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Thirty Years of China - U.S. Relations

Analytical Approaches and Contemporary Issues

by Youri Devuyst, Keith Eric Flick, Dennis Hickey, Kailai Huang, You Ji, Liu Kang, De-Yuan Kao, Pei-shan Kao, Yongshin Kim, Ji-Yong Lee, Yves-Heng Lim, Jing Men, Dominik Mierzejewski, Li Mingjiang, Albert S. Yee, Bo Zhiyue, Yiran Zhou, Quansheng Zhao, Guoli Liu ...

Series series Challenges Facing Chinese Political Development
The year 2009 marks the 30th anniversary of normalization of Sino-U.S. relations. Over the past 30 years, the bilateral relations have developed by twists and turns. It is not until recent years that some stability and forward-looking exchanges have returned to the central stage, albeit tension, grievances, and mistrust continue to persist. Washington has encouraged China to become a “responsible ... Read more

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The year 2009 marks the 30th anniversary of normalization of Sino-U.S. relations. Over the past 30 years, the bilateral relations have developed by twists and turns. It is not until recent years that some stability and forward-looking exchanges have returned to the central stage, albeit tension, grievances, and mistrust continue to persist. Washington has encouraged China to become a “responsible
... Read more
Politics, Ideology, and Literary Discourse in Modern China

Theoretical Interventions and Cultural Critique

by Fredric Jameson, Liu Kang, Liu Zaifu ...

This collection of essays addresses the perception that our understanding of modern China will be enhanced by opening the literature of China to more rigorous theoretical and comparative study. In doing so, the book confronts the problematic and complex subject of China's literary, theoretical, and cultural responses to the experience of the modern.With chapters by writers, scholars, and critics ... Read more

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This collection of essays addresses the perception that our understanding of modern China will be enhanced by opening the literature of China to more rigorous theoretical and comparative study. In doing so, the book confronts the problematic and complex subject of China's literary, theoretical, and cultural responses to the experience of the modern.With chapters by writers, scholars, and critics
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Aesthetics and Marxism

Chinese Aesthetic Marxists and Their Western Contemporaries

by Kang Liu, Stanley Fish, Fredric Jameson ...

Series series Post-Contemporary Interventions
Although Chinese Marxism—primarily represented by Maoism—is generally seen by Western intellectuals as monolithic, Liu Kang argues that its practices and projects are as diverse as those in Western Marxism, particularly in the area of aesthetics. In this comparative study of European and Chinese Marxist traditions, Liu reveals the extent to which Chinese Marxists incorporate ideas about aesthetics ... Read more

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Although Chinese Marxism—primarily represented by Maoism—is generally seen by Western intellectuals as monolithic, Liu Kang argues that its practices and projects are as diverse as those in Western Marxism, particularly in the area of aesthetics. In this comparative study of European and Chinese Marxist traditions, Liu reveals the extent to which Chinese Marxists incorporate ideas about aesthetics
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Rethinking Globalism

by Ibrahim G. Aoudé, Mohammed A. Bamyeh, Terrell Carver, Arif Dirlik, Kathy E. Ferguson, Mary Hawkesworth, Fumio Iida, Micheline Ishay, Paul James, Kang Liu, Timothy W. Luke, Zine Magubane, Eduardo Mendieta, James H. Mittelman, Mark Rupert, Leslie Sklair, Alvin Y. So, Richard Terdiman, Phyllis Turnbull, Paul Tiyambe Zeleza ...

Series series Globalization
What is the hottest American export since 9/11? The contributors to this provocative volume contend that it is Western style globalism-the dominant free market ideology that determines everything from most-favored-nation status to the declaration of war. In this much-needed post-September 11 analysis, an interdisciplinary team of authors shows how central concepts like globalization, liberty, free ... Read more

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What is the hottest American export since 9/11? The contributors to this provocative volume contend that it is Western style globalism-the dominant free market ideology that determines everything from most-favored-nation status to the declaration of war. In this much-needed post-September 11 analysis, an interdisciplinary team of authors shows how central concepts like globalization, liberty, free
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Robust Control

Theory and Applications

by Kang-Zhi Liu, Yu Yao ...

Comprehensive and up to date coverage of robust control theory and its application• Presented in a well-planned and logical way• Written by a respected leading author, with extensive experience in robust control• Accompanying website provides solutions manual and other supplementary material ... Read more

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Comprehensive and up to date coverage of robust control theory and its application• Presented in a well-planned and logical way• Written by a respected leading author, with extensive experience in robust control• Accompanying website provides solutions manual and other supplementary material
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Deep Learning for Agricultural Visual Perception

Crop Pest and Disease Detection

by Rujing Wang, Lin Jiao, Kang Liu ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This monograph provides a detailed and systematic introduction to the application of deep learning technology in the intelligent monitoring of crop diseases and pests. Taking 24 types of crop pests, wheat aphids, and wheat diseases with complex backgrounds as examples, a large-scale crop pest and disease dataset was constructed to provide necessary data support for the deep learning module. ... Read more

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This monograph provides a detailed and systematic introduction to the application of deep learning technology in the intelligent monitoring of crop diseases and pests. Taking 24 types of crop pests, wheat aphids, and wheat diseases with complex backgrounds as examples, a large-scale crop pest and disease dataset was constructed to provide necessary data support for the deep learning module.
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An Introduction to Flapping Wing Aerodynamics

by Wei Shyy, Hikaru Aono, Chang-kwon Kang, Hao Liu ...

