Wei Wei: 607 books

This book aims to provide comprehensive empirical and theoretical studies of expanding fandom communities in East Asia through the commodification of Japanese, Korean and Chinese popular cultures in the digital era. Using a multidisciplinary approach including political economy, East Asian studies,...

The corresponding-states principle helps the understanding and calculating of thermodynamic, transport, and surface properties of substances in various states, required by our modern lifestyle. The Corresponding-States Principle and its Practice: Thermodynamic, Transport and Surface Properties of...

This book is a short introduction to the engineering principles of harnessing the vast potential of microorganisms, and animal and plant cells in making biochemical products. It was written for scientists who have no background in engineering, and for engineers with minimal background in biology....

This book documents through first-hand experience and academic research the historical, cultural and economic interactions affecting land use in Singapore. Offering a unique study of nostalgia in Singaporean heritage, it discusses the subjective nostalgic meanings and interpretations that users of...

Nearly 370 million people in China smoke; about one-third of all smokers in the world are in China; and about 1.2 million deaths in China are attributable to smoking. The death toll is expected to reach 2.2 million in 2030 if no smoking intervention pr

Complete coverage of design and life assessment methods for high-temperature components Applied Creep Mechanics fully discusses the time-dependent deformation which occurs in a metal when subjected to stress at an elevated temperature. This book explains how to perform detailed analyses of welded...

Offers a comprehensive introduction to the issues of control of power systems during cascading outages and restoration process Power System Control Under Cascading Failures offers comprehensive coverage of three major topics related to prevention of cascading power outages in a power transmission...

One of the most sweeping, categorical, and absolute phrases that has ever been employed by the hierarchical teaching authority of the Roman Catholic Church refers to a concept called ‘intrinsic evil’. In short, intrinsic evil is invoked to describe certain kinds of human acts that can never be...

A complete guide to understanding, designing, and deploying Layer 2 VPN technologies and pseudowire emulation applications Evaluate market drivers for Layer 2 VPNs Understand the architectural frame-work and choices for Layer 2 VPNs, including AToM and L2TPv3 Grasp the essentials of Layer 2 LAN...

This book is a grand review of the centurial development of rule of law in China. It covers the most important issues in this area and presents “political constitution,” a new interpretative framework that allows the Chinese experience of rule of law to be more fully and correctly expressed. It...

Lübeck 1379. Die junge Hansekauffrau Henrike ist bestürzt, als sie ein Brief aus Flandern erreicht: Ihre Familie in Brügge wird bedroht. Ausgerechnet jetzt sind Henrikes Mann Adrian und ihr Bruder Simon auf Handelsreisen - so macht sie sich kurzerhand alleine auf den Weg in die von Aufständen...

Ein stimmungsvoller, spannender Historischer Roman, inspiriert vom Leben der historischen Medica Jakoba die Glückliche Lüneburg im 14. Jh. Nach dem Tod ihrer Familie hat die junge Adlige Jakoba in einem Kloster ihre Bestimmung als Krankenpflegerin gefunden. Doch ihr Bruder zwingt sie in eine neue...

1627: Unbehelligt von den Wirren des Dreißigjährigen Krieges wächst die Kapitänstochter Sina auf der friedlichen Insel Rügen auf. Doch eines Tages wird auch ihre Familie auf entsetzliche Weise auseinander gerissen. Völlig auf sich allein gestellt flieht Sina in die große Hansestadt Stralsund...

EINE JUNGE FRAU ZWISCHEN TRADITION UND DER SEHNSUCHT FREIHEIT Lübeck 1375. Für Henrike bricht eine Welt zusammen, als ihr Vater, ein angesehener Hansekaufmann, völlig überraschend stirbt. Plötzlich steht die junge Frau ganz alleine da - und zu allem Unglück übernimmt der verhasste Onkel ihre...