This reference grammar provides, for the first time, a description of the grammar of Mandarin Chinese, the official spoken language of China and Taiwan, in functional terms, focusing on the role and meanings of word-level and sentence-level structures in actual conversations.[...]

The most feared man in China, Dai Li, was chief of Chiang Kai-shek's secret service during World War II. This sweeping biography of 'China's Himmler', based on recently opened intelligence archives, traces Dai's rise from obscurity as a rural hooligan and Green Gang blood-brother to commander of the[...]

This illustrated introduction to Chinese wine explores the history of wine production in China, the legends and customs that surround it and its place in China today. Traditionally, Chinese wine and spirits were made from grain, and had three important uses: to perform rituals, to dispel one's worri[...]

This book explores the roles of agricultural development and advancing social complexity in the processes of state formation in China. Over a period of about 10,000 years, it follows evolutionary trajectories of society from the last Palaeolithic hunting-gathering groups, through Neolithic farming v[...]

A concise introduction providing a thorough and up-to-date overview of the full range of gynaecological cancers.[...]

Prepares students for academic written work by teaching them the language, content, and rhetoric needed for success in college courses. This title presents step-by-step, easy-to-learn processes for effective writing.[...]

A layman's guide to the latest developments in physics, which points out parallels with modern psychology and Eastern mysticism, containing an account of the essential aspects of the new physics for those with little or no scientific knowledge.[...]

The biggest collection of manga resource art ever seen. The CD contains 100 complete, ready drawn figures, plus 100 heads, 100 upper bodies, 100 lower bodies for 1,000,000 possible permutations. The book explains how to construct and color the figures and how to insert them into existing art. The bo[...]

Covers the techniques for component load measurement and data acquisition; fatigue properties determination; fatigue analysis, and accelerated life test criteria development; and test plans for reliability demonstrations. This book provides an overview on the entire methodology of durability testing[...]