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The Non-ordinary Residents

By: Novia Bin

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Migrant domestic workers, most of whom are women, have long been subjected to overwork, underpayment and modern slavery. During the COVID-19 pandemic, when governments all over the world urged the public to stay at home, it means something different to those domestic workers who are required to live with their employers, as their so-called “homes” in a foreign society are actually their workplace. This book invites us to hear the voices from domestic workers in Hong Kong. Apart from sharing their stories as migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong, they also shared their work experience in Singapore, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia and the UK, which indicates that their vulnerability is across borders. Through joining domestic workers’ Sunday gatherings, informal observation, and conducting multiple in-depth informal interviews with more than 20 Filipino and Indonesian domestic workers in Hong Kong amid COVID-19, Novia Bin traces these domestic workers’ life trajectories, documents their experiences, struggles, opinions and wishes, aiming to present their untold stories as well as activism. This book discusses how poverty and social exclusion lead to migrant domestic workers’ powerless situation, and how many of them are persistent in fighting for their human rights and labour rights. Beyond that, it also explores other identities of the domestic workers who could be artists, photographers, writers, union leaders, gifted language learners and activists. Without using any theories and jargon, this book tries to include readers from outside of academia. Anyone who cares about universal human rights could be a potential reader of this book.

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Ukiyoto Publishing

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9356455384

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Genome Biology and Pyrethroid Resistance Mechanism of Anopheles Sinensis

By: Bin Chen

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Genome Biology and Pyrethroid Resistance Mechanism of Anopheles Sinensis

By: Bin Chen

This book includes 25 chapters, which are rewritten from 25 most representative publications, and aims to partially summarize our work and motivate further research in this field. All of these achievements stem from joint efforts of all members in our laboratory, including teachers and postgraduates participating in this field of research. We are especially grateful to these teachers for their contributions: Prof. Dr. Zheng-Bo He, Prof. Dr. Liang Qiao, Prof. Dr. Yu-Juan Zhang, Prof. Dr. Ting-Jing Li, Dr. Feng-Ling Si, Dr. Zhen-Tian Yan, Dr. Wen-Bo Fu, Dr. Yong Zhou, Dr. Qi-Yi He, Dr. Shu-Lin He, Dr. Shuang Ren, Dr. Yi-Yun Wei, Dr. Cao Zhou.

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Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. USA

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1649979193

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Data-driven Detection and Diagnosis of Faults in Traction Systems of High-speed Trains

By: Hongtian Chen,Bin Jiang,Ningyun Lu,Wen Chen

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Data-driven Detection and Diagnosis of Faults in Traction Systems of High-speed Trains

By: Hongtian Chen,Bin Jiang,Ningyun Lu,Wen Chen

This book addresses the needs of researchers and practitioners in the field of high-speed trains, especially those whose work involves safety and reliability issues in traction systems. It will appeal to researchers and graduate students at institutions of higher learning, research labs, and in the industrial R&D sector, catering to a readership from a broad range of disciplines including intelligent transportation, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, the biological sciences and engineering, economics, ecology, and the mathematical sciences.

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Springer Nature

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3030462633

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Reported Speech in Chinese and English Newspapers

Textual and Pragmatic Functions

By: XIN Bin,GAO Xiaoli

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Reported Speech in Chinese and English Newspapers

Textual and Pragmatic Functions

By: XIN Bin,GAO Xiaoli

Reported speech is a universal form across human languages. However, previous studies have tended to be limited because they mostly emphasize on the form and authenticity of reported speech, while its discourse and pragmatic functions have largely been ignored. Meanwhile, the studies mainly focus on English, with a comparative perspective with other languages largely missing. Acknowledging these limitations, this book analyzes the textual and pragmatic functions of reported speech in Chinese and English. The authors build a corpus comprising of twelve Chinese and English newspapers, including China Daily and The New York Times. They examine the classification and distribution of reported speech, the form and function in different news genres and contexts, and the socio-pragmatic interpretation of reported speech in news and other issues. This title can enrich comparative linguistic research, verify the feasibility of combining critical linguistics and corpus technology, and help improve the production and understanding of news reports. Students and scholars of critical discourse analysis, comparative linguistics, corpus linguistics, as well as communication studies will find this to be an essential guide.