Series Book 37 - Cambridge Aerospace Series
This is an ideal book for graduate students and researchers interested in the aerodynamics, structural dynamics and flight dynamics of small birds, bats and insects, as well as of micro air vehicles (MAVs), which present some of the richest problems intersecting science and engineering. The agility and spectacular flight performance of natural flyers, thanks to their flexible, deformable wing ... Read more

$146.99 USD

This is an ideal book for graduate students and researchers interested in the aerodynamics, structural dynamics and flight dynamics of small birds, bats and insects, as well as of micro air vehicles (MAVs), which present some of the richest problems intersecting science and engineering. The agility and spectacular flight performance of natural flyers, thanks to their flexible, deformable wing
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Federated Learning

by Qiang Yang, Yang Liu, Yong Cheng, Yan Kang, Tianjian Chen, Han Yu ...

Series series Synthesis Lectures on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
This book shows how federated machine learning allows multiple data owners to collaboratively train and use a shared prediction model while keeping all the local training data private. Traditional machine learning approaches need to combine all data at one location, typically a data center, which may very well violate the laws on user privacy and data confidentiality. Today, many parts of the ... Read more

$57.99 USD

This book shows how federated machine learning allows multiple data owners to collaboratively train and use a shared prediction model while keeping all the local training data private. Traditional machine learning approaches need to combine all data at one location, typically a data center, which may very well violate the laws on user privacy and data confidentiality. Today, many parts of the
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Tackling Small and Medium Enterprise Problem Loans in Europe

by Wolfgang Mr. Bergthaler, Kenneth Mr. Kang, Yan Ms. Liu, Dermot Mr. Monaghan ...

Series Book 15 - IMF Staff Discussion Notes
The global financial crisis has left a large private sector debt overhang and high levels of non- performing loans (NPLs) in several European countries. Small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) represent a significant and weak segment of the nonfinancial corporate sector. SMEs face a number of legal, financial, and regulatory challenges to restructuring that differ from those of larger corporates, ... Read more

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The global financial crisis has left a large private sector debt overhang and high levels of non- performing loans (NPLs) in several European countries. Small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) represent a significant and weak segment of the nonfinancial corporate sector. SMEs face a number of legal, financial, and regulatory challenges to restructuring that differ from those of larger corporates,
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Transformation of the Fiscal and Taxation Systems

by Kang Jia, Liu Wei ...

Translated by Du Lei, Tian Liyuan, Shang Zhilu ...

Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
This book elucidates the murky realities of China's taxation system today, and advocates bold plans for change. Theorizing finance and taxation in relation to a national political system, the authors explain the current tangled-up realities of China's creaky, inherited and uneven tax system- and put forward a plan for radical change. This book will be of interest to finance professionals, ... Read more

$98.99 USD

This book elucidates the murky realities of China's taxation system today, and advocates bold plans for change. Theorizing finance and taxation in relation to a national political system, the authors explain the current tangled-up realities of China's creaky, inherited and uneven tax system- and put forward a plan for radical change. This book will be of interest to finance professionals,
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Hana Hsu and the Ghost Crab Nation

by Sylvia Liu ...

Narrated by Carolyn Kang ...

Unabridged

8 hours 58 min

**“A refreshing, imaginative take on a cyberpunk future, filled with wickedly cool technology and unraveling intrigue!” –Xiran Jay Zhao, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Iron Widow and Zachary Ying and the Dragon EmperorPerfect for fans of Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee, this thrilling, cinematic sci-fi novel follows Hana Hsu’s mission to save herself—and her friends—from a dangerous plot to ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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**“A refreshing, imaginative take on a cyberpunk future, filled with wickedly cool technology and unraveling intrigue!” –Xiran Jay Zhao, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Iron Widow and Zachary Ying and the Dragon EmperorPerfect for fans of Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee, this thrilling, cinematic sci-fi novel follows Hana Hsu’s mission to save herself—and her friends—from a dangerous plot to
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Pioneers In Microbiology: The Human Side Of Science

by King-thom Chung, Jong-kang Liu ...

Pasteurization, penicillin, Koch's postulates, and gene coding. These discoveries and inventions are vital yet commonplace in modern life, but were radical when first introduced to the public and academia. In this book, the life and times of leading pioneers in microbiology are discussed in vivid detail, focusing on the background of each discovery and the process in which they were developed — ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Pasteurization, penicillin, Koch's postulates, and gene coding. These discoveries and inventions are vital yet commonplace in modern life, but were radical when first introduced to the public and academia. In this book, the life and times of leading pioneers in microbiology are discussed in vivid detail, focusing on the background of each discovery and the process in which they were developed —
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