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INSS China Strategic Perspectives 4: Buy Build or Steal: China s Quest for Advanced Military Aviation Technologies (Paperback)

The Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) is National Defense University s (NDU s) dedicated research arm. INSS includes the Center for Strategic Research Center for Complex Operations Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs Center... more

Choosing the Right Pond Human Behavior and the Quest for Status by Robert Frank

Is it better to be a big frog in a small pond or a small frog in a big pond? Here economist Robert H. Frank argues that concerns about status permeate and profoundly alter a broad range of human behavior. He shows how status considerations affect the... more

Pre-Owned A Matter of Breeding: A Biting History of Pedigree Dogs and How the Quest for Status Has Harmed Man s Best Friend Paperback

Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully check all our books and believe them to be in a - USED - VERY GOOD Condition condition. If you re not completely satisfied please get in touch & we ll be happy to help.... more

New International Relations Small States and Status Seeking: Norway s Quest for International Standing (Hardcover)

Status-seeking is an important aspect of the foreign policies of a number of small states but one that has been rarely studied. This book aims to contribute to our understanding not only of status-seeking by coming at that question from a new angle... more

Pre-Owned A Matter of Breeding: A Biting History of Pedigree Dogs and How the Quest for Status Has (Paperback 9780807033432) by Michael Brandow

9780807033432. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 288. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 288 p. A provocative look at the cult of pedigree and an entertaining social history of purebred dogs-- a must-read for all... more

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Working voltage: AC 85V~265V Single volume: 92.8 × 42.2 × 23.6mm series are supported.) Function: remote control timing delay energy saving status Wireless frequency: 2.412~2.484GHz Single weight: g Working conditions: temperature -30~60°C Rated... more

Pre-Owned Quest for Eternity: Chinese Ceramic Sculptures from the People s Republic of China Paperback

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Routledge Studies in Social and Politica Elementary Forms of Social Relations: Status power and reference groups (Paperback)

Elementary Forms of Social Relations introduces the reader to social life as a perpetual quest by individuals to gain attention respect and regard (status) accompanied by an effort to marshal defensive and offensive means (power) to overcome the... more

Routledge Contemporary China China Reclaims World Power Status: Putting an end to the world America made (Paperback)

Using both Chinese and Western theoretical approaches this book analyses the strategies implemented by China for reclaiming power in the international domain. Examining domestic measures taken by China to assure its economic and social development it... more

Our Backyard : A Quest for Environmental Justice 9780742523630 Used / Pre-owned

This collection of essays by local activists and nationally recognized scholars deals with the history status and dilemmas of environmental justice. These essays provide a comprehensive overview of social and political aspects associated with... more

Gender Work and Family in a Chinese Economic Zone: Laboring in Paradise (Paperback)

Engaging the question of whether waged work gives Chinese women power in their families this book analyzes the finding that women use jobs and urban status as a tool in negotiating their family status to strengthen their contribution as wives and mothers. more

Gender Work and Family in a Chinese Economic Zone: Laboring in Paradise (Hardcover)

Engaging the question of whether waged work gives Chinese women power in their families this book analyzes the finding that women use jobs and urban status as a tool in negotiating their family status to strengthen their contribution as wives and mothers. more

Holding Up Half the Sky: Chinese Women Past Present and Future (Paperback)

First collection of its kind--twenty scholars explode myriad stereotypes and present the most up-to-date reseach on the status of women in China. more

China in a Polycentric World : Essays in Chinese Comparative Literature (Hardcover)

This collection provides a critical reexamination of the development and current status of comparative literature studies that engage the literary practices of both China and the West. It attempts to refashion literary methodologies and cultural... more

Pre-Owned Reinventing Giants: How Chinese Global Competitor Haier Has Changed the Way Big Companies Transform Hardcover

A compelling profile of an emerging Chinese competitor Chinese firms are reinventing their business models their corporate cultures and themselves becoming global competitors who increasingly offer knowledge rather than cheap labour in their quest to... more

Political Science and Chinese Political Studies: The State of the Field (Hardcover)

We have witnessed the substantial transformation of China studies particularly Chinese political studies in the past 30 years due to changes in China and its rising status in the world as well as changes in our ways of conducting research. As area... more

Holding up Half the Sky : Chinese Women Past Present and Future 9781558614659 Used / Pre-owned

First collection of its kind--twenty scholars explode myriad stereotypes and present the most up-to-date reseach on the status of women in China. CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the... more

Voices of Qi: An Introductory Guide to Traditional Chinese Medicine (Paperback)

We are in the middle of a cultural revolution in the health care industry. Nearly eight thousand people practice Traditional Chinese Medicine in the US and thirty-five states currently offer some form of legal status for its practice. Many people are... more

