This book describes the history of gold as a financial instrument and discusses gold exchanges in the major markets. It also describes the history of the Chinese Gold & Silve
Asian American men represent a complex group with distinct psychological and mental health concerns, yet the current counseling literature is lacking in resources for clinicians working with this popu
Asian American men represent a complex group with distinct psychological and mental health concerns, yet the current counseling literature is lacking in resources for clinicians working with this popu
Combining place and fiction in an imaginative interpretation of ten sites in the city of London, CJ Lim and Ed Liu take well-known institutions, epochs and lifestyles in the British capital and render
Fengshu Liu situates the lives of Chinese youth and the growth of the Internet against the backdrop of rapid and profound social transformation in China. In 2008, the total of Internet users in China
Due to advances in sequencing technology, we can view hundreds of millions of short reads in a few days. Sequencing technology enables us to study our genome on a large scale, but it also introduces n
This book provides a balanced assessment of China’s communist rule, its viability as well as its prospect of democracy.The People's Congresses and Governance in China presents a complex but convincing
Series: Routledge International HandbooksThis collection gathers some of the most important, and previously disparate, publications in English on various dimensions of the Chinese Diaspora.
This book engages with contemporary cutting-edge research in international political sociology (IPS). It brings together leading academics from international relations, sociology, social theory, crimi
This book engages with contemporary cutting-edge research in international political sociology (IPS). It brings together leading academics from international relations, sociology, social theory, crimi
Since its publication in 1976, Ted Relph’s Place and Placelessness has been an influential text in thinking about cities and city life across disciplines, including human geography, sociology, archite
It is reasonable to suppose that gratitude is an attitude, response or virtue of considerable moral, spiritual, social, political and educational significance. In this regard, it has recently attracte
This text provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art introduction to fundamental concepts, theories, and skills in science assessment. Grounded in current research and designed to help teachers become
The enterprise-focused framework of supply chain, which an overwhelming majority of books on supply chain management (SCM) have adopted, falls short in explaining recent developments in the real world
The enterprise-focused framework of supply chain, which an overwhelming majority of books on supply chain management (SCM) have adopted, falls short in explaining recent developments in the real world
Modern methods of agriculture have led to cities growing out of control and reducing the available agricultural land, threatening the sustainability of our food system. The previous mutually sustainin
Modern methods of agriculture have led to cities growing out of control and reducing the available agricultural land, threatening the sustainability of our food system. The previous mutually sustainin
This comprehensive, up-to-date, and accessible text on idiom use, learning, and teaching approaches the topic with a balance of sound theory and extensive research in cognitive linguistics, psycholing
Series: Economic HistorySince the late 1970s, China has transformed from an inefficient centrally planned backwater to a fast-growing market-orientated economy. While economic reform has enabled avera
Everything you need to know about technical services--in one handy volume!For library technicians working in technical services and students in library technology programs, Introduction to Technical S
As environmental history has developed as growing sub-discipline within the study of history, great emphasis has been placed on the importance of adopting an interdisciplinary approach. Indeed, asEnvi
Bio-Privacy: Privacy Regulations and the Challenge of Biometrics provides an in-depth consideration of the legal issues posed by the use of biometric technology. Focusing particularly on the relations
Series: Economic HistoryA new title in the Routledge Major Works series, Critical Concepts in Finance, this is a four-volume collection of cutting-edge and canonical research on finance in Asia.
Thinking Chinese Translation is a practical and comprehensive course for advanced undergraduates and postgraduate students of Chinese.Thinking Chinese Translation explores the ways in which memory, ge
This book explores how journalists at local metro papers in a south-western China metropolis give meaning to their work and how these meanings are shaped by the specific social environment within whic
Crime and Justice in New Zealand examines the recent crime trends and the social, political, and legal changes in New Zealand from the end of the twentieth century to the present. Serving as the only
Why, for centuries, have the West and the world continuously produced China knowledge that deviates from Chinese realities? Why, since the mid-nineteenth century, have Chinese intellectuals oscillated
This book examines the government of Hong Kong since its handover to mainland China in 1997, focusing in particular on the anti-government mass protests and mobilisations in the years since 2003. It a
Multigenerational living – where more than one generation of related adults cohabit in the same dwelling – is recognised as a common arrangement amongst many Asian, Middle Eastern and southern Europea
This book is about internet finance, a concept coined by the authors in 2012. Internet finance deals specifically with the impacts of internet based technologies, such as mobile payments, social netwo
Combining place and fiction in an imaginative interpretation of 10 sites in the city of London, CJ Lim takes well-known institutions, epochs and lifestyles in the British capital and renders them fant
Series: Routledge Library Editions: JapanWith contributions from prominent researchers, this is a comprehensive review of state-of-the-art architectures, protocols, technologies and applications in pe
Over the last decade there has been a marked increase in the study of Daoism especially in Japan, China and the West, with a new generation of scholars broadening our understanding of the religion. In
In the thirty years since China initiated economic reforms and its open-door policy, China has been transformed from a poor nation almost completely isolated from the global economy to an engine of gr
Sport has become a global business. There is no corner of the Earth that isn't reached by coverage of global sporting mega-events such as the Olympics or the World Cup, events managed by international
