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Parenting the Smart Kid 25 Tips No One Told You About Raising Gifted Teens

Parenting the Smart Kid 25 Tips No One Told You About Raising Gifted Teens

Parents of Smart Kids know they can have complex social emotional and intellectual needs. This resource condenses the wisdom and experience of teachers and school leaders who have experienced thousands of students with the same needs into 25 key tips for parents seeking to help their Smart Kids thrive. Featuring 25 illustrated strategies for navigating situations unique to Smart Kids with confident informed support given every step of the way this book covers topics such as: What to do when a Smart Kid thinks they are smarter than everyone else. How to motivate a Smart Kid who is bored of school. How are the Smart Kid perfectionist and procrastinator related? It’s not all bad. How to navigate alternatives to regular school classes and other acceleration opportunities. Where to find valuable mentors in your community. When and how to act when the Smart Kid is too cool for school. What are the benefits and costs of homeschooling Smart Kids? Parents have great power in schools. Know when and how to use your power. What to do when the Smart Kid finally has a class that is not easy. And much more! Parents are not alone on this complex journey. Take each tip and apply it. Watch Smart Kids thrive with an informed and confident parent. Full of relevant tried-and-true suggestions that are immediately implementable solutions to the common challenges of parenting Smart Kids this invaluable resource is a must-have for parents seeking to confidently navigate the exciting and challenging journey of their Smart Kid's teen years. | Parenting the Smart Kid 25 Tips No One Told You About Raising Gifted Teens

GBP 16.99
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The World of the Ancient Silk Road

The World of the Ancient Silk Road

This volume explores human migration communication and cross-cultural exchange on the Silk Road a complex network of trade routes spanning the Eurasian continent and beyond. It covers thousands of years of human history from the 3rd millennium BCE to the early 2nd millennium CE. Consolidating archaeological discoveries historical analyses and linguistic studies in one comprehensive volume The World of the Ancient Silk Road brings to light diverse perspectives from scholars who have lived and worked across this vast region many of which are published here in English for the first time. It contains extensive references of primary and secondary sources in their original languages and scripts. From Early Bronze Age cultures to the rise of regional Islamic empires from the Mediterranean to the Yellow River basin this multidisciplinary volume seeks to offer new insights and expand Silk Road studies to the Anglophone world. The World of the Ancient Silk Road provides an essential reference work for students and scholars of world history particularly those studying the regions cultures and peoples explored in this volume.

GBP 205.00
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Smart Kid Terminology 25 Terms to Help Gifted Learners See Themselves and Find Success

Smart Kid Terminology 25 Terms to Help Gifted Learners See Themselves and Find Success

Smart Kid Terminology is your go-to resource for helping gifted and advanced learners identify and work through their feelings thoughts and experiences in relevant accessible terms. The illustrations and descriptive definitions in this book demystify educational terminology that can often be dense and difficult to understand. Each section features a description example of the term in action and a solution with recommendations for practice. Light-hearted and encouraging this book covers terms like perfectionist procrastinator bored in school isolation by choice and more! For young learners this book is a guide for identifying and expressing their feelings. For parents it provides a tool to help them develop coping strategies together and for teachers and counselors it’s an essential starting point for understanding the needs and emotions of their most advanced students. | Smart Kid Terminology 25 Terms to Help Gifted Learners See Themselves and Find Success

GBP 16.99
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Silkworm Biofactory Silk to Biology

Silkworm Biofactory Silk to Biology

While silk derived from silkworm has been of economic importance for centuries more recently silkworm has been found to have utility in biomedicine. This has attracted attention for expressing eukaryotic recombinant proteins which require post-translational modifications. In 1985 Dr. Susumu Maeda demonstrated that silkworm larvae could produce a functional human-interferon. Since then various techniques have been developed to express recombinant proteins in silkworm. With the development of the Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) bacmid system which is capable of replicating in both Escherichia coli and Bombyx mori derived cell lines or silkworm silkworm larvae or pupae have been used for the expression system for recombinant protein production. This method has the advantage of a bacmid in that it can be easily prepared for sufficient bacmid DNA for subsequent expression in silkworm. It is potentially a big breakthrough in production of recombinant eukaryotic proteins and viruses which will be a powerful tool in a new proteome era. This volume contributes to the advancement of our knowledge in the subject for example gene expression systems and silkworm research and focuses on silkworm biofactories for the recombinant protein production and commercial applications of proteins. | Silkworm Biofactory Silk to Biology

