David Wang: 30 books

Book cover of A Financial Centre for Two Empires

A Financial Centre for Two Empires

Hong Kong's Corporate, Securities and Tax Laws in its Transition from Britain to China

by David C. Donald, Jiangyu Wang, Jefferson P. VanderWolk
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2014

This is a case study of legal transplant, economic development, cultural adaptation and political integration. Hong Kong's journey from British entrepôt to China's international financial centre is one of the most interesting legal stories of our time. But Hong Kong's future is even more interesting:...
Book cover of Theatre History Studies 2014, Vol. 33
by Rosemarie K. Bank, DeAnna Toten Beard, Amanda Boyle
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2014

Volume 33 of Theatre History Studies explores war. War is a paradox—horrifying and compelling, galvanizing and devastating, a phenomenon that separates and decimates while at the same time creating and strengthening national identity and community bonds. War is the stuff of great drama.   War and...
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Peace on Earth

The Role of Religion in Peace and Conflict Studies

by John Perry, S. I. Keethaponcalan, Kristen Lundquist
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2013

Peace on Earth: The Role of Religion in Peace and Conflict Studies provides a critical analysis of faith and religious institutions in peacebuilding practice and pedagogy. The work captures the synergistic relationships among faith traditions and how multiple approaches to conflict transformation...
Book cover of The Effectiveness of China's Industrial Policies in Commercial Aviation Manufacturing
by Keith Crane, Jill E. Luoto, Scott Warren Harold
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2014

This report assesses the effectiveness of China’s industrial policies, using China’s commercial aviation manufacturing industry as a case study. It evaluates China’s efforts to create a national champion in this industry, and analyzes foreign manufacturers’ efforts to protect key technologies...
Book cover of Media, Power, and Politics in the Digital Age

Media, Power, and Politics in the Digital Age

The 2009 Presidential Election Uprising in Iran

by Yahya R. Kamalipour, Jonathan M. Acuff, Sareh Afshar
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010

Focusing on the Iranian presidential elections of 2009 and ensuing demonstrations in major cities across Iran and world, Media, Power, and Politics in the Digital Age provides a balanced discussion of the role and impact of modern communication technologies, particularly the novel utilization of 'small...
Book cover of China Joins Global Governance

China Joins Global Governance

Cooperation and Contentions

by Gerald Chan, Lai-Ha Chan, David Fouquet
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2012

For many years, political leaders and analysts have debated the impacts of China’s rise on the stability of the existing international system. International observers have also debated whether China would be a status quo power or a revisionist power, and whether China would observe the rules and...
Book cover of The Assimilation of Yogic Religions through Pop Culture
by Rex Barnes, Joel Bordeaux, Albion M. Butters
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2017

The image of the meditating yogi has become a near-universal symbol for transcendent perfection used to market everything from perfume and jewelry to luxury resorts and sports cars, and popular culture has readily absorbed it along similar lines. Yet the religious traditions grounding such images...
Book cover of Internationalization within Higher Education
by Elizabeth Stigger, Marian Wang, David Laurence
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2018

This book discusses what internationalization practices are and the different ways that they are being implemented by higher education institutions in Japan, from a bottom-up perspective. It reflects the current situation faced by many Japanese universities in the context of the changing landscape...
Book cover of China

China

A Geographical Perspective

by David W. S. Wong, PhD, Kenneth K. K. Wong
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2018

China has become a superpower, exerting significant influence globally. This accessible text integrates thematic and regional coverage to provide a panoramic view of China--its physical geography; population, including ethnic diversity; urban development; agriculture and land use; transportation networks;...
Book cover of Supramolecular Amphiphiles
by Xi Zhang, Nobuo Kimizuka, Charl FJ Faul
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2017

An amphiphile is a molecule that contains a hydrophilic part and a hydrophobic part, linked by covalent bonding. Supramolecular amphiphiles (supra-amphiphiles) are amphiphiles linked by non-covalent interactions. As they employ non-covalent interactions, these species demonstrate adaptability and...
Book cover of Achieving sustainable cultivation of soybeans Volume 2

Achieving sustainable cultivation of soybeans Volume 2

Diseases, pests, food and other uses

by Prof. Anne E. Dorrance, Dr Glen Hartman, Prof. T. L. Niblack
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2018

Soybeans are one of the most widely-grown crops in the world. As the world’s main source of vegetable protein, they have a wide range of food and non-food uses. Current yields need to increase significantly to meet growing demand but in a way that reduces input use, does not damage the environment...
Book cover of Journal of Greater Mekong Subregion Development Studies December 2010
by Zanxin Wang, Xianming Yang, Ying Chen
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010

The Journal of GMS Development Studies is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed publication that seeks to promote a better understanding of a broad range of development issues of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). This journal is published by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) under the framework of the...
Book cover of Gasotransmitters
by Rui Wang, Solomon H Snyder, Yi Zhun Zhu
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2018

Gasotransmitters are gas molecules produced endogenously in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells for signalling purposes. This book provides, for the first time, a comprehensive description and systematic look at all gasotransmitters, established or proposed, since their detection in 2002. The content...
Book cover of Achieving sustainable cultivation of soybeans Volume 1

Achieving sustainable cultivation of soybeans Volume 1

Breeding and cultivation techniques

by M.B. Zhang, X. T. Chu, H. N. Su
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2018

Soybeans are one of the most widely-grown crops in the world. As the world’s main source of vegetable protein, they have a wide range of food and non-food uses. Current yields need to increase significantly to meet growing demand but in a way that reduces input use, does not damage the environment...
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