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Routledge

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1000388182

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Hong Kong

The Pearl Made of British Mastery and Chinese Docile-diligence

By: Wei-Bin Zhang

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Hong Kong

The Pearl Made of British Mastery and Chinese Docile-diligence

By: Wei-Bin Zhang

Hong Kong has an urbanisation history of an interesting course -- from fishing village of the Qing dynasty under the Manchu rule, to British colony with 98 per cent of its population being Chinese, to global city with great wealth and business activities, to Communist China's Special Administrative Region (SAR) from 1 July 1997. China resumed sovereignty over Hong Kong and granted Hong Kong the right to self-government for at least 50 years, except over diplomatic and defense matters. Long before the return of Hong Kong to China, the colony had already firmly established itself as a regional business centre. It had been at the forefront of the East Asian economic 'miracle' between the 1970s and the mid 1990s. Lightened by multi-coloured neon signs of commercial advertisements, the semi-westernised Chinese city is more attractive in night than in daytime. Hong Kong is full of contrasts and paradoxes. The wide variety of the city's contrasting and yet fluid and interesting social and cultural images, aptly has been described as, 'east and west', local and colonial, modern and traditional, extravagant and frugal -- has earned it the epithet 'a cultural kaleidoscope'. The author explores these contrasts and paradoxes not only from economic, cultural, and social perspectives, but also from perspectives of non-linear theory and Adam Smith's and Confucian philosophies -- an endeavour which no other author has systematically made before.

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Nova Publishers

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1594546002

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Communication, Civilization and China

Discovering the Tang Dynasty (618–907)

By: Bin Li

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Communication, Civilization and China

Discovering the Tang Dynasty (618–907)

By: Bin Li

Referencing more than 40 ancient works as well as 70 books and papers of contemporary scholars, this book opens up the civilization, society, culture and communication of the Tang Dynasty. The Tang period represented unprecedented prosperity in the ancient world. Combining the socio-cultural background of ancient China and academic achievements of modern times, this book presents an intensive and in-depth exploration of the communicative organisations, methods and ideas of that period. The book looks at Tang methods of communication, from the postal delivery system and first newspaper to military communication in times of peace and war. It also considers questions of literature, poetry and public space as well as the impact of folk culture and communication on the Tang Dynasty, and examines the intellectual atmosphere of the time and debates surrounding freedom of speech and thought, positioning the Tang Dynasty as the end of the classic world and the beginning of modern society.

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Springer Nature

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9811578087

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Healing Orchids

By: Hai Hong,Shan Bin Soh

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Healing Orchids

By: Hai Hong,Shan Bin Soh

Famed for their exotic beauty and richness in variety, orchids may be found in all continents of the world except Antarctica. Although the plants are widely cultivated both in homes and farms, few people realize that many species of orchids have legendary healing qualities that have been used for centuries by Chinese, Ayurvedic and other traditional medicines for such conditions as skin eczema, depression, indigestion, heart disease and high blood pressure.This little highly-readable volume with beautiful illustrations helps you discover fascinating plants that are pleasing to behold yet may also help you attain good health. Read about the Dendrobium as a yin tonic that improves complexion and boosts the immune system, the enticing aroma of Vanilla found in ice cream but also reputed to heal sexual dysfunction, Bletilla that helps in cancer cure, Gastrodia for post-stroke rehabilitation, as well as other genera and species of healing orchids.Written by two Chinese physicians with training in biomedical science, the book also offers a unique perspective of biomedical explanations for healing orchids.

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World Scientific

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9811205310

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Nourish the People

The State Civilian Granary System in China, 1650–1850

By: Pierre-Etienne Will,R. Wong,R. Bin Wong

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Nourish the People

The State Civilian Granary System in China, 1650–1850

By: Pierre-Etienne Will,R. Wong,R. Bin Wong

The Qing state, driven by Confucian precepts of good government and urgent practical needs, committed vast resources to its granaries. Nourish the People traces the basic practices of this system, analyzes the organizational bases of its successes and failures, and examines variant practices in different regions. The volume concludes with an assessment of the granary system’s social and economic impact and historical comparison with the food supply policies of other states.

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University of Michigan Press

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0472901826

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Sun Bin: The Art of Warfare

A Translation of the Classic Chinese Work of Philosophy and Strategy

By: Bin Sun,Sun Tzu II

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Sun Bin: The Art of Warfare

A Translation of the Classic Chinese Work of Philosophy and Strategy

By: Bin Sun,Sun Tzu II

A classic of both military strategy and Eastern philosophy from the fourth century B.C.E.

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SUNY Press

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0791454959

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The Changing Chinese Legal System, 1978-Present

Centralization of Power and Rationalization of the Legal System

By: Bin Liang

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The Changing Chinese Legal System, 1978-Present

Centralization of Power and Rationalization of the Legal System

By: Bin Liang

This groundbreaking book examines the changing Chinese legal system since 1978. In addition to historical analyses of changes at the economic, political-legal, and social levels, Liang gives special attention to crime and punishment functions of the legal system, and the current judicial system based on field research, i.e., court observations in both Beijing and Chengdu. The court system has been in a process of systemization, both internally and externally, seeking more power and relative independence. However, traditional influences, such as preference of mediation (over litigation) and substantive justice (over procedural justice), and lack of respect (from the masses) and guaranteed power (from the political structure), still have major impacts on the building and operation of the judicial system. Liang also shrewdly places the Chinese legal and political reform within the global system. This book, which reshapes our understanding of the economic, political, and essentially legal changes in China within the global context, will be crucial reading for scholars of Asia, law, criminal justice, and sociology.

