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Networks powered by algorithms are pervasive. Major contemporary technology trends - Internet of Things, Big Data, Digital Platform Power, Blockchain, and the Algorithmic Society - are manifestations of this phenomenon. The internet, which once seemed an unambiguous benefit to society, is now the basis for invasions of privacy, massive concentrations of power, and wide-scale manipulation. The algorithmic networked world poses deep questions about power, freedom, fairness, and human agency. The influential 1997 Federal Communications Commission whitepaper “Digital Tornado” hailed the “endless spiral of connectivity” that would transform society, and today, little remains untouched by digital connectivity. Yet fundamental questions remain unresolved, and even more serious challenges have emerged. This important collection, which offers a reckoning and a foretelling, features leading technology scholars who explain the legal, business, ethical, technical, and public policy challenges of b

本書由中公教育研究生考試研究院精心編寫，定位於英語（二）閱讀理解的專項提升。本書分為Part A和Part B兩篇。Part A共包括五章，即考情分析、命題規律與備考策略、解題策略與分類練習、真題精講、閱分類模擬20篇。下篇共包括四章，即考情分析、解題策略、真題精講、分類模擬10篇。此外，本書還附有閱讀理解常見題材分類詞匯表。內容實用、全面，能夠幫助考生攻克閱讀理解難關。

Chinese Diasporas provides a concise and compelling new history of internal and external Chinese migration from the sixteenth century to the present day. Steven B. Miles places Chinese migrants and their families at the center of his narrative through a series of engaging case studies taking readers from the heart of Ming China to the global property markets of the twenty-first century. The focus on individual migrants and their descendants reveals the ways in which the 'Chinese diaspora' has consisted of distinct paths of migration from specific emigrant communities to targeted destinations both within China and abroad. This is essential reading for those interested in the history of the Chinese diaspora and the overseas Chinese, and for those interested in the role of migration in the making of the modern world.

Chinese Diasporas provides a concise and compelling new history of internal and external Chinese migration from the sixteenth century to the present day. Steven B. Miles places Chinese migrants and their families at the center of his narrative through a series of engaging case studies taking readers from the heart of Ming China to the global property markets of the twenty-first century. The focus on individual migrants and their descendants reveals the ways in which the 'Chinese diaspora' has consisted of distinct paths of migration from specific emigrant communities to targeted destinations both within China and abroad. This is essential reading for those interested in the history of the Chinese diaspora and the overseas Chinese, and for those interested in the role of migration in the making of the modern world.

《托馬斯和朋友我的第1套自然拼讀繪本(上)》包含13冊拼讀故事繪本和1張MP3原版音頻光盤，從字母A-M，每冊書都有一個來自多多島的好朋友作為主角，為小朋友們講述一個字母故事，比如，A是內向的車廂Annie，B是爭強好勝不服輸的Bertie，C是起重機Cranky，D是善良的Duck，E是驕傲的Emily，F是消防車Flynn，G是自大的大火車Gordon……在孩子英語啟蒙的過程中，入門是很困難的

這本好玩的英語啟蒙認知小詞典，是一座ABC字母樂園。作者為每個字母的認知設計了一個場景，將字母認知巧妙地放置在生活場景中，通過不同的場景將A-Z共26個字母串聯起來，如“A IS FOR……ALLIGATOR（鱷魚）”“B IS FOR……BALLOON（氣球）”在翻頁的過程中，寶寶可以根據下一頁局部畫面和首字母的提示，和家長一起玩猜謎遊戲，猜猜下一頁對應的東西是什麼，從而加深對字母、單詞的印象…

超音波於神經科的應用，最早始於1960年代。當時是利用A-mode型式之超音波，來檢測大腦中線是否有位移，以排除血塊或腫瘤之存在。自從電腦斷層及核磁共振發明之後，超音波在診斷腦實質病變方面，雖然不再佔有一席之地，然而近二、三十年來，超音波本身的技術也不斷的改良及創新；從A-mode，B-mode、Duplex，color duplex到power doppler；從顱外超音波到顱內超音波，再加上血

