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The Empire of the Text

Writing and Authority in Early Imperial China

By: Christopher Leigh Connery

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The Empire of the Text

Writing and Authority in Early Imperial China

By: Christopher Leigh Connery

This unique study argues that in the Qin-Han period, there arose in China a regime of textual authority_one that overlapped but did not coincide with imperial authority. Drawing on a wide range of research and theory, Connery makes an original contribution to the analysis of early imperial elite culture, particularly in the fields of literature and linguistics, intellectual, and institutional history. The author provides new contexts for thinking about canonization and textual transmission systems, an innovative framework for analysis and discussion of the early imperial elite, a socio-ideological exploration of one strand of late Han 'Confucian' thought, and a critique of the concepts of subjectivity and the 'birth of lyricism' in China.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0847687392

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Statistics for Spatio-Temporal Data

By: Noel Cressie,Christopher K. Wikle

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Statistics for Spatio-Temporal Data

By: Noel Cressie,Christopher K. Wikle

Winner of the 2013 DeGroot Prize. A state-of-the-art presentation of spatio-temporal processes, bridging classic ideas with modern hierarchical statistical modeling concepts and the latest computational methods Noel Cressie and Christopher K. Wikle, are also winners of the 2011 PROSE Award in the Mathematics category, for the book “Statistics for Spatio-Temporal Data” (2011), published by John Wiley and Sons. (The PROSE awards, for Professional and Scholarly Excellence, are given by the Association of American Publishers, the national trade association of the US book publishing industry.) Statistics for Spatio-Temporal Data has now been reprinted with small corrections to the text and the bibliography. The overall content and pagination of the new printing remains the same; the difference comes in the form of corrections to typographical errors, editing of incomplete and missing references, and some updated spatio-temporal interpretations. From understanding environmental processes and climate trends to developing new technologies for mapping public-health data and the spread of invasive-species, there is a high demand for statistical analyses of data that take spatial, temporal, and spatio-temporal information into account. Statistics for Spatio-Temporal Data presents a systematic approach to key quantitative techniques that incorporate the latest advances in statistical computing as well as hierarchical, particularly Bayesian, statistical modeling, with an emphasis on dynamical spatio-temporal models. Cressie and Wikle supply a unique presentation that incorporates ideas from the areas of time series and spatial statistics as well as stochastic processes. Beginning with separate treatments of temporal data and spatial data, the book combines these concepts to discuss spatio-temporal statistical methods for understanding complex processes. Topics of coverage include: Exploratory methods for spatio-temporal data, including visualization, spectral analysis, empirical orthogonal function analysis, and LISAs Spatio-temporal covariance functions, spatio-temporal kriging, and time series of spatial processes Development of hierarchical dynamical spatio-temporal models (DSTMs), with discussion of linear and nonlinear DSTMs and computational algorithms for their implementation Quantifying and exploring spatio-temporal variability in scientific applications, including case studies based on real-world environmental data Throughout the book, interesting applications demonstrate the relevance of the presented concepts. Vivid, full-color graphics emphasize the visual nature of the topic, and a related FTP site contains supplementary material. Statistics for Spatio-Temporal Data is an excellent book for a graduate-level course on spatio-temporal statistics. It is also a valuable reference for researchers and practitioners in the fields of applied mathematics, engineering, and the environmental and health sciences.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119243068

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Gutenberg in Shanghai

Chinese Print Capitalism, 1876-1937

By: Christopher A. Reed

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Gutenberg in Shanghai

Chinese Print Capitalism, 1876-1937

By: Christopher A. Reed

Relying on documents previously unavailable to both Western and Chinese researchers, this history demonstrates how Western technology and evolving traditional values resulted in the birth of a unique form of print capitalism that would have a far-reaching and irreversible influence on Chinese culture. In the mid-1910s, what historians call the "Golden Age of Chinese Capitalism" began, accompanied by a technological transformation that included the drastic expansion of China's "Gutenberg revolution." This is a vital reevaluation of Chinese modernity that refutes views that China's technological development was slowed by culture or that Chinese modernity was mere cultural continuity.

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UBC Press

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0774841214

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King Chǒngjo, an Enlightened Despot in Early Modern Korea

By: Christopher Lovins

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King Chǒngjo, an Enlightened Despot in Early Modern Korea

By: Christopher Lovins

Were the countries of Europe the only ones that were "early modern"? Was Asia's early modernity cut short by colonialism? Scholars examining early modern Eurasia have not yet fully explored the relationships between absolute rule and political modernization in the highly contested early modern world. Using a comparative perspective that places Chŏngjo, king of Korea from 1776 to 1800, in context with other Korean kings and with contemporary Chinese and European rulers, Christopher Lovins examines the shifting balance of power in Korea in favor of the crown at the expense of the aristocracy during the early modern period. This book is the first to analyze in English the recently discovered collection of 297 private letters written by Chŏngjo himself. These letters were a vital channel of communication outside of official court historians' scrutiny, since private meetings between the king and his ministers were forbidden by custom. Royal politics played out in an arena of subtle communication, with court officials trying to read the king's unstated, elliptically hinted at intentions and the king trying to suggest what he wanted done while maintaining plausible deniability. Through close analysis of both official records and private letters, including Chŏngjo's "secret letters," Lovins shows that, in contrast to previous assumptions, the late eighteenth-century Korean monarchs were not weak and ineffective but instead were in the process of building an absolutist polity.