GBP 44.99
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The Digital Silk Road China’s Technological Rise and the Geopolitics of Cyberspace

The Digital Silk Road China’s Technological Rise and the Geopolitics of Cyberspace

Concerns about China’s ambitions to return to global centre stage as a great power have recently begun to focus on the Digital Silk Road (DSR) an umbrella term for various activities – commercial and diplomatic – of interest to the Chinese government in the cyber realm. Part of (or a spin-off from) the 2013 Belt and Road Initiative by 2020 the DSR had become a focal point of China’s foreign policy. But the DSR remains ill-defined and poorly understood. At the heart of such concerns is not that Chinese technology companies are becoming globally competitive but rather that Beijing could use them to ‘rewire’ the global digital architecture from physical cables to code. Dominance by Chinese technology could shift global norms from a free cyber commons to competing systems of cyber sovereignty or cyber freedom. This Adelphi book brings together eight experts to examine the development of the DSR explore its impact on economics security and governance in recipient countries and assess the broader impact on patterns of economic and technological dependence on the emerging rules and norms of tech globalisation and on global geopolitics and great-power relations. Beijing has grasped the opportunity to leverage the entrepreneurial strengths of its private tech sector to gain prominence in the world’s digital ecosystem. But the more interventionist Beijing becomes the more Chinese firms will be seen as instruments of the state and the greater the pushback against Chinese technology and the DSR may be. To achieve great-power status and global centrality Beijing might ultimately need to change tack. How it innovates in further rolling out Chinese tech across the world and what the DSR will then look like will have far-reaching impacts on global economics politics and security. | The Digital Silk Road China’s Technological Rise and the Geopolitics of Cyberspace

GBP 26.99
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Bright Kids Who Couldn't Care Less How to Rekindle Your Child's Motivation

Bright Kids Who Couldn't Care Less How to Rekindle Your Child's Motivation

“He’s so smart but he’s no longer interested in school-or any 'offline' activities. ” “She used to love sports but now she just mopes around. ” “My kid has turned into such a slacker!” Sound familiar? If you're wondering how your bright motivated little kid became such an unmotivated adolescent you're not alone. Fortunately help is at hand! In this compassionate guide psychologist and learning expert Ellen Braaten explains that kids who have lost the will to do anything (other than play video games) need more than simple encouragement or the “right” school teacher or coach to get back on track. Instead Dr. Braaten helps you understand the myriad biological psychological and social factors that affect motivation and get to know your own child's unique strengths weaknesses and personality traits better. Gain vital tools for tackling the motivational problems that are so pervasive today-and build a plan to boost your child’s confidence and engagement in life. | Bright Kids Who Couldn't Care Less How to Rekindle Your Child's Motivation

GBP 14.99
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The Mindfulness Matters Program for Children and Adolescents Strategies Activities and Techniques for Therapists and Teachers

The Mindfulness Matters Program for Children and Adolescents Strategies Activities and Techniques for Therapists and Teachers

This indispensable resource provides a flexible framework and a wealth of engaging tools for teaching mindfulness to children and adolescents with varying needs in school or clinical settings. Numerous kid-friendly mindfulness practices are presented complete with step-by-step instructions sample scripts suggested variations and discussion questions. The benefits of mindfulness for enhancing children's social–emotional competencies are clearly explained. Clinicians and teachers are guided to select and sequence activities for groups struggling with specific challenges: stress and anxiety depression attention problems behavioral and emotion regulation issues and trauma. In a convenient large-size format the book includes 14 reproducible handouts. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. | The Mindfulness Matters Program for Children and Adolescents Strategies Activities and Techniques for Therapists and Teachers

GBP 32.99
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Stress-Free Science A Visual Guide to Acing Science in Grades 4-8

Stress-Free Science A Visual Guide to Acing Science in Grades 4-8

Equipped with the #1 guide to help kids (and their parents) with science homework students will be able to quickly find the definitions and illustrated examples that will enable them to solve many of the science challenges they face. Covering everything from acceleration to zygote Stress-Free Science: Is perfect for both kids and their parents looking for help with science homework and the tools to ace the class! Provides students in grades 4-8 with hundreds of science terms and kid-friendly definitions full-color illustrations and examples. Covers subjects like physical sciences Earth sciences life sciences basic science equipment and measurement and units. Helps students complete science tasks with confidence. Will help with any science assignment project or experiment. | Stress-Free Science A Visual Guide to Acing Science in Grades 4-8

GBP 12.99
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Rome and China Points of Contact

