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Ash's Cabin
Jen Wang
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Jen Wang
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Wang discusses the dynamics of Sino-US relations since 2008 and the
implications for relations between Taiwan and both the United
States and the People's Republic of China. Ever since China
surpassed Japan to become the world's second largest economy, it
has appeared to shift its policy shift from "biding our time" and a
self-described "peaceful rise" toward increased assertiveness in
regional and international affairs. This has only become more
pronounced since the 19th Party National Congress in October 2017,
when Xi Jinping reiterated his agenda for "the Chinese Dream." In
contrast, the US's "Pivot to Asia" strategy has been widely
perceived as unsuccessful. In its precarious political position
between China and the United States, Taiwan is especially exposed
to the fluctuations in policy and diplomatic relations between the
two powers. The three bilateral relationships are intertwined, with
policy changes and actions in any one of them affecting the other
two. Wang emphasizes the "small power" and "disputed nation-state"
perspective of Taiwan, over the "great power politics" of the
United States and China. In doing so, he presents an analysis of
how the changing dynamics of Sino-US relations and the great power
transition in Asia have an impact on smaller stakeholders in the
region. A valuable resource for scholars and policy-makers with a
focus on Taiwan's position in Sino-US relations.
A fairy tale for any age, Jen Wang's The Prince and the Dressmaker
will steal your heart. Paris, at the dawn of the modern age: Prince
Sebastian is looking for a bride--or rather, his parents are
looking for one for him. Sebastian is too busy hiding his secret
life from everyone. At night he puts on daring dresses and takes
Paris by storm as the fabulous Lady Crystallia--the hottest fashion
icon in the world capital of fashion! Sebastian's secret weapon
(and best friend) is the brilliant dressmaker Frances--one of only
two people who know the truth: sometimes this boy wears dresses.
But Frances dreams of greatness, and being someone's secret weapon
means being a secret. Forever. How long can Frances defer her
dreams to protect a friend? Jen Wang weaves an exuberantly romantic
tale of identity, young love, art, and family. This title has
Common Core connections.
Wang discusses the dynamics of SinoâUS relations since 2008 and
the implications for relations between Taiwan and both the United
States and the Peopleâs Republic of China. Ever since China
surpassed Japan to become the worldâs second largest economy, it
has appeared to shift its policy shift from âbiding our timeâ
and a self-described âpeaceful riseâ toward increased
assertiveness in regional and international affairs. This has only
become more pronounced since the 19th Party National Congress in
October 2017, when Xi Jinping reiterated his agenda for âthe
Chinese Dream.â In contrast, the USâs âPivot to Asiaâ
strategy has been widely perceived as unsuccessful. In its
precarious political position between China and the United States,
Taiwan is especially exposed to the fluctuations in policy and
diplomatic relations between the two powers. The three bilateral
relationships are intertwined, with policy changes and actions in
any one of them affecting the other two. Wang emphasizes the
âsmall powerâ and âdisputed nation-stateâ perspective of
Taiwan, over the âgreat power politicsâ of the United States
and China. In doing so, he presents an analysis of how the changing
dynamics of SinoâUS relations and the great power transition in
Asia have an impact on smaller stakeholders in the region. A
valuable resource for scholars and policy-makers with a focus on
Taiwanâs position in SinoâUS relations.
This book looks at the relationship between Chinese international
relations (IR) scholarship and China's rise as a world power.
Specifically, it addresses how China's rising international status
since the early 1990s has shaped the country's IR studies, and the
different ways that Chinese IR scholars are interpreting that rise.
The author argues that the development of IR studies in China has
been influenced by China's past historical experiences, its recent
change in status in world politics, and indigenous scholarly
interpretations of both factors. Instead of treating Chinese IR
scholars as value-free social scientists, the author shows how
Chinese scholars-as purposive, strategic, and emotional actors-tend
to manipulate existing (mostly Western) IR theories to support
their policy propositions and identity statements. This book
represents one of few efforts to determine how local Chinese
scholars are constructing IR knowledge, how they are dealing with
intersections between indigenous Chinese and imported IR theory and
concepts, and how Chinese scholars are analyzing "their China" in
terms of its current rise to power.
This book looks at the relationship between Chinese international
relations (IR) scholarship and China's rise as a world power.
Specifically, it addresses how China's rising international status
since the early 1990s has shaped the country's IR studies, and the
different ways that Chinese IR scholars are interpreting that rise.
The author argues that the development of IR studies in China has
been influenced by China's past historical experiences, its recent
change in status in world politics, and indigenous scholarly
interpretations of both factors. Instead of treating Chinese IR
scholars as value-free social scientists, the author shows how
Chinese scholars-as purposive, strategic, and emotional actors-tend
to manipulate existing (mostly Western) IR theories to support
their policy propositions and identity statements. This book
represents one of few efforts to determine how local Chinese
scholars are constructing IR knowledge, how they are dealing with
intersections between indigenous Chinese and imported IR theory and
concepts, and how Chinese scholars are analyzing "their China" in
terms of its current rise to power.