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State University of New York Press

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1438473656

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Chinese Nationalism in the Global Era

By: Christopher R. Hughes

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Chinese Nationalism in the Global Era

By: Christopher R. Hughes

Presenting an analysis of the tension between nationalism and globalization in China since the beginning of the ‘reform and opening’ period in the late 1970s to the present day, this book makes a unique contribution to the on-going debate on the nature of Chinese nationalism. It shows how nationalism is used to link together key areas of policy-making, including economic policy, national unification and foreign policy. Hughes provides historical context to the debate by examining how nationalism became incorporated into the ideology of the Chinese Communist Party in the 1980s and the ways in which this strengthened and combined with globalization discourse through the domestic crisis of the Tiananmen Massacre and the external shock of the Cold War’s conclusion. The different perspectives towards this resulting orthodoxy are discussed, including those of the state and dissent in mainland China and the alternative views from Taiwan and Hong Kong. Based on Chinese sources throughout, this book offers a systematic treatment of Chinese nationalism, providing conceptual insights that allow the reader to grasp the complex weave of Chinese nationalist sentiment today and its implications for the future.

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Routledge

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1134672802

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The Third Chinese Revolutionary Civil War, 1945–49

An Analysis of Communist Strategy and Leadership

By: Christopher R. Lew

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The Third Chinese Revolutionary Civil War, 1945–49

An Analysis of Communist Strategy and Leadership

By: Christopher R. Lew

This book examines the Third Chinese Revolutionary Civil War of 1945-1949, which resulted in the victory of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949. It provides a military and strategic history of the conflict, exploring how the communists achieved victory.

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1135969736

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Responsive Authoritarianism in China

By: Christopher Heurlin

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Responsive Authoritarianism in China

By: Christopher Heurlin

Challenging the notion of China as merely a repressive dictatorship, Heurlin shows that policymaking has been surprisingly responsive to protests.

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Cambridge University Press

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Japanese Philosophy

By: H. Gene Blocker,Christopher L. Starling

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Japanese Philosophy

By: H. Gene Blocker,Christopher L. Starling

Japanese Philosophy is the first book to assert the existence of a Japanese philosophy prior to Nishida Kitaro in the early twentieth century. Because of Western military and economic dominance since the seventeenth century, the cross-cultural comparison of non-Western philosophy has generally gone in one direction—comparing Chinese, Indian, and other thought systems with Western philosophy. For various reasons, Japanese scholars did not follow the Chinese lead after 1920 in acknowledging that some of their own literary tradition should be classified as "philosophy." In spite of this, the authors argue that it is useful to compare cultures, and that one way of comparing cultures is to compare their philosophies—and therefore that it is worth treating certain parts of Japanese literature as philosophy, especially those parts that are similar to what has long been classified and treated as philosophy in India and China. By doing so, and by providing an overview of Japanese philosophy from the seventh century to the present, the authors contribute to a greater cross-cultural understanding between East and West.

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State University of New York Press

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0791490386

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Medicinal Mushrooms

An Exploration of Tradition, Healing, and Culture

By: Christopher Hobbs

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Medicinal Mushrooms

An Exploration of Tradition, Healing, and Culture

By: Christopher Hobbs

This modern handbook for exploring and understanding the rich traditions of healing fungi in Eastern and Western cultures is the most complete work on the cultural, health-promoting and medicinal uses of mushrooms ever published!. Author Christopher Hobbs thoroughly documnents and details the nutritional and health benefits of over 100 species of edible fungi.

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1570679509

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Christianity and Confucianism

Culture, Faith and Politics

By: Christopher Hancock

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Christianity and Confucianism

Culture, Faith and Politics

By: Christopher Hancock

Christianity and Confucianism: Culture, Faith and Politics, sets comparative textual analysis against the backcloth of 2000 years of cultural, political, and religious interaction between China and the West. As the world responds to China's rise and China positions herself for global engagement, this major new study reawakens and revises an ancient conversation. As a generous introduction to biblical Christianity and the Confucian Classics, Christianity and Confucianism tells a remarkable story of mutual formation and cultural indebtedness. East and West are shown to have shaped the mind, heart, culture, philosophy and politics of the other - and far more, perhaps, than either knows or would want to admit. Christopher Hancock has provided a rich and stimulating resource for scholars and students, diplomats and social scientists, devotees of culture and those who pursue wisdom and peace today.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0567657698

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UFOs, PSI, and Spiritual Evolution

By: Christopher Humphries,Christopher J. Humphries Ph. D.

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UFOs, PSI, and Spiritual Evolution

By: Christopher Humphries,Christopher J. Humphries Ph. D.

Answers all the ancient philosophical questions: about the good, the right, the true, the nature of mind and soul, divinity, immortality, and free will.

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Adventures Unlimited Press

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193188238X

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Medieval Chinese Medicine

The Dunhuang Medical Manuscripts

By: Christopher Cullen,Vivienne Lo

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Medieval Chinese Medicine

The Dunhuang Medical Manuscripts

By: Christopher Cullen,Vivienne Lo

In recent decades various versions of Chinese medicine have begun to be widely practised in Western countries, and the academic study of the subject is now well established. However, there are still few scholarly monographs that describe the history of Chinese medicine and there are none at all on the medieval period. This collection represents the kind of international collaboration of research teams, centres and individuals that is required to begin to study the source materials adequately. The first book in English to discuss this fascinating material in the century since the Dunhuang library was discovered, the text provides a unique and fascinating interpretation of Chinese medical history.

