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Performing Filial Piety in Northern Song China

Family, State, and Native Place

By: Cong Ellen Zhang

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Performing Filial Piety in Northern Song China

Family, State, and Native Place

By: Cong Ellen Zhang

Educated men in Song-dynasty China (960–1279) traveled frequently in search of scholarly and bureaucratic success. These extensive periods of physical mobility took them away from their families, homes, and native places for long periods of time, preventing them from fulfilling their most sacred domestic duty: filial piety to their parents. In this deeply grounded work, Cong Ellen Zhang locates the tension between worldly ambition and family duty at the heart of elite social and cultural life. Drawing on more than two thousand funerary biographies and other official and private writing, Zhang argues that the predicament in which Song literati found themselves diminished neither the importance of filial piety nor the appeal of participating in examinations and government service. On the contrary, the Northern Song witnessed unprecedented literati activity and state involvement in the bolstering of ancient forms of filial performances and the promotion of new ones. The result was the triumph of a new filial ideal: luyang. By labeling highly coveted honors and privileges attainable solely through scholarly and official accomplishments as the most celebrated filial acts, the luyang rhetoric elevated office-holding men to be the most filial of sons. Consequently, the proper performance of filiality became essential to scholar-official identity and self-representation. Zhang convincingly demonstrates that this reconfiguration of elite male filiality transformed filial piety into a status- and gender-based virtue, a change that had wide implications for elite family life and relationships in the Northern Song. The separation of elite men from their parents and homes also made the idea of “native place” increasingly fluid. This development in turn generated an interest in family preservation as filial performance. Individually initiated, kinship- and native place-based projects flourished and coalesced with the moral and cultural visions of leading scholar-intellectuals, providing the social and familial foundations for the ascendancy of Neo-Confucianism as well as new cultural norms that transformed Chinese society in the Song and beyond.

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082488440X

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Transformative Journeys

Travel and Culture in Song China

By: Cong Ellen Zhang

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Transformative Journeys

Travel and Culture in Song China

By: Cong Ellen Zhang

During the Song (960-1279), all educated Chinese men traveled frequently, journeying long distances to attend school and take civil service examinations. They crisscrossed the country to assume government posts, report back to the capital, and return home between assignments and to attend to family matters. Based on a wide array of texts, Transformative Journeys analyzes the impact of travel on this group of elite men and the places they visited. In the first part of the book, Cong Ellen Zhang considers the practical aspects of travel during the Song in the context of state mobilization of and assistance to government travelers, including the infrastructure of waterways and highways, the bureaucratic procedures entailed in official travel, and the means of transport and types of lodging. The second part of the book focuses on elite activities on the road, especially the elaborate farewell banquets, welcoming ceremonies, and visits to famous places. Zhang argues convincingly that abundant travel experience became integral to Song elite identity and status, greatly strengthening the social and cultural coherence of the practitioners. In promoting their experience of traveling across a large empire, Song elite men firmly established their position as the country’s political, social, and cultural leaders. The literary compositions and physical traces they left behind also formed an overlapping web of collective memories, continually enhancing local pride and defining the place of various localities in the cultural geography of the country. Transformative Journeys sheds new light on the nature of Chinese literati, their dominance of culture and society, and China’s social and cultural integration. Those interested in premodern China and travel literature will find a wealth of material previously unavailable to Western readers.

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0824860683

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Teachers' Schools and the Making of the Modern Chinese Nation-State, 1897-1937

By: Xiaoping Cong

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Teachers' Schools and the Making of the Modern Chinese Nation-State, 1897-1937

By: Xiaoping Cong

During the educational and social transformations in politically tumultuous early twentieth-century China, Chinese teacher's schools played a critical role. They were a force in the changes that swept Chinese society, bridging Chinese and Western ideals, empowering women, and contributing to rural modernization. This innovative account examines the social and political aspects and impacts of these schools, their role in a society in transistion, and their production of grassroots forces that lead to the Communist Revolution.

