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Entrepreneurs in Contemporary China Wealth, Connections, and Crisis


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English | 2023 | ISBN: 1009316109 | 219 Pages | PDF | 1.2 MB
Entrepreneurs in Contemporary China explores emerging business practices and related phenomena in contemporary China. It examines new forms of business practices and argues that an emerging strata of private entrepreneurs has entered the economy in recent decades, an under-researched sector of Chinese society. It draws on extensive interviews with business founders and CEOs in present-day China and shows why business-related themes are important to understanding society itself, the forces that underpin social relationships more broadly, and the basis and nature of social change. In capturing the experiences of individuals and their companies amid social and economic challenges, and by uncovering innovative strategies employed by business owners, this book makes a significant contribution to the sociological as well as the business studies literature both through its empirical richness and theoretical innovation regarding considerations of trust, social networks, crisis, gender, and social exchange.

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China Geographien einer Weltmacht


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Deutsch | 2023 | ISBN: 366266559X | 445 Seiten | PDF (True) | 102 MB
Kein anderes Land wird die Welt und vermutlich auch Deutschland in den nächsten Jahrzehnten so sehr prägen wie China. Ob wir es wollen oder nicht, die wirtschaftliche, gesellschaftliche und ökologische Zukunft unseres Planeten wird zu einem großen Teil durch Entwicklungen und Entscheidungen in China beeinflusst. Und dennoch, wir wissen oft überraschend oder gar erschreckend wenig über diese fast allgegenwärtige, höchst vielschichtige und ambivalente Weltmacht China – ihre Geschichte, ihre Geographie(n), ihre kulturellen Hintergründe sowie gesellschaftlichen Strukturen, und schließlich das, was ihre Menschen antreibt. Der Umgang mit der Volksrepublik gestaltet sich aus westlicher Sicht nicht nur komplex, sondern auch schwierig, wird ebenso zunehmend bedeutsamer und unvermeidbar.

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An Innocent Abroad Lectures in China


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English | 2015 | ISBN: 0810132583 | 339 pages | PDF | 1.47 Mb
Since 1988, J. Hillis Miller has traveled to China to lecture on literary theory, especially the role of globalization in literary theory. Over time, he has assisted in the development of distinctively Chinese forms of literary theory, Comparative Literature, and World Literature. The fifteen lectures gathered in An Innocent Abroad span both time and geographic location, reflecting his work at universities across China for more than twenty-five years. More important, they reflect the evolution of Miller’s thinking and of the lectures’ contexts in China as these have markedly changed over the years, especially on either side of Tiananmen Square and in light of China’s economic growth and technological change. A foreword by the leading theorist Fredric Jameson provides additional context.

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The Terra Cotta Army China’s First Emperor and the Birth of a Nation


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English | 2009 | pages: 336 | ISBN: 030681840X, 0306817446 | EPUB | 1,7 mb
The Terra Cotta Army is one of the greatest archaeological discoveries ever made. Over seven thousand life-size figures of warriors and horses were interred in the mausoleum of the first emperor of China-and each figure was individually carved.

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Shaping China’s Global Imagination Branding Nations at the World Expo


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English | 2013 | pages: 223 | ISBN: 1349472360, 1137361719 | EPUB | 1,3 mb
A comprehensive discussion of how countries embrace branding as a crucial element in their pursuit of soft power and why certain nation-branding efforts succeed while others fail through the example of the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai.

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Proceedings of the 6th China High Resolution Earth Observation Conference (CHREOC 2019)


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English | EPUB | 2020 | 596 Pages | ISBN : 9811539464 | 248.4 MB
This book gathers the proceedings of the 6th China High Resolution Earth Observation Conference (CHREOC). Since its inception, the conference series has become an influential academic event in the earth detection area and attracted more and more top experts and industry practitioners in related fields.

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Proceedings of China SAE Congress 2022 Selected Papers


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English | EPUB | 2023 | 1137 Pages | ISBN : 9819913640 | 272 MB
This book gathers outstanding papers presented at the China SAE Congress 2022, featuring contributions mainly from China, the biggest carmaker as well as most dynamic car market in the world. The book covers a wide range of automotive-related topics and the latest technical advances in the industry. Many of the approaches in the book help technicians to solve practical problems that affect their daily work. In addition, the book offers valuable technical support to engineers, researchers, and postgraduate students in the field of automotive engineering.

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NGOs in China’s Foreign Policy Processes, Strategies, and Objectives Behind the Going Global of Chinese NGOs


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English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2023 | 324 Pages | ISBN : 3658423714 | 5.6 MB
In recent years, China has not only expanded its economic presence worldwide but has also actively pursued initiatives to enhance its global leadership, promote international cooperation, and provide humanitarian aid. Concurrently, Chinese NGOs have played an increasingly active role in China’s international diplomacy, initiating projects overseas and establishing offices in Belt and Road Initiative countries. This book delves into this trend by examining China’s global strategy, the role of NGOs, and exploring the perspectives of these organizations themselves on their functions and roles in international politics. It presents a typology of NGOs within China’s foreign policy, summarizing the diverse factors that influence their multifaceted involvement. The book reveals the divergence between Chinese and Western understandings of global governance and highlights the significance of the international engagement of Chinese NGOs as a new and noteworthy phenomenon in the fields of international relations and global governance.

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