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Routledge

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1134291310

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China’s Evolving Nuclear Deterrent

Major Drivers and Issues for the United States

By: Eric Heginbotham,Michael S. Chase,Jacob L. Heim,Bonny Lin,Mark R. Cozad,Lyle J. Morris,Christopher P. Twomey,Forrest E. Morgan,Michael Nixon,Cristina L. Garafola,Samuel K. Berkowitz

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China’s Evolving Nuclear Deterrent

Major Drivers and Issues for the United States

By: Eric Heginbotham,Michael S. Chase,Jacob L. Heim,Bonny Lin,Mark R. Cozad,Lyle J. Morris,Christopher P. Twomey,Forrest E. Morgan,Michael Nixon,Cristina L. Garafola,Samuel K. Berkowitz

China’s approach to nuclear deterrence has been broadly consistent since its first test in 1964, but it has recently accelerated nuclear force modernization. China’s strategic environment is likely to grow more complex, and nuclear constituencies are gaining a larger bureaucratic voice. Beijing is unlikely to change official nuclear policies but will probably increase emphasis on nuclear deterrence and may adjust the definition of key concepts.

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Rand Corporation

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0833096524

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Corruption Control in Authoritarian Regimes

Lessons from East Asia

By: Christopher Carothers

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Corruption Control in Authoritarian Regimes

Lessons from East Asia

By: Christopher Carothers

Reveals how meaningful corruption control by authoritarian regimes is surprisingly common and follows a different playbook than democratic anti-corruption reform.

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Cambridge University Press

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1316513289

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Introduction to Business

By: Heidi M. Neck,Christopher P. Neck,Emma L. Murray

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Introduction to Business

By: Heidi M. Neck,Christopher P. Neck,Emma L. Murray

Written by bestselling authors Heidi M. Neck, Christopher P. Neck, and Emma L. Murray, Introduction to Business explores the fundamental building blocks of modern business while addressing social impact, ethics, and the power of innovation throughout. Cases on startups, small businesses, and corporations will ignite student interest as they learn from today’s most forward-looking organizations. Regardless of your students’ career aspirations, they will develop the mindset and skillset they need to succeed in their professional journeys.

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SAGE Publications

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1071858092

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The Kongs of Qufu

The Descendants of Confucius in Late Imperial China

By: Christopher S. Agnew

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The Kongs of Qufu

The Descendants of Confucius in Late Imperial China

By: Christopher S. Agnew

The city of Qufu, in north China’s Shandong Province, is famous as the hometown of Kong Qiu (551–479 BCE)—known as Confucius in English and as Kongzi or Kong Fuzi in Chinese. In The Kongs of Qufu, Christopher Agnew chronicles the history of the sage’s direct descendants from the inception of the hereditary title Duke for Fulfilling the Sage in 1055 CE through its dissolution in 1935, after the fall of China’s dynastic system in 1911. Drawing on archival materials, Agnew reveals how a kinship group used genealogical privilege to shape Chinese social and economic history. The Kongs’ power under a hereditary dukedom enabled them to oversee agricultural labor, dominate rural markets, and profit from commercial enterprises. The Kongs of Qufu demonstrates that the ducal institution and Confucian ritual were both a means to reproduce existing social hierarchies and a potential site of conflict and subversion.

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University of Washington Press

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0295745940

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The Mind of Empire

China's History and Modern Foreign Relations

By: Christopher A. Ford

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The Mind of Empire

China's History and Modern Foreign Relations

By: Christopher A. Ford

“Ford’s reading of Confucius is both shrewd and instructive, with implications for contemporary policymakers . . . a scholarly analysis of Chinese history.” —The Weekly Standard China’s prosperity has increased dramatically in the last two decades, propelling the nation to a prominent position in the international community. Yet China’s ancient history still informs and shapes its understanding of itself in relation to the world. As a highly developed and modern nation, China is something of a paradox. In The Mind of Empire: China’s History and Modern Foreign Relations, Christopher A. Ford demonstrates how China’s historical awareness shapes its objectives and how the resulting national consciousness continues to influence the country’s policymaking. Despite its increasing prominence among modern, developed nations, China continues to seek guidance from a past characterized by Confucian notions of hierarchical political order and a “moral geography” that places China at the center of the civilized world. The Mind of Empire describes how these attitudes have clashed with traditional Western ideals of sovereignty and international law. Ford speculates about how China’s legacy may continue to shape its foreign relations and offers a warning about the potential global consequences. He examines major themes in China’s conception of domestic and global political order, describes key historical precedents, and outlines the remarkable continuity of China’s Sinocentric stance. Expertly synthesizing historical, philosophical, religious, and cultural analysis into a cohesive study of the Chinese worldview, Ford offers revealing insights into modern China. “A much-needed and an erudite contextualization . . . [this book] will benefit immensely those interested in the history and strategic culture of China’s foreign policy.” —The China Quarterly

