Author: Huang Guosheng
Publisher: Mereo Books, mereobook, mereobooks
ISBN: 1861518099
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
It is the early 1990s and Zhou Haonan, an innocent young man from a rural family in China's West Canton Province, travels to the `golden city' of Shenzhen to seek his fortune. Kind and caring but highly ambitious, he works as an international businessman, becomes a Sanda boxing champion and even sells his blood as he spends the next 20 years striving desperately to achieve his dream of a Shenzhen permanent residence permit and a home of his own. Despite a string of humiliating failures and disasters and cruel treatment by the women who enter his life, he somehow manages to get back on his feet and carry on through all the setbacks which life throws at him. The Road to Shenzhen is one of very few novels ever to be written in English by a Chinese author who has lived all his life in China.ÿ
The Road to Shenzhen
Author: Huang Guosheng
Publisher: Mereo Books, mereobook, mereobooks
ISBN: 1861518099
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
It is the early 1990s and Zhou Haonan, an innocent young man from a rural family in China's West Canton Province, travels to the `golden city' of Shenzhen to seek his fortune. Kind and caring but highly ambitious, he works as an international businessman, becomes a Sanda boxing champion and even sells his blood as he spends the next 20 years striving desperately to achieve his dream of a Shenzhen permanent residence permit and a home of his own. Despite a string of humiliating failures and disasters and cruel treatment by the women who enter his life, he somehow manages to get back on his feet and carry on through all the setbacks which life throws at him. The Road to Shenzhen is one of very few novels ever to be written in English by a Chinese author who has lived all his life in China.ÿ
Publisher: Mereo Books, mereobook, mereobooks
ISBN: 1861518099
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
It is the early 1990s and Zhou Haonan, an innocent young man from a rural family in China's West Canton Province, travels to the `golden city' of Shenzhen to seek his fortune. Kind and caring but highly ambitious, he works as an international businessman, becomes a Sanda boxing champion and even sells his blood as he spends the next 20 years striving desperately to achieve his dream of a Shenzhen permanent residence permit and a home of his own. Despite a string of humiliating failures and disasters and cruel treatment by the women who enter his life, he somehow manages to get back on his feet and carry on through all the setbacks which life throws at him. The Road to Shenzhen is one of very few novels ever to be written in English by a Chinese author who has lived all his life in China.ÿ
Learning from Shenzhen
Author: Mary Ann O'Donnell
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022640126X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
This multidisciplinary volume, the first of its kind, presents an account of China’s contemporary transformation via one of its most important yet overlooked cities: Shenzhen, located just north of Hong Kong. In recent decades, Shenzhen has transformed from an experimental site for economic reform into a dominant city at the crossroads of the global economy. The first of China’s special economic zones, Shenzhen is today a UNESCO City of Design and the hub of China’s emerging technology industries. Bringing China studies into dialogue with urban studies, the contributors explore how the post-Mao Chinese appropriation of capitalist logic led to a dramatic remodeling of the Chinese city and collective life in China today. These essays show how urban villages and informal institutions enabled social transformation through cases of public health, labor, architecture, gender, politics, education, and more. Offering scholars and general readers alike an unprecedented look at one of the world’s most dynamic metropolises, this collective history uses the urban case study to explore critical problems and possibilities relevant for modern-day China and beyond.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022640126X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
This multidisciplinary volume, the first of its kind, presents an account of China’s contemporary transformation via one of its most important yet overlooked cities: Shenzhen, located just north of Hong Kong. In recent decades, Shenzhen has transformed from an experimental site for economic reform into a dominant city at the crossroads of the global economy. The first of China’s special economic zones, Shenzhen is today a UNESCO City of Design and the hub of China’s emerging technology industries. Bringing China studies into dialogue with urban studies, the contributors explore how the post-Mao Chinese appropriation of capitalist logic led to a dramatic remodeling of the Chinese city and collective life in China today. These essays show how urban villages and informal institutions enabled social transformation through cases of public health, labor, architecture, gender, politics, education, and more. Offering scholars and general readers alike an unprecedented look at one of the world’s most dynamic metropolises, this collective history uses the urban case study to explore critical problems and possibilities relevant for modern-day China and beyond.
The Son from the West
Author: Evelyn Cromer
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 9781905886746
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
In this autobiography, The Rt Hon the Earl of Cromer looks back at a life spent in great part in the Far East and spanning a period of enormous change.
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 9781905886746
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
In this autobiography, The Rt Hon the Earl of Cromer looks back at a life spent in great part in the Far East and spanning a period of enormous change.
Chinese Small Property
Author: Shitong Qiao
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107176239
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
Qiao demonstrates how an impersonal and unbounded market can operate without legal protection or enforcement of property and contract rights.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107176239
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
Qiao demonstrates how an impersonal and unbounded market can operate without legal protection or enforcement of property and contract rights.