Pre-Owned Chinese Astrology: Exploring the Eastern Zodiac (Paperback 9781564147967) by Shelly Wu

9781564147967. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 256. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 256 p. Contains: Unspecified. He who knows others is learned. He who knows himself is wise. --Lao-Tzu The quest for... more

Chinese Astrology : Exploring the Eastern Zodiac (Edition 1) (Paperback)

He who knows others is learned. He who knows himself is wise. --Lao-Tzu The quest for self-knowledge has been a universal human pursuit for millenniums. Who are we? And could our destiny be written in the stars? Why do some commit their wings to life s... more

China Perspectives: Automated Written Corrective Feedback in Research Paper Revision: The Good the Bad and the Missing (Hardcover)

This book studies the use of an automated writing evaluation (AWE) systems in research paper revision for publication purposes by Chinese doctoral students. Research writing skills are essential for achieving academic status and AWE tools can be a... more

A Second Chance To Get It Right (Hardcover)

Imagine this: you re sixty years old divorced broke. You ve squandered away being the husband and father you should ve been to your wife and children in your quest for status among your architect peers. Don t worry: that s all about to change.... more

A Second Chance To Get It Right (Paperback)

Imagine this: you re sixty years old divorced broke. You ve squandered away being the husband and father you should ve been to your wife and children in your quest for status among your architect peers. Don t worry: that s all about to change.... more

Adventures With Purpose: Hong Kong (DVD) Small World Prod. Documentary

One hour documentary plus bonus clips: Hong Kong: Quest for the Dragon: Some say that to understand Hong Kong one must look to the Dragon. So we are in Hong Kong for one of the most dazzling festival on earth Chinese New Year when the dragon energy... more

Pre-Owned Saiyuki Reload Vol. 4

A follow-up to the popular anime action series SAIYUKI RELOAD is a fantastic tale of a holy quest during the days of feudal Japan. Based in part on a 16th century Chinese folktale this anime series chronicles the adventures of the Buddhist monk Sanzo... more

Management and Industry in China (Hardcover)

This book presents a comprehensive overview of the current status of Chinese business industry education transportation science and technology as seen by those who have participated in Chinese management training programs. Based on their contact with... more

Pre-Owned Painted Skin: The Resurrection [Blu-ray] (Blu-Ray 0812491013687) directed by Wuershan

0812491013687. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Blu-Ray. Run time: 131 mins. Language: Chinese (unspecified dialect). An ancient fox spirit embarks on a diabolical quest to become human after escaping an icy prison and becomes bound to a disfigured princess... more

Pre-Owned Painted Skin: The Resurrection (DVD 0812491013670) directed by Wuershan

0812491013670. Pre-Owned: Good condition. DVD. Run time: 131 mins. Language: Chinese (unspecified dialect). An ancient fox spirit embarks on a diabolical quest to become human after escaping an icy prison and becomes bound to a disfigured princess who... more

Arab Labor: The Complete First Season (DVD) Alive Mind Documentary

Arab Labor is a raucous and irreverent critically acclaimed comedy series from Israel about Amjad a Palestinian journalist and Israeli citizen in search of his identity. His personal quest for status and success as a journalist at a Jerusalem newspaper... more

Pre-Owned Tao Te Ching (Paperback) 0886950074 9780886950071

(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) Written during the golden age of Chinese philosophy and composed partly in prose and partly in verse the Tao Te Ching is surely the most terse and economical of the world s great religious texts. In a series of short... more

Pre-Owned Tao Te Ching (Paperback) 1850630119 9781850630111

(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) Written during the golden age of Chinese philosophy and composed partly in prose and partly in verse the Tao Te Ching is surely the most terse and economical of the world s great religious texts. In a series of short... more

Life Course Studies: Family Dynamics in China : A Life Table Analysis (Paperback)

Family Dynamics in China was the first English-language demographic profile by a Chinese author of contemporary population trends and family structure in China. Author Zeng Yi constructs a viable mathematical model for extending existing family status... more

China-Russia Relations in Central Asia : Energy Policy Beijing s New Assertiveness and 21st Century Geopolitics

As China rises to global power status its relations with other major powers including Russia are constantly renegotiated. Energy figures prominently in both countries foreign policy. An extensive analysis of Chinese language sources - academic debate... more

Routledge Research on Taiwan: Taiwan and the China Impact : Challenges and Opportunities (Paperback)

There can be no doubt that China s economic and political rise is having a stronger effect on Taiwan than on any other country given the Chinese government s claim to sovereignty over Taiwan and Taiwan s quest to maintain its democratic achievements... more