Rome and China Points of Contact

Rome and China provides an updated history and analysis of contacts and mutual influence between two of ancient Eurasia’s most prominent imperial powers Rome and China. It highlights the extraordinary interconnectivity of ancient Eurasia which allowed for actual contacts between Rome and China (however fleeting) and examines in detail the influences from both ends of Eurasia which had cultural and political consequences for both Rome and China. This volume will be of interest to anyone working on the Roman Empire Inner Asia the Silk Routes and China in the Classical and Late Antique periods. | Rome and China Points of Contact

GBP 38.99
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101 Success Secrets for Gifted Kids Advice Quizzes and Activities for Dealing With Stress Expectations Friendships and More

101 Success Secrets for Gifted Kids Advice Quizzes and Activities for Dealing With Stress Expectations Friendships and More

Pssst! Want to know a secret? Want to help gifted kids harness the power of their giftedness? The second edition of 101 Success Secrets for Gifted Kids is a must-read for gifted kids ages 8 to 12 who want to find success in school relationships and life. This book:Includes 101 awesome secrets tips and tricks for gifted kids. Is chock-full of fun quizzes activities and practical strategies. Covers bullying school performance perfectionism friendships sibling rivalries and managing intensities. Features Q & A sections from other gifted kids and preteens. Gives gifted kids insight into everything they've ever wanted to know about being gifted. Proven strategies for dealing with stress management parents' and teachers' expectations anxiety cyberbullying friendship troubles and more make this the must-have guide for every gifted kid. Ages 8-12 | 101 Success Secrets for Gifted Kids Advice Quizzes and Activities for Dealing With Stress Expectations Friendships and More

GBP 14.99
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A Study of Excavated Documents in China

A Study of Excavated Documents in China

As the second volume of a two-volume set on Chinese ancient characters and unearthed literature this book brings together the author’s scholarly works on Chinese scripts studies and unearthed materials. In this volume the author scrutinizes manuscripts unearthed from archaeological findings including silk books and bamboo slips discovered in ancient tombs that date back to the Warring States period and the Qin and Han dynasties as well as Turfan manuscripts. These materials serve as supplements of Shuowen Jiezi and other historical documents which complement our understanding of ancient characters. Through textual analysis of these newly excavated documents the author reinterprets the texts and resolves some knotty problems in Chinese palaeography. The title will appeal to students and scholars of Sinology Chinese philology and palaeography as well as Chinese characters and unearthed manuscripts. | A Study of Excavated Documents in China

GBP 130.00
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Ceramics of the Merv Oasis Recycling the City

Ceramics of the Merv Oasis Recycling the City

Our knowledge of many groups or periods has benefited from systematic ceramic analysis however as yet the Sasanian Empire of ancient Persia (224-651 AD) has not be subjected to the same examination. Merv an expansive ancient city located in an oasis in the Central Asian steppes was for millennia a gateway for travelers and traders along the Silk Road between east and west. Puschnigg’s detailed study of Merv’s Sasanian pottery creates a benchmark for other work on this ceramic corpus. She dissects the frequency dates wares and profiles of hundreds of securely excavated pieces and compares them with the finds from earlier Russian studies generally unavailable to western researchers. Puschnigg uses this material to provide insights into the social and economic dimensions of the Sasanian world as well as providing researchers with a catalog of typical shapes and wares. | Ceramics of the Merv Oasis Recycling the City

GBP 35.99
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Antioch A History

Antioch A History

Winner of ASOR's 2022 G. Ernest Wright Award for the most substantial volume dealing with archaeological material excavation reports and material culture from the ancient Near East and Eastern Mediterranean. This is a complete history of Antioch one of the most significant major cities of the eastern Mediterranean and a crossroads for the Silk Road from its foundation by the Seleucids through Roman rule the rise of Christianity Islamic and Byzantine conquests to the Crusades and beyond. Antioch has typically been treated as a city whose classical glory faded permanently amid a series of natural disasters and foreign invasions in the sixth and seventh centuries CE. Such studies have obstructed the view of Antioch’s fascinating urban transformations from classical to medieval to modern city and the processes behind these transformations. Through its comprehensive blend of textual sources and new archaeological data reanalyzed from Princeton’s 1930s excavations and recent discoveries this book offers unprecedented insights into the complete history of Antioch recreating the lives of the people who lived in it and focusing on the factors that affected them during the evolution of its remarkable cityscape. While Antioch’s built environment is central the book also utilizes landscape archaeological work to consider the city in relation to its hinterland and numismatic evidence to explore its economics. The outmoded portrait of Antioch as a sadly perished classical city par excellence gives way to one in which it shines as brightly in its medieval Islamic Byzantine and Crusader incarnations. Antioch: A History offers a new portal to researching this long-lasting city and is also suitable for a wide variety of teaching needs both undergraduate and graduate in the fields of classics history urban studies archaeology Silk Road studies and Near Eastern/Middle Eastern studies. Just as importantly its clarity makes it attractive for and accessible to a general readership outside the framework of formal instruction. | Antioch A History

