Hong Kong is at the heart of modern China's position as a regional – and potential world –superpower. In this important and original history of the region, Steve Tsang argues that its current pr
While Japan's export-oriented economy has been advancing with astounding speed, significant differences remain between the management philosophy and techniques used within Japanese companies and those
From the Editors Gwendolyn GONG and Peter Yongqi GUArticlesComposing Citations through Language Reuse: A Doctoral Student of Biomedicine Writing a Research Paper ~~ Yongyan LIThe Impact of Teachers' B
With the commencement of economic reform in China and the subsequent dramatic growth in its economy and of private enterprise both Chinese and foreign, the company law of China has become of great imp
This study utilizes a wide range of new source materials to reconstruct the day-to-day operations of the port of Canton during the eighteenth and first half of the nineteenth centuries. Using a bottom
e-Learning Initiatives in China provides research and application insights into e-learning in China, in the light of two drives by the Chinese Ministry of Education: to implement curriculum reform and
e-Learning Initiatives in China provides research and application insights into e-learning in China, in the light of two drives by the Chinese Ministry of Education: to implement curriculum reform and
Anthropometric measurements of growth parameters form an integral and vital part of paediatric practice and research. It is important to know the norms of vital parameters in order to recognize abnorm
While the teaching of Modern Chinese as a foreign language has made progress by leaps and bounds, the same cannot be said about the teaching of Classical Chinese. This is regrettable as the influence
While the teaching of Modern Chinese as a foreign language has made progress by leaps and bounds, the same cannot be said about the teaching of Classical Chinese. This is regrettable as the influence
Teaching Abroad addresses the question of moving abroad to teach in a cross-cultural university classroom. It discusses the recent flourishing of international education and developments in educationa
Teaching Abroad addresses the question of moving abroad to teach in a cross-cultural university classroom. It discusses the recent flourishing of international education and developments in educationa
The Cultural Revolution in China (1966–1976) has often been regarded as a period of disruptive turbulence and frenzied savagery. Its legacy to artistic growth and expression amounts to nothing except
The Cultural Revolution in China (1966–1976) has often been regarded as a period of disruptive turbulence and frenzied savagery. Its legacy to artistic growth and expression amounts to nothing except
The issue of Chinese diaspora is a fascinating phenomenon in the midst of globalism, and there is a growing interest in studies of overseas Chinese, not only overseas but in China itself. This volume,
Articles The Changing Position “The Translator”in Research and in Practice －Riitta Jaaskelaomem Processes and Mechanisms of Bilingual Control: Insights from Monolingual Task Performance Extended to
Hong Kong Media Law is an authoritative guide to the laws most important to reporters, editors, news executives and other professionals working for the print, online and broadcast media – and the lawy
Offerings of various kinds –food, incense, paper money and figures –have been central to Chinese culture for millennia, and as a public, visual display of spiritual belief, they are still
Streets: Exploring Kowloon is a guidebook with a difference: through explorations of Kowloon it illustrates aspects of Hong Kong's history, culture, society and heritage in ways not covered in standar
All Roads Lead to the American City provides an original view of the urban culture in America seen through its irrevocable ties with the cities and roads. Examining the history, cinema, literature, cu
All Roads Lead to the American City provides an original view of the urban culture in America seen through its irrevocable ties with the cities and roads. Examining the history, cinema, literature, cu
The growth of thoracic surgery in China was much more difficult than in many industrialized countries over the first five decades because of the ever-changing political and harsh socioeconomic conditi
Rapid economic and social transformation in rural China has aroused enormous scholarly interest at home and abroad. However, a systematic study of this new mode of resource distribution is to date sti
Despite globalizing forces, whether economic, political, or cultural, there remain conspicuous differences that divide scholarly communities. How should we understand and respond to those discursive g
Challenging assumptions that have underpinned critiques of globalisation and combining cultural theory with media industry analysis, Keane, Fung and Moran give a groundbreaking account of the evolutio
Challenging assumptions that have underpinned critiques of globalisation and combining cultural theory with media industry analysis, Keane, Fung and Moran give a groundbreaking account of the evolutio
Madmen and Other Survivors: Reading Lu Xun's Fiction puts the short stories written by this outstanding Chinese writer between 1918 and 1926 into a broad context of Modernism.The fiction of Lu Xun (18
Madmen and Other Survivors: Reading Lu Xun's Fiction puts the short stories written by this outstanding Chinese writer between 1918 and 1926 into a broad context of Modernism.The fiction of Lu Xun (18
A Project by the Hong Kong Political Science AssociationContemporary Hong Kong Politics analyzes Hong Kong's core political institutions, mediating institutions and actors, key policy areas, and relat
The characters in this vivid, witty, and engrossing novel, set in a Beijing literary institute right after the revolution, are a group of intellectuals from the old society adjusting to a new reality.
The characters in this vivid, witty, and engrossing novel, set in a Beijing literary institute right after the revolution, are a group of intellectuals from the old society adjusting to a new reality.
This book deals with the past relationship between Russia and the Chinese Eastern Periphery (Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao)—an area of study that received only marginal academic attention. The author ha
The Legitimation of New Orders: Case Studies in World History is a collection of seven case studies which treat different aspects of political and ritual legitimation in China and Europe over the past
Professor de Bary argues in these three lectures that China's Confucian tradition is still relevant in the democratic and pluralistic world order of today. First, Confucian tradition values free disco
Hailed as the “Buddha of Poetry”, Wang Wei is considered to be one of the greatest High Tang poets, and his poems have often been tied to Buddhism by countless scholars throughout the centuries due to
This book reviews the political development of Hong Kong before and after 1997, in particular the evolution of state-society relations in the last two decades, to analyze the slow development of democ
This book reviews the political development of Hong Kong before and after 1997, in particular the evolution of state-society relations in the last two decades, to analyze the slow development of democ
Hong Kong is the epitome of the modern city and a crossroads between Eastern and Western cultures. Today the city is most famously characterized by its breathtaking skyscraper skyline, dominating its
Hong Kong's Chinese History Curriculum from 1945: Politics and Identity investigates the ways in which Chinese history has evolved as a subject in Hong Kong secondary schools since 1945, and the vario
Hong Kong's Chinese History Curriculum from 1945: Politics and Identity investigates the ways in which Chinese history has evolved as a subject in Hong Kong secondary schools since 1945, and the vario
