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As Borders Bend

Transnational Spaces on the Pacific Rim

By: Xiangming Chen

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As Borders Bend

Transnational Spaces on the Pacific Rim

By: Xiangming Chen

As do other mighty forces such as wars, nationalist aspirations, and the shifting courses of great rivers, globalization changes the world's borders by bending them out of shape and creating new transnational spaces. State political boundaries no longer draw the definitive line in people's lives they once did. Borders continue to contain self-described national populations and national activities, but the penetration of economic globalization via growing cross-border trade, investment, and resurgence of myriad regional ethnic groups is pushing and stretching the limits of borders into both interactive spaces and contested terrains. Indeed, new power centers with their own identities are springing out of once politically trivial and economically marginal landscapes. While the terrorist attacks of 2001 and the SARS outbreak of 2003 prompted states to tighten border controls, their efforts amount to only a temporary reversal of a powerful long-term trend toward more open borders and the interactive transnational spaces that openness fosters. This innovative book examines the complexities of de-bordering and re-bordering through a structured comparison of seven transborder subregions along the western Pacific Rim and an extended comparative analysis of the U.S.-Mexico border and several European border regions. Xiangming Chen offers a synthetic explanation for the complex and diverse processes and outcomes of economic growth, social transformation, infrastructure development, and urban landscapes in the new transnational spaces around the porous and mutated borders on the Pacific Rim and beyond.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0742500934

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Introduction to Cities

How Place and Space Shape Human Experience

By: Xiangming Chen,Anthony M. Orum,Krista E. Paulsen

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Introduction to Cities

How Place and Space Shape Human Experience

By: Xiangming Chen,Anthony M. Orum,Krista E. Paulsen

A complete introduction to the history, evolution, and future of the modern city, this book covers a wide range of theory, including the significance of space and place, to provide a balanced account of why cities are an essential part of the global human experience. Covers a wide range of theoretical approaches to the city, from the historical to the cutting edge Emphasizes the important themes of space and place Offers a balanced account of cities and offers extensive coverage including urban inequality, environment and sustainability, and methods for studying the city Takes a global approach, with examples from Berlin and Chicago to Shanghai and Mumbai Includes a range of pedagogical features such as a substantial glossary of key terms, critical thinking questions, suggestions for further reading and a range of innovative textboxes which follow the themes of Exploring Further, Studying the City and Making the City Better Extensively illustrated with maps, charts, tables, and over 80 photographs Accompanied by a comprehensive student companion site featuring a list of relevant journals, a guide to useful web resources, and an annotated documentary film guide, alongside a useful instructor companion site with further examples, case studies, and discussion and essay questions; instructors will find a link to the instructor website on the student website at www.wiley.com/go/cities

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118261283

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9781118261286

Global Cities, Local Streets

Everyday Diversity from New York to Shanghai

By: Sharon Zukin,Philip Kasinitz,Xiangming Chen

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Global Cities, Local Streets

Everyday Diversity from New York to Shanghai

By: Sharon Zukin,Philip Kasinitz,Xiangming Chen

Global Cities, Local Streets: Everyday Diversity from New York to Shanghai, a cutting-edge text/ethnography, reports on the rapidly expanding field of global, urban studies through a unique pairing of six teams of urban researchers from around the world. The authors present shopping streets from each city – New York, Shanghai, Amsterdam, Berlin, Toronto, and Tokyo – how they have changed over the years, and how they illustrate globalization embedded in local communities. This is an ideal addition to courses in urbanization, consumption, and globalization.. The book’s companion website, www.globalcitieslocalstreets.org, has additional videos, images, and maps, alongside a forum where students and instructors can post their own shopping street experiences.

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Routledge

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1317689739

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The Belt and Road Initiative as Epochal Regionalisation

By: Xiangming Chen,Julie Tian Miao,Xue Li

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The Belt and Road Initiative as Epochal Regionalisation

By: Xiangming Chen,Julie Tian Miao,Xue Li

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), launched by China in 2013, carries and projects powerful regional dimensions and transformations, with short- and long-term global, national and local consequences. The BRI’s regional significance lies in its designation and creation of several cross-border corridors that originate from inside China and extend out into its neighbouring countries, and those farther afield in Asia, Africa and Europe. Through driving and facilitating new trade and infrastructure connections along and beyond these corridors, the BRI has begun to reshape the master processes of globalisation, urbanisation and development by affecting the economic, social and spatial fortunes of many countries and cities. This book serves two purposes. First, through a new framework and three case studies, it examines the BRI’s impacts on globalisation, urbanisation and development via the China-Europe Freight Train, the paired construction of a new city and railway across the China-Laos borderland and the port-park-city development corridor between Djibouti and Ethiopia. Second, the comparative analysis and evidence guide the book to advance policy recommendations for targeted stakeholders that can potentially turn the BRI into a global public good with greater benefits and fewer risks.

