Download or read book The Dragon Roars Back written by Suisheng Zhao and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2022-11-29 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China is unique in modern world history. No other rising power has experienced China's turbulent history in its relations with neighbors and Western countries. Its sheer size dominates the region. With leader Xi Jinping's political authority unmatched, Xi's sense of mission to restore what he believes is China's natural position as a great power drives the current course of the nation's foreign policy. When China was weak, it was subordinated to others. Now, China is strong, and it wants others to subordinate, at least on the issues involving what it regards as core national interests. What are the primary forces and how have these forces driven China's reemergence to global power? This book weaves together complex events, processes, and players to provide a historically in-depth, conceptually comprehensive, and up-to-date analysis of Chinese foreign policy transition since the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC), arguing that transformational leaders with new visions and political wisdom to make their visions prevail are the game changers. Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, and Xi Jinping are transformational leaders who have charted unique courses of Chinese foreign policy in the quest for security, prosperity, and power. With the ultimate decision-making authority on national security and strategic policies, these leaders have made political use of ideational forces, tailoring bureaucratic institutions, exploiting the international power distribution, and responding strategically to the international norms and rules to advance their foreign policy agendas in the path of China's ascendance.
Download or read book The Gender of Memory written by Gail Hershatter and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2011-08-05 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What can we learn about the Chinese revolution by placing a doubly marginalized group—rural women—at the center of the inquiry? In this book, Gail Hershatter explores changes in the lives of seventy-two elderly women in rural Shaanxi province during the revolutionary decades of the 1950s and 1960s. Interweaving these women’s life histories with insightful analysis, Hershatter shows how Party-state policy became local and personal, and how it affected women’s agricultural work, domestic routines, activism, marriage, childbirth, and parenting—even their notions of virtue and respectability. The women narrate their pasts from the vantage point of the present and highlight their enduring virtues, important achievements, and most deeply harbored grievances. In showing what memories can tell us about gender as an axis of power, difference, and collectivity in 1950s rural China and the present, Hershatter powerfully examines the nature of socialism and how gender figured in its creation.
Download or read book The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom written by John Pomfret and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2016-11-29 with total page 705 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A remarkable history of the two-centuries-old relationship between the United States and China, from the Revolutionary War to the present day From the clipper ships that ventured to Canton hauling cargos of American ginseng to swap Chinese tea, to the US warships facing off against China's growing navy in the South China Sea, from the Yankee missionaries who brought Christianity and education to China, to the Chinese who built the American West, the United States and China have always been dramatically intertwined. For more than two centuries, American and Chinese statesmen, merchants, missionaries, and adventurers, men and women, have profoundly influenced the fate of these nations. While we tend to think of America's ties with China as starting in 1972 with the visit of President Richard Nixon to China, the patterns—rapturous enchantment followed by angry disillusionment—were set in motion hundreds of years earlier. Drawing on personal letters, diaries, memoirs, government documents, and contemporary news reports, John Pomfret reconstructs the surprising, tragic, and marvelous ways Americans and Chinese have engaged with one another through the centuries. A fascinating and thrilling account, The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom is also an indispensable book for understanding the most important—and often the most perplexing—relationship between any two countries in the world.
Download or read book Beti and the Little Round House written by Atinuke and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2024-10-08 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From beloved storyteller Atinuke comes an enchanting new collection of stories featuring an endearing new character. Beti lives in a little round house in the green woods under the mountains with Mam, Tad, baby Jac, and her very own tiny goat named Naughty. Beti loves the little round house, where there is always the promise of adventure with Naughty, Jac, and her friends--whatever the season! With charming black-and-white and color illustrations throughout, this warm and lyrical collection is alive with themes of endurance, friendship, and the power of self-belief. It celebrates the gift of the seasons and the art of living simply and joyfully in nature.
Download or read book Opening to China written by Charlotte Furth and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Becoming a historian of China in Cold War America -- Arrival : the Friendship Hotel -- Fulbrighters get oriented -- Students and teachers -- Student stories -- American studies -- The visiting professor -- Spring fever -- Departures -- Epilogue
Download or read book The Ruins of Eden written by C Walker and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-11 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ruins of Eden is a story about a man named Christopher Walker and his journey of discovery. It begins with him and his younger sister Lacey who stumble across a mysterious crumpled piece of paper, while packing up the belongings of their deceased grandmother. Chris collapses onto the cluttered floor of the basement, after reading the letter, which triggers a series of events that lead him down a path of personal peril and self discovery.
