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11 produkter
Continuation of Ancient Mathematics
Wang Xiaotong’s "Jigu Suanjing", Algebra and Geometry in 7th-Century China
Av Tina Su-lyn Lim, Donald B. Wagner
Häftad, 2017
274 kr
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After the collapse of Roman civilization, knowledge of mathematics dwindled in Europe. In the Arab world, however, the works of ancient mathematicians like Euclid were preserved and built upon by new thinkers like al-Khwarizmi, who became instrumental in spreading Indian mathematics and numerals to …
Nordic-China Cooperation
Challenges and Opportunities
Häftad, 2021
260 kr
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For all the Nordic countries, China has become an important trading partner. It also plays a central role in the management of the international order on which the Nordic states are highly dependent. At the same time, the Nordic countries risk being drawn into the unfolding great power struggle …
Beijing Women Organizing for Change
A New Wave of the Chinese Women's Movement
Häftad, 2002
288 kr
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Independent and quasi-independent organizing in China really began earliest in the women’s community but the importance of this 15-year experience has not been documented adequately. The book first introduces the emergence since the mid-1980s of new types of women’s organization in China from the …
War or Peace in the South China Sea?
Häftad, 2002
311 kr
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Not only is the South China Sea of strategic importance, but it is also rich in oil and other natural resources. As such, it is the subject of overlapping territorial disputes between several East and Southeast Asian countries as well as the scene of military tensions and potentially dangerous …
Teaching and Learning in Tibet
A Review of Research and Policy Publications
Häftad, 2004
239 kr
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The issue of schooling and education for Tibetan children in the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) is the focus of increasing national and international attention. Here, special attention has been given to the concept of 'quality education'. One should be aware that this concept is understood …
From Monobank to Commercial Banking
Financial Sector Reforms in Vietnam
Av Jens Kovsted, John Rand m. fl.
Inbunden, 2005
569 kr
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An analysis of the difficulties and problems encountered in transforming the Vietnamese financial sector from one subordinate to government objectives and goals to an autonomous sector guided by market forces and competitive pressures.Here, the history of financial sector liberalization is traced …
State Growth and Social Exclusion in Tibet
Challenges of Recent Economic Growth
Häftad, 2005
354 kr
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The most pressing economic challenges facing the Tibetan areas of western China relate to the marginalization of the majority of Tibetans from rapid state-led growth. The urban-rural divide plays an important role in this polarized dynamic but alone only partially explains differences with other …
State Growth and Social Exclusion in Tibet
Challenges of Recent Economic Growth
Inbunden, 2005
871 kr
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The most pressing economic challenges facing the Tibetan areas of western China relate to the marginalization of the majority of Tibetans from rapid state-led growth. The urban-rural divide plays an impor-tant role in this polarized dynamic but alone only partially explains differences with other …
Democratizing Indonesia
The Challenges of Civil Society in the Era of Reformasi
Häftad, 2009
316 kr
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The fall of Suharto has drawn much media and academic attention but the focus has been on the elite perspective, the role of the regime and military, and little has been published on civil society. Gender issues are also often by-passed.Indonesia is at a crossroads and the greater involvement of …
From Monobank to Commercial Banking
Financial Sector Reforms in Vietnam
Av Jens Kovsted, John Rand m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
199 kr
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An analysis of the difficulties and problems encountered in transforming the Vietnamese financial sector from one subordinate to government objectives and goals to an autonomous sector guided by market forces and competitive pressures.Here, the history of financial sector liberalization is traced …
Indonesia and the Muslim World
Islam and Secularism in the Foreign Policy of Soeharto and Beyond
Häftad, 2007
217 kr
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Popular hostility in Indonesia to US attacks on Afghanistan and Iraq seem easily understandable, as is the ambivalent attitude of Indonesian governments to the US-led war on terror. After all, Indonesia is the world's largest Muslim country. But this analysis fails to address the complexity of …