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0774841338

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Heaven-Defying Martial Emperor

Volume 1

By: Cong TouZaiLai

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Heaven-Defying Martial Emperor

Volume 1

By: Cong TouZaiLai

To reincarnate with the source of the Heavenly Dao, to dare to fight against the Nine Heavens! It could suppress the heavens, and it could trample the netherworld! In all the realms of the universe, I am the only one! Close]

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Funstory

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1649205783

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Marriage, Law and Gender in Revolutionary China, 1940–1960

By: Xiaoping Cong

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Marriage, Law and Gender in Revolutionary China, 1940–1960

By: Xiaoping Cong

Xiaoping Cong examines the social and cultural significance of Chinese revolutionary legal practice in the construction of marriage and gender relations. Her book is an empirically rich investigation of the ways in which a 1943 legal dispute over an arranged marriage in a Chinese village became a legal, political and cultural exemplar on the national stage. This conceptually groundbreaking study revisits the Chinese Revolution and its impact on women and society by presenting a Chinese experience that cannot and should not be theorized in the framework of Western discourse. Taking a cultural-historical perspective, Cong shows how the Chinese Revolution and its legal practices produced new discourses, neologisms and cultural symbols that contained China's experience in twentieth-century social movements, and how revolutionary practice was sublimated into the concept of 'self-determination', an idea that bridged local experiences with the tendency of the twentieth-century world, and that is a revolutionary legacy for China today.

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Cambridge University Press

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1316720934

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China's Scientific Elite

By: Cong Cao

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China's Scientific Elite

By: Cong Cao

China's Scientific Elite is a study of those scientists holding China's highest academic honour - membership of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Having carried out extensive systematic data collection of CAS members Cao examines the social stratification system of the Chinese science community and the way in which politics and political interference has effected the stratification. The book then goes on to compare the Chinese system to the stratification of the US scientific elite. The conclusions are fascinating, not least because one national elite resides in a democratic liberal social system, and the other in an authoritarian social system.

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Routledge

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1134337299

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9781134337293

Oxidation of Organic Compounds by Dioxiranes

By: Waldemar Adam,Cong-Gui Zhao,Chantu R. Saha-Moller,Kavitha Jakka

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Oxidation of Organic Compounds by Dioxiranes

By: Waldemar Adam,Cong-Gui Zhao,Chantu R. Saha-Moller,Kavitha Jakka

A Comprehensive Monograph on Dioxirane Oxidations The oxidation of organic compounds is one of the most important methods for the introduction and manipulation of functional groups. Among the most modern of these transformations is the use of the fascinating family of oxidants known as dioxiranes. A dioxirane can, by transferring one of its oxygen atoms to organic substrates, effect a remarkable array of oxidative processes such as epoxidation, C-H insertion, and heteroatom (N, S, P, I) oxidation. In addition to their versatility, dioxiranes can be generated catalytically under mild conditions and produce no toxic waste stream as part of the oxidation process. Moreover, some of the most exciting recent developments involve the enantioselective introduction of oxygen atoms via chiral dioxiranes. This book represents the first single volume dedicated to the comprehensive coverage of the myriad of oxidations of organic compounds performed by dioxiranes. The contents of this book are extracted from comprehensive reviews of the topics contained in the Organic Reactions series and cover the oxidation of alkenes and the oxidation of all other organic substrates. In addition, updated lists of references for each of the chapters are provided, bringing the literature coverage up to June 2008. The authors of these chapters are among the pioneers of dioxirane chemistry and draw on extensive firsthand knowledge of the subject. As with all Organic Reactions content, the presentation emphasizes the preparative aspects of the reactions and pays particular attention throughout to substrate scope, limitations, structural and electronic influences, and stereochemical aspects. For the student or experienced practitioner, both general guidelines for carrying out the reactions as well as detailed experimental procedures are provided. Most importantly, all known examples of dioxirane oxidations have been compiled in easy-to-scan tables covering over 500 pages. Oxidation of Organic Compounds by Dioxiranes is an indispensable working resource for organic and medicinal chemists as well as anyone wishing to own the definitive treatise on this fascinating and useful class of oxidants.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470454075

