K K Chan: 27 books
The Racial Horizon of Utopia
Unthinking the Future of Race in Late Twentieth-Century American Utopian Novels
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2015
Race and utopia have been fundamental features of US American culture since the origins of the country. However, racial ideology has often contradicted the ideals of social and political equality in the United States. This book surveys reimaginings of race in major late twentieth-century US American...
by B. Morris Allen, Joshua Phillip Johnson, Elise Forier Edie
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
Beautifully written speculative fiction from Metaphorosis magazine.
The best science fiction and fantasy stories from Metaphorosis magazine's first year. Mysterious languages, unusual dogs, solitude, alien communications, and magic.
Stories from Joshua Phillip Johnson, Elise Forier...
by Rhonda Parrish, Sara Cleto, Brittany Warman
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2016
Sirens are beautiful, dangerous, and musical, whether they come from the sea or the sky. Greek sirens were described as part-bird, part-woman, and Roman sirens more like mermaids, but both had a voice that could captivate and destroy the strongest man. The pages of this book contain the stories of...
Open Development
Networked Innovations in International Development
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
Experts explore current theory and practice in the application of digitally enabled open networked social models to international development.
The emergence of open networked models made possible by digital technology has the potential to transform international development. Open network structures...
China Joins Global Governance
Cooperation and Contentions
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...
by Tanya Chan-ard, Jarujin Nabhitabhata, John W. K. Parr
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2015
Thailand is home to over 350 species of reptiles, consisting of many kinds of turtles and tortoises, lizards, snakes and crocodiles. With its extensive network of protected areas, Thailand is one of the richest and most ecologically diverse countries in the world. However, many of these species are...
Transmitting the Ideal of Enlightenment
Chinese Universities Since the Late Nineteenth Century
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2009
Transmitting the Ideal of Enlightenment is a collection of articles that shed light on different aspects of university education in China since the late nineteenth century and address how far the ideal of modern university education, which has gradually been developed in the West since the age of...
by Dr. Ian G. Baird, Corey L. Bell, Dr. Stephen C. Berkwitz
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2016
This book introduces contemporary Buddhists from across Asia and from various walks of life. Eschewing traditional hagiographies, the editors have collected sixty-six profiles of individuals who would be excluded from most Buddhist histories and ethnographies. In addition to monks and nuns, readers...
digitalSTS
A Field Guide for Science & Technology Studies
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2019
Scholars across the humanities, social sciences, and information sciences are grappling with how best to study virtual environments, use computational tools in their research, and engage audiences with their results. Classic work in science and technology studies (STS) has played a central role in...
Safety of Repair, Maintenance, Minor Alteration, and Addition (RMAA) Works
A new focus of construction safety
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2016
Safety of RMAA works is an almost uncharted topic of rising importance internationally. Small construction contractors are particularly dependant on RMAA work, especially during times of recession, and they undertake more risks on these jobs than large companies do. This book is based on unique international...
Family Resilience in the Military
Definitions, Models, and Policies
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2015
Most leaders in the Department of Defense (DoD) agree that family resilience is an important construct, yet DoD does not have a standard definition. The authors of this report review existing definitions of family resilience and offer a candidate definition for DoD use. They also review models of...
by Pramode K. Verma, Mayssaa El Rifai, Kam Wai Clifford Chan
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2018
This book explores alternative ways of accomplishing secure information transfer with incoherent multi-photon pulses in contrast to conventional Quantum Key Distribution techniques. Most of the techniques presented in this book do not need conventional encryption. Furthermore, the book presents a...
by Jennifer A. Chan, MD, Matthew K. Kulke
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2016
This issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America is devoted to Neuroendocrine tumors. Articles in this issue include: Pathology Classification of Neuroendocrine Tumors; Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis of Neuroendocrine Tumors; Surgical Management of Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumors;...
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