Author: Insight Guides
Publisher: Rough Guides UK
ISBN: 1786717719
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 988
Book Description
The emerging powerhouse of our times, China is a fascinating and complex country, taking in ultra-modern cities, dramatically varied scenery and ancient cultural treasures. This new edition of Insight Guide China is a comprehensive full-colour travel guide to this enigmatic destination, highlighting all the unique sights and experiences to have while you're there. Inside Insight Guide China: Lively features by a local writer cover a whole range of subjects: traditional medicine, Chinese literature, Red Tourism, and of course, the country's many cuisines. Stunning photography brings this intriguing country and its people to life. Highlights of the country's top attractions, including sights such as the incomparable Great Wall and Terracotta Warriors, the dazzling city of Shanghai and the dreamlike landscapes of Guilin. Descriptive region-by-region accounts cover the whole country from the evocative capital Beijing and Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau to the mountains of Yunnan and Tibet and the spectacular landscapes of Guangxi and Sichuan. Detailed, high-quality maps throughout will help you get around and travel tips give you all the essential information for planning a memorable trip.
Insight Guides China (Travel Guide eBook)
Author: Insight Guides
Publisher: Rough Guides UK
ISBN: 1786717719
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 988
Book Description
The emerging powerhouse of our times, China is a fascinating and complex country, taking in ultra-modern cities, dramatically varied scenery and ancient cultural treasures. This new edition of Insight Guide China is a comprehensive full-colour travel guide to this enigmatic destination, highlighting all the unique sights and experiences to have while you're there. Inside Insight Guide China: Lively features by a local writer cover a whole range of subjects: traditional medicine, Chinese literature, Red Tourism, and of course, the country's many cuisines. Stunning photography brings this intriguing country and its people to life. Highlights of the country's top attractions, including sights such as the incomparable Great Wall and Terracotta Warriors, the dazzling city of Shanghai and the dreamlike landscapes of Guilin. Descriptive region-by-region accounts cover the whole country from the evocative capital Beijing and Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau to the mountains of Yunnan and Tibet and the spectacular landscapes of Guangxi and Sichuan. Detailed, high-quality maps throughout will help you get around and travel tips give you all the essential information for planning a memorable trip.
Publisher: Rough Guides UK
ISBN: 1786717719
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 988
Book Description
The emerging powerhouse of our times, China is a fascinating and complex country, taking in ultra-modern cities, dramatically varied scenery and ancient cultural treasures. This new edition of Insight Guide China is a comprehensive full-colour travel guide to this enigmatic destination, highlighting all the unique sights and experiences to have while you're there. Inside Insight Guide China: Lively features by a local writer cover a whole range of subjects: traditional medicine, Chinese literature, Red Tourism, and of course, the country's many cuisines. Stunning photography brings this intriguing country and its people to life. Highlights of the country's top attractions, including sights such as the incomparable Great Wall and Terracotta Warriors, the dazzling city of Shanghai and the dreamlike landscapes of Guilin. Descriptive region-by-region accounts cover the whole country from the evocative capital Beijing and Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau to the mountains of Yunnan and Tibet and the spectacular landscapes of Guangxi and Sichuan. Detailed, high-quality maps throughout will help you get around and travel tips give you all the essential information for planning a memorable trip.
Marine Life in the South China Sea
Author: Margaret S. Gremli
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coral reef biology
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Livre abondamment illustré de photos en couleurs.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coral reef biology
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Livre abondamment illustré de photos en couleurs.
China - Insight Guides
Author: David Drakeford
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781780051352
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Insight Guide China is a handsome 480-page guidebook offering in-depth coverage of this enigmatic destination. Following on from the inspirational Best Of China section, the first 100 pages comprise a series of essays describing China's long history and its fascinating culture - from the booming economy to the subtleties of the many regional cuisines and the venerable artistic heritage. New for the 12th edition are features on Environmental Issues, Red Tourism and the amazing development of infrastructure around the country. The Places chapters contain descriptive region-by-region accounts of all the sights worth seeing across the length and breadth of the country. Chinese characters are included for towns, cities, significant sights and restaurants, and also appear on the 36 maps. There are also reviews of over 300 recommended restaurants across the country, from Beijing and Shanghai to Kunming and Kashgar. At the back of the book, the Travel Tips section contains all the practical information you'll need to make the most of your trip, including over 250 recommended hotels.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781780051352
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Insight Guide China is a handsome 480-page guidebook offering in-depth coverage of this enigmatic destination. Following on from the inspirational Best Of China section, the first 100 pages comprise a series of essays describing China's long history and its fascinating culture - from the booming economy to the subtleties of the many regional cuisines and the venerable artistic heritage. New for the 12th edition are features on Environmental Issues, Red Tourism and the amazing development of infrastructure around the country. The Places chapters contain descriptive region-by-region accounts of all the sights worth seeing across the length and breadth of the country. Chinese characters are included for towns, cities, significant sights and restaurants, and also appear on the 36 maps. There are also reviews of over 300 recommended restaurants across the country, from Beijing and Shanghai to Kunming and Kashgar. At the back of the book, the Travel Tips section contains all the practical information you'll need to make the most of your trip, including over 250 recommended hotels.