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1135903220

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Discovered but Forgotten

The Maldives in Chinese History, c. 1100-1620

By: Bin Yang

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Discovered but Forgotten

The Maldives in Chinese History, c. 1100-1620

By: Bin Yang

Chinese traders and explorers first visited the Maldives, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, in the early fourteenth century. The traveler Wang Dayuan “discovered” the island sultanate for the Chinese world, and merchants increasingly dealt in Maldivian goods such as coconuts, cowrie shells, and ambergris. Zheng He’s fifteenth-century voyages ventured to the islands, by then a trading hub, and brought their envoys to Beijing. But the Maldives faded from Chinese records by the end of the sixteenth century, after the Ming state suddenly retreated from the Indian Ocean and shifted focus to Southeast Asia. Discovered but Forgotten is a pioneering examination of China’s relations with the Maldives and Sino-Indian Ocean interactions, offering new ways to understand Chinese maritime exploration and the global history of the Indian Ocean. Drawing on a wide range of sources—including written records, Chinese and Jesuit maps, and archaeological analysis of shipwrecks—Bin Yang provides a comprehensive account of Chinese links to the Maldives and the Indian Ocean world from ancient times through the late Ming era. He scrutinizes Chinese understandings of the islands, emphasizing both seafaring material culture and textual knowledge production. Yang reconsiders the works of travelers such as Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta in light of Chinese explorations, and he opens a window onto a colorful world of intriguing commodities, port marriages, and voyages across the vast waters of maritime Asia. Transregional and interdisciplinary, Discovered but Forgotten reveals how a remote archipelago shaped the vast Chinese empire.

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Columbia University Press

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0231559321

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The New Progress in Cancer Treatment

By: Xu Ze,Xu Jie,Bin Wu

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The New Progress in Cancer Treatment

By: Xu Ze,Xu Jie,Bin Wu

In the half century after the Second World War, oncology has developed greatly both in the world and in China. There are three traditional major treatments: surgery, which has been used to treat tumors for more than a hundred years; radiotherapy, which has been used for ninety years; and chemotherapy, which has been used for nearly seventy years. In the 1980s, there was the rise of biological therapy and immunotherapy. The effects of oncological therapy have made a lot of progress. Many tumors have achieved good results, but there are still many solid tumors whose efficacy are still very poor. In 1985, the author followed up more than three thousand patients who had undergone the general surgical operation and thorax surgical operation. The results showed that most patients relapsed and metastasized within two to three years after surgery. Some patients even relapsed in a few months. This made me deeply realize that surgery is successful and standardized, but the long-term effect is not satisfied or that the long-term treatment is a failure.

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1546247599

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The Little Emperors’ New Toys

A Critical Inquiry into Children and Television in China

By: Bin Zhao

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The Little Emperors’ New Toys

A Critical Inquiry into Children and Television in China

By: Bin Zhao

Drawing on original research I conducted in the late 1980s, the book argues for a critical approach to the study of children and television. It begins with critical reappraisals of previous empiricist and interpretative studies to set the ground for a different theoretical inquiry which links biography with history. The situated activity of children’s television viewing therefore has to be related to the broader historical and cultural formations in post-Mao China. By way of a methodological pluralism of questionnaire survey, in-depth interviews and observation, the book provides the reader with a thorough critical analysis of the rise of the new commercial ethic in Chinese society in general, and in the sector of media and communications in particular, at the very historical turning point of the late 1980s. Soon after that, Deng Xiaoping made his significant tour to south China, reckoning a big step forward towards further liberalization and started to form a brave new world in China ever since.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642320481

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Chinese Netizens' Opinions on Death Sentences

An Empirical Examination

By: Bin Liang,Jianhong Liu

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Chinese Netizens' Opinions on Death Sentences

An Empirical Examination

By: Bin Liang,Jianhong Liu

Provides the first in-depth examination of what Chinese netizens think about various death sentences and executions in China.

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University of Michigan Press

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0472038737

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MANNERS IN ISLAM (AL ADAB AL MUFRAD) [English-Arabic]

الأدب المفرد [عربي/انكليزي]

By: IMAM MUHAMMAD BIN ISMAIL AL-BUKHARI

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MANNERS IN ISLAM (AL ADAB AL MUFRAD) [English-Arabic]

الأدب المفرد [عربي/انكليزي]

By: IMAM MUHAMMAD BIN ISMAIL AL-BUKHARI

إن الإمام البخاري قد ضمن صحيحه كتابا للأدب وهو الكتاب الثامن والسبعون من صحيحه لكنه لم يكتف بذلك حتى أفرد للأدب كتابا مستقلا سماه : " الأدب المفرد " لأنه قد جعله مقصورا على موضوع الأدب دون غيره فجاء فريدا في نوعه، جامعا للآداب الإسلامية، فهو بحق موسوعة إسلامية في الآداب، جدير بكل مسلم أن يقتنيها لينتفع بما تحويه من كنوز نبوية شريفة وهذه طبعة مخرجة الاحاديث وعليها حواشي مهمة مترجما باللغة الانكليزية

