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This text addresses the corporate causes of the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and the emergence of modern Republican China. Weaving together political, legal and business histories, it focuses on the key relationship between China, cement and corporations, and demonstrates how the particular circumstances of cement manufacturing in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century China serve to illuminate key aspects of Chinese political economy and illustrate the importance of legal frameworks in the emergence of industrial enterprises. Examining the centrality of legal personality in China’s historical story, seen from the angle of cement manufacturing corporations, it offers an alternative historical perspective on the making of the modern Chinese States and delves into the involvement of larger-than-life historical figures of modern China such as Yuan Shikai, Chiang Kai-shek and the revolutionary and the father of modern China, Sun Yat-sen, in the unfolding of these events.

The Adrenaline Man is Roger Burlington, a fellow whose adrenal glands are three times the normal size. When he is faced with danger, the adrenaline dump makes him stronger and faster than an average person. He discovers this when at a traffic light he suddenly leaps forward and saves a young woman from being hit by a speeding car. They become friends. Later when four thugs attack her, she is again rescued by Roger. Someone is trying to kill her. The police become involved and the case is solved. Except...the killer works for a Columbian drug cartel which is shipping ten tons of cocaine through Texas. Now things get worse.Following the

An introductory guide to Microsoft Excel that covers what the average user needs to know to use Excel on a daily basis. Includes simple instructions and clear images to help users navigate Excel. Images are based on Excel 2013, but the instructions are applicable to all versions of Excel.

An intermediate guide to Microsoft Excel that walks users through how to use pivot tables, charts, conditional formatting, functions such as CONCATENATE, IF, COUNTIFS, SUMIFS, and TEXT, as well as a number of other intermediate-level Excel tricks. Written using Excel 2013.