Lee Kuan Yew
Author: Graham Allison
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262539500
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
CNN “Book of the Week” Featuring a foreword by Henry Kissinger The grand strategist and founder of modern Singapore offers key insights and opinions on globalization, geopolitics, economic growth, and democracy in a series of interviews with the author of Destined for War, and others “If you are interested in the future of Asia, which means the future of the world, you’ve got to read this book.” —Fareed Zakaria, CNN When Lee Kuan Yew speaks, presidents, prime ministers, diplomats, and CEOs listen. Lee, the founding father of modern Singapore and its prime minister from 1959 to 1990, has honed his wisdom during more than fifty years on the world stage. Almost single-handedly responsible for transforming Singapore into a Western-style economic success, he offers a unique perspective on the geopolitics of East and West. American presidents from Richard Nixon to Barack Obama have welcomed him to the White House; British prime ministers from Margaret Thatcher to Tony Blair have recognized his wisdom; and business leaders from Rupert Murdoch to Rex Tillerson, CEO of Exxon Mobil, have praised his accomplishments. This book gathers key insights from interviews, speeches, and Lee’s voluminous published writings and presents them in an engaging question and answer format. Lee offers his assessment of China’s future, asserting, among other things, that “China will want to share this century as co-equals with the U.S.” He affirms the United States’ position as the world’s sole superpower but expresses dismay at the vagaries of its political system. He offers strategic advice for dealing with China and goes on to discuss India’s future, Islamic terrorism, economic growth, geopolitics and globalization, and democracy. Lee does not pull his punches, offering his unvarnished opinions on multiculturalism, the welfare state, education, and the free market. This little book belongs on the reading list of every world leader.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262539500
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
CNN “Book of the Week” Featuring a foreword by Henry Kissinger The grand strategist and founder of modern Singapore offers key insights and opinions on globalization, geopolitics, economic growth, and democracy in a series of interviews with the author of Destined for War, and others “If you are interested in the future of Asia, which means the future of the world, you’ve got to read this book.” —Fareed Zakaria, CNN When Lee Kuan Yew speaks, presidents, prime ministers, diplomats, and CEOs listen. Lee, the founding father of modern Singapore and its prime minister from 1959 to 1990, has honed his wisdom during more than fifty years on the world stage. Almost single-handedly responsible for transforming Singapore into a Western-style economic success, he offers a unique perspective on the geopolitics of East and West. American presidents from Richard Nixon to Barack Obama have welcomed him to the White House; British prime ministers from Margaret Thatcher to Tony Blair have recognized his wisdom; and business leaders from Rupert Murdoch to Rex Tillerson, CEO of Exxon Mobil, have praised his accomplishments. This book gathers key insights from interviews, speeches, and Lee’s voluminous published writings and presents them in an engaging question and answer format. Lee offers his assessment of China’s future, asserting, among other things, that “China will want to share this century as co-equals with the U.S.” He affirms the United States’ position as the world’s sole superpower but expresses dismay at the vagaries of its political system. He offers strategic advice for dealing with China and goes on to discuss India’s future, Islamic terrorism, economic growth, geopolitics and globalization, and democracy. Lee does not pull his punches, offering his unvarnished opinions on multiculturalism, the welfare state, education, and the free market. This little book belongs on the reading list of every world leader.
Bridging Cultural Barriers in China, Japan, Korea & Mexico
Author: Boye Lafayette De Mente
Publisher: Cultural-Insight Books
ISBN: 0914778021
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
The economies of the advanced countries have gone global, but not the cultures This presents a plethora of problems that include economic as well as political affairs, especially with countries whose cultures are often so different that compromises--much less agreements--range from difficult to impossible. In this book, author Boy Lafayette De Mente, known for his pioneer books on the business and social cultures of China, Japan, Korea and Mexico, presents a series of business-oriented insights that take much of the mystery out of the mindset and behavior of the Chinese, Japanese, Koreans and Mexicans. It is excellent background reading for business people, diplomats, political leaders, academics and students.
