Understanding the china threat

China: Promise Or Threat?

An insightful socio-cultural analysis of the differences in Chinese and Western relationships to the public and the private spheres.

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Understanding the India-China Border

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Understanding Crime in Villages-in-the-City in China

Rapid urbanization of economic zones in China has resulted in a special social phenomenon: "villages-in-the-city". This book uses Tang Village, a remo

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China the Super Predator

Today's main threat to the democratic world...

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Understanding Security Role Evolution of US, China, and India

The book revolves around the altering security roles of three pivotal powers — the US, China, and India. Each of these actors has experienced increme

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Understanding Early Civilizations

A detailed comparative study of the seven best-documented early civilizations: ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, Shang China, the Aztecs, peoples in the

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Red Star Over China

One of the most influential books on Western understanding and sympathy for Red China in the 1930s

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Political Selection in China

This Element critically reviews the literature on political selection in China to better structure our understanding of how much the preferences of th

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Political Selection in China

This Element critically reviews the literature on political selection in China to better structure our understanding of how much the preferences of th

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Entrepreneurship in China

Entrepreneurship in China attempts to deal with the unanswered queries as well as provide an insightful and updated understanding of entrepreneurship

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Entrepreneurship in China

Entrepreneurship in China attempts to deal with the unanswered queries as well as provide an insightful and updated understanding of entrepreneurship

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China - Culture Smart!

Have a more meaningful and successful time abroad through a better understanding of the local culture. Chapters on values, attitudes, customs, and dai

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Rise of Tourism in China

This book offers a comprehensive understanding of ChinaÂ’s tourism development from 1992 onwards, focusing on the social-cultural change that accompan

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China’s Political System

Updated in its eleventh edition, ChinaÂ’s Political System continues to engage readers in the pursuit of greater understanding of Chinese politics pas

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1421: The Year China Discovered The World - Menzies Gavin

Anotace: On 8 March 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China. The ships, some nearly five hundred feet long, were under the command of Emperor Zhu Di`s loyal eunuch admirals. Their mission was `to proceed all the way to the end of the earth to collect tribute from the barbarians beyond the seas` and unite the world in Confucian harmony. Their j...

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1421: The Year China Discovered The World - Gavin Menzies

<p>On 8 March 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China. The ships, some nearly five hundred feet long, were under the command of Emperor Zhu Di's loyal eunuch admirals. Their mission was 'to proceed all the way to the end of the earth to collect tribute from the barbarians beyond the seas' and unite the world in Confucian harmony. Their jo...

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Rise of the Red Dragon : Origins & Threat of Chiina´s Secret Space Program - Salla Michael

Anotace: How did China undergo its meteoric rise from a technological backwater into a military superpower in outer space? This amazing transition began in top secret US Air Force programs over 75 years ago!While living in America, a brilliant Chinese scientist is chosen to work on the US military`s most classified technologies for over a decade. Suddenly, he is outlandi...

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Radio and Social Transformation in China

The first systematic, critical English-language study of radio in China, this book documents a historical understanding of Chinese radio from the earl

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Understanding Authenticity in Chinese Cultural Heritage Taylor & Francis Ltd

Understanding Authenticity in Chinese Cultural Heritage explores the construction of authenticity and its consequences in relation to Chinese cultural heritage – those objects, texts, and intangible practices concerned with China’s past. Understanding Authenticity in Chinese Cultural Heritage provides an opportunity for reflection on the contingencies of authenticity deb...

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China, Russia and New Eurasian Order Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book offers a comprehensive understanding of the Eurasian vision of Russia and China and their perception of each other’s Eurasian projects. It will be of interest to scholars working on international relations with a particular focus on Russian and Chinese foreign policies It will also appeal to those interested in concepts of regionalism and spheres of influence......

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Wired for Love : How Understanding Your Partner´s Brain Can Help You Defuse Conflicts and Spark Intimacy - Tatkin Stan

Anotace: "What the heck is my partner thinking?" is a common refrain in romantic relationships, and with good reason. Every person is wired for love differently, with different habits, needs, and reactions to conflict. The good news is that most people`s minds work in predictable ways and respond well to security, attachment, and rituals, making it possible to actually n...

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Wired for Love : How Understanding Your Partner´s Brain Can Help You Defuse Conflicts and Spark Intimacy - Stan Tatkin

<p>"What the heck is my partner thinking?" is a common refrain in romantic relationships, and with good reason. Every person is wired for love differently, with different habits, needs, and reactions to conflict. The good news is that most people's minds work in predictable ways and respond well to security, attachment, and rituals, making it possible to a...