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災害來了該怎麼辦呢？本書圖文並茂地介紹了什麼是自然災害、農民伯伯的煩心事——乾旱、洶湧成災的水流——洪澇、看我七十二變——熱帶氣旋、晃動大地的大力士——地震、海洋公公的怒吼——海嘯、陡峭山區的“黑白雙煞”——滑坡和泥石流、在山頭跳舞的紅色“火焰”——火山噴發、恐怖的白色墳墓——雪暴、小蟲子，大麻煩——病蟲害、其他常見的自然災害。 本書由A本和B本兩部分組成。A本是科學讀本，每一篇啟發式科學短文講明

The story of Irish modernism constitutes a remarkable chapter in the movement's history. This volume serves as an incisive and accessible overview of that brilliant period in which Irish artists not only helped to create a distinctive nationalist literature but also changed the face of European and anglophone culture. This Companion surveys developments in modernist poetry, drama, fiction and the visual arts. Early innovators, such as Oscar Wilde, George Bernard Shaw, Jack B. Yeats and James Joyce, as well as late modernists, including Elizabeth Bowen, Samuel Beckett, Flann O'Brien, Máirtín Ó Cadhain and Francis Bacon, all appear here. Significantly, however, this volume ranges beyond such iconic figures to open up new ground with chapters on Irish women modernists, Irish American modernism, Irish language modernism and the critical reception of modernism in Ireland.

The story of Irish modernism constitutes a remarkable chapter in the movement's history. This volume serves as an incisive and accessible overview of that brilliant period in which Irish artists not only helped to create a distinctive nationalist literature but also changed the face of European and anglophone culture. This Companion surveys developments in modernist poetry, drama, fiction and the visual arts. Early innovators, such as Oscar Wilde, George Bernard Shaw, Jack B. Yeats and James Joyce, as well as late modernists, including Elizabeth Bowen, Samuel Beckett, Flann O'Brien, Máirtín Ó Cadhain and Francis Bacon, all appear here. Significantly, however, this volume ranges beyond such iconic figures to open up new ground with chapters on Irish women modernists, Irish American modernism, Irish language modernism and the critical reception of modernism in Ireland.

本系列經僑委會審定通過，海外僑校指定選用之K-12華語教材。本書有「正體字版」與「加註簡體字版」兩種版本，配合不同學習需求。【加註簡體字版】共分6冊，每冊均有課本與習作A/B兩本。■第四冊習作A本內容簡介每課課文生字、詞語習寫、連連看、念一念、寫一寫、讀一讀、猜一猜、比一比等各種語文練習活動。另外還有填寫正確詞語、看圖完成句子等等。第一單元 成長一、媽媽，我長大了二、小蝌蚪三、我們是小

2013江蘇公務員考試專用教材系列圖書： 2013江蘇公務員考試專用教材：行政職業能力測驗 2013江蘇公務員考試專用教材：申論 2013江蘇公務員考試專用教材：公共基礎知識 2013江蘇公務員考試專用教材：A類標準預測試卷 2013江蘇公務員考試專用教材：B類標準預測試卷 2013江蘇公務員考試專用教材：C類標準預測試卷 2013江蘇公務員考試專用教材：A類歷年真題及

2013江蘇公務員考試專用教材系列圖書： 2013江蘇公務員考試專用教材：行政職業能力測驗 2013江蘇公務員考試專用教材：申論 2013江蘇公務員考試專用教材：公共基礎知識 2013江蘇公務員考試專用教材：A類標準預測試卷 2013江蘇公務員考試專用教材：B類標準預測試卷 2013江蘇公務員考試專用教材：C類標準預測試卷 2013江蘇公務員考試專用教材：A類歷年真題及

2013江蘇公務員考試專用教材系列圖書： 2013江蘇公務員考試專用教材：行政職業能力測驗 2013江蘇公務員考試專用教材：申論 2013江蘇公務員考試專用教材：公共基礎知識 2013江蘇公務員考試專用教材：A類標準預測試卷 2013江蘇公務員考試專用教材：B類標準預測試卷 2013江蘇公務員考試專用教材：C類標準預測試卷 2013江蘇公務員考試專用教材：A類歷年真題及

First published in 1913, this book provides an index of early Latin hymns, found in hymnaries from before 1100. Entries contain the following information, where applicable: the incipit, followed by the subject of the hymn, followed by the author, then references to where the text of the hymn can be found in print and manuscript form. The text was originally intended to be the chief feature of a book on Hymns and Canticles in the series of Handbooks of Liturgical Study edited by Professor H. B. Swete and Dr J. H. Srawley, but when completed it proved to be so large that it was necessary to publish it as a separate volume. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in religious music and the history of Christianity.