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Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah دار الكتب العلمية

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274516158X

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Flexible Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters and Sensors

By: Bin Yang,Zhiran Yi,Chengkuo Lee

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Flexible Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters and Sensors

By: Bin Yang,Zhiran Yi,Chengkuo Lee

Flexible Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters and Sensors A systematic and complete discussion of the latest progress in flexible piezoelectric energy harvesting and sensing technologies In Flexible Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters and Sensors, a team of distinguished researchers delivers a comprehensive exploration of the design methods, working mechanisms, microfabrication processes, and applications of flexible energy harvesters for wearable and implantable devices. The book discusses the monitoring of normal force, shear force, strain, and displacement in flexible sensors, as well as relevant artificial intelligence algorithms. Readers will also find an overview of design and research challenges facing professionals in the field, as well as a variety of perspectives on flexible energy harvesters and sensors. With an extensive focus on the use of flexible piezoelectric material technologies for medical applications, Flexible Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters and Sensors also includes: A thorough introduction to the working principles of piezoelectric devices, including discussions of flexible PEH and piezoelectric sensors Comprehensive treatments of the design of flexible piezoelectric energy harvesters, including the challenges associated with their structural design Fulsome explanations of the fabrication of flexible piezoelectric energy harvesters, including piezoelectric ceramic thin and think films In-depth treatments of cantilever piezoelectric energy harvesters, including optimized cantilever, bimorph, and optimized bimorph PEH Perfect for materials scientists, electronics engineers, and solid-state physicists, Flexible Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters and Sensors will also earn a place in the libraries of sensor developers, and surface physicists.

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John Wiley & Sons

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3527349340

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China's Financial Supervision and Regulation

A Report

By: Hu Bin

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China's Financial Supervision and Regulation

A Report

By: Hu Bin

New for 2012 and set to be published annually, this detailed report outlines the regulatory framework across China's financial sectors. Offering clear historical perspective, a comprehensive breakdown of the current regulations, plus future policy recommendations, this new book will enable the reader to successfully navigate China's complex regulatory framework.China's Financial Supervision and Regulation: A Report (Volume 1) features authoritative and far-reaching reports from two of China's leading finance and regulatory experts, Hu Bin and Yin Zhentao, followed by a series of detailed sub-reports which examine industry-specific regulations in great detail:General Reports- Evolution of China's Financial Supervision and Regulations: 1949-2011- China's Financial Supervision and Regulations: Developments in 2011 Sub-reports- Annual Developments in Banking Regulation- Annual Developments in Securities Regulation- Annual Developments in Insurance Regulation- Annual Developments in Foreign Exchange ManagementThe authors outline China's financial supervision and regulations in a systematic, comprehensive and authoritative manner to ensure financial institutions and regulatory authorities can now access the key reference material and guidance they require when interacting with China's financial regulations and laws. This book is published by China specialists Paths International in association with Social Sciences Academic Press (China) and China's prestigious Research Centre for Financial Laws and Regulations (RCFLR).

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Paths International Ltd

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1844642305

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Design, Analysis and Control of Cable-Suspended Parallel Robots and Its Applications

By: Bin Zi,Sen Qian

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Design, Analysis and Control of Cable-Suspended Parallel Robots and Its Applications

By: Bin Zi,Sen Qian

This book provides an essential overview of the authors’ work in the field of cable-suspended parallel robots, focusing on innovative design, mechanics, control, development and applications. It presents and analyzes several typical mechanical architectures of cable-suspended parallel robots in practical applications, including the feed cable-suspended structure for super antennae, hybrid-driven-based cable-suspended parallel robots, and cooperative cable parallel manipulators for multiple mobile cranes. It also addresses the fundamental mechanics of cable-suspended parallel robots on the basis of their typical applications, including the kinematics, dynamics and trajectory tracking control of the feed cable-suspended structure for super antennae. In addition it proposes a novel hybrid-driven-based cable-suspended parallel robot that uses integrated mechanism design methods to improve the performance of traditional cable-suspended parallel robots. A comparative study on error and performance indices of hybrid-driven based and traditional cable-suspended parallel robots rounds out the coverage. This book addresses the needs of researchers, engineers and post-graduates in the field of cable-suspended parallel robots and related areas.

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Springer

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9811017530

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Loess and Loess Geohazards in China

By: Yanrong Li,Jingui Zhao,Bin Li

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Loess and Loess Geohazards in China

By: Yanrong Li,Jingui Zhao,Bin Li

Loess is a product of aeolian deposition during the Quaternary glaciation cycles and covers approximately 6% of the Earth’s land. The Loess Plateau of China, which is home to a population of nearly three hundred million, has the thickest and most complete loess strata, where loess geohazards occur most frequently due to the weak geoenvironment and dense human activities. In recent years, the engineering geological characteristics of loess and geohazards in loess areas have gradually received increasing attention from academic researchers. This book reviews an informative collection of up-to-date literature in this field. It presents the unique features of loess and loess geohazards, and provides a strong foundation for future study via eight systematically structured chapters, e.g., origin and spatial distribution, loess landforms, microstructure, physical properties, permeability, shear strength, tensile strength, and loess geohazard. It can serve as a principal reference for researchers, practical engineers and technicians who are engaged in loess geology and surface processes, and is suitable especially for undergraduate and postgraduate students in the field of loess engineering geology.