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The Analects - Confucius

<p>Formed in a time of great unrest in ancient China, The Analects is vital to an understanding of Chinese history and thought, and, 2,500 years on, it remains startlingly relevant to contemporary life.Complete and unabridged. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, cloth-bound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers...

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The Atomic Human

A vital perspective is missing from the discussions we're having about Artificial Intelligence: what does it mean for our identity?Our fascination with AI stems from the perceived uniqueness of human intelligence. We believe it's what differentiates us. Fears of AI not only concern how it invades our digital lives, but also the implied threat of an intelligence that displ...

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The Three-Body Problem

1967: University student Ye Wenjie witnesses Red Guards beat her father to death during China's Cultural Revolution. His crime? Failure to recant his belief in science. This singular event will shape not only the rest of her life but also the future of mankind. Four decades later, after a spate of apparent suicides among elite scientists, Beijing police ask nanotech engin...

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The Three-Body Problem (178497157X)

Kniha - autor Cixin Liu, 416 stran, anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu matná - autor Cixin Liu, 416 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná 1967: University student Ye Wenjie witnesses Red Guards beat her father to death during China's Cultural Revolution. His crime? Failure to recant his belief in science. This singular event will shape not only the rest of her life ...

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The Three-Body Problem - Cixin Liu

Anotace: Read the award-winning, critically acclaimed, multi-million-copy-selling science-fiction phenomenon - soon to be a Netflix Original Series from the creators of Game of Thrones. 1967: Ye Wenjie witnesses Red Guards beat her father to death during China`s Cultural Revolution. This singular event will shape not only the rest of her life but also the future of manki...

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The Bowie Years - CD - Iggy Pop

Anotace: Příběh legendární spolupráce Iggyho Popa a Davida Bowieho na dvou z nejznámějších alb desetiletí je vyprávěn na tomto novém 7-CD Box Setu. CD 1 1.Sister Midnight 2.Nightclubbing 3.Funtime 4.Baby 5.China Girl 6.Dum Dum Boys 7.Tiny Girls 8.Mass Production CD 2 1.Lust For Life 2.Sixteen 3.Some We...

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Amazons : The Real Warrior Women of the Ancient World - Man John

Anotace: Since the time of the ancient Greeks we have been fascinated by accounts of the Amazons, an elusive tribe of hard-fighting, horse-riding female warriors. Equal to men in battle, legends claimed they cut off their right breasts to improve their archery skills and routinely killed their male children to purify their ranks. For centuries people believed in their ex...

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The Three-Body Problem - Liou Cch´-Sin

<p>1967: Ye Wenjie witnesses Red Guards beat her father to death during China's Cultural Revolution. This singular event will shape not only the rest of her life but also the future of mankind. Four decades later, Beijing police ask nanotech engineer Wang Miao to infiltrate a secretive cabal of scientists after a spate of inexplicable suicides. Wang's investigation ...

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Cat Sense : The Feline Enigma Revealed - John Bradshaw

<p>From John Bradshaw, one of the world's leading experts on animal behaviour, and the author of the Sunday Times Bestseller, In Defence of Dogs, Cat Sense shows us the true, surprising nature of cats Cats are the most popular pet in the world. They outnumber the dog, man's 'best friend', by three to one. Yet today, they face unprecedented challenges in their life...

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The Good Virus: The Untold Story of Phages: The Most Abundant Life Forms on Earth and What They Can Do For Us - Ireland Tom

Anotace: Winner of the Giles St Aubyn Award 2021Not all viruses are out to get us - in fact, the viruses that do us harm are vastly outnumbered by viruses that can actually save lives.At every moment, within your body and all around you, trillions of microscopic combatants are fighting an invisible war. Countless times per second, `good` viruses known as phages are infec...

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The Good Virus: The Untold Story of Phages: The Most Abundant Life Forms on Earth and What They Can Do For Us - Tom Ireland

<p>Winner of the Giles St Aubyn Award 2021Not all viruses are out to get us - in fact, the viruses that do us harm are vastly outnumbered by viruses that can actually save lives.At every moment, within your body and all around you, trillions of microscopic combatants are fighting an invisible war. Countless times per second, 'good' viruses known as phages are infect...

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21 Lessons for the 21st Century - Yuval Noah Harari

**THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER**The future is here. Learn to live in it.In twenty-one bite-sized lessons, Yuval Noah Harari explores what it means to be human in an age of bewilderment. How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological cataclysms and technological disruptions? What can we do about the epidemic of fake news or the threat of terrorism? What should we t...

