GPU-based Parallel Implementation of Swarm Intelligence Algorithms combines and covers two emerging areas attracting increased attention and applications: graphics processing units (GPUs) for general-
This book is the last work of the author’s trilogy on Chinese rural politics. In the background of prominent social conflicts since the 1990s during China’s social transformation, the author conducted
Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this practical analysis of the law covering merchantsand#8217; status and obligations and#8211; including the laws governi
Wushanley (Millersville University) looks at the evolution of women's intercollegiate athletics and examines the demise of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW). He discusses
Originating as a PhD dissertation for the University of Western Sydney, this monograph reviews the three primary environmental policy instruments used to reduce carbon emissions, assesses the likely e
As with many spheres of public life, public diplomatic communication is being transformed by the boom of social media. More than 165 foreign governmental organisations in China have embarked on the us
“Autumn wind, autumn rain, fill my heart with sorrow”—these were the last words of Qiu Jin (1875–1907), written before she was beheaded for plotting to overthrow the Qing empire. Eventually, she would
It's China, 1930s. Julian Bell, son of the Bloomsbury set's Vanessa, is newly arrived in Peking. In search of fresh experiences, he encounters the beautiful, intelligent and deeply erotic Lin Cheng. T
It's China, 1907. Sixteen-year-old orphan Cassia is sold by her aunt to a brothel. There, she works as a lowly maid for Madame Emerald until a powerful and dangerous client plucks her from obscurity.
Scarce attention has been paid to the dimension of sound and its essential role in constructing image, culture, and identity in Chinese film and media. China in the Mix fills a critical void with the
A study of sound in Chinese film and media, especially its music and multilingual soundtrack, that amplifies a changing national power and global order