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813139740

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A Profile of the United States Toy Industry, Second Edition

Serious Fun

By: Christopher Byrne

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A Profile of the United States Toy Industry, Second Edition

Serious Fun

By: Christopher Byrne

The toy industry is one of the most consistently misunderstood sectors of American business, comprising a wide range of businesses under one banner-entertainment, commodities, fashion and licensing-that each behave differently. Broad-based change is constant, with more than 40 percent of toy products new each year. The U.S. market comprises about 600 publicly and privately held companies, valued at about $22 billion per year at wholesale for traditional toys, which has remained relatively constant since the 1990s. It is also the only industry where success depends on the whims of a child. This book is a concise and in-depth introduction to the structure, practices, and market forces that impact the toy industry, including a short history, a description of the current market landscape, product trends, emerging opportunities and threats and expectations for the future, as well as aspects of retailing, consumer behavior, and financial markets. While the book's primary focus is the U.S. toy industry, one cannot ignore the global scope of the business, particularly related to manufacturing, growth potential and emerging markets. It is intended to provide a foundation for understanding the diverse and dynamic nature of the toy industry and many things that make it unique and to provide an introduction to this fast-paced, always changing and fiercely competitive business where success is often more an art than a science.

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Business Expert Press

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1631576070

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Mao and Markets

The Communist Roots of Chinese Enterprise

By: Christopher Marquis,Kunyuan Qiao

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Mao and Markets

The Communist Roots of Chinese Enterprise

By: Christopher Marquis,Kunyuan Qiao

A thoroughly researched assessment of how China’s economic success continues to be shaped by the communist ideology of Chairman Mao It was long assumed that as China embraced open markets and private enterprise, its state-controlled economy would fall by the wayside, that free markets would inevitably lead to a more liberal society. Instead, China’s growth over the past four decades has positioned state capitalism as a durable foil to the orthodoxy of free markets, to the confusion of many in the West. Christopher Marquis and Kunyuan Qiao argue that China’s economic success is based on—not in spite of—the continuing influence of Communist leader Mao Zedong. They illustrate how Mao’s ideological principles, mass campaigns, and socialist institutions have enduringly influenced Chinese entrepreneurs’ business strategies and the management of their ventures. Grounded in case studies and quantitative analyses, this book shows that while private enterprise is the engine of China’s growth, Chinese companies see no contradictions between commercial drive and a dedication to Maoist ideology.

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Yale University Press

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0300268831

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9780300268836

Military Thought in Early China

By: Christopher C. Rand

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Military Thought in Early China

By: Christopher C. Rand

This study of the philosophy of war in early China examines the recurring debate, from antiquity through the Western Han period (202 BCE–8 CE), about how to achieve a proper balance between martial (wu) force and civil (wen) governance in the pursuit of a peaceful state. Rather than focusing solely on Sunzi's Art of War and other military treatises from the Warring States era (ca. 475–221 BCE), Christopher C. Rand analyzes the evolution of this debate by examining a broad corpus of early Han and pre-Han texts, including works uncovered in archeological excavations during recent decades. What emerges is a framework for understanding early China's military philosophy as an ongoing negotiation between three major alternatives: militarism, compartmentalism, and syncretism. Military Thought in Early China offers a look into China's historical experience with a perennial issue that is not only of continuing relevance to modern-day China but also pertinent to other world states seeking to sustain strong and harmonious societies.

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State University of New York Press

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1438465181

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Self-Cultivation Philosophies in Ancient India, Greece, and China

By: Christopher W. Gowans

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Self-Cultivation Philosophies in Ancient India, Greece, and China

By: Christopher W. Gowans

The book defends the thesis that the concept of self-cultivation philosophy is an informative interpretive framework for comprehending and reflecting on several philosophical outlooks in India, the Greco-Roman world and China. On the basis of an understanding of human nature and the place of human beings in the world, self-cultivation philosophies maintain that our lives can and should be substantially transformed from what is judged to be a problematic, untutored condition of human beings, our existential starting-point, into what is put forward as an ideal state of being. We are to do this by undertaking a set of therapeutic or spiritual exercises guided by some philosophical analysis. The self-cultivation philosophies in India are expressed in: the Bhagavad Gītā; the Sāṃkhya and Yoga philosophies of Īśvarakṛṣṇa and Patañjali; and teaching of the Buddha and his followers Buddhaghosa and Śāntideva. The philosophies originating in Greece, with subsequent development in the Roman period, are the most prominent Hellenistic approaches: the Epicureanism of Epicurus, Lucretius and Philodemus; the Stoicism of Chrysippus, Epictetus and Seneca; and Pyrrho and the Pyrrhonism of Sextus Empiricus. The self-cultivation philosophies from China are the early Confucian outlooks of Confucius, Mencius and Xunzi; the classical Daoist perspectives of the Daodejing and the Zhuangzi; and the Chan tradition of Bodhidharma, Huineng and Linji"--

