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Wang Anshi and Song Poetic Culture

By: Xiaoshan Yang

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Wang Anshi and Song Poetic Culture

By: Xiaoshan Yang

A poetic culture consists of a body of shared values and conventions that shape the composition and interpretation of poetry in a given historical period. This book on Wang Anshi (1021–1086) and Song poetic culture—the first of its kind in any Western language—brings into focus a cluster of issues that are central to the understanding of both the poet and his cultural milieu. These issues include the motivations and consequences of poetic contrarianism and the pursuit of novelty, the relationship between anthology compilation and canon formation, the entanglement of poetry with partisan politics, Buddhist orientations in poetic language, and the development of the notion of late style. Though diverse in nature and scope, the issues all bear the stamp of the period as well as Wang Anshi’s distinct personality. Conceived of largely as a series of case studies, the book’s individual chapters may be read independently of each other, but together they form a varied, if only partial, mosaic of Wang Anshi’s work and its critical reception in the larger context of Song poetic culture.

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1684176514

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Metamorphosis of the Private Sphere

Gardens and Objects in Tang-Song Poetry

By: Xiaoshan Yang

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Gardens and Objects in Tang-Song Poetry

By: Xiaoshan Yang

The Chinese garden has been explored from a variety of angles. Much has been written about its structural features as well as its cosmological, religious, philosophical, moral, aesthetic, and economic underpinnings. This book deals with the poetic configurations of the private garden in cities from the ninth to the eleventh century in relation to the development of the private sphere in Chinese literati culture. It focuses on the ways in which the new values and rhetoric associated with gardens and the objects found in them helped shape the processes of self-cultivation and self-imaging among the literati, as they searched for alternatives to conventional values at a time when traditional political, moral, and aesthetic norms were increasingly judged inapplicable or inadequate. The garden was also an artifact and a locus for material culture and social competition. Focusing on a series of anecdotes about private transactions involving objects in gardens, the author dissects the intricate nexus between the exchange of poetry and the poetry of exchange. In tracing the development of the private urban garden through the writings of Bai Juyi, Su Shi, Sima Guang, and their contemporaries, the author argues that this private space figured increasingly as a place of disengagement for those out of political power and hence was increasingly invaded by political forces.

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325

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BRILL

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1684173876

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9781684173877

Machine Proofs In Geometry: Automated Production Of Readable Proofs For Geometry Theorems

By: Jing-zhong Zhang,Shang-ching Chou,Xiaoshan Gao

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Machine Proofs In Geometry: Automated Production Of Readable Proofs For Geometry Theorems

By: Jing-zhong Zhang,Shang-ching Chou,Xiaoshan Gao

This book reports recent major advances in automated reasoning in geometry. The authors have developed a method and implemented a computer program which, for the first time, produces short and readable proofs for hundreds of geometry theorems.The book begins with chapters introducing the method at an elementary level, which are accessible to high school students; latter chapters concentrate on the main theme: the algorithms and computer implementation of the method.This book brings researchers in artificial intelligence, computer science and mathematics to a new research frontier of automated geometry reasoning. In addition, it can be used as a supplementary geometry textbook for students, teachers and geometers. By presenting a systematic way of proving geometry theorems, it makes the learning and teaching of geometry easier and may change the way of geometry education.

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World Scientific

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981450260X

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9789814502603

Discourse, Use of Military Force and Role of State

A Role-theoretic Discourse Analysis of German Parliamentary Debates on Mission in Afghanistan

By: Xiaoshan Ni

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Discourse, Use of Military Force and Role of State

A Role-theoretic Discourse Analysis of German Parliamentary Debates on Mission in Afghanistan

By: Xiaoshan Ni

As the prototype of the “civilian power”, Germany has always stressed the importance and necessity of diplomatic means to resolve crises. The participation of the Bundeswehr in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan was a significant exercise of the new security policy after German reunification. Given that linguistic actors construct knowledge through their personal actions, security policy is necessarily reflected in the relevant discourses of political elites. This publication attempts to combine Linguistic Discourse Analysis and Role Theory to construct a role-theoretic discourse analysis approach for German security policy study: The parliamentary debate is a prerequisite for the legitimizing mandate for the use of the German military abroad; the topos/topoi and (pro-and contra-) arguments construct the parliamentary debate discourse and influence decisions on military action abroad; the use of the topos/topoi and arguments is constructed by the role perceptions of the German political elite, and the final decisions are the result of behavioral preferences influenced by role perceptions.