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CRC Press

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1351709933

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Large-scale Graph Analysis: System, Algorithm and Optimization

By: Yingxia Shao,Bin Cui,Lei Chen

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Large-scale Graph Analysis: System, Algorithm and Optimization

By: Yingxia Shao,Bin Cui,Lei Chen

This book introduces readers to a workload-aware methodology for large-scale graph algorithm optimization in graph-computing systems, and proposes several optimization techniques that can enable these systems to handle advanced graph algorithms efficiently. More concretely, it proposes a workload-aware cost model to guide the development of high-performance algorithms. On the basis of the cost model, the book subsequently presents a system-level optimization resulting in a partition-aware graph-computing engine, PAGE. In addition, it presents three efficient and scalable advanced graph algorithms – the subgraph enumeration, cohesive subgraph detection, and graph extraction algorithms. This book offers a valuable reference guide for junior researchers, covering the latest advances in large-scale graph analysis; and for senior researchers, sharing state-of-the-art solutions based on advanced graph algorithms. In addition, all readers will find a workload-aware methodology for designing efficient large-scale graph algorithms.

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9811539286

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Kangzhan

Guide to Chinese Ground Forces 1937–45

By: Leland Ness,Bin Shih

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Kangzhan

Guide to Chinese Ground Forces 1937–45

By: Leland Ness,Bin Shih

Kangzhan: Guide to Chinese Ground Forces 1937–45 is the first ready reference to the organization and armament of Chinese ground forces during the Sino-Japanese War of 1937–45. The work integrates Chinese, Japanese and Western sources to examine the details of the structure and weapons of the period. Recent scholarship has contributed greatly to our understanding of China's role in the war, but this is the first book to deal with the bottom-level underpinnings of this massive army, crucial to an understanding of its tactical and operational utility. An introductory chapter discusses the military operations in China, often given short shrift in World War II histories. The work then traces the evolution of the national army's organizational structure from the end of the Northern Expedition to the conclusion of World War II. Included are tables of organization and strength reports for the wartime period. The armament section illustrates and details not only the characteristics of the many and varied weapons used in China, many seen nowhere else, but also their acquisition and such local production as was undertaken. This is complemented by a chapter on the arsenals and their evolution and production programs. The Chinese army was one of the largest of the war and it, and Japan's, fought longer than any other. It faced unique challenges, including fragmented loyalties, huge expanses of territory, poor logistics networks, inadequate arms supplies, and, often, incompetence and corruption. Nevertheless, they fought bravely in major battles through 1941 and were able to counterpunch effectively in important regions through the rest of the war. Aimed at both military historians and wargamers, this work fills an important gap in our understanding of this, the most under-appreciated army of the war.

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Helion

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1912174464

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The Art of Emergency Medicine: A Practical Approach for Emergency Physicians

By: Sharafaldeen Bin Nafisah MBBS, SBEM, MPH, MBA

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The Art of Emergency Medicine: A Practical Approach for Emergency Physicians

By: Sharafaldeen Bin Nafisah MBBS, SBEM, MPH, MBA

This book guides emergency healthcare practitioners in the approach and treatment of emergency cases, both adult and paediatric. It also provides the reader with up-to-date knowledge and experience from leaders in various emergency medicine fields, including trauma, toxicology and resuscitation.

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The Journal of Medicine, Law & Public Health

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1737748509

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Cowrie Shells and Cowrie Money

A Global History

By: Bin Yang

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Cowrie Shells and Cowrie Money

A Global History

By: Bin Yang

Originating in the sea, especially in the waters surrounding the low-lying islands of the Maldives, Cypraea moneta (sometimes confused with Cypraea annulus) was transported to various parts of Afro-Eurasia in the prehistoric era, and in many cases, it was gradually transformed into a form of money in various societies for a long span of time. Yang provides a global examination of cowrie money within and beyond Afro-Eurasia from the archaeological period to the early twentieth century. By focusing on cowrie money in Indian, Chinese, Southeast Asian and West African societies and shell money in Pacific and North American societies, Yang synthsises and illustrates the economic and cultural connections, networks and interactions over a longue durée and in a cross-regional context. Analysing locally varied experiences of cowrie money from a global perspective, Yang argued that cowrie money was the first global money that shaped Afro-Eurasian societies both individually and collectively. He proposes a paradigm of the cowrie money world that engages local, regional, transregional and global themes.

