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  • Chinese Regionalism

    The Security Dimension

    by Richard H Yang ...
    As China is poised to become a global economic force, its leadership is on the brink of imminent and potentially sweeping change. With Deng Xiaoping's demise seemingly at hand, the inevitable redistribution of power within this vast land has become a crucial concern for China and the world alike. How will China cope with this changing of the guard? Will a centralized government remain, or will the ... Read more

    $81.06 CAD

  • The Strategy of Global Branding and Brand Equity

    by Alvin Lee, Jinchao Yang, Richard Mizerski, Claire Lambert ...
    Why does a customer choose one brand over another? What are the factors which would make an individual more inclined to choose your brand?This book offers a way to predict which brand a buyer will purchase. It looks at brand performance within a product category and tests it in different countries with very different cultures. Following the Predictive Brand Choice (PBC) model, this book seeks to ... Read more

    $148.99 CAD

  • Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Innovative and Smart Materials

    ICISM 2025, May 16–18, Cape Town, South Africa

    Edited by Richard (Chunhui) Yang ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book collects the selected and peer-reviewed papers from the 7th International Conference on Innovative and Smart Materials (ICISM 2025), which was hosted by University of Cape Town during May 16–18, 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa. The conference aims to serve as a unique gathering for distinguished scholars worldwide in the field of smart materials. Esteemed directors, scientists, ... Read more

    $256.99 CAD

  • The Chinese Pursuit of Happiness

    Anxieties, Hopes, and Moral Tensions in Everyday Life

    Edited by Becky Yang Hsu, Richard Madsen ...
    What defines "happiness," and how can we attain it? The ways in which people in China ask and answer this universal question tell a lot about the tensions and challenges they face during periods of remarkable political and economic change.Based on a five-year original study conducted by a select team of China experts, The Chinese Pursuit of Happiness begins by asking if Chinese citizens’ ... Read more

    $38.99 CAD

  • Synthesis Gas Combustion

    Fundamentals and Applications

    Edited by Tim Lieuwen, Vigor Yang, Richard Yetter ...
    Coal, still used to generate more than half of the electric power in the U.S., will likely be part of any future global energy plan. But this finite resource is also responsible for 80 percent of the CO2 emissions from power production, and its continued use will require improved processing techniques that are less damaging to the environment and l ... Read more

    $322.92 CAD

  • Chinese Economic Reform

    The Impact on Security

    Edited by Gerald Segal, Richard Yang ...
    Chinese Economic Reform looks beyond the recent economic success of China. By focusing specifically on the pivotal role of the People's Liberation Army this work examines the vigorous participation of the PLA in the economy as a means of consolidating its power.The contributors address a wide range of topics, including the PLA's business activities, military industry and conversion, and arms sales ... Read more

    $89.31 CAD

  • Fifty Songs from the Yüan

    Fifty Songs from the Yüan: Poetry of 13th Century China

    Edited by Charles R. Metzger, Richard F.S. Yang ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Chinese Literature and Arts
    This book, first published in 1967, gives us a rich sampling of ch’ü, the characteristic poem of the time of Yüan, when China was under Mongol rule. The ch’ü was a popular form of poetry in the sense that although it was written by literati, they wrote in the vernacular rather than in Classical Chinese. Each poem was written to be sung to an already popular tune. In addition to the ‘final ... Read more

    $67.32 CAD

  • Guide to Reliable Internet Services and Applications

    Edited by Charles R. Kalmanek, Sudip Misra, Yang (Richard) Yang ...
    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    An oft-repeated adage among telecommunication providers goes, “There are ve things that matter: reliability, reliability, reliability, time to market, and cost. If you can’t do all ve, at least do the rst three. ” Yet, designing and operating reliable networks and services is a Herculean task. Building truly reliable components is unacceptably expensive, forcing us to c- struct reliable systems ... Read more

    $179.99 CAD

  • Robotics and Mechatronics

    Proceedings of the Fifth IFToMM International Symposium on Robotics & Mechatronics (ISRM 2017)

    Edited by Richard (Chunhui) Yang, Yukio Takeda, Chunwei Zhang, Gu Fang ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book gathers the proceedings of the ISRM 2017, the fifth IFToMM International Symposium on Robotics and Mechatronics, which was jointly organised by the School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics at Western Sydney University, Australia and by the IFToMM Technical Committee on Robotics and Mechatronics.The respective contributions showcase the latest advances, trends and future ... Read more

    $256.99 CAD

  • Chinese Swords

    An Ancient Tradition and Modern Training

    by Richard A. Pegg, Tony Yang, Andy Lianto, Robert A. Figler, Stephan Berwick ...
    The Chinese double-edged straight sword (jian), the “gentleman of weapons,” is the focus of this book. If you are a serious practitioner of the Chinese double-edged straight sword and have an interest in its history and techniques, you’ll enjoy each chapter included in this anthology. May it be a handy reference work for information as well as a source of inspiration for actual sword practice. ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Comprehensive Database of Tests on Axially Loaded Piles Driven in Sand

    by Zhongxuan Yang, Richard Jardine, Wangbo Guo, Fiona Chow ...
    A Comprehensive Database of Tests on Axially Loaded Driven Piles in Sands reviews the critical need to develop better load-test databases for piles driven in sands. The key quality parameters, population of current entries and reporting formats are described before offering preliminary results obtained from comparisons between axial capacities calculated by various predictive approaches and site ... Read more

    $110.99 CAD

  • Strengths and Challenges of New Immigrant Families

    Implications for Research, Education, Policy, and Service

    by Laura Bates, Rodrigo Cantarero, Steven Garasky, Kimberly Greder, Daniel Hatch, Kyoung-Rae Jung, Jooeun Lee, Rucha Londhe, Tom Luster, Ana Martinez-Donate, Leakhena Nou, Pusparandi Panda, Wei Qiu, Dorit Radnai-Griffin, Yoshie Sano, Archana Singh, Linda Skogrand, Lynet Uttal, Yan Xia, Xiaolin Xie, Oksana Yakushko, Joy Zakarian, Sayali S. Amarapurkar, Libby Balter Blume, Amy E. Boren, Laura Thompson Brady, Christine C. Cook, Lee Anne De Reus, Daniel F. Detzner, Daiana A. Gonzalez, Nancy A. Gonzales, Pallabi Moulik Gupta, Charles B. Hennon, C Richard Hofstetter, M Janice Hogan, Melbourne F. Hovell, Veronica L. Irvin, Deborah J. Johnson, George P. Knight, Ryan P. Jacobson, Hee Young Paik, Hae Ryun Park, James J. Potter, M Elise Radina, Bruce C. Randall, Mark W. Roosa, Delia S. Saenz, Gregory F. Sanders, Aysem R. Senyurekli, Khadija S. Sheikh, Bahira Sherif Trask, Paula M. Usita, Stephan M. Wilson, Pa Nhia D. Yang, Richard B. Miller ...
    Immigration to America is an issue that often sparks intense emotional reactions-from passion and compassion to anger and even rage. Often missing from the dialogue, however, is discussion of the strengths of immigrant newcomers-the abilities and positive characteristics they bring as individuals and families to our country, and how these contribute to the agency, growth, and vitality of America. ... Read more

    $78.99 CAD