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China Bound, Revised

A Guide to Academic Life and Work in the PRC

By: Social Science Research Council,National Academy of Sciences,American Council of Learned Societies,Committee on Scholarly Communication with China,Linda A. Reed,Karen Turner-Gottschang,Anne F. Thurston

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China Bound, Revised

A Guide to Academic Life and Work in the PRC

Being prepared in China, says one researcher, can mean "the difference between a headache and a productive day." Acclaimed by readers, this friendly and practical volumeâ€"now updated with important new informationâ€"offers all the details academic visitors need to make long-term stays in China productive, comfortable, and fun. Academic opportunities have been revived in the years since the Tiananmen Square event, and the book opens with an overview of what we have learned from our academic exchanges with China, the opportunities now available, and resources for more information. To help visitors prepare for daily life, the book covers everything from how to obtain the correct travel documents to what kinds of snack foods are available in China, from securing accommodations to having the proper gift for your Chinese dinner host. Frank discussions on the research and academic environments in China will help students, investigators, and teachers from their initial assignment to a danwei, or work unit, to leaving the country with research materials intact. The book offers practical guidelines on working with Chinese academic institutions and research assistants, arranging work-related travel, managing working relationships, resolving language issues, andâ€"perhaps most importantâ€"understanding Chinese attitudes and customs toward study, research, and work life. New material in this edition includes an expanded section on science and social science field work, with a discussion of computers: which ones work best in China, how to arrange to bring your computer in, where to find parts and supplies, how to obtain repairs, and more. Living costs, health issues, and addresses and fax numbers for important services are updated. Guidance is offered on currency, transportation, communications, bringing children into China, and other issues. Based on the first-hand reports of hundreds of academic visitors to China and original research by the authors, this book will be useful to anyone planning to live and work in China: students, researchers, and teachers and their visiting family members, as well as business professionals.

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0309049326

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A Relationship Restored

Trends in U.S.-China Educational Exchanges, 1978-1984

By: The Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China

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A Relationship Restored

Trends in U.S.-China Educational Exchanges, 1978-1984

By: The Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China

In what The Wall Street Journal calls "the first comprehensive analysis of Sino-American educational exchanges," this volume provides information on the numbers and attributes of American and Chinese students and scholars who have moved between China and the United States since 1978. This book not only supplies quantitative data on their fields of study, length of stay, and financial resources, but also discusses such qualitative issues as the problems students and scholars have encountered in carrying out their work, the adequacy of their preparation, the "reabsorption" process that students and scholars from China face upon their return home, and the impact of the exchange process on fields of study in both countries.

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National Academies Press

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030903678X

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9780309036788

Biotechnology in China

By: National Academy of Sciences,Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China

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Biotechnology in China

By: National Academy of Sciences,Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China

Annotation. Paperback version of a previously released examination of change and continuity in the status of black Americans, comprises papers resulting from a four-year study conducted under the aegis of the Committee on the Status of Black Americans. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

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0309041325

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Grasslands and Grassland Sciences in Northern China

By: National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of International Affairs,Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China

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Grasslands and Grassland Sciences in Northern China

By: National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of International Affairs,Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China

This volume describes one of the most extensive grassland ecosystems and the efforts of Chinese scientists to understand it. Leading Chinese scientists attribute the decline in China's grasslands to overgrazing and excessive cultivation of marginal areas and discuss measures to limit the damage. The book gives its view on the Chinese approach to the study of grasslands and the relevance of this activity in China to global scientific concerns.

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