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0429952333

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Sparse Optimization Theory and Methods

By: Yun-Bin Zhao

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Sparse Optimization Theory and Methods

By: Yun-Bin Zhao

Seeking sparse solutions of underdetermined linear systems is required in many areas of engineering and science such as signal and image processing. The efficient sparse representation becomes central in various big or high-dimensional data processing, yielding fruitful theoretical and realistic results in these fields. The mathematical optimization plays a fundamentally important role in the development of these results and acts as the mainstream numerical algorithms for the sparsity-seeking problems arising from big-data processing, compressed sensing, statistical learning, computer vision, and so on. This has attracted the interest of many researchers at the interface of engineering, mathematics and computer science. Sparse Optimization Theory and Methods presents the state of the art in theory and algorithms for signal recovery under the sparsity assumption. The up-to-date uniqueness conditions for the sparsest solution of underdertemined linear systems are described. The results for sparse signal recovery under the matrix property called range space property (RSP) are introduced, which is a deep and mild condition for the sparse signal to be recovered by convex optimization methods. This framework is generalized to 1-bit compressed sensing, leading to a novel sign recovery theory in this area. Two efficient sparsity-seeking algorithms, reweighted l1-minimization in primal space and the algorithm based on complementary slackness property, are presented. The theoretical efficiency of these algorithms is rigorously analysed in this book. Under the RSP assumption, the author also provides a novel and unified stability analysis for several popular optimization methods for sparse signal recovery, including l1-mininization, Dantzig selector and LASSO. This book incorporates recent development and the author’s latest research in the field that have not appeared in other books.

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Observer-Based Fault Estimation and Accomodation for Dynamic Systems

By: Ke Zhang,Bin Jiang,Peng Shi

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Observer-Based Fault Estimation and Accomodation for Dynamic Systems

By: Ke Zhang,Bin Jiang,Peng Shi

Due to the increasing security and reliability demand of actual industrial process control systems, the study on fault diagnosis and fault tolerant control of dynamic systems has received considerable attention. Fault accommodation (FA) is one of effective methods that can be used to enhance system stability and reliability, so it has been widely and in-depth investigated and become a hot topic in recent years. Fault detection is used to monitor whether a fault occurs, which is the first step in FA. On the basis of fault detection, fault estimation (FE) is utilized to determine online the magnitude of the fault, which is a very important step because the additional controller is designed using the fault estimate. Compared with fault detection, the design difficulties of FE would increase a lot, so research on FE and accommodation is very challenging. Although there have been advancements reported on FE and accommodation for dynamic systems, the common methods at the present stage have design difficulties, which limit applications of respective design approaches. Therefore, the problems of FE and accommodation are needed to be further studied. This book considers the theory and technology of FE and accommodation for dynamic systems, and establishes a systemic and comprehensive framework of FE and accommodation for continuous/discrete-time systems.

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Chairman Mao's Children

Generation and the Politics of Memory in China

By: Bin Xu

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Chairman Mao's Children

Generation and the Politics of Memory in China

By: Bin Xu

In the 1960s and 1970s, around 17 million Chinese youths were mobilized or forced by the state to migrate to rural villages and China's frontiers. Bin Xu tells the story of how this 'sent-down' generation have come to terms with their difficult past. Exploring representations of memory including personal life stories, literature, museum exhibits, and acts of commemoration, he argues that these representations are defined by a struggle to reconcile worthiness with the political upheavals of the Mao years. These memories, however, are used by the state to construct an official narrative that weaves this generation's experiences into an upbeat story of the 'China dream'. This marginalizes those still suffering and obscures voices of self-reflection on their moral-political responsibility for their actions. Xu provides careful analysis of this generation of 'Chairman Mao's children', caught between the political and the personal, past and present, nostalgia and regret, and pride and trauma.

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Cambridge University Press

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Influences of Electric Vehicles on Power System and Key Technologies of Vehicle-to-Grid

By: Canbing Li,Yijia Cao,Yonghong Kuang,Bin Zhou

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Influences of Electric Vehicles on Power System and Key Technologies of Vehicle-to-Grid

By: Canbing Li,Yijia Cao,Yonghong Kuang,Bin Zhou

This book analyzes the influence of electric vehicles on microclimate and the indirect influence on power load from a unique perspective. It discusses different aspects of Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, including large and small-scale charging infrastructures, and describes the effect on electricity price, voltage, frequency and other key V2G technologies. It introduces various aspects of the influence of electric vehicles on the power grids and the control strategies for achieving economic, safe and steady grid operation using V2G technologies. This book is suitable for senior undergraduates and postgraduates majoring in electrical, transportation, or environmental engineering, as well as other related professionals.

