Chinese Society

From the winners of the 2024 Nobel Prize for Economics and the authors of the international bestseller Why Nations Fail "Why is it so difficult to develop and sustain liberal democracy? The best recent work on this subject comes from a remarkable pair of scholars, Daron Acemoglu and James A...

Planning a Trip to China? This Book Answers the Questions You Didn't Know You Had. 🏮 Is it okay to talk politics in China? 🏠 Why is everyone obsessed with buying property? 📱 What apps do I need to survive daily life? Whether you're a tourist, business traveler, exchange student, or just China-curious, Unpacking China: 50 Essential Q&As For First-Time Visitors is your no-nonsense, culturally smart companion—full of real answers to the awkward, weird, or sensitive questions people often hesitate to ask. Written by Yuanpu Huang, a seasoned entrepreneur and bestselling author who’s...

The Wisdom of Confucius: Exploring the Teachings that Shaped Chinese Philosophy and Culture takes readers on a journey into the timeless insights of one of history’s greatest thinkers. More than two thousand years after his death, the teachings of Confucius continue to influence how people think about ethics, leadership, education, and social harmony. This book offers a clear and engaging introduction to his most important ideas, making them accessible to modern readers while preserving their depth and significance. Inside, you will discover: The life and historical context of Confucius, ...

The Western Zhou dynasty left an indelible mark on Chinese history, shaping the nation’s identity and cultural trajectory. Through the lens of jade artifacts, this book delves into the profound changes wrought by the Western Zhou period, offering insights into its political, social, and philosophical underpinnings. By juxtaposing ancient Greek philosophy with Chinese thought, the book elucidates fundamental differences between Eastern and Western cultures. Organized chronologically into early, middle, and late periods of the Western Zhou dynasty, the book examines jade artifacts within ...

"AI Debates John Searle" is a groundbreaking exploration into the intersection of artificial intelligence and philosophy, featuring a series of simulated debates between one of the most renowned philosophers of the modern era, Dr. John Searle, and a state-of-the-art AI model. Authored by Richard Aragon, this thought-provoking book is part of the acclaimed 'AI Debates' series, where real AI models engage with history’s greatest thinkers on topics that define the future of AI and modern society. In this volume, readers are taken on a journey through some of the most profound questions ...

“A journey as epic, and varying, as the Silk Road itself...[The Fabric of Civilization is] like a swatch of a Florentine Renaissance brocade: carefully woven, the technique precise, the colors a mix of shade and shine and an accurate representation of the whole cloth” (The New...

A former US Navy intelligence officer, David Locke Hall was a federal prosecutor when a bizarre-sounding website, CRACK99, came to his attention. It looked like Craigslist on acid, but what it sold was anything but amateurish: thousands of high-tech software products used largely by the military, and for mere pennies on the dollar. Want to purchase satellite tracking software? No problem. Aerospace and aviation simulations? No problem. Communications systems designs? No problem.

THEY KNEW NOTHING OF THE CURSE WHEN THEY FOUND THE JEWEL: A LARGE COLOMBIAN EMERALD EMBEDDED IN THE CENTRE OF A CATHOLIC BISHOP’S GOLD CROSS. The cross had been hidden within a secret compartment in an antique mahogany writing box they had purchased at the Dirt Market in Beijing, a compartment sealed for over a hundred years. And with the cross was an unfinished letter from a Captain of the 16th Bengal Lancers to his wife, telling of a brass chest containing church treasure and holy relics looted during the Boxer Rebellion, a chest supposedly buried somewhere in the city once known as ...

Yaosha Li, China's bravest writer, follows up his monumental work "A Decade of Undercover Reporting" with another groundbreaking masterpiece—"Evil in the Margine of Society". With his personal experiences, he documents the various distortions of human nature and animalistic evil present in the marginal society of China.

The first of the popular mystery series introduces a pair of English detectives to their archnemesis, the diabolical Dr. Fu Manchu. Flavorful atmosphere, fast-paced action, and colorful characters enliven this classic of the genre.

What's Wrong with China is the widely anticipated follow-up to Paul Midler's Poorly Made in China, an expose of China manufacturing practices. Applying a wider lens in this account, he reveals many of the deep problems affecting Chinese society as a whole. Once again, Midler delivers the goods by rejecting commonly held notions, breaking down old myths, and providing fresh explanations of lesser-understood cultural phenomena.

Since the 1990s China has been climbing up the ladder of quality, from doing knockoffs to designing its own high-end goods. Xiaomi - its name literally means "little rice" - is landing squarely in this shift in China's economy. But the remarkable rise of Xiaomi from startup to colossus is more than a business story because mobile phones are special. The common desiderata of the global population, mobile phones offer the kind of freedom and connectedness that autocratic countries are terrified of.

本书深入探讨了气候变化的严峻现实强调了应对未来干旱饥荒和流离失所问题的紧迫行动它并非止于绝望而是通过实用的解决方案激发希望倡导个人与集体的有力行动在环境挑战中共同打造可持续的未来