Wei Liang: 14 books

Beijing University, 1986. The Communists were in power, but the Harvard of China was a hotbed of intellectual and cultural activity, with political debates and "English Corners" where students eagerly practiced the language among themselves. Nineteen-year-old Wei had known the oppressive days of the...

China and East Asia’s Post-Crises Community: A Region in Flux, by Wei Liang and Faizullah Khilji, explores how an East Asian community is taking shape as a result of China’s emergence as a global economic power and the shocks of the financial crises emanating from the globalized financial system....

Modern-Day Beijing. Mei Wang, 31, lives and works as a private detective in China's capital city. After her resignation from the Ministry for Public Security, Mei saw her status drop swiftly in the eyes of her former colleagues, her TV-star sister, and even her mother. But sharp, intuitive Mei has...

"Having her own detective agency would give her the independence she had always longed for. It would also give her the chance to show those people who shunned her that she could be successful. People were getting rich. They owned property, money, business, and cars. With new freedom and opportunities came...

The minimally invasive surgical removal of the gallbladder, known as laparoscopic cholecystectomy, is one of the most commonly performed operations today. Yet, patients do not have a full understanding of the procedure and often, search the internet for answers. This concise book aims to bridge the...

El ojo de jade, Mariposas para los muertos y La Casa del Espíritu Dorado, los tres casos de Mei Wang, la detective más emblemática de la novela negra asiática, reunidos por fin en un solo volumen. Para llegar a la verdad, la joven investigadora Mei Wang ha aprendido a moverse con toda soltura...

Despite China's desire to make its rapid ascendance in the 21st century as non provocative as possible, the key to ensure China's peaceful rise lies in two-way integration and engagement. A closely integrated China with the rest of the world and China's acceptance of existing international norms and...

Los 20.000 lectores que han conocido y seguido a Mei Wang por el Pekín de El ojo de jade, no deberían perderse el nuevo caso de esta moderna detective china. Es un juego peligroso el de investigar la verdad en una sociedad que aún está poniendo al día los secretos de su pasado... En lo más remoto...

«La autora ha creado un personaje rico en matices que va ganando fuerza a medida que avanza la historia.» Begoña Piña, Qué leer «Una detective privada (profesión ilegal) en un Pekín actual lleno de colorido y de trasfondo histórico.» Bookseller A sus 33 años, soltera y económicamente...

La moderna y emprendedora Mei acaba de abrir una agencia privada de detectives en pleno corazón de Pekín. Esta mujer joven es un símbolo evidente del gran cambio cultural y ecónomico que está viviendo China. Al volante de su Mitsubishi rojo, y con un hombre como secretario, Mei está preparada...

Smart Hydrogel Functional Materials comprehensively and systematically describes our current understanding of smart or intelligent hydrogel functional materials with environmental stimuli-responsive functions. The contents range from hydrogels (including hydrogel-functionalized membranes) to microgels...

Demonstrates techniques which will allow rewiring rates of over 95%, enabling adoption of deep sub-micron chips for industrial applications Logic synthesis is an essential part of the modern digital IC design process in semi-conductor industry. This book discusses a logic synthesis technique...

A comprehensive and systematic treatment of our current understanding of the microfluidic technique and its advantages in the controllable fabrication of advanced functional polymeric materials. Introducing and summarizing recent advances and achievements in the field, the authors cover the design...

Smart membranes that respond to environmental stimuli are gaining attention because of their potential use in a variety of applications, from drug delivery to water treatment. Their surface characteristics and/or permeation properties, including pressure-driven hydraulic permeability and concentration-driven...