do not understand English. They often refuse driving long distances or take you to the 'general destination' only, which may be several kilometers ...
China
This is the definitive guide to Asia's most compelling destination. It provides coverage of every corner of the country, from Buddhist mountain temples to the vibrant cities of Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