Publisher: Cultural-Insight Books
ISBN: 0914778021
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
The economies of the advanced countries have gone global, but not the cultures This presents a plethora of problems that include economic as well as political affairs, especially with countries whose cultures are often so different that compromises--much less agreements--range from difficult to impossible. In this book, author Boy Lafayette De Mente, known for his pioneer books on the business and social cultures of China, Japan, Korea and Mexico, presents a series of business-oriented insights that take much of the mystery out of the mindset and behavior of the Chinese, Japanese, Koreans and Mexicans. It is excellent background reading for business people, diplomats, political leaders, academics and students.
Insight Guides Pocket China (Travel Guide eBook)
Author: Insight Guides
Publisher: Apa Publications (UK) Limited
ISBN: 1839050381
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Perfect day itineraries and top travel tips in a pocket-sized package. Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do and see in China, from top attractions like the Forbidden City, Beihai Park, the Great Wall, the Bund and West Lake to hidden gems, including Lijiang. Compact, concise, and packed with essential information about Where to Go and What to Do, this is an ideal on-the-move companion when you're exploring China - Cultural: delve into the region's rich heritage and get to know its modern-day life and people - Inspirational: discover where to go and what to do, highlighted with stunning photography - Practical: get around with ease with a free pull-out map featuring key attractions - Informative: plan your visit with an A to Z of advice on everything from transport to tipping - Inventive design makes for an engaging, easy-reading experience - Covers: Beijing, the Northeast and Inner Mongolia, Northern Heartlands, Shanghai the Lower Yangzi, Southern China, Southwest China and Northwest China. About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps, as well as phrase books, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.
Publisher: Apa Publications (UK) Limited
ISBN: 1839050381
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Perfect day itineraries and top travel tips in a pocket-sized package. Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do and see in China, from top attractions like the Forbidden City, Beihai Park, the Great Wall, the Bund and West Lake to hidden gems, including Lijiang. Compact, concise, and packed with essential information about Where to Go and What to Do, this is an ideal on-the-move companion when you're exploring China - Cultural: delve into the region's rich heritage and get to know its modern-day life and people - Inspirational: discover where to go and what to do, highlighted with stunning photography - Practical: get around with ease with a free pull-out map featuring key attractions - Informative: plan your visit with an A to Z of advice on everything from transport to tipping - Inventive design makes for an engaging, easy-reading experience - Covers: Beijing, the Northeast and Inner Mongolia, Northern Heartlands, Shanghai the Lower Yangzi, Southern China, Southwest China and Northwest China. About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps, as well as phrase books, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.
Insight Guides South America (Travel Guide eBook)
Author: Insight Guides
Publisher: Rough Guides UK
ISBN: 1786718480
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 942
Book Description
With a wealth of history and ancient ruins, diverse culture, arts and cuisine, some lively capital cities, the dramatic Andes, idyllic beaches, and enthrallingly diverse wildlife, South America is an amazingly rich continent to discover. Be inspired to visit with our new Insight Guide South America, a comprehensive full-colour guide to this captivating continent. An updated new edition by our expert authors. Stunning photography brings this delightful continent and its people to life. Highlights of the continent's top attractions, from colourful capitals like Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires to Easter Island, Iguaz Falls, Lake Titicaca and the Amazon Rainforest. Descriptive region-by-region accounts cover the whole continent from Caracas to the Galpagos Islands, the Andean Desert to Tierra del Fuego. Detailed, high-quality maps throughout will help you get around and the A-Z section will give you all the essential information for planning a memorable trip. About Insight Guides: Insight Guides has over 40 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure. 'Insight Guides has spawned many imitators but is still the best of its type.' - Wanderlust Magazine
Publisher: Rough Guides UK
ISBN: 1786718480
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 942
Book Description
With a wealth of history and ancient ruins, diverse culture, arts and cuisine, some lively capital cities, the dramatic Andes, idyllic beaches, and enthrallingly diverse wildlife, South America is an amazingly rich continent to discover. Be inspired to visit with our new Insight Guide South America, a comprehensive full-colour guide to this captivating continent. An updated new edition by our expert authors. Stunning photography brings this delightful continent and its people to life. Highlights of the continent's top attractions, from colourful capitals like Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires to Easter Island, Iguaz Falls, Lake Titicaca and the Amazon Rainforest. Descriptive region-by-region accounts cover the whole continent from Caracas to the Galpagos Islands, the Andean Desert to Tierra del Fuego. Detailed, high-quality maps throughout will help you get around and the A-Z section will give you all the essential information for planning a memorable trip. About Insight Guides: Insight Guides has over 40 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure. 'Insight Guides has spawned many imitators but is still the best of its type.' - Wanderlust Magazine
China, Trade and Power: Why the West’s Economic Engagement Has Failed
Author: Stewart Paterson
Publisher: London Publishing Partnership
ISBN: 1907994823
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
From a Western point of view, the policy of economic engagement with China has failed. A rapid rise in living standards in China has helped legitimize and strengthen the Chinese Communist Party’s power. How did Western, market-orientated, property-owning, liberal democracies go from being in a position of complete global hegemony in the early 1990s to the current crisis of confidence and loss of moral foundation? This book tells the story of the most successful trading nation of the early twenty-first century. It looks at how the Communist Party of China has retained and cemented its monopoly on political power since China’s accession to the World Trade Organization in December 2001. It is the most extraordinary economic success story of our time and it has reshaped the geopolitics not just of Asia but of the world. As China has come to dominate global manufacturing, its economic power has been translated into political power, and the West now has a global rival that is politically antithetical to liberal values. The supply-side deflation from allowing 750 million low-cost workers into the global trading system combined with the policy of inflation targeting by Western central banks has led to falling real incomes for many in the West and rising asset prices that have benefited the few. Worse still, China’s mercantilist model is now held up as a viable economic alternative. To have a fighting chance of protecting the freedoms of liberal democracies, it is of the utmost importance that we understand how the policy of indulgent engagement with China has affected Western society in recent years. Only then can the global trading system be reoriented for the mutual benefit of all nations.