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9780470454077

Searchable Encryption

From Concepts to Systems

By: Kui Ren,Cong Wang

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Searchable Encryption

From Concepts to Systems

By: Kui Ren,Cong Wang

This book comprehensively reviews searchable encryption, which represents a series of research developments that directly enable search functionality over encrypted data. The book majorly covers: 1) the design and implementation of encrypted search algorithms, data structures, and systems that facilitate various forms of search over always-encrypted databases; 2) different threat models, assumptions, and the related security guarantees, when using searchable encryption in the real-world settings; and 3) latest efforts in building full-fledged encrypted database systems that draw insights from searchable encryption constructions. The book fits in the timely context, where the necessity of safeguarding important and sensitive data has been globally recognized. Traditional security measures, such as storing data behind network firewalls and layers of access control mechanisms to keep attackers out, are no longer sufficient to cope with the expanding landscape of surging cyber threats. There is an urgent call to keep sensitive data always encrypted to protect the data at rest, in transit, and in use. Doing so guarantees data confidentiality for owners, even if the data is out of their hands, e.g., hosted at in-the-cloud databases. The daunting challenge is how to perform computation over encrypted data. As we unfold in this book, searchable encryption, as a specific line of research in this broadly defined area, has received tremendous advancements over the past decades. This book is majorly oriented toward senior undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers, who want to work in the field and need extensive coverage of encrypted database research. It also targets security practitioners who want to make well-informed deployment choices of the latest advancements in searchable encryption for their targeted applications. Hopefully, this book will be beneficial in both regards.

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Springer Nature

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3031213777

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9783031213779

Innovation in China

Challenging the Global Science and Technology System

By: Richard P. Appelbaum,Cong Cao,Xueying Han,Rachel Parker,Denis Simon

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Innovation in China

Challenging the Global Science and Technology System

By: Richard P. Appelbaum,Cong Cao,Xueying Han,Rachel Parker,Denis Simon

China is in the midst of transitioning from a manufacturing-based economy to one driven by innovation and knowledge. This up-to-date analysis evaluates China's state-led approach to science and technology, and its successes and failures. In recent decades, China has seen huge investments in high-tech science parks, a surge in home-grown top-ranked global companies, and a significant increase in scientific publications and patents. Helped by state policies and a flexible business culture, the country has been able to leapfrog its way to a more globally competitive position. However, the authors argue that this approach might not yield the same level of progress going forward if China does not address serious institutional, organizational, and cultural obstacles. While not impossible, this task may well prove to be more difficult for the Chinese Communist Party than the challenges that China has faced in the past.

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0745689604

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9780745689609

The Cambrian Fossils of Chengjiang, China

The Flowering of Early Animal Life

By: Hou Xian-Guang,David J. Siveter,Derek J. Siveter,Richard J. Aldridge,Cong Pei-Yun,Sarah E. Gabbott,Ma Xiao-Ya,Mark A. Purnell,Mark Williams

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The Cambrian Fossils of Chengjiang, China

The Flowering of Early Animal Life

By: Hou Xian-Guang,David J. Siveter,Derek J. Siveter,Richard J. Aldridge,Cong Pei-Yun,Sarah E. Gabbott,Ma Xiao-Ya,Mark A. Purnell,Mark Williams

The celebrated lower Cambrian Chengjiang biota of Yunnan Province, China, represents one of the most significant ever paleontological discoveries. Deposits of ancient mudstone, about 520 million years old, have yielded a spectacular variety of exquisitely preserved fossils that record the early diversification of animal life. Since the discovery of the first specimens in 1984, many thousands of fossils have been collected, exceptionally preserving not just the shells and carapaces of the animals, but also their soft tissues in fine detail. This special preservation has produced fossils of rare beauty; they are also of outstanding scientific importance as sources of evidence about the origins of animal groups that have sustained global biodiversity to the present day. Much of the scientific documentation of the Chengjiang biota is in Chinese, and the first edition of this book was the first in English to provide fossil enthusiasts with a comprehensive overview of the fauna. The second edition has been fully updated and includes a new chapter on other exceptionally preserved fossils of Cambrian age, exciting new fossil finds from Chengjiang, and a phylogenetic framework for the biota. Displaying some 250 figures of marvelous specimens, this book presents to professional and amateur paleontologists, and all those fascinated by evolutionary biology, the aesthetic and scientific quality of the Chengjiang fossils.

