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  • Approaching Guanzi (Chinese Edition)

    by Caiping Wang, Li Zhang ...
    Series series Approaching the Sages
    This book explores the life, ideas, and enduring wisdom of Guan Zhong—an influential statesman, philosopher, and reformer of the Spring and Autumn period—through a careful study of historical texts such as The Guanzi, Zuo Zhuan, and Discourses of the States. Drawing from both his biography and philosophical writings, the book distills Guan Zhong's insights into politics, law, ethics, and economics ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Strangers in the City

    Reconfigurations of Space, Power, and Social Networks Within China’s Floating Population

    by Li Zhang ...
    With rapid commercialization, a booming urban economy, and the relaxation of state migration policies, over 100 million peasants, known as China’s “floating population,” have streamed into large cities seeking employment and a better life. This massive flow of rural migrants directly challenges Chinese socialist modes of state control.This book traces the profound transformations of space, power ... Read more

    $26.29 USD

  • The Eunuch Warrior

    by Zhang Li ...
    A novel set in early fifteenth century China. It describes the events leading up to, and the lives of, Hoong and Yiling, who meet and fall in love as teenagers during the early Ming Dynasty, but are separated by war. Hoong is captured and emasculated soon afterwards.Hoong emerges from the depths of despair with the conviction that his sacred task is to protect his country from its enemies. The ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Can Science and Technology Save China?

    Edited by Susan Greenhalgh, Li Zhang ...
    Can Science and Technology Save China? assesses the intimate connections between science and society in China, offering an in-depth look at how an array of sciences and technologies are being made, how they are interfacing with society, and with what effects.Focusing on critical domains of daily life, the chapters explore how scientists, technicians, surgeons, therapists, and other experts create ... Read more

    $22.79 USD

  • Privatizing China

    Socialism from Afar

    Edited by Li Zhang, Aihwa Ong ...
    Everyday life in China is increasingly shaped by a novel mix of neoliberal and socialist elements, of individual choices and state objectives. This combination of self-determination and socialism from afar has incited profound changes in the ways individuals think and act in different spheres of society.Covering a vast range of daily life—from homeowner organizations and the users of Internet ... Read more

    $24.69 USD

  • Anxious China

    Inner Revolution and Politics of Psychotherapy

    by Li Zhang ...
    The breathless pace of China’s economic reform has brought about deep ruptures in socioeconomic structures and people’s inner landscape. Faced with increasing market-driven competition and profound social changes, more and more middle-class urbanites are turning to Western-style psychological counseling to grapple with their mental distress. This book offers an in-depth ethnographic account of how ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • The Origins of COVID-19

    China and Global Capitalism

    by Li Zhang ...
    A new strain of coronavirus emerged sometime in November 2019, and within weeks a cluster of patients began to be admitted to hospitals in Wuhan with severe pneumonia, most of them linked to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market. China's seemingly effective containment of the first stage of the epidemic, in glaring contrast with the uncontrolled spread in Europe and the United States, was heralded ... Read more

    $17.09 USD

  • In Search of Paradise

    Middle-Class Living in a Chinese Metropolis

    by Li Zhang ...
    A new revolution in homeownership and living has been sweeping the booming cities of China. This time the main actors on the social stage are not peasants, migrants, or working-class proletariats but middle-class professionals and entrepreneurs in search of a private paradise in a society now dominated by consumerism. No longer seeking happiness and fulfillment through collective sacrifice and ... Read more

    $22.79 USD

  • Linking Arts with Biocultural Conservation, Restoration, and Communication

    Edited by Danqiong Zhu, Ricardo Rozzi, Rika Tsuji, Benn Johnson, Terrance Caviness, Carolina Castro-Jorquera, Li Xu, Li Zhang ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book aims to overcome the still prevailing schizophrenic divisions among sciences, humanities, the arts, and multiple forms of ecological knowledge. Discover how these seemingly disparate fields converge to shape the future of biocultural conservation and restoration.The groundbreaking book challenges the traditional divide between the sciences and humanities, offering fresh insights from ... Read more

    $197.09 USD

  • Advancing Rural Development in China

    Between State Power and Community Action

    by Shengxi Xin, Nick Gallent, Li Zhang ...
    This book is about the practice of rural development in contemporary China. It evolves the concept of 'neo-exogenous development' to explain how the power of the state links to community action via local party structures, in pursuit of both state-building and rural revitalisation.Through case studies, the book examines how central government investments are channelled through area-based programmes ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • In the Mao Zedong era

    Memories from China 1949-1976

    by Wei Li Zhang ...
    The book "In the Mao Zedong era" is a memoir about the lives of the Chinese people, for better or worse - before and after the liberation in China, focusing on the period from 1949 to 1976. We follow the author's own life, looking back at the historical events of that period. She hopes that through this book, more people around the world will understand the true historical story of China during ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Recent Progress in Medical Miniature Robots

    from Bench to Bedside

    Edited by Li Zhang, Philip Wai Yan Chiu, Kai Fung Chan ...
    Recent Progress in Medical Miniature Robots: From Bench to Bedside serves as aspecialized and dedicated reference on miniature robots and their related biomedicalapplications. This book presents the latest achievements in the research of miniaturerobotics and introduces a variety of miniature robots on the milli-/micro-/nano-scale, withtethered/untethered and individual/swarm designs, describing ... Read more

    $161.99 USD