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One Quarter of Humanity(Updated)
Malthusian Mythology and Chinese Realities, 1700-2000
by James Z. Lee, Wang Feng
Paperback, 268 Pages, Published 2001 by Harvard University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-674-00709-3, ISBN: 0-674-00709-3

"One Quarter of Humanity Malthusian Mythology and Chinese Realities James Z. Lee and Wang Feng This book presents evidence about historical and contemporary Chinese population behavior that overturns much of the received wisdom about the differences between China and the West first voiced by Malthus. Malthus described a China in which early and universal marriage ensured high fertility and therefore high mortality. He contrasted thi ..."






Chinese Literature(3rd Edition)
(Introductions to Chinese Culture)
by Dan Yao, Jinhui Deng, Feng Wang, Huiyun Tang
Paperback, 260 Pages, Published 2012 by Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-18678-0, ISBN: 0-521-18678-1

"Chinese literature has a long, distinctive history and has played an important part in shaping the cultural identity of the Chinese people. This literature provides a window into human relationships, society, politics, spirituality and philosophy at any given time in China's history. This accessible, illustrated introduction takes the reader through the rich Chinese literary tradition from ancient times to the twentieth century, explori ..."






China's Low Birth Rate and the Development of Population(1st Edition)
(China Perspectives)
by Guo Zhigang, Wang Feng, Cai Yong
Hardcover, 274 Pages, Published 2017 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-138-23605-9, ISBN: 1-138-23605-5

"As the most populous country in the world, China’s demographic challenges have always been too many people for ecological system, resources, and the environment. However, by the early 1990s, fertility rate in China had dropped below the replacement level, and China’s low fertility has now attracted the world’s attention. This book is among the first studies to raise and examine questions on low fertility in China, believing that China h ..."






China's Low Birth Rate and the Development of Population China Perspectives
by Guo Zhigang, Wang Feng, Cai Yong, Peking University
Paperback, Published 2020 by Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom
ISBN-13: 978-0-367-53445-5, ISBN: 0-367-53445-2






China's Age of Abundance
by Feng, Wang
Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2024 by Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-00-944492-7, ISBN: 1-00-944492-1






Boundaries and Categories
Rising Inequality in Post-Socialist Urban China (Studies in Social Inequality)
by Feng Wang
Hardcover, 264 Pages, Published 2007 by Stanford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8047-5794-2, ISBN: 0-8047-5794-1

"In the last two decades of the twentieth century, following the worldwide collapse of communism, China ascended from being one of the most egalitarian societies in the world to one of the more unequal. Wang Feng documents the process of rising inequality in urban China during this period, and explores the underlying structural forces that define China's emerging social landscape.By treating social categories created under socialism, suc ..."






One Quarter of Humanity
Malthusian Mythology and Chinese Realities, 1700-2000
by Wang Feng, James Z. Lee
Hardcover, 268 Pages, Published 1999 by Harvard University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-674-63908-9, ISBN: 0-674-63908-1

" This book presents evidence about historical and contemporary Chinese population behavior that overturns much of the received wisdom about the differences between China and the West first voiced by Malthus. Malthus described a China in which early and universal marriage ensured high fertility and therefore high mortality. He contrasted this with Western Europe, where marriage occurred late and was far from universal, resulting in lower ..."






Neural Search - From Prototype to Production with Jina
Build deep learning-powered search systems that you can deploy and manage with ease
by Wang, Bo, Mitroi, Cristian, Wang, Feng
Paperback, 188 Pages, Published 2022 by Packt Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-1-80181-682-3, ISBN: 1-80181-682-4






Creating Wealth and Poverty in Postsocialist China(1st Edition)
(Studies in Social Inequality)
by Deborah S. Davis, Feng Wang
Paperback, 312 Pages, Published 2008 by Stanford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8047-6116-1, ISBN: 0-8047-6116-7

"The Chinese economy's return to commodification and privatization has greatly diversified China's institutional landscape. With the migration of more than 140 million villagers to cities and rapid urbanization of rural settlements, it is no longer possible to presume that the nation can be divided into strictly urban or rural classifications. "Creating Wealth and Poverty in Postsocialist China" draws on a wide variety of recent national ..."






Customer Relationships
Antecedents and Performance Implications
by Feng Wang
118 Pages, Published 2018
ISBN-13: 978-0-355-88350-3, ISBN: 0-355-88350-3






China Perspectives Ser.
China's Low Birth Rate and the Development of Population
by Guo Zhigang, Wang Feng, Cai Yong
258 Pages, Published 2017 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-351-61293-7, ISBN: 1-351-61293-X

"This book is among the first studies to raise and examine questions on low fertility in China, believing that China has entered a new era featured by low birth rate and ageing population."






Illegality in Marine Insurance Law
by Feng Wang
190 Pages, Published 2016 by Taylor & Francis
ISBN-13: 978-1-317-22288-0, ISBN: 1-317-22288-1

"Of interest to academic researchers and practitioners in common law and civil law jurisdictions, this book provides rigorous analysis of the illegality issue and a conceptual approach for various approaches to reform marine insurance law."