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1118896319

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9781118896310

Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers for Machine Learning

By: Zhouchen Lin,Huan Li,Cong Fang

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Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers for Machine Learning

By: Zhouchen Lin,Huan Li,Cong Fang

Machine learning heavily relies on optimization algorithms to solve its learning models. Constrained problems constitute a major type of optimization problem, and the alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM) is a commonly used algorithm to solve constrained problems, especially linearly constrained ones. Written by experts in machine learning and optimization, this is the first book providing a state-of-the-art review on ADMM under various scenarios, including deterministic and convex optimization, nonconvex optimization, stochastic optimization, and distributed optimization. Offering a rich blend of ideas, theories and proofs, the book is up-to-date and self-contained. It is an excellent reference book for users who are seeking a relatively universal algorithm for constrained problems. Graduate students or researchers can read it to grasp the frontiers of ADMM in machine learning in a short period of time.

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9811698406

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Peerless Immortal Sovereign in City

Volume 6

By: Yang Cong

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Peerless Immortal Sovereign in City

Volume 6

By: Yang Cong

A poor laborer who couldn't even afford the rent was in a car accident. However, the heavens were blessed by the heavens. In this car accident, he unexpectedly obtained the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Limitless Body and became a prodigy. The city, the immortal world, the divine world, the void world, I will do whatever I want. After the protagonist obtained his superpower, he entered the cultivation world and became arrogant. So what if I laugh at my own knife pride? The law of all living things in the world can only be looked down upon by me! And to see how the powerful young man would rule the world...

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1649488661

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9781649488664

Deep Learning on Edge Computing Devices

Design Challenges of Algorithm and Architecture

By: Xichuan Zhou,Haijun Liu,Cong Shi,Ji Liu

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Deep Learning on Edge Computing Devices

Design Challenges of Algorithm and Architecture

By: Xichuan Zhou,Haijun Liu,Cong Shi,Ji Liu

Deep Learning on Edge Computing Devices: Design Challenges of Algorithm and Architecture focuses on hardware architecture and embedded deep learning, including neural networks. The title helps researchers maximize the performance of Edge-deep learning models for mobile computing and other applications by presenting neural network algorithms and hardware design optimization approaches for Edge-deep learning. Applications are introduced in each section, and a comprehensive example, smart surveillance cameras, is presented at the end of the book, integrating innovation in both algorithm and hardware architecture. Structured into three parts, the book covers core concepts, theories and algorithms and architecture optimization.This book provides a solution for researchers looking to maximize the performance of deep learning models on Edge-computing devices through algorithm-hardware co-design. - Focuses on hardware architecture and embedded deep learning, including neural networks - Brings together neural network algorithm and hardware design optimization approaches to deep learning, alongside real-world applications - Considers how Edge computing solves privacy, latency and power consumption concerns related to the use of the Cloud - Describes how to maximize the performance of deep learning on Edge-computing devices - Presents the latest research on neural network compression coding, deep learning algorithms, chip co-design and intelligent monitoring

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0323909272

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Performing Filial Piety in Northern Song China

Family, State, and Native Place

By: Cong Ellen Zhang

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Performing Filial Piety in Northern Song China

Family, State, and Native Place

By: Cong Ellen Zhang

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Teachers' Schools and the Making of the Modern Chinese Nation-State, 1897-1937

By: Xiaoping Cong

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Performing Filial Piety in Northern Song China

Performing Filial Piety in Northern Song China

Transformative Journeys

Transformative Journeys

Teachers' Schools and the Making of the Modern Chinese Nation-State, 1897-1937

Teachers' Schools and the Making of the Modern Chinese Nation-State, 1897-1937

Heaven-Defying Martial Emperor

Heaven-Defying Martial Emperor

Marriage, Law and Gender in Revolutionary China, 1940–1960

Marriage, Law and Gender in Revolutionary China, 1940–1960

China's Scientific Elite

China's Scientific Elite

Oxidation of Organic Compounds by Dioxiranes

Oxidation of Organic Compounds by Dioxiranes

Searchable Encryption

Searchable Encryption

Innovation in China

Innovation in China

The Cambrian Fossils of Chengjiang, China

The Cambrian Fossils of Chengjiang, China

Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers for Machine Learning

Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers for Machine Learning

Peerless Immortal Sovereign in City

Peerless Immortal Sovereign in City

Deep Learning on Edge Computing Devices

Deep Learning on Edge Computing Devices

Performing Filial Piety in Northern Song China

Performing Filial Piety in Northern Song China

Teachers' Schools and the Making of the Modern Chinese Nation-State, 1897-1937

Teachers' Schools and the Making of the Modern Chinese Nation-State, 1897-1937

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