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Thermal Management for Opto-electronics Packaging and Applications

By: Xiaobing Luo,Run Hu,Bin Xie

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Thermal Management for Opto-electronics Packaging and Applications

By: Xiaobing Luo,Run Hu,Bin Xie

A systematic guide to the theory, applications, and design of thermal management for LED packaging In Thermal Management for Opto-electronics Packaging and Applications, a team of distinguished engineers and researchers deliver an authoritative discussion of the fundamental theory and practical design required for LED product development. Readers will get a solid grounding in thermal management strategies and find up-to-date coverage of heat transfer fundamentals, thermal modeling, and thermal simulation and design. The authors explain cooling technologies and testing techniques that will help the reader evaluate device performance and accelerate the design and manufacturing cycle. In this all-inclusive guide to LED package thermal management, the book provides the latest advances in thermal engineering design and opto-electronic devices and systems. The book also includes: A thorough introduction to thermal conduction and solutions, including discussions of thermal resistance and high thermal conductivity materials Comprehensive explorations of thermal radiation and solutions, including angular- and spectra-regulation radiative cooling Practical discussions of thermally enhanced thermal interfacial materials (TIMs) Complete treatments of hybrid thermal management in downhole devices Perfect for engineers, researchers, and industry professionals in the fields of LED packaging and heat transfer, Thermal Management for Opto-electronics Packaging and Applications will also benefit advanced students focusing on the design of LED product design.

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1119179297

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High Plasticity Magnesium Alloys

By: Fusheng Pan,Bin Jiang,Jingfeng Wang,Yaobo Hu,Suqin Luo

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High Plasticity Magnesium Alloys

By: Fusheng Pan,Bin Jiang,Jingfeng Wang,Yaobo Hu,Suqin Luo

High Plasticity Magnesium Alloys focuses on the microstructure, mechanical properties and processing methods of magnesium alloy materials. The title offers theory and methods on high-plasticity magnesium alloys, including phase diagram construction, alloying and deformation. Four typical high-plasticity magnesium alloys are discussed through thermodynamic phase diagram construction and the characterization of their microstructure, mechanical properties and texture at as-cast, extruded, rolled and heat-treated states. Chapters update principle calculations for the effects of alloying elements, Mg-Gd-Zr medium strength and high-plasticity alloys, medium strength and high-plasticity Mg-Mn based alloys, medium strength and high-plasticity Mc-Sn based alloys, and Mg-Gd-Y-Zn-Mn high-strength and high-plasticity magnesium alloys. This book presents the plasticity of magnesium alloys, and guides the design and development of new high-strength and high-plasticity magnesium alloys. It provides detailed solutions for practicing industrial engineers. - Presents in-depth theory and research methods on high-plasticity magnesium alloys - Considers the microstructure, mechanical properties and processing methods of high-performance magnesium alloys - Shows the first principles needed to calculate the effects of various alloying elements - Introduces the development of magnesium alloys with relatively high plasticity - Characterizes the plasticity of polycrystalline metallic materials - Provides detailed solutions for industrial engineers who need to use high-performance magnesium alloys

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0128201118

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Observer-Based Fault Estimation Techniques

By: Ke Zhang,Bin Jiang,Peng Shi,Vincent Cocquempot

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Observer-Based Fault Estimation Techniques

By: Ke Zhang,Bin Jiang,Peng Shi,Vincent Cocquempot

This book investigates observer-fault estimation techniques in detail, while also highlighting recent research and findings regarding fault estimation. Many practical control systems are subject to possible malfunctions, which may cause significant performance loss or even system instability. To improve the reliability, performance and safety of dynamical systems, fault diagnosis techniques are now receiving considerable attention, both in research and applications, and have been the subject of intensive investigations. Fault detection – the essential first step in fault diagnosis – is a binary decision-making process used to determine whether or not a fault has occurred. In turn, fault isolation is used to identify the location of the faulty component, while fault estimation is used to identify the size of the fault online. Compared with the problems involved in fault detection and isolation, fault estimation is considerably more challenging.

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3319674927

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Nature-based Solutions for Urban Resilience and Human Health

By: Bo Hong,Bin Jiang,Henrik Vejre

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Nature-based Solutions for Urban Resilience and Human Health

By: Bo Hong,Bin Jiang,Henrik Vejre

Climate change and rapid urbanization have significant impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services. Nature-based solutions (NBS) is an action to work with and enhance nature to solve social challenges, and NBS is an "umbrella concept" for other mature nature-based approaches. Blue-green spaces (BGS) can provide a wide range of ecosystem services, including mitigation of urban heat island effects, reduction of flooding, mitigation of air pollution, and provision of recreational spaces, thereby promoting physical and mental health. Hence, NBSs can serve as cost-effective climate mitigation and adaptation tool that contribute to additional co-benefits for ecosystem health and human well-being. Environmentalists, epidemiologists, ecologists, urban planners, and policymakers have paid more attention to NBSs for urban resilience and human health. In this Research Topic, we hope to discuss these topics: (1) ecological exposure and health benefits; (2) climate adaptation and human health promotion possibilities by NBSs; (3) methodological and theoretical approaches as well as technologies of NBSs corresponding to urban resilience; (4) underlying pathways and potential mechanisms of NBSs in improving human health; and (5) policies and management for planning and design of the successful implementation of NBSs in relation to urban resilience and human health. This Research Topic focuses on, but is not restricted to the following issues: • Nature-based interventions for climate adaptation. • Ecological exposure and physical and psychological health outcomes. • Climate adaption environmental policies and management. • Theoretical and case-based studies on climate mitigation and adaption by NBSs • Ecosystem service perspective on promoting urban resilience. This Research Topic welcomes the following types of manuscripts: Original Research, Hypothesis and Theory, Review, and Perspective.