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Oxford University Press

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0190941022

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The Age of Irreverence

A New History of Laughter in China

By: Christopher Rea

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The Age of Irreverence

A New History of Laughter in China

By: Christopher Rea

The Age of Irreverence tells the story of why China’s entry into the modern age was not just traumatic, but uproarious. As the Qing dynasty slumped toward extinction, prominent writers compiled jokes into collections they called "histories of laughter." In the first years of the Republic, novelists, essayists and illustrators alike used humorous allegories to make veiled critiques of the new government. But, again and again, political and cultural discussion erupted into invective, as critics gleefully jeered and derided rivals in public. Farceurs drew followings in the popular press, promoting a culture of practical joking and buffoonery. Eventually, these various expressions of hilarity proved so offensive to high-brow writers that they launched a concerted campaign to transform the tone of public discourse, hoping to displace the old forms of mirth with a new one they called youmo (humor). Christopher Rea argues that this period—from the 1890s to the 1930s—transformed how Chinese people thought and talked about what is funny. Focusing on five cultural expressions of laughter—jokes, play, mockery, farce, and humor—he reveals the textures of comedy that were a part of everyday life during modern China’s first "age of irreverence." This new history of laughter not only offers an unprecedented and up-close look at a neglected facet of Chinese cultural modernity, but also reveals its lasting legacy in the Chinese language of the comic today and its implications for our understanding of humor as a part of human culture.

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Univ of California Press

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0520959590

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Historical Dictionary of the Chinese Civil War

By: Christopher R. Lew,Edwin Pak-wah Leung

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Historical Dictionary of the Chinese Civil War

By: Christopher R. Lew,Edwin Pak-wah Leung

This second edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Chinese Civil War studies the longer, broader war and its chronology carefully tracks the major events. The introduction then provides a broad overview, describing the contending forces, and showing how the Communists come out on top. The details, and these are crucial, are laid out in over 200 cross-referenced dictionary entries dealing with the opposing forces and parties, the major campaigns and battles, the Long March, and of course the leadership on both sides. This book, one of few such in English, provides a very solid basis for study, but that can be accomplished more effectively by consulting the titles listed in an extensive bibliography.

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Scarecrow Press

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0810878747

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Paper Swordsmen

Jin Yong And The Modern Chinese Martial Arts Novel

By: John Christopher Hamm

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Paper Swordsmen

Jin Yong And The Modern Chinese Martial Arts Novel

By: John Christopher Hamm

The martial arts novel is one of the most distinctive and widely-read forms of modern Chinese fiction. John Christopher Hamm offers the first in-depth English-language study of this fascinating and influential genre, focusing on the work of its undisputed twentieth-century master, Jin Yong.

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824827635

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Cell Survival Programs and Ischemia/Reperfusion

Hormesis, Preconditioning, and Cardioprotection

By: Maike Krenz,Christopher Baines,Theodore Kalogeris,Ronald Korthuis

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Cell Survival Programs and Ischemia/Reperfusion

Hormesis, Preconditioning, and Cardioprotection

By: Maike Krenz,Christopher Baines,Theodore Kalogeris,Ronald Korthuis

The major purpose of this book is to review the evidence supporting the concept that intrinsic cell survival programs can be activated by a variety of mildly noxious stimuli or pharmacologic agents to confer protection against the deleterious effects of ischemia/reperfusion (I/R). We begin with a discussion of the concept of hormesis (a term used most extensively in the toxicologic literature which refers to biphasic cellular responses that depend on concentration or intensity of a stimulus), review the seminal studies that led to the discovery of the cardioprotective effects of ischemic preconditioning, and outline its therapeutic potential (Chapter 1). This is followed by a summary of our current understanding of the mechanisms of I/R injury (Chapter 2), as this provides several points of intervention in limiting postischemic tissue injury that may be targeted by the adaptive programs invoked by conditioning stimuli. Chapters 3 and 4 focus on the mechanisms underlying ischemic pre-, post-, and remote conditioning, which establishes the mechanistic rationale for development of pharmacologic conditioning strategies that may mimic the remarkably powerful effects of ischemic conditioning (and are covered in Chapter 5). Lifestyle interventions, including exercise, caloric restriction, and consumption of alcoholic beverages and/or phytochemicals, that may induce hormetic responses will also be reviewed in this chapter. While the promise for conditioning as a therapeutic approach is enormous, there are obstacles to its practical application in patients, which are covered in Chapter 6. The final chapter (Chapter 7) examines the extension of our mechanistic understanding of the signaling pathways invoked by conditioning stimuli into the realm of gene therapy and to the preservation of stem cell viability in the harsh ischemic environment as natural translational outgrowths of preconditioning into therapeutics.

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Biota Publishing

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1615045856

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A Profile of the United States Toy Industry

Serious Fun

By: Christopher Byrne

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A Profile of the United States Toy Industry

Serious Fun

By: Christopher Byrne

The toy industry is one of the most consistently misunderstood sectors of American business. That's no surprise because on many levels it resists easy definition. It's a commodity business. No, it's a fashion business. No, it's a consumer products business. No, it's an entertainment business. The fact is it's all of these businesses, each of which addresses and responds to market forces differently. And often, especially with the larger, publicly traded companies--all of these businesses share a balance sheet. This book will provide a concise and in-depth introduction to the structure, practices and market forces that impact the toy industry. It will offer a short history of the industry, a description of the current market landscape, major and emerging industry competitors, contemporary trends, changes and expectations for the future. It will further cover aspects of retailing, consumer behavior, and financial markets as they relate to the industry. As noted, the book will focus primarily on the U.S. toy industry, but will provide guidelines for extrapolating the information to the global toy market and a highlight of those issues, such as manufacturing, that are relatively consistent worldwide. The book is intended to provide a foundation for understanding the diverse and changing nature of the toy industry and to help readers develop a context for appreciating it relevant to other, more predictable and definable industries. Many students--and professionals for that matter--come to the toy industry ill equipped for success because they are unable to understand the various disciplines and business practices it encompasses and therefore unable to apply those practices appropriately for the product or product category. A preschool toy will never behave like a toy from a hot movie. It's something many successful people in the business know and have learned over time, but it remains a mystery to the uninitiated. Withal this book is intended as an initiation into a fascinating, fast-paced and fiercely competitive business that is very often more an art than a science.