Download or read book The Wiz Biz written by Rick Cook and published by Baen Publishing Enterprises. This book was released on 2016-01-16 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It all began when the wizards of the White League were under attack by their opponents of the Black League and one of their most powerful members cast a spell to bring forth a mighty wizard to aid their cause. What the spell delivered was master hacker Walter Wiz Zumwalt. The wizard who east the spell was dead and nobodyÊnot the elves, not the dwarves, not even the dragonsÊcould figure out what the shanghaied computer nerd was good for. But spells are a lot like computer programs, and, in spite of the Wiz's unprepossessing appearance, he was going to defeat the all-powerful Black League, win the love of a beautiful red-haired witch, and prove that when it comes to spells and sorcery, nobody but nobody can beat a Silicon Valley computer geek! At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Download or read book Chane the Destroyer written by and published by Chad Lee. This book was released on with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fantasy fiction novel about an antihero who picks up a child on a mercenary mission after destroying a city. The main character then starts raising the child and things start to go all wrong.
Download or read book The Further Adventures of Maide Marian A Participation Musical written by Steve Hotchner and published by Dramatic Publishing. This book was released on 1977 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maide Marian forms her own band of merry outlaws.
Download or read book Alibaba written by Duncan Clark and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In just a decade and half Jack Ma, a man who rose from humble beginnings and started his career as an English teacher, founded and built Alibaba into the second largest Internet company in the world. The company’s $25 billion IPO in 2014 was the world’s largest, valuing the company more than Facebook or Coca Cola. Alibaba today runs the e-commerce services that hundreds of millions of Chinese consumers depend on every day, providing employment and income for tens of millions more. A Rockefeller of his age, Jack has become an icon for the country’s booming private sector, and as the face of the new, consumerist China is courted by heads of state and CEOs from around the world. Granted unprecedented access to a wealth of new material including exclusive interviews, Clark draws on his own first-hand experience of key figures integral to Alibaba’s rise to create an authoritative, compelling narrative account of how Alibaba and its charismatic creator have transformed the way that Chinese exercise their new found economic freedom, inspiring entrepreneurs around the world and infuriating others, turning the tables on the Silicon Valley giants who have tried to stand in his way. Duncan explores vital questions about the company’s past, present, and future: How, from such unremarkable origins, did Jack Ma build Alibaba? What explains his relentless drive and his ability to outsmart his competitors? With over 80% of China’s e-commerce market, how long can the company hope to maintain its dominance? As the company sets its sights on the country’s financial and media markets, are there limits to Alibaba’s ambitions, or will the Chinese government act to curtail them? And as it set up shop from LA and San Francisco to Seattle, how will Alibaba grow its presence and investments in the US and other international markets? Clark tells Alibaba’s tale within the wider story of China’s economic explosion—the rise of the private sector and the expansion of Internet usage—that haver powered the country’s rise to become the world’s second largest economy and largest Internet population, twice the size of the United States. He also explores the political and social context for these momentous changes. An expert insider with unrivaled connections, Clark has a deep understanding of Chinese business mindset. He illuminates an unlikely corporate titan as never before, and examines the key role his company has played in transforming China while increasing its power and presence worldwide.
Download or read book Seekers of the Wild Realm written by Alexandra Ott and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve-year-old Bryn's only hope of becoming a Seeker like her father is to help rival Ari train a baby dragon in exchange for sharing his training, but holds many secrets.
Download or read book The Dark Citadel Omnibus written by Michael Wallace and published by Balsalom Publishing. This book was released on 2015-02-15 with total page 753 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dark Citadel: When a dark wizard takes control of Balsalom and forces young queen Kallia into marriage, slave boy Darik bands with griffin riders and knights to defend their city. The Free Kingdoms: The Dark Wizard marches against the Free Kingdoms while a wizard, warrior prince, and a freed slave boy mount a heroic defense. A young queen struggles behind enemy lines to keep her city free from the enemy's grasp. The Golden Griffin: The dark wizard's dragons attack the griffin riders in their aeries. With her father dead, the young leader of the griffin riders must venture into the northern wilds to tame the powerful and elusive golden griffin. If she fails, her people will be scattered and destroyed. The first three volumes of The Dark Citadel fantasy series by Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Michael Wallace. Key words: sword, fantasy, epic fantasy, wizard, magic, griffins, dragon.