D. B. Fry has edited a basic course of readings on the acoustics of speech. The collection includes all the important classical papers in the field. It is carefully structured to present the student with a coherent picture of the relations between language units and the corresponding sound-waves and to explain the laws that govern these relations. He includes extracts which explain the generation of sound-waves by the speech-mechanism, the methods of acoustic analysis of speech, and the operation of the sound spectograph (with excerpts from the first published accounts of the instrument). The volume also illustrates the contribution to the general study of language made by research on speech perception. There are accounts of speech synthesis, and of experiments on rhythm, intonation and the perception of acoustic cues.

《單元雙測·同步達標活頁試卷:語文(3年級下)(國標人教版)》更加具有鮮明的階段提升特征。依據“基礎過關——拓展提升——階段鞏固——專題歸類”的螺旋上升思路，整體設計“單元A卷——單元B卷——月考卷——期中卷——期末專題復習卷——期末卷”的功能定位，使各卷難度階梯漸次加深，思維漸次開放，引領學生挑戰自我，體驗成功的快樂。與各年級各單元的教學與測評同步，單元“A卷”（綜合達標訓練卷）以覆蓋和測試本單

本書為《21世紀大學英語讀寫教程》（修訂版）第一冊。全書共8個單元，供一學期使用。 每一單元包括三篇課文。課文A為精讀材料，課文B、C為泛讀材料。三篇課文圍繞著同一題材選定，前面有一單元內容簡介。 課文A作為精讀材料，配有生詞表及多種練習。生詞釋義采用英、漢結合的方式。用黑體排的為4級詞，黑體前面加*號的為6級詞，綱外詞排綠色。還有一些由熟詞構成的詞，如 high-achieving，ball

炒股就這幾招系列書——《絕招篇》精彩內容如下： 基本概念板塊 開設A股票賬戶步驟，股東注冊登記；試探性買賣股票；漲跌停板；新股民初次買多少股合適；交易費用；A股B股H股；納稅是否減銀行利息；市盈率；不足10元收10元；路演，等等。技術指標板塊 K線形態實戰應用；指數平滑異同移動平均線MACD；動向指數DMI；氣勢意愿指標BRAR；壓力支撐指標CR；成交量指標VR；人氣指標OBV；振動指標ASI，等

目錄 PREFACE INTRODUCTION SECTION A: BAPTIST HISTORY 1. The New Testament Church and the Baptists 2. The Anabaptists and The Reformation 3. The Birth and Growth of Identifiable Baptist Churches 4. Baptists in Asia SECTION B: BAPTIST BELIEFS 5. The Lordship of Jesus Christ as Head of the Church 6. The Sole Authority and Sufficiency of the Scriptures 7. A Regenerated Church Membership 8. Believers Baptism and the Lord Supper 9. The Autonomy of the Local Church 10. The Priesthood of All Believers 11. Separation of Church and State 12. The Church's Mission of World Evangelism SECTION C: BAPTIST POLITY 13. Different Types of Church Polity 14. Autonomy and Church Government 15. Congregational Church Government 16. Leaders in the Church 17. The Role of the Pastor 18. Decision-Making BIBLIOGRAPHY

Integrated in this book are contributions from leading scientists who have each studied children's adjustment across risks common in contemporary society. Chapters in the first half of the book focus on risks emanating from the family; chapters in the second half focus on risks stemming from the wider community. All contributors have explicitly addressed a common set of core themes, including the criteria they used to judge 'resilience' within particular risk settings, the major factors that predict resilience in these settings; the limits to resilience (vulnerabilities coexisting with manifest success); and directions for interventions. In the concluding chapter, the editor integrates evidence presented through all preceding chapters to distill (a) substantive considerations for future research, and (b) salient directions for interventions and social policies, based on accumulated research knowledge.

Integrated in this book are contributions from leading scientists who have each studied children's adjustment across risks common in contemporary society. Chapters in the first half of the book focus on risks emanating from the family; chapters in the second half focus on risks stemming from the wider community. All contributors have explicitly addressed a common set of core themes, including the criteria they used to judge 'resilience' within particular risk settings, the major factors that predict resilience in these settings; the limits to resilience (vulnerabilities coexisting with manifest success); and directions for interventions. In the concluding chapter, the editor integrates evidence presented through all preceding chapters to distill (a) substantive considerations for future research, and (b) salient directions for interventions and social policies, based on accumulated research knowledge.