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Textual Practices of Literary Training in Medieval China

Evidence from Dunhuang Manuscripts

By: Christopher M.B. Nugent

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Textual Practices of Literary Training in Medieval China

Evidence from Dunhuang Manuscripts

By: Christopher M.B. Nugent

Through close examination of a set of educational works discovered among the Dunhuang manuscripts, this book presents new insights into the literary training undertaken by the elite of medieval China. In their contents and structures, these works tell us what parts of the literary and cultural inheritance the elite were expected to learn and how they learned them. The material aspects of these manuscripts—including handwriting, copying errors, and paratextual additions—show how students in Dunhuang used and reproduced them. What emerges is a picture of a literary education that is more diverse in its sources, and also more haphazard, than previously imagined.

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9004684883

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Cryptocurrency

By: Christopher D Langton

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Cryptocurrency

By: Christopher D Langton

Eli, a brilliant hacker turned fugitive, finds himself trapped in a perilous cat-and-mouse game. With every digital trace serving as a potential death sentence, he is forced to navigate a treacherous world of conspiracy and corruption. As he delves deeper into the shadows, Eli confronts his inner demons and pushes his abilities to their limits. In a race against time, he battles for his freedom, knowing that one wrong move could seal his fate forever. Amidst the chaos, we are introduced to Olivia, a visionary determined to revolutionise the cryptocurrency landscape. With Eli by her side, they embark on a daring mission that challenges the very foundations of the virtual realm. Their path intertwines with that of Emily, an unsuspecting user who becomes entangled in a complex web of events. As the virtual and real world collide, their destinies become intertwined, and they must navigate a landscape fraught with danger and deception. Meanwhile, Task Force Kabukicho, a covert group of cybersecurity professionals, emerges on the scene. Driven by a relentless pursuit of justice, they are hot on the trail of a mysterious figure known as The_Baker. As their investigation unfolds, they unravel secrets that shake the core of the digital realm. Amidst the chaos, Wren and Jason, seeking solace from their tumultuous lives, find themselves drawn to the tranquillity of the natural world. Yet, the relentless grasp of cyberspace threatens to disrupt their newfound bond, leaving them to question if they can truly escape its clutches.

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The Paleoanthropology of Eastern Asia

By: Christopher J. Bae

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The Paleoanthropology of Eastern Asia

By: Christopher J. Bae

Research in human evolution in Asia has long been thought to lag far behind similar research in Africa and Europe. However, the limited dissemination of findings is often to blame, rather than a lack of scholarship. The Paleoanthropology of Eastern Asia attempts to rectify this misconception by synthesizing research on human evolution in eastern Asia into a single authoritative and definitive text. Covering the span of time from more than two million years ago to the end of the last Ice Age 15,000 years ago, this book examines key events, such as the arrival of the earliest hominins in eastern Asia and the evolution and interaction of various hominin species, including Homo erectus, Homo sapiens, and and a few more in between. While fossils reveal what these hominins may have looked like, the rich Paleolithic archaeological record yields insights into their behavior: Hand axes have been found in eastern Asia where they were previously believed to have been absent. Watercraft was used by foragers as early as 40,000 years ago to voyage to the Japanese archipelago. In Indonesia, cave art paintings older than those from the Lascaux caves in France have been reported. Such new and important discoveries continue to emerge. Providing comprehensive coverage of paleoanthropological research in eastern Asia—from the groundbreaking finds in a cave near Beijing in the early twentieth century to the discovery and identification of new human species during the twenty-first century—this book will captivate anyone interested in the human evolutionary record.

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Need to Lead

Mapping cross-cultural differences in leadership practices

By: Christopher Higgins,Sander Schroevers,Aynur Doğan,The following authors contributed

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Need to Lead

Mapping cross-cultural differences in leadership practices

By: Christopher Higgins,Sander Schroevers,Aynur Doğan,The following authors contributed

