This new book is the first full account, inside or outside government, of China’s efforts to acquire foreign technology. Based on primary sources and meticulously researched, the book lays bare China’s efforts to prosper technologically through others' achievements. For decades, China has operated an elaborate system to spot foreign technologies, acquire them by all conceivable means, and convert them into weapons and competitive goods—without compensating the owners. The director of the US National Security Agency recently called it "the greatest transfer of wealth in history."Written by two of America's leading government analysts and an expert on Chinese cyber networks, this book describes these transfer processes comprehensively and in detail, providing the breadth and depth missing in other works. Drawing upon previously unexploited Chinese language sources, the authors begin by placing the new research within historical context, before examining the People’s Republic of China’s policy support for economic espionage, clandestine technology transfers, theft through cyberspace and its impact on the future of the US. This book will be of much interest to students of Chinese politics, Asian security studies, US defence, US foreign policy and IR in general.
This new book is the first full account, inside or outside government, of China’s efforts to acquire foreign technology. Based on primary sources and meticulously researched, the book lays bare China’s efforts to prosper technologically through others' achievements. For decades, China has operated an elaborate system to spot foreign technologies, acquire them by all conceivable means, and convert them into weapons and competitive goods—without compensating the owners. The director of the US National Security Agency recently called it "the greatest transfer of wealth in history."Written by two of America's leading government analysts and an expert on Chinese cyber networks, this book describes these transfer processes comprehensively and in detail, providing the breadth and depth missing in other works. Drawing upon previously unexploited Chinese language sources, the authors begin by placing the new research within historical context, before examining the People’s Republic of China’s policy support for economic espionage, clandestine technology transfers, theft through cyberspace and its impact on the future of the US. This book will be of much interest to students of Chinese politics, Asian security studies, US defence, US foreign policy and IR in general.
Advanced algebra in the service of contemporary mathematical research a unique introduction. This volume takes an altogether new approach to advanced algebra. Its intriguing title, inspired by the term postmodernism, denotes a departure from van der Waerden's Modern Algebraa book that has dominated the field for nearly seventy years. Post-Modern Algebra offers a truly up-to-date alternative to the standard approach, explaining topics from an applications-based perspective rather than by abstract principles alone. The book broadens the field of study to include algebraic structures and methods used in current and emerging mathematical research, and describes the powerful yet subtle techniques of universal algebra and category theory. Classical algebraic areas of groups, rings, fields, and vector spaces are bolstered by such topics as ordered sets, monoids, monoid actions, quasigroups, loops, lattices, Boolean algebras, categories, and Heyting algebras. The text features: *A clear and concise treatment at an introductory level, tested in university courses. *A wealth of exercises illustrating concepts and their practical application. *Effective techniques for solving research problems in the real world. *Flexibility of presentation, making it easy to tailor material to specific needs. *Help with elementary proofs and algebraic notations for students of varying abilities. Post-Modern Algebra is an excellent primary or supplementary text for graduate-level algebra courses. It is also an extremely useful resource for professionals and researchers in many areas who must tackle abstract, linear, or universal algebra in the course of their work.
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Nymphs, nixies and naiads - legends of the Rhine is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1895. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
Melanie has spent far too much time wallowing in grief, avoiding topics of love, going so far as to tell her second grade class that Valentine's Day no longer exists. A vacation to a relaxing Bed & Breakfast is just what she needs to reset her life. The innkeeper takes it upon herself to push Melanie out of her comfort zone and helps her learn how to find a little bit of happiness, one sugar cube at a time. But the vacation quickly turns from carefree to out of control... A moving tale of taking control of one's life and all that it has to throw in your way. Melanie even learns how to fry an egg, which apparently does not mean deep frying an egg. Pixie's B&B - Where all your woes come to the surface so you can finally conquer your fears.
Anna is a simple, sweet story of a beautiful relationship between a lonely man and a lively, happy, young girl. She opens his eyes to the beauty around him, and he feels his depression receding each day. It is as though Anna is the daughter he never had. But, does he have the right to take a daughter away from her mother? Circumstances are such that he might have to - just to protect Anna.
Anna Karenina is a novel by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, published in serial installments. Tolstoy clashed with editor Mikhail Katkov over political issues that arose in the final installment of Tolstoy's negative views of Russian volunteers going to fight in Serbia; therefore, the novel's first complete appearance was in book form in 1878. Widely regarded as a pinnacle in realist fiction, Tolstoy considered Anna Karenina his first true novel, after he came to consider War and Peace to be more than a novel. Fyodor Dostoyevsky declared it "flawless as a work of art." His opinion was shared by Vladimir Nabokov, who especially admired "the flawless magic of Tolstoy's style," and by William Faulkner, who described the novel as "the best ever written." The novel remains popular, as demonstrated by a 2007 poll of 125 contemporary authors in Time, which declared that Anna Karenina is the "greatest book ever written."
In the time of the great King Arthur, there was an island in the mists called Avalon where, in the shadows of history, the much greater force of magic was used to shape the course of humanity. Anna and Bronwyn, two young Priestesses-in-training, don't know it yet, but they will rule Avalon someday. The only problem? They can't stand each other. Needing the girls to not only be civil to each other but also to learn the essence of teamwork is of the utmost importance to the current High Priestesses. In order to teach the girls to work together, they bind Anna and Bronwyn in magic, then release them into the world and away from Avalon. Their first destination: Camelot, and upon arrival, they find that something nefarious is going on that may endanger King Arthur's life. The girls must resolve their differences in order to save the king and possibly all of England.
Arkkitehti Iiris Kivelä saa eräänä päivänä Itä-Suomessa asuvalta vuokralaiseltaan Alessialta oudon viestin. Alessia haluaa vaihtaa asuntoonsa ulko-oven lukot. Ennen kuin Iiris ehtii paneutua asiaan sen enempää, Alessia katoaa jäljettömiin.Alessian sisar Liliana huolestuu ja lentää Itä-Suomeen selvittämään katoamista, sillä italialais-suomalaista perhettä piinaa synkkä varjo menneisyydestä. Iiris Kivelä päättää auttaa etsinnöissä, vaikka lapsuuden maisemiin palaaminen nostaa esiin vanhoja traumoja. Kadonneen Alessian jäljet kuljettavat lukijan vuosikymmenten taakse, Lama-Suomen synkkiin vuosiin.Anna Paldar on pirkanmaalainen kirjailija ja IT-alan asiantuntija. Kadonnut: Alessia B on hänen toinen rikosromaaninsa. Paldarin esikoisromaani Mustan kiven varjo julkaistiin syksyllä 2019.