《成人高等教育通用教材?英語(第2冊)(全新版)》根據成人高等教育的最新教學大綱與考綱修訂而成。《成人高等教育通用教材?英語(第2冊)(全新版)》選用了24篇各種不同題材和文體的原版短文作為12個單元中的text A與B。text A均配有難句注釋、日常對話、詞語學習、語法知識以及多種形式的綜合練習（包括問題簡答、完形填空、句子變換、短語連接、漢英翻譯、閱讀理解和基礎寫作等等）。

《21世紀大學英語基礎教程教師用書》是《21世紀大學英語基礎教程》的教師用書，供教師參考使用，內容包括基礎教程第一至第八單元的教案、練習答案、課文翻譯等。基礎教程各單元的教案分為課文A和課文B兩部分編寫。課文A的教案由以下五部分組成：1.預備活動（Warm—up Activity），主要是小組討論，旨在為學生提供口頭運用語言技能的機會。2.背景材料（Text—related Information

How did Zeus come to rule the sky? How did Poseidon become the god of the sea? Learn all about the myths and legends of Greek mythology in this dramatic history, featuring 16 pages of photos.Celebrate ancient Greek mythology and civilization, where Heracles performed his twelve heroic feats and Athena defended the acropolis as the goddess of war and wisdom. For centuries, these tales were at the center of Greek society and religion. The legends of Greek mythology have been retold around the world in stories like Ovid's Heroides and Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, influencing everything from ancient Roman culture to bestselling American novels of the twenty-first century. Including well-known tales of Medusa and Perseus, sirens, goddesses, and more, this book explores the vibrant stories that live on and inspire young readers to this day.Series Overview: A natural expansion of the exceptional Who Was? series, What Was? focuses on compelling historical events, grea

An adorable novelty slider series all about things that go!All aboard the baby sub. See it floating in the bay. All aboard the baby sub.We'll go beneath the waves today. A fun rhyming text, perfect for reading aloud, and full of sounds for little ones to join in with! Climb aboard the submarine in this brand-new novelty series for babies and pre-schoolers. With tabs to slide and wheels to spin, little ones will love to make the sub move on every page.Seb Braun (illustrator of Spinderella by Julia Donaldson, the Daddy Grizzle books by Mark Sperring and author-illustrator of Raj and the Best Day) creates friendly, action-packed scenes, full of detail and warmth. Bursting with adorable animal characters exploring under the sea, this bright and busy book will provide hours of entertainment. Also in the series: Baby on Board: Train (2023), Car (2023), Tractor (2024), Aeroplane(2024), Bus (2025), Boat (2025)

How is digitalization of the offshore oil industry fundamentally changing how we understand work and ways of knowing?Digitalization sits at the forefront of public and academic conversation today, calling into question how we work and how we know. In Digital Oil, Eric Monteiro uses the Norwegian offshore oil and gas industry as a lens to investigate the effects of digitalization on embodied labor, and in doing so shows how our use of new digital technology transforms work and knowing. For years, roughnecks have performed the dangerous and unwieldy work of extracting the oil that lies three miles below the seabed along the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Today, the Norwegian oil industry is largely digital, operated by sensors and driven by data. Digital representations of physical processes inform work practices and decision-making with remotely operated, unmanned deep-sea facilities. Drawing on two decades of in-depth interviews, observations, news clips, and studies of this industry, Er

The suppression of piracy and other forms of maritime violence was a keystone in the colonisation of Southeast Asia. Focusing on what was seen in the nineteenth century as the three most pirate-infested areas in the region - the Sulu Sea, the Strait of Malacca and Indochina - this comparative study in colonial history explores how piracy was defined, contested and used to resist or justify colonial expansion, particularly during the most intense phase of imperial expansion in Southeast Asia from c.1850 to c.1920. In doing so, it demonstrates that piratical activity continued to occur in many parts of Southeast Asia well beyond the mid-nineteenth century, when most existing studies of piracy in the region end their period of investigation. It also points to the changes over time in how piracy was conceptualised and dealt with by each of the major colonial powers in the region - Britain, France, the Netherlands, Spain and the United States. This title is also available as Open Access on