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THE BOWIE YEARS (7CD BOX,LIMITED EDITION)

Příběh legendární spolupráce Iggyho Popa a Davida Bowieho na dvou z nejznámějších alb desetiletí je vyprávěn na tomto novém 7-CD Box Setu. CD 1 1.Sister Midnight 2.Nightclubbing 3.Funtime 4.Baby 5.China Girl 6.Dum Dum Boys 7.Tiny Girls 8.Mass Production CD 2 1.Lust For Life 2.Sixteen 3.Some Weird Sin 4.The Passenger 5.Tonight 6.Success 7.Turn Blue 8.Neighborhood Threat 9...

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Iggy Pop: The Bowie Years - CD - Iggy Pop

<p>Příběh legendární spolupráce Iggyho Popa a Davida Bowieho na dvou z nejznámějších alb desetiletí je vyprávěn na tomto novém 7-CD Box Setu. CD 1 1.Sister Midnight 2.Nightclubbing 3.Funtime 4.Baby 5.China Girl 6.Dum Dum Boys 7.Tiny Girls 8.Mass Production CD 2 1.Lust For Life 2.Sixteen 3.Some Weird Sin 4.The Passenger 5.Tonight 6.Success 7.Turn Blue 8.Neighborhood...

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Bloodied Banners: Martial Display on the Medieval Battlefield

'A penetrating investigation of medieval martial display...The reader is struck by its originality, and by its sophisticated and critical interpretative engagement with historical and literary sources. Particularly notable is the author's subtle exploration of the function of armour: not only its practical role, but as a form of display...A refreshingly different approach...

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21 Lessons for the 21st Century - Harari Yuval Noah

Anotace: NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY FINANCIAL TIMES AND PAMELA PAUL, KQED How do computers and robots change the meaning of being human? How do we deal with the epidemic of fake news? Are nations and religions still relevant? What should we teach our children? Yuval Noah Harari's 21 Lessons for the 21st Century is a probing and visionary investiga...

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Hidden Hand

China is a growing threat to democracy and liberal values around the world

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The Three-Body Problem - Cixin Liu, Liou Cch-Sin

Anotace: 1967: Ye Wenjie witnesses Red Guards beat her father to death during China`s Cultural Revolution. This singular event will shape not only the rest of her life but also the future of mankind. Four decades later, Beijing police ask nanotech engineer Wang Miao to infiltrate a secretive cabal of scientists after a spate of inexplicable suicides. Wang`s investigation...

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The Three-Body Problem: Soon to be a major Netflix series - Liou Cch´-Sin

<p>Read the award-winning, critically acclaimed, multi-million-copy-selling science-fiction phenomenon - soon to be a Netflix Original Series from the creators of Game of Thrones. 1967: Ye Wenjie witnesses Red Guards beat her father to death during China's Cultural Revolution. This singular event will shape not only the rest of her life but also the future of man...

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Prehistory: A Very Short Introduction

Recent archaeological discoveries from China and central Asia have changed our understanding of how human civilization developed in the period of some

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Asian Financial Statement Analysis

Gain a deeper understanding of Asian financial reporting and how to detect irregularities The Asian region, and particularly China, is becoming a h

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Distant Shores

A pioneering history that transforms our understanding of the colonial era and China's place in itChina has conventionally been considered a land empi

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Distant Shores

A pioneering history that transforms our understanding of the colonial era and China's place in itChina has conventionally been considered a land empi

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Analects - Konfucius Konfucius

Formed in a time of great unrest in ancient China, The Analects is vital to an understanding of Chinese history and thought, and, 2,500 years on, it remains startlingly relevant to contemporary life.

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KUNG FU PANDA 3 + CD

Anotace: Po is now living his dream as the Dragon Warrior, protecting his Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Furious Five. But Po´s new life is threatened by the emergence of a formidable villain, who plans to use a secret, unstoppable weapon to conquer China and destroy kung fu. Does Po have the strength to vanquish this terrible threa...

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Big Data Analytics in Fog-Enabled IoT Networks Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book focus on Big data Analytics in Fog-enabled-IoT system and provides a comprehensive collection of chapters that touches different issues related to Healthcare system, Cyber threat detection, Malware detection, security and privacy of big IoT data and IoT network. This book emphasizes and facilitate a greater understanding of various security and privacy approache...