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Stargazing (Paperback)
Jen Wang; Illustrated by Jen Wang
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Moon is everything Christine isn't. She's confident, impulsive,
artistic . . . and though they both grew up in the same
Chinese-American suburb, Moon is somehow unlike anyone Christine
has ever known. But after Moon moves in next door, these unlikely
friends are soon best friends, sharing their favorite music videos
and painting their toenails when Christine's strict parents aren't
around. Moon even tells Christine her deepest secret: that she has
visions, sometimes, of celestial beings who speak to her from the
stars. Who reassure her that earth isn't where she really belongs.
Moon's visions have an all-too-earthly root, however, and soon
Christine's best friend is in the hospital, fighting for her life.
Can Christine be the friend Moon needs, now, when the sky is
falling? Jen Wang draws on her childhood to paint a deeply personal
yet wholly relatable friendship story that's at turns joyful,
heart-wrenching, and full of hope.
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Lumberjanes: Bonus Tracks (Paperback)
ND Stevenson, Shannon Watters, Gus Allen, Grace Ellis; Holly Black, …
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The Lumberjanes short stories collected for the first time in
paperback! Join April, Jo, Mal, Molly and Ripley as they explore
their all-girls camp. From ghost ponies to strange plants, these
Lumberjanes are ready to take on anything that comes their way as
long as they have each other. With stories written by Eisner
Award-winner Faith Erin Hicks, and New York Times bestselling
author Holly Black, these adventures are definitely something you
don't want to miss. Collecting all the Lumberjanes one-shots for
the first time, Lumberjanes: Bonus Tracks has a star studded cast
of talent that is just too good to pass up! Featuring Faith Erin
Hicks (Nameless City, Friends with Boys), Rosemary Valero-O'Connell
(Lumberjanes/Gotham Academy, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me),
Jen Wang (In Real Life, Adventure Time with Fionna and Cake: Card
Wars), Christine Norrie (Hopeless Savages), Kelly Thompson (Jem
& The Holograms, Hawkeye), and Holly Black (The Spiderwick
Chronicles).
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In Real Life (Paperback)
Cory Doctorow; Illustrated by Jen Wang
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R551
Discovery Miles 5 510
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Anda loves Coarsegold Online, the massively-multiplayer role
playing game that she spends most of her free time on. It's a place
where she can be a leader, a fighter, a hero. It's a place where
she can meet people from all over the world, and make friends.
Gaming is, for Anda, entirely a good thing.
But things become a lot more complicated when Anda befriends a
gold farmer -- a poor Chinese kid whose avatar in the game
illegally collects valuable objects and then sells them to players
from developed countries with money to burn. This behavior is
strictly against the rules in Coarsegold, but Anda soon comes to
realize that questions of right and wrong are a lot less
straightforward when a real person's real livelihood is at
stake.
From acclaimed teen author Cory Doctorow and rising star
cartoonist Jen Wang, "In Real Life" is a sensitive, thoughtful look
at adolescence, gaming, poverty, and culture-clash.
A Practitioner's Guide to Stochastic Frontier Analysis Using Stata
provides practitioners in academia and industry with a step-by-step
guide on how to conduct efficiency analysis using the stochastic
frontier approach. The authors explain in detail how to estimate
production, cost, and profit efficiency and introduce the basic
theory of each model in an accessible way, using empirical examples
that demonstrate the interpretation and application of models. This
book also provides computer code, allowing users to apply the
models in their own work, and incorporates the most recent
stochastic frontier models developed in academic literature. Such
recent developments include models of heteroscedasticity and
exogenous determinants of inefficiency, scaling models, panel
models with time-varying inefficiency, growth models, and panel
models that separate firm effects and persistent and transient
inefficiency. Immensely helpful to applied researchers, this book
bridges the chasm between theory and practice, expanding the range
of applications in which production frontier analysis may be
implemented.
A Practitioner's Guide to Stochastic Frontier Analysis Using Stata
provides practitioners in academia and industry with a step-by-step
guide on how to conduct efficiency analysis using the stochastic
frontier approach. The authors explain in detail how to estimate
production, cost, and profit efficiency and introduce the basic
theory of each model in an accessible way, using empirical examples
that demonstrate the interpretation and application of models. This
book also provides computer code, allowing users to apply the
models in their own work, and incorporates the most recent
stochastic frontier models developed in academic literature. Such
recent developments include models of heteroscedasticity and
exogenous determinants of inefficiency, scaling models, panel
models with time-varying inefficiency, growth models, and panel
models that separate firm effects and persistent and transient
inefficiency. Immensely helpful to applied researchers, this book
bridges the chasm between theory and practice, expanding the range
of applications in which production frontier analysis may be
implemented.
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