Utilising individual interviews and focus group discussions, primarily from two Chinese cities, The Chinese Mafia: Organized Crime, Corruption, and Extra-Legal Protection contributes to the understanding of organized crime and corruption in the Chinese context, filing a significant gap in criminological literature, by investigating how extra-legal protectors-corrupt public officials and street gangsters-emerge, evolve and operate in a rapidly changing society. China's economic ref...

【重點特色】★華人世界第一本世界白蘭地專書！★32位國際烈酒專家一致推薦！★以清楚的脈絡詳盡解說最完整、最豐富的白蘭地知識。★搭配專屬〈概念圖譜〉與〈主題地圖〉，輕鬆跨過認識白蘭地體系的高門檻，全面拓展你的烈酒視野。【內容介紹】華人世界第一本世界白蘭地專書誕生！作者從宏觀的角度，以精練的文字，清晰勾勒世界白蘭地的圖景，知識體系完整，兼及專業品飲評論與人文史地，把這個主題寫得妙趣橫生。Introduction〈白蘭地的歷史，歷史上的白蘭地〉展卷便先帶你一探白蘭地的歷史源頭與發展歷程，從烈酒的「史前時代」到「烈酒元年」，再到當今局勢，藉由社會人文、史地經濟、科學技術多條軸線，觀察不同時空的各式白蘭地，如何彼此影響互動，交織出白蘭地的圖景。Part1〈何為白蘭地？為何白蘭地？〉從更高的角度觀察，幫助你認清白蘭地在世界酒類體系裡的位置、意義與價值。並非所有以水果為原料製成的烈酒，都是白蘭地。你將驚嘆，不同類型與名稱，再加上不...

◆華人世界第一本全方位視角的蘇格蘭威士忌專書！◆國際評審　王鵬　重磅新作◆以品飲、風味為主軸，探索歷史人文、原料製程與產業經營，如何形塑當今威士忌的風味樣貌。鍾正道（Thomas CHUNG，葡萄酒作家）：王鵬秉持鍥而不捨、打破沙鍋問到底的精神，以貫通今古探索真相的態度，還原、細數歷史，並用樸實的文字娓娓道出，讓讀者能夠透徹地，近觀蒸餾酒家族成員之一的威士忌。《蘇格蘭威士忌》是全方位的蘇格蘭威士忌深度導覽，涵蓋完整的相關知識體系，從語言文化到風土民情，從感官分析到風味化學，不僅是一本蘇格蘭威士忌品評與風味指南，更是愛好者、業界人士與酒類撰述評論不可或缺的參考書。王鵬以豐富的酒類專業背景，解析品評技術，並收錄詳盡的品飲筆記與點評提示，一書在手，宛若專家在側指導。除了掌握酒杯裡的風味世界，讀者將一窺酒瓶裡的人文史地──走進大麥田、橡樹林、泥煤地，探訪麥芽廠、...

Twelve Traditional Stories That Children Will Love!This bilingual children's book presents a charming collection of folktales and fables on the timeless theme of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. All of these stories are very popular in China, retold and adapted here to appeal to young readers and children all around the world. Each story explores a moral dilemma that young readers can easily understand, and provides a gentle lesson that they will discover ...

Drawing on insights from sociology and new institutional economics, Extralegal Governance provides the first comprehensive account of China's illegal markets by applying a socio-economic approach. It considers social legitimacy and state repression in examining the nature of illegal markets. It examines how power dynamics and varying levels of punishment shape exchange relationships between buyers and sellers. It identifies context-specific risks and explains how private individuals and or...

Multilingual Artificial Intelligence is a guide for non-computer science specialists and learners looking to explore the implementation of AI technologies to solve real-life problems involving language data.Focusing on multilingual, multicultural, pre-trained large language models and their practical use through fine-tuning and prompt engineering, Wang and Smith demonstrate how to apply this new technology in areas such as information retrieval, semantic webs, and retrieva...

Presents novel, nanotechnology-based solutions for urgent environmental engineering problemsClear and concise from beginning to end, this book focuses on the design and application of artificially intelligent nanomaterials, which help in solving many tangible environmental problems?especially water and air pollution. It lays out the design concepts, major chemical principles, and materials considerations of artificially intelligent nanomaterials for environmental engineering, and p...

The highly anticipated next book in Tuttle's Stories for Language Learners series is here!This book presents 22 classic Chinese proverbs and the traditional tales behind them. The stories are bilingual, with the Chinese and English versions presented on facing pages. Each includes an explanation of how the proverb is used today, cultural notes, vocabulary and discussion questions. Online audio recordings of the tales by native speakers give students a chan...

Essential Mandarin Chinese Grammar is a systematic overview of Mandarin grammar, oriented toward self-study, English-speaking students.Through explanations of common mistakes learners make, useful example sentences and exercises with an answer key, this book provides a detailed introduction to the unique grammar structures of the Mandarin language.Ideal for any student who is interested in taking their skills to the next level, this book makes the ...

A collection of 15 classic Chinese folk stories—passed down from generation to generation—presented in both Chinese and English.Welcome to the fascinating world of Chinese folklore. The fifteen stories in this book address universal concerns such as the origins of humankind, the impact of wars and natural disasters, the great deeds of cultural heroes, the struggle for dignity and justice for the common man, and the yearnings of the human heart.For ...

Machine Learning in Translation introduces machine learning (ML) theories and technologies that are most relevant to translation processes, approaching the topic from a human perspective and emphasizing that ML and ML-driven technologies are tools for humans.Providing an exploration of the common ground between human and machine learning and of the nature of translation that leverages this new dimension, this book helps linguists, translators, and localizers better find th...

This book highlights the latest advances in advanced insulating materials. Energy crisis and environmental pollution are two major themes currently faced by the human society. It is of unprecedented strategic importance to construct a strong smart grid with super/ultra-high voltage network as the backbone and clean energy transmission as the leading force. However, the performance of electrical equipment and devices is greatly determined by the properties of their insulating materials, esp...