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Age of Confucian Rule

Just over a thousand years ago, the Song dynasty emerged as the most advanced civilization on earth. Within two centuries, China was home to nearly half of all humankind. In this concise history, we learn why the inventiveness of this era has been favorably compared with the European Renaissance, which in many ways the Song transformation surpassed. With the chaotic disso...

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Prisoners Of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need To Know - Tim Marshall

<p>DISCOVER THE TEN MAPS THAT REVEAL THE FUTURE OF OUR WORLD IN THE POWER OF GEOGRAPHY - THE SEQUEL TO PRISONERS OF GEOGRAPHY - OUT ON 22/04/2021 - PREORDER NOW! THE MILLION COPY INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERGeography shapes not only our history, but where we're headed...All leaders are constrained by geography. Their choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and co...

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Age of Unpeace

A FINANCIAL TIMES ECONOMICS BOOK OF THE YEAR'Compulsively readable... An essential course in geopolitical self-help' - Adam Tooze'Full of fresh - and often surprising - ideas' - Niall Ferguson 'Extraordinary... One of those rare books that defines the terms of our conversation about our times' - Michael Ignatieff We thought connecting the world would bring lasting peace. ...

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Garry Marvin - Wolf

Feared, reviled and revered, the wolf has always evoked powerful emotions in humans. It has been admired as a powerful hunter; feared for the threat it is imagined to pose to humans; reviled for its depredations on domestic livestock and revered as a potent symbol of the wild. Wolf explores the ways in which indigenous hunting societies respected the wolf as a fellow hunt...

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Death´s End, 1. vydání - Liou Cch´-Sin

<p>Half a century after the Doomsday Battle, the uneasy balance of Dark Forest Deterrence keeps the Trisolaran invaders at bay.Earth enjoys unprecedented prosperity due to the infusion of Trisolaran knowledge and, with human science advancing and the Trisolarans adopting Earth culture, it seems that the two civilizations can co-exist peacefully as equals without the...

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Analects - Konfucius Konfucius

Anotace: Formed in a time of great unrest in ancient China, The Analects is vital to an understanding of Chinese history and thought, and, 2,500 years on, it remains startlingly relevant to contemporary life. Complete and unabridged. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, cloth-bound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon...

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Realpolitiks - New Power DLC (PC) DIGITAL

New Power injects fresh content and realism into the world of Realpolitiks. A mini-scenario featuring an actual nuclear threat, Non-Governmental Organizations that try to influence politics and new features for creating larger territorial units are all highlights of this DLC. Mini-scenario The world gazed in terror as yet another powerful shock wave spread through the Pac...

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Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben 1 - Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou

Anotace: Also known as BAB, the newest Chinese danmei/Boys` Love novel series from the blockbuster author of The Husky and His White Cat Shizun!A modern tale with a sci-fi edge: an elite young man with a dark side develops a deep, aggressive relationship with his former doctor.From the outside, He Yu seems to have everything going for him: he`s handsome, rich, and smart....

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Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben 1 - Bao Bu Chi Rou Rou

<p>Also known as BAB, the newest Chinese danmei/Boys' Love novel series from the blockbuster author of The Husky and His White Cat Shizun!A modern tale with a sci-fi edge: an elite young man with a dark side develops a deep, aggressive relationship with his former doctor.From the outside, He Yu seems to have everything going for him: he's handsome, rich, and smart. ...

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Realpolitiks - New Power DLC (PC) DIGITAL (PC)

New Power injects fresh content and realism into the world of Realpolitiks. A mini-scenario featuring an actual nuclear threat, Non-Governmental Organizations that try to influence politics and new features for creating larger territorial units are all highlights of this DLC.Mini-scenarioThe world gazed in terror as yet another powerful shock wave spread through the Pacif...

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In Europe´s Shadow : Two Cold Wars and a Thirty-Year Journey Through Romania and Beyond - Kaplan Robert D.

Anotace: Robert Kaplan first visited Romania in the 1970s, when he was a young journalist and the country was a bleak Communist backwater. It was one of the darkest corners of Europe, but few Westerners were paying attention. What ensued was a lifelong obsession with a critical, often overlooked country--a country that, today, is key to understanding the current threat t...

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Unmanageable Consumer

'The Unmanageable Consumer has long been one of my favorite books in the sociology of consumption. This long overdue third edition has updated and revised the basic argument in many ways. Most importantly, it now offers a new chapter on the consumer as worker or, more generally, the prosumer. Assign it to your classes (I have...and will again) and read it for your edifica...

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