Contemporary Commercial Law Ser.
Illegality in Marine Insurance Law
by Feng Wang
190 Pages, Published 2016 by Crc Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-317-22287-3, ISBN: 1-317-22287-3

"Dr Benjamin Andoh, ®Illegality as a Defence to Negligence in English Law ̄ R.A. Buckley, ®Implied Statutory Prohibition of Contracts ̄ (2011) Modern Law Review vol 38 Malcolm Clarke, ®Aggravation of risk during the insurance period ̄ (2003) LMCLQ 112 Charles Debattista, ®Ex Turpi Causa Returns to the English Law of Torts: Taking Advantage of a Wrong Way Out ̄ (1984) 13 Anglo- Am. L. Rev 15 M.P. Furmston, ®Illegality ¥ the Limit of a ..."






Structural and Functional Characterization of FOXO3a in Transcription and Apoptosis
by Feng Wang
Published 2012
ISBN-13: 978-0-494-97494-0, ISBN: 0-494-97494-X






Eurasian Population and Family History Ser.
Prudence and Pressure : Reproduction and Human Agency in Europe and Asia, 1700-1900
by Noriko O. Tsuya, Feng Wang, George Alter, James Z. Lee
406 Pages, Published 2010 by Mit Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-262-32648-3, ISBN: 0-262-32648-5

"Leboutte, Rene ́. 1983. ''L'infanticide dans l'est de la Belgique aux XVIIIe–XIXe sie`cles: une re ́alite ́.'' Annales de Démographie Historique: 163–192. ———. 1988. Reconversions de la main-d'oeuvre et transition démographique: les bassins industriels en aval de Lie`ge, XVIIe–XXe sie`cles, Paris: Les Belles- Lettres. ———. 1992. ''Offense against Family Order: Infanticide in Belgium from the Fifteenth through the Early Twentieth Cen ..."






One Quarter of Humanity P
by Wang Feng, James Z. Lee
Published 2009
ISBN-13: 978-0-674-33492-2, ISBN: 0-674-33492-2






Studies In Social Inequality
Creating Wealth and Poverty In Postsocialist China
by Deborah S. Davis, Feng Wang
312 Pages, Published 2008 by Stanford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8047-6987-7, ISBN: 0-8047-6987-7

"Deborah S. Davis, Feng Wang. Shu, Xiaoling, and Yanjie Bian. 2003. Market Transition and Gender Gap in Earnings in Urban ... Sun Liping 2002. Shijian shehuixue yu shichangzhuanxing guocheng fenxi (Sociology of Practice and the Study ..."






One Country, Two Societies
Rural-Urban Inequality in Contemporary China
by Martin King Whyte, Jennifer Adams, Arianne Gaetano, Lei Guang, Björn Gustafsson, Emily Hannum, Hu Xiaojiang, Fanmin Kong, Li Limei, Li Shi, Li Si-Ming, Hanchao Lu, Luo Chuliang, Rachel Murphy, Miguel Salazar, Terry Sicular, Fei-Ling Wang, Feng Wang, Meiyan Wang, Wu Jieh-Min, Winnie Yip, Yue Ximing
Digital, 460 Pages, Published 2010 by Harvard University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-674-05482-0, ISBN: 0-674-05482-2

" This timely and important collection of original essays analyzes China’s foremost social cleavage: the rural-urban gap. It is now clear that the Chinese communist revolution, though professing dedication to an egalitarian society, in practice created a rural order akin to serfdom, in which 80 percent of the population was effectively bound to the land. China is still struggling with that legacy. The reforms of 1978 changed basic aspect ..."






One Country, Two Societies
Rural-Urban Inequality in Contemporary China (Harvard Contemporary China)
by Martin King Whyte, Contributor-Arianne Gaetano, Contributor-Lei Guang, Contributor-Emily Hannum, Contributor-Hu Xiaojiang, Contributor-Fanmin Kong, Contributor-Li Limei, Contributor-Jennifer Adams, Contributor-Li Shi, Contributor-Hanchao Lu, Contributor-Luo Chuliang, Contributor-Rachel Murphy, Björn Gustafsson, Li Si-Ming, Miguel Salazar, Terry Sicular, Fei-Ling Wang, Feng Wang, Meiyan Wang, Wu Jieh-Min, Winnie Yip, Yue Ximing
Hardcover, 460 Pages, Published 2010 by Harvard University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-674-03630-7, ISBN: 0-674-03630-1

" This timely and important collection of original essays analyzes China’s foremost social cleavage: the rural-urban gap. It is now clear that the Chinese communist revolution, though professing dedication to an egalitarian society, in practice created a rural order akin to serfdom, in which 80 percent of the population was effectively bound to the land. China is still struggling with that legacy. The reforms of 1978 changed basic aspect ..."






Asian Population History
by Ts'ui-Jung Liu, James Lee, David Sven Reher, Osamu Saito, Wang Feng
463 Pages, Published 2001 by Oup Oxford
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-158448-0, ISBN: 0-19-158448-7

"(1995a), 'Chinese mortality transitions: the case of Beijing, 1700-1990', unpublished PhD Dissertation in Demography and ... (1983), 'How biological and behavioural influences on mortality in Malaysia vary during the first year of life', Population Studies, 37(3): 381-402. ... (ed.) (1995), Chinese Historical Microdemography, University of California Press, Berkeley. Horn, J. (1971), Away With All Pests: An English Surgeon in Peopl ..."



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