Tong Lam (29 results)

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Glossy paper covers; mild edge wear; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; 366 pages.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: good. Fast & Free Shipping â" Good condition. It may show normal signs of use, such as light writing, highlighting, or library markings, but all pages are intact and the book is fully readable. A solid, complete copy that's ready to enjoy.

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Pp. Condition: Akzeptabel. 24,5 x 24,5 cm ; First Edition. Englischsprachige Hardcoverausgabe, Seiten ohne Paginierung, mit zahlreichen eindrucksvollen Fotos. Einband etwas angestoßen, sonst gutes Exemplar (Book Cover a bit bumped, otherwise a good Copy). hw1128 ISBN: 9781908211132.

Condition: Good. Original pictorial boards, illustrated with colour photographs, unpaged, 4to.; Small price sticker back cover.

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Summary:"In this path-breaking book, Tong Lam examines the emergence of the "culture of fact" in modern China, showing how elites and intellectuals sought to transform the dynastic empire into a nation-state, thereby ensuring its survival. Lam argues that an epistemological break away from traditional modes of understanding the observable world began around the turn of the twentieth century. Tracing the Neo-Confucian school of evidentiary research and the modern departure from it, Lam shows how, through the rise of the social survey, "the fact" became a basic conceptual medium and source of truth. In focusing on China's social survey movement, A Passion for Facts analyzes how information generated by a range of research practices--census, sociological investigation, and ethnography--was mobilized by competing political factions to imagine, manage, and remake the nation"--Provided by publisher.…

24,5x24,5 cm. (192) pp. Richly illustrated. Printed boards. Photographer Tong Lam explores answers to the question what would the end of the world look like? From Hashima Island off the coast of Japan to the despair of a crumbling industrial Detroit, his photographs deliver myriad answers.

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Connecting readers with great books since 1972. Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have condition issues including wear and notes/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardback. Condition: New. In this path-breaking book, Tong Lam examines the emergence of the "culture of fact" in modern China, showing how elites and intellectuals sought to transform the dynastic empire into a nation-state, thereby ensuring its survival. Lam argues that an epistemological break away from traditional modes of understanding the observable world began around the turn of the twentieth century. Tracing the Neo-Confucian school of evidentiary research and the modern departure from it, Lam shows how, through the rise of the social survey, 'the fact' became a basic conceptual medium and source of truth. In focusing on China's social survey movement, "A Passion for Facts" analyzes how information generated by a range of research practices - census, sociological investigation, and ethnography - was mobilized by competing political factions to imagine, manage, and remake the nation.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A good clean copy of this book. Light fading to the spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1995 World Scientific Publishing hardcover edition. Some reading wear else good condition. Contents: My Early Life, 1913-1948 - Yung-Chow Wong On the Eigenvalues and Numerical Range of a Quaternionic Matrix - Yik-Hoi Au-Yeung Monopoles as Fibre Bundles and Strings as Infinite Rank Tensors - Hong-Mo Chan and Sheung Tsun Tsou Approximation by Affine Functions - Jor-Ting Chan A Review on Optimal Design for Mixture Models - Ling-Yau Chan Griffiths' Formalism on the Calculus of Variations via Exterior Differential Systems - Wing-Sum Cheung Change of Measures, Likelihood Ratio Martingales and Some Applications - Tze Leung Lai Beyond the Impossibility of a 16-Square Identity - Kee Yuen Lam and Paul Yiu Lie Group Homomorphisms which Induce Isomorphisms of Representation Rings - S.P. Lam A Lifting Theorem, and Rings with Isomorphic Matrix Rings - T.Y. Lam On Ternary Equations in Square-Free and Prime Variables - Yau-Luen Lau, Man-Cheung Leung and Ming-Chit Liu Instantons and Three-Manifolds - Ronnie Lee Some Results on the c-Numerical Range - Chi-Kwong Li and Yiu-Tung Poon A Matrix Formulation of the Complex Flag Manifolds - Qi-Keng Lu Invariants of Strongly Pseudoconvex CR Manifolds - Hing Sun Luk and Stephen S.-T. Yau The Integral Formulas of the Pontrjagin Characteristic Forms on an Oriented Differentiable Manifold - Xiang-Ming Mei On the Construction of Tensor Fields and Connections on the Frame Bundle - Kam Ping Mok Cellular Manufacturing Systems: Formulation and Algorithmic Issues - Shu Ming Ng Which Inscribed N-Gon in an Ellipse has the Longest Perimeter? - Man Keung Siu and Kai Man Tsang Hyperbolicity Problems in Function Theory - Yum-Tong Siu Extreme Positive Operators on Convex Cones - Bit-Shun Tam The Golden Mean and its Way into Physics - B.Y. Tong.…

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: Good. Einband hat sichtbare Gebrauchsspuren.

Condition: New. pp. 250.

Condition: New. pp. 250.

Hardback. Condition: New. In this path-breaking book, Tong Lam examines the emergence of the "culture of fact" in modern China, showing how elites and intellectuals sought to transform the dynastic empire into a nation-state, thereby ensuring its survival. Lam argues that an epistemological break away from traditional modes of understanding the observable world began around the turn of the twentieth century. Tracing the Neo-Confucian school of evidentiary research and the modern departure from it, Lam shows how, through the rise of the social survey, 'the fact' became a basic conceptual medium and source of truth. In focusing on China's social survey movement, "A Passion for Facts" analyzes how information generated by a range of research practices - census, sociological investigation, and ethnography - was mobilized by competing political factions to imagine, manage, and remake the nation.…

Condition: New. In focusing on China s social survey movement, this title analyzes how information generated by a range of research practices - census, sociological investigation, and ethnography - was mobilized by competing political factions to imagine, manage, and remak.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 280 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - In this path-breaking book, Tong Lam examines the emergence of the 'culture of fact' in modern China, showing how elites and intellectuals sought to transform the dynastic empire into a nation-state, thereby ensuring its survival. Lam argues that an epistemological break away from traditional modes of understanding the observable world began around the turn of the twentieth century. Tracing the Neo-Confucian school of evidentiary research and the modern departure from it, Lam shows how, through the rise of the social survey, 'the fact' became a basic conceptual medium and source of truth. In focusing on China's social survey movement, A Passion for Facts analyzes how information generated by a range of research practices--census, sociological investigation, and ethnography--was mobilized by competing political factions to imagine, manage, and remake the nation.…

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.