What exactly is legal about legal language? What happens to legal language when it is used across linguistic, national, socio-political, cultural, and legal systems? In what way is generic integrity o
What exactly is legal about legal language? What happens to legal language when it is used across linguistic, national, socio-political, cultural, and legal systems? In what way is generic integrity o
This book presents a complete and annotated English translation of the text Diary of a Boat Trip to Wu (Wuchuan lu), a travel journal written by the famous Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279) government
This is a case study of the preparation made by a local secondary school for the New Senior Secondary Liberal Studies curriculum. The problems faced by the school and the trajectory adopted to tackle
How does one comprehend the phenomenon of the modernization of an Asian society in a globalized East Asian context? With this opening question, the author proceeds to give an account of how the modern
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
Many people, including seasoned observers from Western countries, harboured doubts about the return of sovereignty over Hong Kong to China in 1997. They were not optimistic about the "one country, two
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
Since 1983 Hong Kong has pegged its currency to the US dollar through a currency board system that is unique among the world's advanced economies. In this first comprehensive book about Hong Kong's mo
This new volume of the Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women spans more than 2,000 years from antiquity to the early seventh century. It recovers the stories of more than 200 women, nearly all of t
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
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
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
Writings of travelers have shaped ideas about an evolving China, while preconceived ideas about China also shaped the way they saw the country. A Century of Travels in China explores the impressions o
Writings of travelers have shaped ideas about an evolving China, while preconceived ideas about China also shaped the way they saw the country. A Century of Travels in China explores the impressions o
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
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 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
ESL/EFL Cases: Contexts for Teacher Professional Discussions is designed to provoke conversations on language teaching from multiple perspectives. The format of the presentation of cases allows the r
AFTER... the colonial era... the return to Chinese sovereignty... the Asian economic crisis... the property slump... SARS... half a million people marching for demo
This book is published to mark the 120th anniversary of the Medical Faculty and of medical education in Hong Kong.In 1887, the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese was formally opened and held it
This book of Cantonese idioms is a pragmatic reference guide to everyday Cantonese conversation in Hong Kong. It will help users understand speakers' idiomatic meanings, since people do not always use
James Stewart Lockhart called it "the great difference". Returned from an inspection tour of the newly leased extension to Hong Kong territory in August 1898, Lockhart, a senior Hong Kong colonial off
Contributors to this book argue that everyday struggles for dignity and equality in the states of East Asia provide much of the impetus driving East Asian nationalism. They examine China, Japan, Korea
This is a comprehensive package designed for first-year Chinese learners. It is a set of two volumes of textbooks and workbooks. All the chapters in the textbooks include a text, an annotated vocabula
This is a comprehensive package designed for first-year Chinese learners. It is a set of two volumes of textbooks and workbooks. All the chapters in the textbooks include a text, an annotated vocabula
This is a comprehensive package designed for first-year Chinese learners. It is a set of two volumes of textbooks and workbooks. All the chapters in the textbooks include a text, an annotated vocabula
This is a comprehensive package designed for first-year Chinese learners. It is a set of two volumes of textbooks and workbooks. All the chapters in the textbooks include a text, an annotated vocabula
Reading Chinese Transnationalisms responds to the growing interest in transnational cultural studies by examining Chinese transnationalism from a variety of perspectives. In interrogating social pract
Macau in the 1820s and 1830s was the centre of life for foreigners trading with China through the only permitted gateway of Canton. To this European enclave on the China coast in 1829 came Harriett Lo
Macau in the 1820s and 1830s was the centre of life for foreigners trading with China through the only permitted gateway of Canton. To this European enclave on the China coast in 1829 came Harriett Lo
Alan Smart raises serious questions about the standard view that Hong Kong's mass public housing programme was a direct and humane response by the Government to the Shek Kip Mei fire. Rather he argues
Alan Smart raises serious questions about the standard view that Hong Kong's mass public housing programme was a direct and humane response by the Government to the Shek Kip Mei fire. Rather he argues
At almost $2 trillion per day in trades, currency markets vitally link the world together. Yet few people understand how they work and why they are prone to instability and bouts of panic. The Money C
For centuries, the Book of Change (or the Yijing), has been consulted for sage advice at life's turning points. It differs from simple prognostication, however, in that it demands us to cultivate an u