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Cuvillier Verlag

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3736966857

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9783736966857

Critique of Hong Kong Nativism

From a Legal Perspective

By: Jie Zhu,Xiaoshan Zhang

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Critique of Hong Kong Nativism

From a Legal Perspective

By: Jie Zhu,Xiaoshan Zhang

This book focuses on the separatist trend in Hong Kong, which it approaches by drawing on historical studies, political analysis, social studies and legal analysis. It offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary guide to the topic, addressing the historical evolution of “Hong Kong Nativism,” the theoretical connotations and fallacies of “Hong Kong Independence,” and the legal measures taken to forestall it. Written by mainland scholars who approach the subject matter from a legal perspective, the book offers revealing insights for all students and researchers who are interested in Hong Kong Basic Law and the current political situation in Hong Kong.

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Springer

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9811333440

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9789811333446

Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Composite and Reinforced Concrete Beams

By: Xiaoshan Lin,Y. X. Zhang,Prabin Pathak

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Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Composite and Reinforced Concrete Beams

By: Xiaoshan Lin,Y. X. Zhang,Prabin Pathak

Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Composite and Reinforced Concrete Beams presents advanced methods and techniques for the analysis of composite and FRP reinforced concrete beams. The title introduces detailed numerical modeling methods and the modeling of the structural behavior of composite beams, including critical interfacial bond-slip behavior. It covers a new family of composite beam elements developed by the authors. Other sections cover nonlinear finite element analysis procedures and the numerical modeling techniques used in commercial finite element software that will be of particular interest to engineers and researchers executing numerical simulations. - Gives advanced methods and techniques for the analysis of composite and fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) and reinforced concrete beams - Presents new composite beam elements developed by the authors - Introduces numerical techniques for the development of effective finite element models using commercial software - Discusses the critical issues encountered in structural analysis - Maintains a clear focus on advanced numerical modeling

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Woodhead Publishing

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0128169001

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China’s Rural Development Road

By: Xiaoshan Zhang,Zhou Li

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China’s Rural Development Road

By: Xiaoshan Zhang,Zhou Li

This book systematically reviews the experiences and problems encountered in the development of China’s rural areas over the past three decades since the start of the country’s economic reform. As such, it addresses the most important aspects in terms of China’s rural communities, farmers and agriculture from the perspective of development, such as the agricultural management system, rural land tenure system, rural fiscal and taxation system, financial system, science and technology system, rural governance structure, poverty alleviation, environmental protection, etc. The approach employed combines essential theories, laws, and policy strategies with rural development practice in order to analyze the success stories and lingering problems, to explore the causes of both, and to offer an outlook on the future of rural development.

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9811056463

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9789811056468

China’s Rural Development Road

By: Xiaoshan Zhang,Zhou Li

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China’s Rural Development Road

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Critique of Hong Kong Nativism

From a Legal Perspective

By: Jie Zhu,Xiaoshan Zhang

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By: Jie Zhu,Xiaoshan Zhang

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Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Composite and Reinforced Concrete Beams

By: Xiaoshan Lin,Y. X. Zhang,Prabin Pathak

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Metamorphosis of the Private Sphere

Gardens and Objects in Tang-Song Poetry

By: Xiaoshan Yang

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Gardens and Objects in Tang-Song Poetry

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This book deals with the poetic configurations of the private garden in cities from the ninth to the eleventh century in relation to the development of the private sphere in Chinese literati culture.

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Harvard Univ Asia Center

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0674012194

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Wang Anshi and Song Poetic Culture

By: Xiaoshan Yang

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Book's by Xiaoshan Zhang

Wang Anshi and Song Poetic Culture

Wang Anshi and Song Poetic Culture

Metamorphosis of the Private Sphere

Metamorphosis of the Private Sphere

Machine Proofs In Geometry: Automated Production Of Readable Proofs For Geometry Theorems

Machine Proofs In Geometry: Automated Production Of Readable Proofs For Geometry Theorems

Discourse, Use of Military Force and Role of State

Discourse, Use of Military Force and Role of State

Critique of Hong Kong Nativism

Critique of Hong Kong Nativism

Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Composite and Reinforced Concrete Beams

Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Composite and Reinforced Concrete Beams

China’s Rural Development Road

China’s Rural Development Road

China’s Rural Development Road

China’s Rural Development Road

Critique of Hong Kong Nativism

Critique of Hong Kong Nativism

Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Composite and Reinforced Concrete Beams

Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Composite and Reinforced Concrete Beams

Metamorphosis of the Private Sphere

Metamorphosis of the Private Sphere

Wang Anshi and Song Poetic Culture

Wang Anshi and Song Poetic Culture

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