GBP 35.99
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A Study of Chinese Characters and Excavated Documents in China

A Study of Chinese Characters and Excavated Documents in China

This two-volume set is a collection of the author’s scholarly articles on Chinese ancient characters and unearthed literature. The first volume focuses on the evolution of Chinese characters analyzing the composition system and its transformation the motivation and mechanisms behind the evolution as well as the methodology of ancient characters studies. It also offers a novel understanding of the core issues related to Shuowen Jiezi a significant work in the tradition of Chinese paleography. The second volume scrutinizes manuscripts unearthed from archaeological findings including silk books and bamboo slips discovered in ancient tombs that date back to the Warring States period and the Qin and Han dynasties as well as Turfan manuscripts. Through textual analysis of these newly excavated documents the author reinterprets the texts and resolves some knotty problems in Chinese paleography. The set will appeal to students and scholars of sinology Chinese philology and paleography and also Chinese characters and unearthed manuscripts. | A Study of Chinese Characters and Excavated Documents in China

GBP 260.00
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China’s Belt and Road Initiative Strategic and Economic Impacts on Central Asia Southeast Asia and Central Eastern Europe

China’s Belt and Road Initiative Strategic and Economic Impacts on Central Asia Southeast Asia and Central Eastern Europe

This edited volume presents a trans-disciplinary and multifaceted assessment of the strategic and economic impacts of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) on three regions namely Central Asia Southeast Asia and Central Eastern Europe. The contributions to this book demonstrate the requirement of a more realistic view concerning the anticipated economic benefits of the New Silk Road. The contributors critique the strategic effects of China’s opaque long-term grand strategy on the regional and global political order. Specific countries that are covered are Finland Hungary Kazakhstan Malaysia Poland and Thailand. Additionally case studies from South Asia and Africa notably India and Ethiopia enable insightful comparisons. Encouraging readers to critically challenge mainstream interpretations of the aims and impacts of the BRI this book should interest academics and students from various disciplines including Political Science International Relations Political Geography Sociology Economics International Development and Chinese Studies. | China’s Belt and Road Initiative Strategic and Economic Impacts on Central Asia Southeast Asia and Central Eastern Europe

GBP 38.99
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Beijing Opera Costumes The Visual Communication of Character and Culture

Beijing Opera Costumes The Visual Communication of Character and Culture

Beijing Opera Costumes: The Visual Communication of Character and Culture illuminates the links between theatrical attire and social customs and aesthetics of China covering both the theory and practice of stage dress. Distinguishing attributes include an introduction to the performance style the delineation of the costume conventions an analysis of the costumes through their historical precedents and theatrical modifications and the use of garment shape color and embroidery for symbolic effect. Practical information covers dressing the performers and a costume plot the design and creation of the make-up and hairstyles and pattern drafts of the major garments. Photographs from live performances as well as details of embroidery and close-up photographs of the headdresses thoroughly portray the stunning beauty of this incomparable performance style. Presenting the brilliant colors of the elaborately embroidered silk costumes together with the intricate makeup and glittering headdresses this volume embodies the elegance of the Beijing opera. | Beijing Opera Costumes The Visual Communication of Character and Culture

GBP 59.99
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China's Contingencies and Globalization

China's Contingencies and Globalization

How have Chinese views on globalization developed over time? How is China managing the new normal of slower growth? Is China creating an alternative modernity? Is China a status quo power or a reform power? Can China manage its growing international role in international institutions and in the New Development Bank the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank along with infrastructure projects in the region such as One Belt One Road and the Maritime Silk Road? Can China achieve balanced interactions with ASEAN and with developing countries in the region and worldwide? How is governance in China evolving in relation to social movements protests labour struggles and migrant workers? Do Chinese policies in relation to religious diversity contribute to social harmony or to friction? This timely volume by Chinese and international scholars offers diverse perspectives on these questions. This book was originally published as a special issue of Third World Quarterly. | China's Contingencies and Globalization

