Author : Clifford H. Phillips
Publisher : University of Alberta
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 37,34 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780888642400
Designed for business travellers, tourists and professionals who want to prepare to meet the Chinese on their own ground, either socially or in business situations. Divided into two parts: practical instructions on learning Chinese, and situational dialogues. It includes an audio cassette providing dialogues and exercises for practising the Chinese language.
Author : Jean-Marc F. Blanchard
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,52 MB
Release : 2020-11-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9813340134
This book analyzes the progress of the MSRI, highlights the political and economic factors affecting its realization, and offers insights into the political and economic implications of China’s endeavor. It focuses specifically on countries within Africa and the Middle East to provide a basis for a substantive examination of these issues in a manner sensitive to the milieu in individual countries and relevant regions. It represents the final volume in a well-received series on China’s Maritime Silk Road Initiative (MSRI), which, so far, includes books covering China’s MSRI and South Asia (Palgrave, 2018) and China’s MSRI and Southeast Asia (Palgrave, 2019). This book will interest scholars of China, international relations, and the relevant regions, journalists, and policymakers.
Author : Patrick McAloon
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 30,49 MB
Release : 2014-08-05
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1462914365
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Author : Patricia Duff
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 24,5 MB
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1934078778
The acquisition of Mandarin Chinese, one of the most important and widely spoken languages in the world today, is the focus of this innovative study. It describes the rise of Chinese as a global language and the many challenges and opportunities associated with learning it. The collaborative, multiple-case study and cross-case analysis is presented from three distinct but complementary theoretical and analytic perspectives: linguistic, sociocultural, and narrative. The book reveals fascinating dimensions of Chinese language learning based on vivid first-person accounts (with autobiographical narratives included in the book) of adults negotiating not only their own and others' language and literacy learning, but also their identities, communities, and trajectories as users of Chinese.
Author : Stephanie Donald
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 32,1 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780520246270
Maps and graphics document China's economic, social, and political issues, covering such topics as international relations, military power, tourism, human rights, and trade and investment.
Author : Louise Kerr
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 33,27 MB
Release : 2017-04-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1512778656
A frank and engaging memoir, Following the Red Thread is a mother's full answer to her daughter's childhood question: 'why did you adopt me?' Making sense of her early experiences as both the preparation and her motivation to adopt, Kerr draws on the Chinese concept of the red thread to detail her long march towards China and the adoption of her much loved daughter. Along the way, she encounters many different 'Chinas' and comes to love the infinite variety that is the People's Republic on the cusp of the third millennium. Kerr's deep desire to adopt is intertwined with her journey back to faith. From an outright rejection of Christianity in her teens, she rediscovers her faith and realises a childhood promise to serve God overseas. Ultimately, in seeking out her daughter, she finds herself.
Author : Robert Benewick
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 23,62 MB
Release : 2016-05-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 0520966805
This magnificently produced atlas provides a unique visual survey of the profound economic, political, and social changes taking place in China, as well as their implications for the world at large. China has the world's fastest-growing economy and is the second-largest trading nation. With its pro-entrepreneurial outlook and population of 1.3 billion, it offers unique opportunities for domestic and overseas investors. This dynamic volume provides an abundance of information on China's new wealth, growing unemployment, mass migration to the cities, and trade disputes. Completely Revised and Updated: * Vivid full-color maps convey a wealth of information quickly and efficiently * Comprehensive information on China's population, employment, agriculture, industry, and economics Copub: Myriad Editions Limited
Author : Frederick Lee
Publisher :
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 19,36 MB
Release : 1926
Category : China
ISBN :
Author : Shiona Airlie
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 50,71 MB
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9888139568
Colonial administrator, writer, explorer, Buddhist, and friend to China's last emperor, Sir Reginald Johnston (1874–1938) was a distinguished sinologist with a tangled love and family life that he kept secret even from his closest friends. Born and educated in Edinburgh, he began his career in the colony of Hong Kong and eventually became Commissioner of the remote British leased territory of Weihai in northern China. He travelled widely and, during a break from colonial service, served as tutor and advisor to Puyi, the deposed emperor. As the only foreigner allowed to work in the Forbidden City, he wrote the classic account of the last days of the Qing Dynasty—Twilight in the Forbidden City. Granted unique access to Johnston's extensive personal papers, once thought to be lost, Shiona Airlie tells the life of a complex and sensitive character whose career made a deep impression on 20th-century China.
Author : Rebecca Fannin
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 17,79 MB
Release : 2008-01-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0071595414
If you want to discover the Next Big Thing in technology... ENTER THE DRAGON. You already know that China is the most populated nation on the planet. You already know about the rapid growth of its Internet and the recent development of its technologies. But did you realize that China has... The world's largest number of mobile phone users (500 million) Three times as many engineering students as the United States? A dozen more billion-dollar tech firms than the United States? The fastest growing venture capital market in the world? It's time to face the facts: China is catching up to the United States as a global leader of technology--and, within a few years, may surpass every nation in the world. By modeling their new techno-based companies on successful American ones like Google and Yahoo, a new breed of entrepreneur is leading China through a second Industrial Revolution. Financial journalist Rebecca A. Fannin traveled from Shanghai to Beijing and beyond to speak face-to-face with China’s hottest up-and-comers. For some of these young entrepreneurs, it’s their first interview with the Western press--and their first chance to introduce their companies before the stocks hit Nasdaq. You'll meet smart and savvy self-starters like Robin Li, who made his company Baidu in the image of Google. You'll meet inventors and innovators like Liu Yingkui, who developed software for selling goods over cell phones, not PCs. You'll also meet the American venture capitalists who are searching for deals every day in every corner of China. Whether you're an investor, entrepreneur, techno whiz, or dot-com mogul, you can make peace with the dragon--and profits, too.