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1000397564

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Guidelines for Emergency Disposal and Management of Medical Waste in China

By: Chen Yang Guo Chunxia,Liu Liyuan Shi Xiangming

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Guidelines for Emergency Disposal and Management of Medical Waste in China

By: Chen Yang Guo Chunxia,Liu Liyuan Shi Xiangming

Major infectious diseases are the common enemies of all mankind, posing a great threat to public life and health and a daunting challenge to global public health security. The outbreak of COVID-19 has made the beginning of 2020 unusual to the world and especially to China. With the largest population and the earliest large-scale outbreak in the world, Chinese people under the strong support from the leadership and the government are proud to say till now that we have fought a hard and successful battle against the epidemic outbreak. To build the “community with a shared future for mankind”, China is willing to share the experience and practices in medical waste disposal, especially during the epidemic, with more countries and regions in support of the global battle against the epidemic. To share China’s beneficial prevention and control practices with other countries and regions, the authors and Henan Science and Technology Press offered to license for free the copyright of this book to countries and regions in need, and Central China Publishing Group, the controlling stock holder of Henan Science and Technology Press, offered to fund the translation of this book. We firmly believe that the global battle against the pandemic will be won through the concerted efforts and cooperation between people and countries, and the world will be better in the future.

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Media Pressindo & Central China Publishing & Media Group Ltd.

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7534995191

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9787534995194

Fanshan Royal Cemetery

Pyramid of the East

By: Xiangming Fang

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Fanshan Royal Cemetery

Pyramid of the East

By: Xiangming Fang

This book outlines the latest research in Fanshan by the archaeologist, a man-made hathpace cemetery, on which is located the inner city of Liangzhu historical site at northwest area. There are 11 tomb locations discovered in Fanshan as built based on mutual dependency while and after excavation and were found continuously more than 1200 pieces (assemblages) of burial accessories, while at least 1100 pieces of jades were among the unearthed items. In view of the above-mentioned background, Fanshan as royal cemetery is well known for the largest number and variety of exquisite highly polished jades. In addition to prehistoric art, the work also explores the traces of Fanshan royal cemetery in conjunction with a substantial number of photos taken by expert of the historical site, restores the crucial burial objects and funeral rite as well as interprets burial accessories in different ways to discover the identity of the tomb’s occupants such as social class and status and moreover the interlocking system of an organization.

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Springer Nature

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9811665699

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9789811665691

Advanced Concrete Technology

By: Zongjin Li,Xiangming Zhou,Hongyan Ma,Dongshuai Hou

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Advanced Concrete Technology

By: Zongjin Li,Xiangming Zhou,Hongyan Ma,Dongshuai Hou

Advanced Concrete Technology A thorough grounding in the science of concrete combined with the latest developments in the rapidly evolving field of concrete technology In the newly revised second edition of Advanced Concrete Technology, a distinguished team of academics and engineers delivers a state-of-the-art exploration of modern and advanced concrete technologies developed during the last decade. The book combines the essential concepts and theory of concrete with practical examples of material design, composition, processing, characterization, properties, and performance. The authors explain, in detail, the hardware and software of concrete, and offer readers discussions of the most recent advances in concrete technology, including, but not limited to, concrete recycling, nanotechnology, microstructural simulation, additive manufacturing, and non-destructive testing methods. This newest edition of Advanced Concrete Technology provides a sustained emphasis on sustainable and novel technologies, like new binders, 3D printing, and other advanced materials and techniques. Readers will also find: A thorough introduction to concrete, including its definition and its historical evolution as a material used in engineering and construction In-depth explorations of the materials for making concrete and the properties of fresh concrete Comprehensive discussions of the material structure of concrete, hardened concrete, and advanced cementitious composites Fulsome treatments of concrete fracture mechanics, non-destructive testing in concrete engineering, and future trends in concrete Perfect for undergraduate and graduate students studying civil or materials engineering—especially those taking classes in the properties of concrete or concrete technologies—as well as engineers in the concrete industry. Advanced Concrete Technology, 2nd Edition will also earn a place in the libraries of civil and materials engineers working in the industry.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119806194

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Multiple Access Technology Towards Ubiquitous Networks

Overview and Efficient Designs

By: Neng Ye,Xiangming Li,Kai Yang,Jianping An

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Multiple Access Technology Towards Ubiquitous Networks

Overview and Efficient Designs

By: Neng Ye,Xiangming Li,Kai Yang,Jianping An

This book investigates the multiuser communication and its key technology—multiple access technology, as well as transceiving design methods. Multiple access methods toward B5G and 6G currently allows the superposition transmissions of multiuser signals with controllable mutual interference. By deploying advanced multiuser detector, current technology significantly enhances the connectivity, improves the spectral efficiency and simplifies the signaling interactions. Considering that the major challenge of current multiple access technology is the design of transceiver due to the overlapped and distorted signals from multiple users, we analyze the promising candidate multiple access schemes and then develop some sights on how to formulate the transmit signals and how to achieve efficient symbol recovery. Specifically, the incorporation of constellation rotation, rate splitting and deep learning techniques in enhancing the transmission efficiency of multiple access technology are considered.