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2832548768

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Veridical Data Science

The Practice of Responsible Data Analysis and Decision Making

By: Bin Yu,Rebecca L. Barter

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Veridical Data Science

The Practice of Responsible Data Analysis and Decision Making

By: Bin Yu,Rebecca L. Barter

Using real-world data case studies, this innovative and accessible textbook introduces an actionable framework for conducting trustworthy data science. Most textbooks present data science as a linear analytic process involving a set of statistical and computational techniques without accounting for the challenges intrinsic to real-world applications. Veridical Data Science, by contrast, embraces the reality that most projects begin with an ambiguous domain question and messy data; it acknowledges that datasets are mere approximations of reality while analyses are mental constructs. Bin Yu and Rebecca Barter employ the innovative Predictability, Computability, and Stability (PCS) framework to assess the trustworthiness and relevance of data-driven results relative to three sources of uncertainty that arise throughout the data science life cycle: the human decisions and judgment calls made during data collection, cleaning, and modeling. By providing real-world data case studies, intuitive explanations of common statistical and machine learning techniques, and supplementary R and Python code, Veridical Data Science offers a clear and actionable guide for conducting responsible data science. Requiring little background knowledge, this lucid, self-contained textbook provides a solid foundation and principled framework for future study of advanced methods in machine learning, statistics, and data science. Presents the Predictability, Computability, and Stability (PCS) methodology for producing trustworthy data-driven results Teaches how a data science project should be conducted from beginning to end, including extensive discussion of the data scientist's decision-making process Cultivates critical thinking throughout the entire data science life cycle Provides practical examples and illuminating case studies of real-world data analysis problems with associated code, exercises, and solutions Suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, domain scientists, and practitioners

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0262049198

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Geochemistry of Silicon Isotopes

By: Tiping Ding,Shaoyong Jiang,Yanhe Li,Jianfei Gao,Bin Hu

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Geochemistry of Silicon Isotopes

By: Tiping Ding,Shaoyong Jiang,Yanhe Li,Jianfei Gao,Bin Hu

The book starts with an introduction on silicon isotopes and related analytical methods, and explains the mechanisms of silicon isotope fractionation. Silicon isotope distributions in lithosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere are shown based on results from field studies, and silicon isotope relevance for applications are presented.

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China Transformed

Historical Change and the Limits of European Experience

By: R. Bin Wong

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China Transformed

Historical Change and the Limits of European Experience

By: R. Bin Wong

The assumption still made in much social science research that Europe provides a universal model of development is fundamentally mistaken, according to R. Bin Wong. The solution is not, however, simply to reject Eurocentric norms but to build complementary perspectives, such as a Sinocentric one, to evaluate current understandings of European developments. A genuinely comparative perspective, he argues, will free China from wrong expectations and will allow those working on European problems to recognize the distinct character of Western development.

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Cornell University Press

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1501736043

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The Resource Utilization of Plastic Waste with Supercritical Water Treatment

By: Hui Jin,Bin Bai,Weizuo Wang,Changqing Cao,Bingru Lu,Jinwen Shi,Liejin Guo

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The Resource Utilization of Plastic Waste with Supercritical Water Treatment

By: Hui Jin,Bin Bai,Weizuo Wang,Changqing Cao,Bingru Lu,Jinwen Shi,Liejin Guo

The Resource Utilization of Plastic Waste with Supercritical Water Treatment discusses the types of plastic analysis, material characterization, technical principles of supercritical water treatment of waste plastics, the structure and process of the experimental platform, the selection of process parameters, and the establishment of kinetic models in professional areas of the field. - Provides a clear understanding of the basic principles and processes of supercritical water treatment of waste plastics technology - Enables the reader to develop a complete understanding of the experimental methods of supercritical water gasification plastics, liquefied plastics and collaborative treatments of pollutants - Provides an overview of kinetic models, along with the accuracy of modeling results by comparing with experimental results

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0323955711

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Britain and Morocco During the Embassy of John Drummond Hay, 1845-1886

By: Khalid Ben Srhir,Khālid Bin al-Ṣaghīr

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Britain and Morocco During the Embassy of John Drummond Hay, 1845-1886

By: Khalid Ben Srhir,Khālid Bin al-Ṣaghīr

Focusing on the life and work of the British representative in Tangier, John Drummond Hay, this book provides fascinating insights into a critical period in Moroccan history and Moroccan-British relations during the nineteenth-century.

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