GBP 42.99
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Labels Making Independent Music

Labels Making Independent Music

The music industry is dominated today by three companies. Outside of it thousands of small independent record labels have developed despite the fact that digitalization made record sales barely profitable. How can those outsiders not only survive but thrive within mass music markets? What makes them meaningful and to whom? Dominik Bartmanski and Ian Woodward show how labels act as taste-makers and scene-markers that not only curate music but project cultural values which challenge the mainstream capitalist music industry. Focusing mostly on labels that entered independent electronic music after 2000 the authors reconstruct their aesthetics and ethics. The book draws on multiple interviews with labels such as Ostgut Ton in Berlin Argot in Chicago 100% Silk in Los Angeles Ninja Tune in London and Goma Gringa in Sao Paulo. Written by the authors of Vinyl this book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the contemporary recording industry independent music material culture anthropology sociology and cultural studies. | Labels Making Independent Music

GBP 19.99
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The Belt and Road Initiative Geopolitical and Geoeconomic Aspects

The Belt and Road Initiative Geopolitical and Geoeconomic Aspects

This book studies the geopolitical and geoeconomic aspects of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). It argues that the BRI has the potential to redesign the spatial and territorial dimensions of governance and effectively counterbalance the hitherto predominant hegemonies of the Anglo-American sea power. The volume: Highlights the main geopolitical patterns including geographical economic financial technological and strategic factors guiding the BRI on a global scale Presents a historical account of the development of the Silk Road and underlines its contemporary relevance Traces China’s growing inf luence from Eurasia to America Discusses how the Initiative is likely to transform international relations by the middle of the 21st century. A comprehensive guide to China’s rise as the new centre of gravity in global geopolitics the book will be indispensable for students of political studies geopolitics international relations and foreign policy. It will also be useful for policymakers strategic investors think tanks and government officials. | The Belt and Road Initiative Geopolitical and Geoeconomic Aspects

GBP 38.99
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5 Kinds of Nonfiction Enriching Reading and Writing Instruction with Children's Books

5 Kinds of Nonfiction Enriching Reading and Writing Instruction with Children's Books

Once upon a time. children's nonfiction books were stodgy concise and not very kid friendly. Most were text heavy with just a few scattered images decorating the content and meaning rather than enhancing it. Over the last 20 years children's nonfiction has evolved into a new breed of visually dynamic and engaging texts. In 5 Kinds of Nonfiction: Enriching Reading and Writing Instruction with Children's Books Melissa Stewart and Dr. Marlene Correia present a new way to sort nonfiction into five major categories and show how doing so can help teachers and librarians build stronger readers and writers. Along the way they: Introduce the 5 kinds of nonfiction: Active Browseable Traditional Expository Literature and Narrative -;and explore each category through discussions classroom examples and insights from leading children's book authorsOffer tips for building strong diverse classroom texts and library collectionsProvide more than 20 activities to enhance literacy instructionInclude innovative strategies for sharing and celebrating nonfiction with students. With more than 150 exemplary nonfiction book recommendations and Stewart and Correia's extensive knowledge of literacy instruction 5 Kinds of Nonfiction will elevate your understanding of nonfiction in ways that speak specifically to the info-kids in your classrooms but will inspire all readers and writers. | 5 Kinds of Nonfiction Enriching Reading and Writing Instruction with Children's Books

GBP 28.99
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The Imperial Patronage of Labor Genre Paintings in Eighteenth-Century China

The Imperial Patronage of Labor Genre Paintings in Eighteenth-Century China

This book examines the agrarian labor genre paintings based on the Pictures of Tilling and Weaving that were commissioned by successive Chinese emperors. Furthermore this book analyzes the genre’s imagery as well as the poems in their historical context and explains how the paintings contributed to distinctively cosmopolitan Qing imagery that also drew upon European visual styles. Roslyn Lee Hammers contends that technologically-informed imagery was not merely didactic imagery to teach viewers how to grow rice or produce silk. The Qing emperors invested in paintings of labor to substantiate the permanence of the dynasty and to promote the well-being of the people under Manchu governance. The book includes English translations of the poems of the Pictures of Tilling and Weaving as well as other documents that have not been brought together in translation. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history Chinese history Chinese studies history of science and technology book history labor history and Qing history. | The Imperial Patronage of Labor Genre Paintings in Eighteenth-Century China

GBP 38.99
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Rethinking Prehistoric Central Asia Shepherds Farmers and Nomads

