This is the most serious study to date on the topic of male same-sex relations in China during the early twentieth century, illuminating male same-sex relations in many sites: language, translated sex
Professor Frederick W. Mote (1922–2006) has been widely recognized as a key figure in the field of Sinology. He taught at Princeton University for thirty-one years and was a founder of both Princeton’
Macao's Ruins of St. Paul (correct name Church of Madre de Deus) is the only example of Baroque art and architecture in China. This beautifully illustrated book explores anew the now vanished but once
These rich and lucidly composed personal essays on the author's early life journeys in Portuguese Macau and British Hong Kong offer vivid remembrances of colonial landscapes, architectures, and liveli
Singapore: A Biography takes you there – to those critical moments in the island's past, as captured through the personal accounts of people who actually lived through them. Encounter violent unrest o
This book describes and analyses the role of the public sector in the often-charged political atmosphere of post-1997 Hong Kong. It discusses critical constitutional, organisational and policy problem
This collection brings together texts and cross-cultural experiences of modern Chinese travellers, recent migrants and diasporic Chinese in a number of global locations. It illustrates how movements a
Hong Kong, as a modern city famous of its tall buildings in Asia Pacific, has gone through remarkable changes in its building design and construction since 1970s. Building owners and occupants are now
Promoting gender equality requires that we understand gender as a social construct cutting across the multifaceted political, economic and societal spheres. The chapters in this book demonstrate the i
This book transports us to the exotic world of Chinese Medicine ? a world of saan (powders), yun (pills), gou (plasters), dann (pellets), etc for every known ailment. These forms had a direct influenc
This collection of essays brings together the first comprehensive study of TV drama in China. Examining in depth the production, distribution and consumption of TV drama, the international team of exp
This collection of essays brings together the first comprehensive study of TV drama in China. Examining in depth the production, distribution and consumption of TV drama, the international team of exp
Tang poetry, calligraphy, music, chess, painting, ceramics, sculpture, dance and costume, among other things, are creative and original. The concepts behind them are apparent in Tang life. Today we ar
Beginning first as a case study of Feng Xiaogang, this book explores Chinese film history since the early 1990s in terms of changes of the Communist Party's film policy, industry reforms, the official
Beginning first as a case study of Feng Xiaogang, this book explores Chinese film history since the early 1990s in terms of changes of the Communist Party's film policy, industry reforms, the official
The rapid advances in information technology has elevated the role of computer (-aided) translation in translation studies and practice in recent decades. This has resulted in numerous research and pu
This book examines housing policy in Hong Kong using a new and unique interdisciplinary approach – combining the philosophical discussion on social justice with policy and housing studies. It consider
This book examines housing policy in Hong Kong using a new and unique interdisciplinary approach – combining the philosophical discussion on social justice with policy and housing studies. It consider
In this pioneering study of the entire written works of Gao Xingjian (高行健), China's first winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Jessica Yeung analyses each group of his writing and argues for a re
In the commercial sector, financial statements act as a means of communication between corporations and various internal and external parties. However, reading a financial statement can be like readin
Cheng Huan is one of Hong Kong's most well-known barristers, a lawyer famous for his sharp mind and friendly, effervescent character. Defending the Law is a tongue-in-cheek, witty recollection of his
An unusual book of quirky essays, some deeply personal. Xu Xi writes from within, of Hong Kong's vanishing culture and sensibility as it transforms itself into a space that is 21st Century China. She
The formation of the Pan-Pearl River Delta regional framework in June 2004 heralded a new beginning of regional development in China. Massive in scale and innovative in approach, the regional grouping
This study of An Autumn's Tale argues that Hong Kong films are a window into understanding the shared pasts and ongoing connections between Hong Kong and other globalized cities. Viewed through the le
Throughout its history, Hong Kong has been steeped in drama, intrigue, and seismic social shifts. Shih Shu-ching sets her epic tale of one beautiful and determined woman's family amid this rich and co
Hong Kong Internment, 1942-1945: Life in the Japanese Civilian Camp at Stanley tells the story of the more than three thousand non-Chinese civilians: British, American, Dutch and others, who were trap
Anyone with an interest in the Second World War in the Far East is familiar with military and Prisoner-of-War narratives. But how the 130,000 British, Dutch and American civilian men, women and childr
The construction of the Three Gorges dam in China involves the relocation of more than 1.2 million people over 17 years. This resettlement project has special demographic, social, economic and politic
This book is about management of student conduct in the classroom, which is the number one area of concern of many teachers. The chapters include discussions and real-life cases with specific referenc
The search for knowledge has been the driving force behind mankind’s existence since the dawn of civilization, and different cultures have developed their own theories of knowledge. Searching for the
Hong Kong has a largely mountainous terrain, very little flat land, no major rivers, no great forests, and a paucity of mineral wealth. The relative poverty of the place led the British Foreign Secret
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
A unique feature of Learning Diversity in the Chinese Classroom is its Chinese context for meeting the educational requirements of children with special needs. At a time when many of the currently ava
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
A unique feature of Learning Diversity in the Chinese Classroom is its Chinese context for meeting the educational requirements of children with special needs. At a time when many of the currently ava
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 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
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