From the author of Dark and Shallow Lies comes another paranormal thriller about a seventeen-year-old girl returning to an exclusive theater camp to uncover the truth of what really happened there twelve years ago, the night her mother drowned.Avril Wiley’s dreams are coming true: this summer, she’s been chosen to attend the ultra-competitive, extremely selective summer performance intensive at Whisper Cove Theatre. Kids from all over the country apply to the program, hoping to hone their acting skills, but Avril has something more in mind: she wants to solve the mystery of her mother’s death. Twelve years ago, Avril’s mother drowned at Whisper Cove, just off the rocky Connecticut coastline, while working at the theater. While it was ruled an accident, Avril’s never been totally convinced. And local legend claims that the women in the waves—ghosts from old whaling stories—called her mother into the ocean with their whispering. Because, as they say at Whisper Cove, what the sea wan

The highly anticipated debut cookbook from the creator of The Mediterranean Dish website, with more than 120 recipes for bright and flavorful Mediterranean diet-inspired meals. What began as one of the first online Mediterranean food blogs has blossomed into the leading site for modern Mediterranean cooking and lifestyle with millions of readers--and now it is the inspiration for the long-awaited first cookbook from Suzy Karadsheh. In her cookbook, Suzy brings cross-culturally inspired dishes from throughout the Mediterranean into American home kitchens, using easy-to-find ingredients and easy-to-follow, tested-to-perfection recipes to make your meals more vibrant, delicious, and yes--even a little healthier, too! Born and raised by the sea in Port Said, Egypt, Suzy lived in Michigan and Des Moines with her family before moving to Atlanta, where she now lives. Her modern cooking reflects the rich and complex traditions of the Mediterranean and Middle East, from Greece and southern Spai

Discover nature at night in this beautiful split-page book. Travel from the woods at dusk to the lofty Himalayan Mountains, and learn all about the natural world which thrives after the sun goes down. This gently informative book is filled to the brim with fascinating facts about the animals and plants which exist in all kinds of climates and habitats.Split pages allow readers to explore each landscape in a uniquely immersive way - see which night-time wildlife can be found out in the open and which stays hidden within its shadowy habitat. Vibrant and breathtaking illustrations by Nic Jones and enriching text by Harriet Evans make this the perfect gift for young nature lovers. The topic of nature at night is both unusual and enthralling, and the soft colours of the illustration make this the perfect bedtime read.Other titles in this series: Above and Below and Above and Below: Sea and Shore

"Engrossing, beautiful, and deeply imaginative" (Yaa Gyasi, author of Homegoing), this epic novel about the explorer David Livingstone and the extraordinary group of Africans who carry his body across impossible terrain "illuminates the agonies of colonialism and blind loyalty" (O, The Oprah Magazine)."This is how we carried out of Africa the poor broken body of...David Livingstone, so that he could be borne across the sea and buried in his own land. "So begins Petina Gappah's "searing...poignant" ( Star Tribune, Minneapolis) novel of exploration and adventure in 19th-century Africa--the captivating story of the African men and women who carried explorer and missionary Dr. Livingstone's body, papers, and maps, fifteen hundred miles across the continent of Africa, so his remains could be returned home to England and his work preserved there. Narrated by Halima, the doctor's sharp-tongued cook, and Jacob Wainwright, his rigidly pious secretary, this is a "powerful novel, beautifully told

For three centuries, ballad-singers thrived at the heart of life in London. One of history's great paradoxes, they were routinely disparaged and persecuted, living on the margins, yet playing a central part in the social, cultural, and political life of the nation. This history spans the Georgian heyday and Victorian decline of those who sang in the city streets in order to sell printed songs. Focusing on the people who plied this musical trade, Oskar Cox Jensen interrogates their craft and their repertoire, the challenges they faced and the great changes in which they were caught up. From orphans to veterans, prostitutes to preachers, ballad-singers sang of love and loss, the soil and the sea, mediating the events of the day to an audience of hundreds of thousands. Complemented by sixty-two recorded songs, this study demonstrates how ballad-singers are figures of central importance in the cultural, social, and political processes of continuity, contestation, and change across the nine

'This is a thing of rare beauty' - David Wallliams on Hidden Planet (shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2020)Water World is the stunning new book from Ben Rothery, author of Hidden Planet and Sensational Butterflies. Life on Earth is shaped by water, and only survives here because of it, but our ocean ecosystems are at the epicentre of global warming. Framed by the need to protect our oceans, Water World is natural-history illustrator Ben Rothery's rich exploration of the creatures from the coastal and offshore waters of the world - from penguins, seagulls, polar bears and seahorses, to plankton, sharks and deep-sea beings.Discover the longest migration and the loudest animal on Earth, and learn how our own actions affect the ocean, its inhabitants and our whole planet. Fun to read together or independently, this large-format, beautifully illustrated book is perfect for nature-lovers of all ages. Also available: Hidden Planet and Sensational Butterflies.