‘Need to Lead’ provides an invaluable reference point for senior executives or those striving towards a successful cross-border career, to understand how cultural differences impact upon leadership styles and practices. Each semester, we publish a report on our quantitative survey-based global study, alongside our review of extant in-country leadership literature, preferably written by local scholars and professionals in their native language. Moreover, we attempt to empirically validate these findings by conducting expert interviews with native specialists. This new issue of our ongoing leadership series presents country-specific analyses of culturally endorsed leadership practices and styles in the following countries or regions: Basque country, Cameroon, China PRC, Colombia, Croatia, Fiji, Kazakhstan, Panamá, Perú, Poland, Romania, Thailand and Uzbekistan. This publication contains contributions from around 124 researchers from 24 countries who participated in the Cross-Cultural Business Skills elective offered by the Part-time Academy of the Faculty of Business and Economics at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA). The following authors contributed: Aaron William, Aart Reijn, Adil Fkyerat, Ahmed Machto, Alex Basmaci, Ali Atilgan, Amber Hazebroek, Anastasija Spirovska (Анастасија Спировска), Ander Roteta Unceta-Barrenechea, Andrea Nicole Chumpitazi Vidal, Angel van Blaaderen, Annelot van Dommele, Antonina Tsanevska (Антонина Цаневска), Astrid Bons, Bart Koper, Bary Yvo, Bastiaan Rethmeier, Berber Kok, Bob Groot, Brandy Masamba, Buraçcan Cellatoğlu, Chacaya Zwaaneveld, Chanel Pinas, Chanel Bosch, Ciovanni van de Groep, Daantje Meurs, Dani Brink, Daniel Lopes Figueiredo, Daniël Emanuels, Daniëlle Verlaan, Darryl Oppong-Kyeremeh, Devon Posthouwer, Di-annah Seck, Dimas Sarkam, Eleonora Kyoseva (Елеонора Кьосева), Eliass Battoui, Enrique Beukers, Erva Semen, Esmee Wong, Floor van Empelen, Giorgio Sancipriani, Glenn Zonderop, Guido Struijvé, Hedda Smith, Ikram Ammy Driss, Iliaas Abdoelrahman, Isa van Delft, Ivo Botterweck, Iwan de la Fosse, Jairo Diaz Ballesteros, Jasmijn Roeper, Jason Achthoven, Jeroen Godee, Jessy Mitrasing, Joep van den Heuvel, Jon Villafranca Alonso, Joppe Gales, Josipa Cirkveni, Justin Imansoeradi, Kamila Izinicka, Klaudia Rubacha, Laura Marell, Liam Riethorst, Margriet Botman, Marie-Hélène Geisler, Marilène Hoekstra, Marisa Alberda, Marleen van der Lingen, Márton Belovai, Mehdi El Farhouni, Mert Can, Moaz Elrokh, Mustafa Bakhsh, Nam Doan, , Nguyễn Hoàng Hiếu, Nguyễn Thế Hoàng, Nikayla Koeiman, Noah Hofmeester, Nora Ruijpers, Owen Slaghuis, Parteek Chhibber, Raffaele Tartaglione, Ramazan Erçelik, Raquel Gomez Nunez, Rayen Jaggoe, Rida El Haddouti, Romée Caprino, Roos de Boer, Ryan Timmers, Sara Huegun Iturrioz, Saruta Wantum, Seline Leenders, Shahed Sagheer, Shaniss Nyamoto, Sheher Anwar, Sheryl Sodijana, Shiella Valmeo, Sophie Noorman, Stijn van Beugen, Tamara Ruiz del Arbol, Teun Meijer, Teun Kloosterboer, Thijn van Well, Thijs van Muiswinkel, Thimo Hoorn, Tjebbiene Botter, Tom Bernard, Tuleen Al Samkari, Umar Quta, Wanda Needham, Wessam Dowaah, Yoon Fong Chong, Zakaria Jbari, Zev van der Geest and Zhaohan Zhang (张兆涵). Editorial managers: Christopher Higgins and Sander Schroevers, bibliographic and citations editor: Aynur Doğan.

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9079646547

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Following Christ and Confucius

Wang Mingdao and Chinese Christianity

By: Christopher Payk

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Following Christ and Confucius

Wang Mingdao and Chinese Christianity

By: Christopher Payk

The first full-length critical biography and theological analysis of Wang Mingdao, the spiritual father of China’s House Church Movement. One of the most influential figures in Chinese Christianity, church leader and evangelist Wang Mingdao rejected state control of religion in favor of the religious freedom of the unregistered House Churches—a choice that made him a frequent target of government persecution. In this thorough new biography, scholar Christopher Payk traces Wang’s life and Christian development through the sociopolitical tumult of twentieth-century China. Drawing on unpublished sermons, journals, and additional sources in English and Chinese, Payk argues persuasively that Wang’s theology—while largely based on Christian scripture—was shaped by Confucian tradition, reason, and personal experience. Following Christ and Confucius brings new clarity to Wang’s uncompromising faith and lasting impact.

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University of Notre Dame Pess

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0268208271

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China Looks at the West

Identity, Global Ambitions, and the Future of Sino-American Relations

By: Christopher A. Ford

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China Looks at the West

Identity, Global Ambitions, and the Future of Sino-American Relations

By: Christopher A. Ford

Chinese leaders have long been fascinated by the US, but have often chosen to demonise America for perceived cultural and military imperialism. Especially under Communist rule, Chinese leaders have crafted and re-crafted portrayals of the US according to the needs of their own agenda and the regime's self-image. Christopher A. Ford investigates what these depictions reveal about internal Chinese politics and Beijing's ambitions in the world today.

