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  • The Mysterious Disabled CEO

    Volume 1

    Series Book 1 - Volume 1
    He was encouraged by his good friend to attend the second generation blind date by the president of the 'handicapped' family. He said, "I'll give you one hundred million yuan to be my bride for one year." The man spoke arrogantly. Liang Yuyi looked at the arrogant man on the wheelchair, and curled his lips. "Marry me? Can you do it? " [This young master will just carry him around the waist. I'll ... Read more

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  • Family Business in China, Volume 2

    Challenges and Opportunities

    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    Unlike other economies, family businesses in China are greatly affected by the derived Confucian culture, excessive marketization, as well as the seemingly endless institutional supervision by a transitional Chinese government. China has a strong historical legacy, devoted to patriarchal values and strong family-centered traditions.This volume discusses the current status, upcoming challenges, and ... Read more

    $204.99 CAD

  • Family Business in China, Volume 1

    A Historical Perspective

    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    Unlike other economies, family businesses in China are greatly affected by the derived Confucian culture, excessive marketization, as well as the seemingly endless institutional supervision by a transitional Chinese government. China has a strong historical legacy, devoted to patriarchal values and strong family-centered traditions.This volume explores the social foundations and historical ... Read more

    $153.99 CAD

  • Manipulating Globalization

    The Influence of Bureaucrats on Business in China

    by Ling Chen ...
    Series series Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
    The era of globalization saw China emerge as the world's manufacturing titan. However, the "made in China" model—with its reliance on cheap labor and thin profits—has begun to wane. Beginning in the 2000s, the Chinese state shifted from attracting foreign investment to promoting the technological competitiveness of domestic firms. This shift caused tensions between winners and losers, leading ... Read more

    $30.99 CAD

  • Essential Methods in Symbolic Interaction

    Edited by Shing-Ling S. Chen ...
    Series Book 60 - Studies in Symbolic Interaction
    Over the course of more than seventy years, symbolic interactionism as a resourceful and conceptually rich perspective has generated variegated lines of research.In Essential Methods in Symbolic Interaction, symbolic interactionists who adopt different methods in their research articulate the methodological issues critical to their research. Methods discussed include Grounded Theory method, ... Read more

    $136.99 CAD

  • Mental Health, Gun Control and the Homeless

    Edited by Shing-Ling S. Chen ...
    Series Book 62 - Studies in Symbolic Interaction
    This volume contains an Open Access chapter.This edited collection showcases the usefulness of symbolic interactionism in examining concurrent social issues which demand researchers’ attention - symbolic interactionists demonstrate their roots in pragmatism by examining contemporary social issues, mental health, gun control and the homeless. Although these issues have been around for quite some ... Read more

    $120.99 CAD

  • Symbolic Interaction and AI

    Edited by Shing-Ling S. Chen ...
    Series Book 61 - Studies in Symbolic Interaction
    Artificial Intelligence (AI), an umbrella term that includes any device capable of emulating or even exceeding human capabilities, emerged as computer technologies became more sophisticated and complex. Recent rapid developments in AI have utilized the pattern-matching capacity to create words, images, and sounds, often referred to as Generative AI. In 2022, Open-AI unveiled ChatGPT, a computer ... Read more

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  • Essential Issues in Symbolic Interaction

    Edited by Shing-Ling S. Chen ...
    Series Book 59 - Studies in Symbolic Interaction
    Over the course of more than 70 years, students of symbolic interactionism have demonstrated how a resourceful and conceptually rich perspective can generate variegated lines of research. However, many have expressed concerns over the sheer wealth and quantity of "lines of research" and the promotion of a "chaos" that lacks a cohesive focus on the fundamental issues, processes, and concepts that ... Read more

    $136.99 CAD

  • Socializing Medicine

    Health Humanities and East Asian Media

    Series Book 8 - Crossings: Asian Cinema and Media Culture
    In Socializing Medicine, Pao-chen Tang, Yuqian Yan, and Ling Zhang explore the intersections of medicine, health, and East Asian media. Interweaving archival research, audiovisual analyses, and theoretical insights from the emerging field of health humanities, the book reveals the multifaceted ways in which the mass media—from photography and film to television and live streaming—has been deployed ... Read more

    $59.99 CAD

  • Home Shangrila

    Graduating from Sherubtse College, Bhutan's premier college nestled in the Himalayas, Rinzin finds himself scared by the thought of his unknown future, a blank slate as he describes. His quest for a job takes him far beyond his expectation of a life after college.Set in Bhutan, Delhi, London and Scotland, Home Shangrila tells a story about magic, dreams and the treasures we seek elsewhere and then ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Drug Delivery Applications of Starch Biopolymer Derivatives

    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    This book summarizes the recent advances in applications of starch in state-of-the-art drug carriers (hydrogel, micro- and nano-particulate carriers) with stimulus-responsive and target-specific properties. It also highlights the role of starch and its derivatives in transmucosal administration to improve the bioavailability of drugs. Further, it outlines the principles of effective, advanced, ... Read more

    $166.99 CAD

  • The Story of Illegitimate Daughter

    Volume 2

    Series Book 2 - Volume 2
    She was an unwelcome Second Miss. His mother had died when she gave birth to him. Be bullied by female patriarch and elder sister. Long years of bullying, after meeting someone. She wanted to fight back, one by one. He sent each of them to the eighteenth level of hell. ... Read more

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