A soulful tour of Palestinian cooking today from the Ottolenghi restaurants' executive chef and partner--120 recipes shaped by his personal story as well as the history of Palestine.The story of Palestine's food is really the story of its people. When the events of 1948 forced residents from all regions of Palestine together into one compressed land, recipes that were once closely guarded family secrets were shared and passed between different groups in an effort to ensure that they were not lost forever. In Falastin (pronounced "fa-la-steen"), Sami Tamimi retraces the lineage and evolution of his country's cuisine, born of its agriculturally optimal geography, its distinct culinary traditions, and Palestinian cooks' ingenuity and resourcefulness. Tamimi covers the territory between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River--East Jerusalem and the West Bank, up north to the Galilee and the coastal cities of Haifa and Akka, inland to Nazareth, and then sou

The suppression of piracy and other forms of maritime violence was a keystone in the colonisation of Southeast Asia. Focusing on what was seen in the nineteenth century as the three most pirate-infested areas in the region - the Sulu Sea, the Strait of Malacca and Indochina - this comparative study in colonial history explores how piracy was defined, contested and used to resist or justify colonial expansion, particularly during the most intense phase of imperial expansion in Southeast Asia from c.1850 to c.1920. In doing so, it demonstrates that piratical activity continued to occur in many parts of Southeast Asia well beyond the mid-nineteenth century, when most existing studies of piracy in the region end their period of investigation. It also points to the changes over time in how piracy was conceptualised and dealt with by each of the major colonial powers in the region - Britain, France, the Netherlands, Spain and the United States. This title is also available as Open Access on

For the first time, Richard S. Grayson tells the story of the Dubliners who served in the British military and in republican forces during the First World War and the Irish Revolution as a series of interconnected 'Great Wars'. He charts the full scope of Dubliners' military service, far beyond the well-known Dublin 'Pals', with as many as 35,000 serving and over 6,500 dead, from the Irish Sea to the Middle East and beyond. Linking two conflicts usually narrated as separate stories, he shows how Irish nationalist support for Britain going to war in 1914 can only be understood in the context of the political fight for Home Rule and why so many Dubliners were hostile to the Easter Rising. He examines Dublin loyalism and how the War of Independence and the Civil War would be shaped by the militarisation of Irish society and the earlier experiences of veterans of the British army.

Highlighting thirty-five spectacular recently completed houses overlooking sea, lake, river, and ocean, selected for beauty and variety across the globe, Houses by the Shore features homes that demonstrate the extraordinarily diverse ways that today's leading architects and interior designers build and design homes on the water and new approaches homeowners are taking to life on the shore.Frequently elegant and uncluttered, these houses serve as models of smart and often exquisite design with lots of ideas for homeowners who don't necessarily live in a waterfront home, but who wish to have something of that appeal and sensitivity in their own space.A range of projects encompassing myriad geographic and cultural inspirations show some of the world's most inviting residences, built in stone and glass, in wood and steel and concrete. The houses vary in size and style, though all within the realm of the modern, from open plan homes that include terraces and rooms that flow from indoors to

From the former New York Times Asia correspondent and author of China's Second Continent, an incisive investigation of China's ideological development as it becomes an ever more aggressive player in regional and global diplomacy. For many years after its reform and opening in 1978, China maintained an attitude of false modesty about its ambitions. That role, reports Howard French, has been set aside. China has asserted its place among the global heavyweights, revealing its plans for pan-Asian dominance by building its navy, increasing territorial claims to areas like the South China Sea, and diplomatically bullying smaller players. Underlying this attitude is a strain of thinking that casts China's present-day actions in decidedly historical terms, as the path to restoring the dynastic glory of the past. If we understand how that historical identity relates to current actions, in ways ideological, philosophical, and even legal, we can learn to forecast just what kind of global power Ch