Tyranny and Music is an edited collection of essays that explore how musical artists respond to cruel or oppressive governments and ruling regimes. Its primary strength and unique quality lies in its diversity, presenting a postmodern collage of scholarship that reaches across the divides of classical, popular and traditional musics just as it connects musical resistance of the past with the present and the near (Western) with the far (non-Western). Contemporary topics include Chosan’s ana...

Comprehensive review of pests and diseases affecting oil palm and methods for their managementReviews controversies about palm oil and healthDetailed coverage of key issues relating to the environmental impact of oil palm cultivation

A versatile, accessible, Asian-inspired cookbook that melds Korean, Chinese, and Japanese flavorsMei Liu and Kyong Han are classically trained chefs and the duo behind the popular food blog Two Plaid Aprons. Drawing on their Chinese and Korean heritages and their culinary upbringings in Louisiana, they create recipes that are both rooted in tradition and shaped by personal experience. Known for making Asian cooking approachable, Mei and Kyong empower home cooks with...

《英國文化與香港：1945–97》探討20世紀下半葉英國文化與香港的互動，闡明香港如何在英國去殖民化敘事中佔據一個特殊的位置，同時作為英國在停滯與衰退時期反思自身文化的偶爾對照。透過廣泛引用歷史檔案及已出版的第一手資料，作者深入研究多個主題，包括香港作為不受約束的資本主義、現代化與良好管治的場所，以及作為男性社交與性別機遇的景域。本書亦探討香港華人如何吸納英國文化，以及英國觀察者對香港回歸中國主權未來所提出的各種不同預測。馬翰庭（Mark Hampton），現為香港嶺南大學歷史系副教授。羅美嫻（Ring Mei Han Low），現為香港珠海學院英文系助理教授。

Mit der Reihe Chinesische Perspektiven sollen grundlegende Werke chinesischen Denkens einem größeren deutschen Publikum zugänglich gemacht werden. Mit dem vorliegenden Band, der anlässlich des 40. Jahrestages der Aufnahme der diplomatischen Beziehungen zwischen China und Deutschland verfasst wurde, halten uns die Herausgeber einen faszinierenden Spiegel vor. Der chinesische, auf jeden Fall gut gemeinte Blick auf Deutschland ist auch und gerade für uns reich an Informationen und gibt Anlass...

Energiewende, Mobilitätswende, Kohleausstieg: Klimawandel und CO2-Emissionen werden in Deutschland heftiger diskutiert denn je – auch mit Blick auf Globalität und internationale Zusammenarbeit. Der vorliegende Sammelband gewährt originären Einblick in die in China dazu stattfindende Debatte. Grundlage ist dabei das chinesische Forschungsprojekt Analyse der Pfade der Treibhausgasemissionen wichtiger Staaten und Chinas, Scheitelpunktforschung und Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse von Emissionsminderung....

This book involves collection of papers primarily focused on the origin and development of Chinese civilization in the concept of archaeological context from the 6000 BCE to 1300 BCE through archaeological cultural perspectives. It systematically illustrates the prehistoric cultural history of China at the period from Neolithic to the early Bronze Age during 20000-1300 BCE, composing not only the proper region around the Central Plain but also the margin areas mainly in the west, and exami...

Printable Mesoscopic Perovskite Solar CellsA comprehensive exploration of printable perovskite solar cells and their potential for commercializationIn Printable Mesoscopic Perovskite Solar Cells, a team of distinguished researchers delivers an accessible and incisive discussion of the principles, technologies, and fabrication processes associated with the manufacture and use of perovskite solar cells. The authors detail the propert...

This book gathers case studies presented at the International Conference on Responsible Research and Innovation in Science, Innovation and Society (RRI-SIS2017). It highlights European initiatives and projects in various domains and contexts, each of which explores how to create guidelines and good practices for Responsible Research and Innovation and how to promote them among citizens, industry stakeholders, policy and decision makers, research funders and educational institutions to fost...

This open access book was prepared as a Final Publication of the COST Action IC1304 “Autonomous Control for a Reliable Internet of Services (ACROSS)”. The book contains 14 chapters and constitutes a show-case of the main outcome of the Action in line with its scientific goals. It will serve as a valuable reference for undergraduate and post-graduate students, educators, faculty members, researchers, engineers, and research strategists working in this field.The explosive growth of t...