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The Shenzhen Experiment
''The Shenzhen Experiment: The Story of China's Instant City'' is a 2020 non-fiction book by Juan Du, published by Harvard University Press. Du argued that there was a misconception that Shenzhen was built almost entirely by the central government when officials from Guangdong province had first advocated for the idea of making Shenzhen a " special economic zone". Additionally, the book addresses a misconception that the entirety of what is now Shenzhen was only occupied by fishing villages prior to 1979. Furthermore Du explained that the SEZ was meant not to make China extremely wealthy but to take China out of a lower income category. Du advocated for more historical preservation in future urban planning in China. According to Denise Y. Ho of Yale University, it was the first specialist work about the city that is an entire book. Background Du teaches at the University of Hong Kong and also is an architect. She had done research and conducted interviews, with work done in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shenzhen Experiment
''The Shenzhen Experiment: The Story of China's Instant City'' is a 2020 non-fiction book by Juan Du, published by Harvard University Press. Du argued that there was a misconception that Shenzhen was built almost entirely by the central government when officials from Guangdong province had first advocated for the idea of making Shenzhen a " special economic zone". Additionally, the book addresses a misconception that the entirety of what is now Shenzhen was only occupied by fishing villages prior to 1979. Furthermore Du explained that the SEZ was meant not to make China extremely wealthy but to take China out of a lower income category. Du advocated for more historical preservation in future urban planning in China. According to Denise Y. Ho of Yale University, it was the first specialist work about the city that is an entire book. Background Du teaches at the University of Hong Kong and also is an architect. She had done research and conducted interviews, with work done in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Technical University Of Berlin
The Technical University of Berlin (official name both in English and german: link=no, Technische Universität Berlin, also known as TU Berlin and Berlin Institute of Technology) is a public research university located in Berlin, Germany. It was the first German university to adopt the name "Technische Universität" (Technical University). The university alumni and professor list includes several US National Academies members, two National Medal of Science laureates and ten Nobel Prize laureates. TU Berlin is a member of TU9, an incorporated society of the largest and most notable German institutes of technology and of the Top International Managers in Engineering network, which allows for student exchanges between leading engineering schools. It belongs to the Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education and Research. The TU Berlin is home of two innovation centers designated by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology. The university is labeled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Journal Of Asian Studies
''The Journal of Asian Studies'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Association for Asian Studies, covering Asian studies, ranging from history, the arts, social sciences, to philosophy and cultural studies of East, South, Inner, and Southeast Asia. In addition to research, current interest, and state-of-the-field articles, a large section of the journal is devoted to book reviews. The journal was established in 1941 as ''The Far Eastern Quarterly'', changing to its current title in September 1956. Editors-in-chief The following are or have been editor-in-chief of the journal: * Donald Shively (1956–1959) * Roger F. Hackett (1959–1962, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) * David D. Buck (1990–1994, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee) * Anand A. Yang (1995–2000, University of Utah) * Ann Waltner (2001–2004, University of Minnesota) * Kenneth M. George (2005–2008, University of Wisconsin–Madison) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