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813165393

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State, Peasant, and Merchant in Qing Manchuria, 1644-1862

By: Christopher Mills Isett

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State, Peasant, and Merchant in Qing Manchuria, 1644-1862

By: Christopher Mills Isett

This study seeks to lay bare the relationship between the sociopolitical structures that shaped peasant lives in Manchuria (northeast China) during the Qing dynasty and the development of that region’s economy. The book is written in three parts. It begins with an analysis of the ideological, political, and economic interests of the Qing ruling house in defending its homeland in the northeast against occupation by non-Manchus, and examines how these interests informed state policy and the reconfiguration of the region’s social landscape in the first decades of the dynasty. The book then addresses how this agrarian configuration unraveled under challenge from settler peasant communities and gives an account of the resulting property and labor regimes. The study ends with an account of how that social formation configured peasant economic behavior and in so doing established the limits of economic change and trade growth.

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Stanford University Press

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0804752710

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Management

By: Christopher P. Neck,Jeffery D. Houghton,Emma L. Murray

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Management

By: Christopher P. Neck,Jeffery D. Houghton,Emma L. Murray

Management, Third Edition introduces students to the planning, organizing, leading, and controlling functions of management with an emphasis on how managers can cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset. The text includes 34 cases profiling a wide range of companies including Lululemon, Nintendo, Netflix, Trader Joe’s, and the NBA. Authors Christopher P. Neck, Jeffrey D. Houghton, and Emma L. Murray use a variety of examples, applications, and insights from real-world managers to help students develop the knowledge, mindset, and skills they need to succeed in today’s fast-paced, dynamic workplace. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package.

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SAGE Publications

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1544351232

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Intellectual Property Law in China

By: Christopher Heath

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Intellectual Property Law in China

By: Christopher Heath

Intellectual property law and practice in China has changed dramatically since the first edition of this influential book published in 2005. Today, judicial and administrative application of law plays a major role, and accordingly this entirely rewritten new edition draws on an abundance of court and administrative decisions clarifying how the law is applied. In a thorough and systematic manner, the authors clearly demonstrate the sophisticated level of legal certainty available for domestic and foreign entities doing business in China, including the adaptation of the legal framework to new technologies, broadened scope of protected subject matter, improved quality of filings, and significant enhancement of enforcement not only with regard to remedies but also to procedural aspects. Providing comprehensive coverage of all aspects of intellectual property protection in China – including analysis of IP-related provisions of China’s new Civil Code – the book emphasizes issues of concern to foreign traders and investors such as the following: copyright law and software protection; protection of trademarks, including Chinese character and Roman script trademarks, well-known marks and bad faith applications; technology transfer; enforcement of trade secret and patent protection; criminal liability for infringement; unfair competition and antitrust law; role of the binding interpretations of the Supreme People’s Court; administrative regulations that supplement the laws; co-operation with administrative authorities; protection of geographical indications; protection of trade names; domain name dispute resolution; special patent-related laws protecting such areas as plant varieties, integrated circuit layout designs,; and relevant provisions of the distinct laws of Hong Kong and Macao. Full descriptions of the competencies of China’s IP-related institutions are included with detailed attention to procedural matters. Brief historical notes in each chapter feature the most significant changes in each amendment of law and regulation. Because in China the laws are supplemented and interpreted by numerous guidelines and circulars issued by ministries or courts, the up-to-date knowledge and awareness provided in this new edition is essential for all companies investing in China or considering such investment, as well as for practitioners counselling their clients on strategies. In addition, officials and policymakers involved in trade or other relations with China will benefit from a comprehensive update of what the current law is and a critical view of what the challenges are. “...the 2021 IPLCN is a recommended read for those who seek a well-written English textbook which covers the main principles of Chinese IP Law. Clearly outlined, it is probably one of the best of its kind on the market. Its existence is welcome and necessary in the current era, where languages are still obstacles.” By Tian Lu, Book Review for The IP Kitten, September 2021.

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Kluwer Law International B.V.

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9403519819

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9789403519814

The Unworthy Scholar from Pingjiang

Republican-Era Martial Arts Fiction

By: John Christopher Hamm

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The Unworthy Scholar from Pingjiang

Republican-Era Martial Arts Fiction

By: John Christopher Hamm

Xiang Kairan, who wrote under the pen name “the Unworthy Scholar from Pingjiang,” is remembered as the father of modern Chinese martial arts fiction, one of the most distinctive forms of twentieth-century Chinese culture and the inspiration for China’s globally popular martial arts cinema. In this book, John Christopher Hamm shows how Xiang Kairan’s work and career offer a new lens on the transformations of fiction and popular culture in early-twentieth-century China. The Unworthy Scholar from Pingjiang situates Xiang Kairan’s career in the larger contexts of Republican-era China’s publishing industry, literary debates, and political and social history. At a time when writers associated with the New Culture movement promoted an aggressively modernizing vision of literature, Xiang Kairan consciously cultivated his debt to homegrown narrative traditions. Through careful readings of Xiang Kairan’s work, Hamm demonstrates that his writings, far from being the formally fossilized and ideologically regressive relics their critics denounced, represent a creative engagement with contemporary social and political currents and the demands and possibilities of an emerging cultural marketplace. Hamm takes martial arts fiction beyond the confines of genre studies to situate it within a broader reexamination of Chinese literary modernity. The first monograph on Xiang Kairan’s fiction in any language, The Unworthy Scholar from Pingjiang rewrites the history of early-twentieth-century Chinese literature from the standpoints of genre fiction and commercial publishing.

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Columbia University Press

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0231549008

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