Publisher: London Publishing Partnership
ISBN: 1907994823
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
From a Western point of view, the policy of economic engagement with China has failed. A rapid rise in living standards in China has helped legitimize and strengthen the Chinese Communist Party’s power. How did Western, market-orientated, property-owning, liberal democracies go from being in a position of complete global hegemony in the early 1990s to the current crisis of confidence and loss of moral foundation? This book tells the story of the most successful trading nation of the early twenty-first century. It looks at how the Communist Party of China has retained and cemented its monopoly on political power since China’s accession to the World Trade Organization in December 2001. It is the most extraordinary economic success story of our time and it has reshaped the geopolitics not just of Asia but of the world. As China has come to dominate global manufacturing, its economic power has been translated into political power, and the West now has a global rival that is politically antithetical to liberal values. The supply-side deflation from allowing 750 million low-cost workers into the global trading system combined with the policy of inflation targeting by Western central banks has led to falling real incomes for many in the West and rising asset prices that have benefited the few. Worse still, China’s mercantilist model is now held up as a viable economic alternative. To have a fighting chance of protecting the freedoms of liberal democracies, it is of the utmost importance that we understand how the policy of indulgent engagement with China has affected Western society in recent years. Only then can the global trading system be reoriented for the mutual benefit of all nations.
Insight Guide China
Author: Insight Guide
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781780054445
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781780054445
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Insight Guides Experience Shanghai (Travel Guide eBook)
Author: Insight Guides
Publisher: Apa Publications (UK) Limited
ISBN: 1786715864
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Whatever you're in the mood for, the dynamic metropolis of Shanghai offers a wealth of things to do in the city. Be inspired to visit by the new Insight Guide Experience Shanghai, a beautifully-packaged full-colour guide to China's most exciting destination. Inside Insight Guide Experience Shanghai: A brand-new series covering all the very best experiences on offer in Shanghai. Stunning, colourful photography brings this vibrant city and its people to life. Local expert authors guide you to authentic Shanghai experiences and fresh discoveries. A dip-in "In the mood for..." section suggests the best places to go for local cuisine, historic architecture and a night on the town, amongst others. The neighbourhoods sections contain our selection what to see and do from an insider's perspective, from exploring the Bund's back streets to discovering contemporary art in the French Concession. Detailed, high-quality maps throughout will help you get around and our Essentials A-Z section give you all the practical information you need for planning a memorable trip. About Insight Guides: Insight Guides has over 40 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure. 'Insight Guides has spawned many imitators but is still the best of its type.' - Wanderlust Magazine
Publisher: Apa Publications (UK) Limited
ISBN: 1786715864
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Whatever you're in the mood for, the dynamic metropolis of Shanghai offers a wealth of things to do in the city. Be inspired to visit by the new Insight Guide Experience Shanghai, a beautifully-packaged full-colour guide to China's most exciting destination. Inside Insight Guide Experience Shanghai: A brand-new series covering all the very best experiences on offer in Shanghai. Stunning, colourful photography brings this vibrant city and its people to life. Local expert authors guide you to authentic Shanghai experiences and fresh discoveries. A dip-in "In the mood for..." section suggests the best places to go for local cuisine, historic architecture and a night on the town, amongst others. The neighbourhoods sections contain our selection what to see and do from an insider's perspective, from exploring the Bund's back streets to discovering contemporary art in the French Concession. Detailed, high-quality maps throughout will help you get around and our Essentials A-Z section give you all the practical information you need for planning a memorable trip. About Insight Guides: Insight Guides has over 40 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure. 'Insight Guides has spawned many imitators but is still the best of its type.' - Wanderlust Magazine