Download or read book Betrayer written by Leslie D Soule and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-03-21 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ash Kensington has found her way back to the fantastical realm of Fallenwood, a land across the portals, where dragons, unicorns, and other strange creatures roam. But she has little time for whimsy, and there is much to be done. With five crystals to destroy, in order to rob the dark lord Malegaunt of his power, her path is set. Fortunately, she has friends, like the sorcerer Will Everett, and the court jester Terces Solario. But one morning, they set out, leaving Ash to herself. She begins a quest with the talking cat, Greymalkin, and her wyvern, Slick. But attempting to take Slick home, she meets up with the handsome dragon-slayer, Draeon. Draeon ushers Ash from the cold confines of the house in the deep woods, into the camp of his fire performer friends, a land of eternal summer, as he promises to help her find her lost friends. Ash becomes unsure about Draeon, as they go along - is he all that he seems? And will she find her friends, and destroy the crystals, so that she can challenge the dark lord Malegaunt?
Download or read book The AMAZINGZ Search for the Ignimp written by RV Willis and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-01-28 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story revolves around the battle between The Ubebe's, rulers of the peaceful DeCarthian Warlocks, and The Infinites, the vicariously sadistic Arganian Mummies wanting control of everything. These royal families have been fighting over the past centuries on a planet called Daifinburg. The son of a warlock king goes missing leaving Capt. Halle Spitfire, Xinx Beaumar, and Acen Windsor to team up with some unlikely allies for a perilous adventure. When news of the Ignimp, an elusive stone with the ability to locate the soul of anything in the universe, surfaces in Olin Chu-Chu many species can feel the power that exudes from it. Tree-shifting giants, ferocious Preystali Owlmen, and conniving swarms of transforming hornets, among many others, search for the Ignimp to use for their own roguish motives. On this quest, the captain and crew encounter many enemies but their biggest threat comes in the form of the persuasively compelling mummie, King Muinei Infinite. The Ignimp is up for grabs, WHO WILL FIND IT
Download or read book The Weeping Grounds written by J. L. Ficks and published by Mirror Images Publishing. This book was released on 2015-02-05 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tale Three of the Shade Chronicles... A band of western slave traders think they have struck gold when they pull a half-dead Dark Elf out of the swirling sands of the Great Waste. They shackle him with the long lines of other night mortals and ship him overseas. Little do they know that inside this Dark Elf’s glowing yellow eyes lies the patient glimmer of a killer… *****WITH COVERWORK NOW BY ROB JOSEPH*****
Download or read book The Golden Griffin written by Michael Wallace and published by Michael Wallace. This book was released on 2014-05-18 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After suffering a crushing defeat, The Dark Wizard flees into the khalifates to regain his strength, pursued by an army from the Free Kingdoms. Meanwhile, the dark wizard's dragons range up and down the mountains, burning forests and attacking the griffin riders in their aeries. With her father dead, the young leader of the griffin riders must venture into the northern wilds to tame the powerful and elusive golden griffin. If she fails, her people will be scattered and destroyed. Book #3 of the epic fantasy series, The Dark Citadel, by Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, Michael Wallace. The adventure continues with book #4, The Warrior King. Keywords: dragons, griffins, wizards, epic fantasy, sword and sorcery.
Download or read book The Music of the How to Train Your Dragon Trilogy written by Erik Heine and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2024-06-21 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the many reasons why children and adults love the How to Train Your Dragon films is the music. John Powell composed the music for all three films, maintaining thematic consistency while writing new themes for each film. This book serves as a score guide for the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy. Every note has been examined to thoroughly discuss the music for Hiccup, Toothless and the other dragons, Vikings, and the enemies and friends that they encounter. It features interviews with the composer and nearly 100 musical excerpts.