Rethinking Prehistoric Central Asia Shepherds Farmers and Nomads

The peoples of Inner Asia in the second half of the first millennium BC have long been considered to be nomads engaging in warfare and conflict. This book which presents the findings of new archaeological research in southeastern Kazakhstan analyzes these findings to present important conclusions about the nature of Inner Asian society in this period. Pots animal bones ancient plant remains and mudbricks are details from the material record proving that the ancient folk cultivated wheat barley and the two millets and also husbanded sheep goats cattle and horses. The picture presented is of societies which were more complex than heretofore understood: with an economic foundation based on both herding and farming producing surplus agricultural goods which were exported and with a hierarchical social structure including elites and commoners made cohesive by gift-giving feasting and tribute rather than conflict and warfare. The book includes material on the impact of the first opening of the Silk Route by the Han emperors of China. | Rethinking Prehistoric Central Asia Shepherds Farmers and Nomads

GBP 39.99
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China and Eurasia Rethinking Cooperation and Contradictions in the Era of Changing World Order

China and Eurasia Rethinking Cooperation and Contradictions in the Era of Changing World Order

This book facilitates exchanges between scholars and researchers from around the world on China-Eurasia relations. Comparing perspectives and methodologies it promotes interdisciplinary dialogue on China’s pivot towards Eurasia the Belt and Road initiative the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Beijing’s cooperation and arguments with India the EU Western Balkans and South Caucasus states and the Sino-Russian struggle for multipolarity and multilateralism in Eurasia. It also researches digitalization processes in Eurasia notably it focuses on China's Silk Road and Digital Agenda of Eurasian Economic Union. Multipolarity without multilateralism is a dangerous mix. Great power competitions will remain. In the Asian regional system more multilateral cushions have to be developed. Scholars from different nations including China India Russia Austria Armenia Georgia United Arab Emirates and Montenegro introduce their own independent research making recommendations on the developments in China-Eurasia relations and demonstrating that through joint discussions it is possible to find ways for cooperation and for ensuring peaceful coexistence. The book will appeal to policymakers and scholars and students in Chinese Eurasian International and Oriental Studies. | China and Eurasia Rethinking Cooperation and Contradictions in the Era of Changing World Order

GBP 38.99
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Heritage Conservation and China's Belt and Road Initiative

Heritage Conservation and China's Belt and Road Initiative

This book explores how China’s Belt and Road Initiative through promoting a non-Western-centred geopolitical narrative is affecting the conservation and management of Belt and Road heritage sites. Considering the dynamics between academics heritage professionals and government officials the inscription process and management of Silk Roads heritage sites and the practice of China’s Belt and Road heritage diplomacy the book examines how changing heritage conservation practices are influenced by politics and professionalism and negotiated in different ways across different nation states in the Belt and Road zones. Highlighting the different aims and outlooks of Chinese diplomacy UNESCO and other international heritage conservation organisations nation states as guardians of national interests and local communities as custodians of everyday lived heritage it shows how the Belt and Road Initiative has energised multilateral efforts in heritage diplomacy and management. It also discusses how the ‘professional’ status of heritage professionals including practitioners engaged by governments and international organisations and also scholars and researchers who provide consultancy advice is often not politics-free with heritage professionals often co-opted into speaking for stakeholders especially national governments. | Heritage Conservation and China's Belt and Road Initiative

GBP 130.00
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China's Presence in the Middle East The Implications of the One Belt One Road Initiative

China's Presence in the Middle East The Implications of the One Belt One Road Initiative

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s “One Belt One Road” (OBOR) vision heralded as an attempt to revive the pre-modern Silk Route is intended to strengthen West Asia’s economic links with China through ambitious infrastructural projects. Central to this are fast-track rail links funded by the newly-established Asia Infrastructure and Investment Bank (AIIB) which has its headquarters in Beijing. This book explores the implications of OBOR and the AIIB for the Middle East/West Asia and addresses a number of key strategic questions arising from China’s new initiatives. These include: how far are the strategic imperatives underpinning China’s policies connected to the political dynamics of Xinjiang and the spread of radical Islam in Central Asia? How are Middle Eastern stakeholders’ views of China affected by the new initiatives? How does China’s increasing involvement in the Middle East/West Asia affect other regional powers with ambitions in the region notably Russia? The book also considers the impact of China’s increasing presence on individual countries including Saudi Arabia and Israel. | China's Presence in the Middle East The Implications of the One Belt One Road Initiative

GBP 39.99
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