In February of 1971, in the Laotian village of Nam Chia, a forty-one year old farmer named Shong Lue Yang was assassinated by government soldiers. Shong Lue claimed to have been descended of God and g
In this, the first of three related, empirically based studies, Askari, Forrer, Teegen, and Yang examine the broad philosophy behind economic sanctions: why they are used and what they are meant to a
The internet is developing quicker in Asia than in any other region of the world. This book is the first comprehensive analysis of the information society in an Asian context, and the impact of these
The Maoist state’s dominance over Chinese society, achieved through such watersheds as the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, is well known. Maoism at the Grassroots reexamines this perio
Ubiquitous and pervasive technologies such as RFID and smart computing promise a world of networked and interconnected devices. Everything from tires to toothbrushes could soon be in communications ra
This book presents conjectural advances in big data analysis, machine learning and computational intelligence, as well as their potential applications in scientific computing. It discusses major issue
Yang Fudong (b. Beijing, 1971; lives and works in Shanghai) is one ofChina’s most renowned film and photography artists. After completinga degree in painting in the early 1990s, he branched out into a
Indigenous and decolonizing perspectives on education have long persisted alongside colonial models of education, yet too often have been subsumed within the fields of multiculturalism, critical race
This book provides evidence to support the health-promoting components of green tea. It explores the significance of green tea and its catechins— represented by epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG)— demons
Containing comprehensive, cutting-edge coverage of metamaterials—a hot topic in radar, antenna, and microwave engineering with next-generation applications in the aerospace and communications industri
In an era of intense competition where plant operating efficiencies must be maximized, downtime due to machinery failure has become more costly. To cut operating costs and increase revenues, industrie
For this issue, Dr. Michael Lim of Johns Hopkins and Dr. Isaac Yang of UCSF team up to deliver a packed issue on the latest developments in Immunotherapy. The issue covers hot topics such as im
"Data are generated at an exponential rate all over the world. Through advanced algorithms and analytics techniques, organizations can harness this data, discover hidden patterns, and use the findings