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9811940258

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9789811940255

Shanghai Rising

State Power and Local Transformations in a Global Megacity

By: Xiangming Chen

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Shanghai Rising

State Power and Local Transformations in a Global Megacity

By: Xiangming Chen

Until around 1990, Shanghai was China's premier but sluggish industrial center. Now at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the joint impact of global forces and state power has turned Shanghai into a dynamic megacity. This collection places the city's unprecedented rise in a rare comparative examination of U.S. cities, as well as with Asian megacities Singapore and Hong Kong, providing a nuanced account of how Shanghai's politics, economy, society, and space have been transformed by macro- and micro-level forces.

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U of Minnesota Press

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0816654875

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9780816654871

Introduction to Cities

How Place and Space Shape Human Experience

By: Xiangming Chen,Anthony M. Orum,Krista E. Paulsen

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Introduction to Cities

How Place and Space Shape Human Experience

By: Xiangming Chen,Anthony M. Orum,Krista E. Paulsen

The revised and updated second edition of Introduction to Cities explores why cities are such a vital part of the human experience and how they shape our everyday lives. Written in engaging and accessible terms, Introduction to Cities examines the study of cities through two central concepts: that cities are places, where people live, form communities, and establish their own identities, and that they are spaces, such as the inner city and the suburb, that offer a way to configure and shape the material world and natural environment. Introduction to Cities covers the theory of cities from an historical perspective right through to the most recent theoretical developments. The authors offer a balanced account of life in cities and explore both positive and negative themes. In addition, the text takes a global approach, with examples ranging from Berlin and Chicago to Shanghai and Mumbai. The book is extensively illustrated with updated maps, charts, tables, and photographs. This new edition also includes a new section on urban planning as well as new chapters on cities as contested spaces, exploring power and politics in an urban context. It contains; information on the status of poor and marginalized groups and the impact of neoliberal policies; material on gender and sexuality; and presents a greater range of geographies with more attention to European, Latin American, and African cities. Revised and updated, Introduction to Cities provides a complete introduction to the history, evolution, and future of our modern cities.

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John Wiley & Sons

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111916771X

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9781119167716

As Borders Bend

Transnational Spaces on the Pacific Rim

By: Xiangming Chen

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Transnational Spaces on the Pacific Rim

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The Belt and Road Initiative as Epochal Regionalisation

By: Xiangming Chen,Julie Tian Miao,Xue Li

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The Belt and Road Initiative as Epochal Regionalisation

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What Is in a Rim?

Critical Perspectives on the Pacific Region Idea

By: Arif Dirlik

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What Is in a Rim?

Critical Perspectives on the Pacific Region Idea

By: Arif Dirlik

This pathbreaking, multidisciplinary work challenges our unthinking acceptance of such terms as 'Asia Pacific' and 'Pacific Rim.' Clarifying the hidden power relationships and hegemonic struggles that are disguised by ideological constructions of the region, the contributors uncover fundamental contradictions_including the human costs and consequences_that underlie the much-celebrated economic boom. In evaluating the idea of 'Asia Pacific,' the book shifts our focus from abstract relationships between capital and commodities to the human interactions that have played a formative part in the region's constitution. The contributors agree that it is these interactions that constitute the region, rather than the physical boundaries of the Pacific. This revised and updated edition brings in additional essays focusing on conceptualizations of the Pacific, considers more fully interactions among countries, and strongly emphasizes peoples within the Pacific, who are routinely ignored in most discussions of the 'Rim.

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1461646936

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As Borders Bend

As Borders Bend

Introduction to Cities

Introduction to Cities

Global Cities, Local Streets

Global Cities, Local Streets

The Belt and Road Initiative as Epochal Regionalisation

The Belt and Road Initiative as Epochal Regionalisation

Guidelines for Emergency Disposal and Management of Medical Waste in China

Guidelines for Emergency Disposal and Management of Medical Waste in China

Fanshan Royal Cemetery

Fanshan Royal Cemetery

Advanced Concrete Technology

Advanced Concrete Technology

Multiple Access Technology Towards Ubiquitous Networks

Multiple Access Technology Towards Ubiquitous Networks

Shanghai Rising

Shanghai Rising

Introduction to Cities

Introduction to Cities

As Borders Bend

As Borders Bend

The Belt and Road Initiative as Epochal Regionalisation

The Belt and Road Initiative as Epochal Regionalisation

What Is in a Rim?

What Is in a Rim?

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