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    Why the Chinese Regime Remains Stable despite Rising Protests

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    Series series Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics
    Growing protests in non-democratic countries are often seen as signals of regime decline. China, however, has remained stable amid surging protests. Playing by the Informal Rules highlights the importance of informal norms in structuring state-protester interactions, mitigating conflict, and explaining regime resilience. Drawing on a nationwide dataset of protest and multi-sited ethnographic ... Read more

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  • Protest Walls

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    Series series Elements in Contentious Politics
    Protest walls have played an important role in movement communication and mobilizing the public. We focus on contentious performances and the way diverse actors co-authored spaces into the protest walls that were seen in Hong Kong and other countries including Lebanon, Iraq, and Taiwan. We argue that once created, protest walls can become objects symbolic of dissent. They exist as a lexicon-a ... Read more

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  • Social Mobility

    Series series Key Concepts
    Social mobility has long been one of the central topics of sociology. It has been the subject of major theoretical contributions from the earliest generations of scholars, as well as being of persistent political interest and concern. Social mobility is frequently used as a key measure of fairness and social justice, given the central role that modern liberal democracies give to equality of ... Read more

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  • Modernization in a Chinese Style

    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book offers a concise and authoritative interpretation of China’s strategic direction in the new era. Led by Cai Fang, Chief Expert of the National High-End Think Tank of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, it explains the theoretical foundations and policy logic behind China’s uniquely defined path to modernization.Grounded in high-quality development, the book examines key dimensions of ... Read more

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  • Social Progress in Britain

    In his landmark 1942 report on social insurance Sir William Beveridge talked about the 'five giants on the road to reconstruction' -- the giants of Want, Disease, Ignorance, Squalor, and Idleness. Social Progress in Britain investigates how much progress Britain has made in tackling the challenges of material deprivation, ill-health, educational standards, lack of housing, and unemployment in the ... Read more

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  • Lightning Effects on Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites

    Damage Behavior, Mechanisms, and Simulation

    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    This book presents the culmination of many years of research by the author’s team on the direct lightning damage effects on CFRP (carbon fiber-reinforced polymer). It integrates extensive experimental data with simulation results to provide a comprehensive investigation into lightning-induced damage in CFRP materials.The book analyzes the electrical response and thermo-electric effects of CFRP ... Read more

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  • 2018-2019 Biennial Report for Taiwan Hakka Culture Development Center of the Hakka Affairs Council

    記錄2018-2019本中心肩負起臺灣客家文化傳承、深耕與推展之業務概況,另一方面更強化策略聯盟與多元學習,建立合作交流平臺,以求各面向業務能更精進、穩定發展。 ... Read more

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  • Key Construction Techniques for Large Diameter Shield Tunnel Crossing Circular Ventilation Shaft

    Series series Engineering (R0)
    Based on the construction of Nanjing Weisan Road Yangtze River Tunnel, this book comprehensively introduces the new technology of large-diameter shield tunnel construction crossing circular air shafts. It focuses on four aspects: the construction technology of super-deep circular air shaft foundation pit retaining structure in the sensitive environment near the river, underwater excavation and ... Read more

    $116.99 USD

  • Advanced Technologies for Physical Properties Measurement of Food and its Processing

    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book provides a comprehensive overview of the physical properties of foods and the cutting-edge technologies employed to measure them. Delving into key topics such as optical, thermal, acoustic, rheological, and textural properties, it provides a detailed examination of principles, measurement methods, and applications in food quality evaluation. While it discusses advanced technologies such ... Read more

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  • Happy Together

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    In the late nineteenth century, as crippling famine devastated northern China, the Li family had no choice but to leave Shanxi province. Heading north, they began a new life, farming the remote grasslands of Inner Mongolia. They prospered as landowners and teachers, but could not escape the ravages of warlords, soldiers and revolutionaries. Born into this pioneering family, Li Yao grew up in Mao's ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Social Inequality in China

    This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the patterns and trends of socio-economic development and social division in contemporary Chinese society. It discusses the determinants, manifestations and consequences of social inequality in the last 40 years with particular regard to social mobility, educational attainment, social capital, health, labor market position, including employment ... Read more

    $127.79 USD