Proceedings of the 24th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate
Author: Gui Ye
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 9811588929
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 2252
Book Description
This book covers various current and emerging topics in construction management and real estate. Papers selected in this book cover a wide variety of topics such as new-type urbanization, planning and construction of smart city and eco-city, urban–rural infrastructure development, land use and development, housing market and housing policy, new theory and practice of construction project management, big data application, smart construction and BIM, international construction (i.e., belt and road project), green building, off-site prefabrication, rural rejuvenation and eco-civilization and other topics related to construction management and real estate. These papers provide useful references to both scholars and practitioners. This book is the documentation of “The 24th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate,” which was held in Chongqing, China.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 9811588929
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 2252
Book Description
This book covers various current and emerging topics in construction management and real estate. Papers selected in this book cover a wide variety of topics such as new-type urbanization, planning and construction of smart city and eco-city, urban–rural infrastructure development, land use and development, housing market and housing policy, new theory and practice of construction project management, big data application, smart construction and BIM, international construction (i.e., belt and road project), green building, off-site prefabrication, rural rejuvenation and eco-civilization and other topics related to construction management and real estate. These papers provide useful references to both scholars and practitioners. This book is the documentation of “The 24th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate,” which was held in Chongqing, China.
Proceedings of the 25th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate
Author: Xinhai Lu
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 9811635870
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 1524
Book Description
This proceedings book focuses on innovation, cooperation, and sustainable development in the fields of construction management and real estate. The book provides a detailed analysis and description of the disciplinary frontiers in the field of building management and real estate and how they can be promoted in the context of the epidemic. A wide variety of papers provide a reference value for both scholars and practitioners. The proceedings book is the documentation of “the 25th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate” (CRIOCM 2020), which was held at the School of Public Administration, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China, in 2020.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 9811635870
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 1524
Book Description
This proceedings book focuses on innovation, cooperation, and sustainable development in the fields of construction management and real estate. The book provides a detailed analysis and description of the disciplinary frontiers in the field of building management and real estate and how they can be promoted in the context of the epidemic. A wide variety of papers provide a reference value for both scholars and practitioners. The proceedings book is the documentation of “the 25th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate” (CRIOCM 2020), which was held at the School of Public Administration, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China, in 2020.
2024 the 8th International Conference on Energy and Environmental Science (ICEES 2024)
Author: Yanan Liu
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031639014
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1052
Book Description
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031639014
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1052
Book Description
AI 2041
Author: Kai-Fu Lee
Publisher: Crown Currency
ISBN: 0593238311
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
How will AI change our world within twenty years? A pioneering technologist and acclaimed writer team up for a “dazzling” (The New York Times) look at the future that “brims with intriguing insights” (Financial Times). This edition includes a new foreword by Kai-Fu Lee. A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Financial Times Long before the advent of ChatGPT, Kai-Fu Lee and Chen Qiufan understood the enormous potential of artificial intelligence to transform our daily lives. But even as the world wakes up to the power of AI, many of us still fail to grasp the big picture. Chatbots and large language models are only the beginning. In this “inspired collaboration” (The Wall Street Journal), Lee and Chen join forces to imagine our world in 2041 and how it will be shaped by AI. In ten gripping, globe-spanning short stories and accompanying commentary, their book introduces readers to an array of eye-opening settings and characters grappling with the new abundance and potential harms of AI technologies like deep learning, mixed reality, robotics, artificial general intelligence, and autonomous weapons.
Publisher: Crown Currency
ISBN: 0593238311
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
How will AI change our world within twenty years? A pioneering technologist and acclaimed writer team up for a “dazzling” (The New York Times) look at the future that “brims with intriguing insights” (Financial Times). This edition includes a new foreword by Kai-Fu Lee. A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Financial Times Long before the advent of ChatGPT, Kai-Fu Lee and Chen Qiufan understood the enormous potential of artificial intelligence to transform our daily lives. But even as the world wakes up to the power of AI, many of us still fail to grasp the big picture. Chatbots and large language models are only the beginning. In this “inspired collaboration” (The Wall Street Journal), Lee and Chen join forces to imagine our world in 2041 and how it will be shaped by AI. In ten gripping, globe-spanning short stories and accompanying commentary, their book introduces readers to an array of eye-opening settings and characters grappling with the new abundance and potential harms of AI technologies like deep learning, mixed reality, robotics, artificial general intelligence, and autonomous weapons.
One Step Ahead in China
Author: Ezra F. Vogel
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674639119
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
One Step Ahead in China is a groundbreaking book, unique in its detailed coverage of Guangdong, the first socialist dragon to follow in the path of South Korea and Taiwan. 6 maps, 7 tables.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674639119
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
One Step Ahead in China is a groundbreaking book, unique in its detailed coverage of Guangdong, the first socialist dragon to follow in the path of South Korea and Taiwan. 6 maps, 7 tables.
The Conflict
Author: Dhiraj Kumar
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 1638065691
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
This is the story of two individuals, who are from India and China respectively. During the course of a business interaction, they got close in terms of professional issues, personal life, culture and political issues etc. In the book, there are in-depth descriptions regarding court proceedings, its jurisprudence, development of human civilization, the concept of love and affection, the responsibilities of the human beings and how to development a good mindset? There is also an indication towards the faults, which we (as human beings) may have committed while prioritizing our agendas i.e., less space for individuality and a kind of message/prayer for the international community.
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 1638065691
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
This is the story of two individuals, who are from India and China respectively. During the course of a business interaction, they got close in terms of professional issues, personal life, culture and political issues etc. In the book, there are in-depth descriptions regarding court proceedings, its jurisprudence, development of human civilization, the concept of love and affection, the responsibilities of the human beings and how to development a good mindset? There is also an indication towards the faults, which we (as human beings) may have committed while prioritizing our agendas i.e., less space for individuality and a kind of message/prayer for the international community.