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1. Remaking Development Models in Urban China

   Beyond New Regionalism, Beyond Global Production

   By Yehua Dennis Wei

   Series: Routledge Studies on China in Transition

   China’s miraculous rise has been spearheaded by selected coastal city regions, and their development models and trajectories have generated considerable scholarly attention, especially the three well-known models of industrial districts and regional development--the Sunan model, the Wenzhou model,...

   To Be Published April 14th 2013 by Routledge
2. Macau - The Formation of a Global City

   Edited by George Wei

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia

   Macau, the former Portuguese colony in southeast China, has a long and very interesting history of cultural interaction between China and the West. Held by the Portuguese from the 1550s until its return to China in 1999, Macau was up to the emergence of Hong Kong in the later nineteenth century the...

   To Be Published January 30th 2013 by Routledge
3. Macau - Cultural Interaction and Literary Representation

   Edited by Katrine Wong, George Wei

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia

   Macau, the former Portuguese colony in southeast China, has a long and very interesting history of cultural interaction between China and the West. Held by the Portuguese from the 1550s until its return to China in 1999, Macau was up to the emergence of Hong Kong in the later nineteenth century the...

   To Be Published January 30th 2013 by Routledge
4. Theory and Practice of Pile Foundations

   By Wei Dong Guo

   Pile Foundations are an essential basis for many structures. It is vital that they be designed with the utmost reliability, because the cost of failure is potentially huge. Covering a whole range of design issues relating to pile design, this book presents economical and efficient design solutions...

   To Be Published November 20th 2012 by CRC Press
5. China-Taiwan Relations in a Global Context

   Taiwan's Foreign Policy and Relations

   Edited by George Wei

   Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series

   This book traces the development of Taiwan’s relations with its diplomatic partners and its policy towards the political opponents of its political opponent - mainland China. Paying particular attention to the powers that could exercise great influence in the future of East Asia, China-Taiwan...

   To Be Published June 3rd 2012 by Routledge
6. Electrochemical Nanofabrication

   Principles and Applications

   Edited by Di Wei

   Nanotechnology has attracted billions in venture capital from research institutes, governments, and industries in recent years. Traditional nanofabrication techniques, such as CVD, sol-gel, and self-assembly, have been intensively studied. However, the electrochemical nanofabrication technique,...

   Published September 5th 2011 by Pan Stanford Publishing
7. Robot Development Using Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio

   By Shih-Chung Kang, Wei-Tze Chang, Kai-Yuan Gu, Hung-Lin Chi

   The Microsoft® Robotics Developer Studio (MSRDS) and LEGO® robots together offer a flexible platform for creating robotic systems. Designed for novices with basic programming skills, Robot Development Using Microsoft® Robotics Developer Studio provides clear instructions on developing and operating...

   Published June 22nd 2011 by Chapman and Hall/CRC
8. Economic Reform in Modern China

   Edited by Wei Zhang

   Series: Critical Concepts in Economics

   It is more than three decades since China initiated its economic reform and open-door policies. During that period, China has successfully transformed itself from an inefficient centrally-planned economy to a fast-growing market-orientated economy. To the rest of the world, China has emerged from...

   Published May 26th 2011 by Routledge
9. The Routledge Applied Linguistics Reader

   Edited by Li Wei

   The Routledge Applied Linguistics Reader is an essential collection of readings for students of Applied Linguistics. Divided into five sections: Language Teaching and Learning, Second Language Acquisition, Applied Linguistics, Identity and Power and Language Use in Professional Contexts, the Reader...

   Published March 20th 2011 by Routledge
10. Buddhist Nuns in Taiwan and Sri Lanka

    A Critique of the Feminist Perspective

    By Wei-Yi Cheng

    Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism

    Taking a comparative approach, this fieldwork-based study explores the lives and thoughts of Buddhist nuns in present-day Taiwan and Sri Lanka. The author examines the postcolonial background and its influence on the modern situation, as well as surveying the main historical, economic, and social...

    Published February 9th 2011 by Routledge