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Ikat Textiles of Timor offers an in-depth overview of regional textile styles from both West and East Timor, while also contributing significant new insights into their design traditions. In academic literature, the ikated men’s wraps from Timor have long been described as symmetrical. However, Dr Peter ten Hoopen’s examination of early examples from museums and private collections reveals that, historically, two thirds of these textiles were actually asymmetrical. This discovery challenges an academic consensus that has persisted since 1912, and highlights a previously overlooked level of creative ingenuity—inviting greater admiration for the women who wove these complex designs. Today’s ikat weavers on Timor, like many foreign scholars before them, seem unaware that asymmetry was once a dominant design principle. Many continue to assert that perfect symmetry has always been the tradition. Yet the historical textiles tell a different story. Ten Hoopen’s groundbreaking findings justif

◎完整解析冶金煤（Coking Coal）与动力煤（Steam Coal）的物理与化学性质。 A comprehensive analysis of the physical and chemical properties of coking coal and steam coal. ◎结合作者在 HMS Bergbau AG 及波士顿咨询集团 (BCG) 的多年实战经验，将理论转化为交易与生产决策。 Drawing on years of hands-on experience at HMS Bergbau AG and The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), the author translates theory into practical guidance for trading and production decision-making. ◎特别收录配煤技术、流动性指标（Fluidity-Temperature Area）等前沿研究与评价标准。 Includes in-depth coverage of advanced research and evaluation standards, such as coal blending techniques and liquidity indicators (Fluidity–Temperature Area). 一书在手，解读煤炭的化学密码与市场商机 One Book in Hand: Decoding the Chemical Secrets and Market Opportunities of Coal 在复杂多变的全球能源市场中，准确理解煤炭的物理与化学特性，是掌握利润与效率的核心关键。由国际能源经济学家乐思-谢倪考博士（Dr. Lars Schernikau）亲自撰写，《谢倪考的煤炭手册》为产业提供了前所未有的深度解析。 In an increasingly complex and volatile global energy market, a precise understanding of the physical and chemical properties of the resource coal is a critical key to maxi

Although the arts have been firmly planted in the Hong Kong school system since the 1950s, they are often sacrificed in place of core subjects and preparation for examinations. Drawing on over fourteen years of exploration and experience, Yau makes the case that arts are critical to cultivating creative mindsets, which are our best resource for innovating and responding to challenges in this complex world of sudden changes. Through case studies and conversations with practising artists and educators, this book demonstrates why arts and education, two normally discrete disciplines, should be broadly integrated into the local Hong Kong curriculum, and how this can be – and has been – achieved. This book is intended for policymakers, educators, arts heads, and artists. The volume will also appeal to readers curious about how and why the arts should be foundational to education and capacity building in the twenty-first century.

The widely acclaimed films of Wong Kar-wai are characterized by their sumptuous yet complex visual and sonic style. Bettinson argues that Wong’s films—from Days of Being Wild and Chungking Express to In the Mood for Love and The Grandmaster—are permeated by an aesthetic of sensuousness and “disturbance” achieved through techniques such as narrative disruptions, jarring cuts, the blocking of facial access, and other complex strategies. The effect is to jolt the viewer out of complete aesthetic absorption. This tenth-anniversary edition of The Sensuous Cinema of Wong Kar-wai includes a substantial new afterword bringing the story of Wong’s career up to date (including reflections on the mainland Chinese drama Blossoms Shanghai). Bettinson revisits and extends the arguments of the first edition, surveys the recent key debates on Wong’s filmmaking, and introduces fresh lines of critical investigation.

▎華文世界第一本集香檳區大成之著作 超過一百間，當代最具影響力的香檳生產者介紹 葡萄酒學者協會香檳大師課程（Wine Scholar Guild Champagne Master-Level Program）的認證講師 —— 潘大鈞（David Pan）累積三年的時間研究與編輯而成，內容涵蓋香檳區的歷史、風土、種植、釀造與實務等全方位知識，更介紹超過一百位當代香檳區最具影響力的生產者，將香檳區多樣的風土特性與釀造風格完整蒐羅其中。 以深入淺出的方式提供讀者香檳的基礎知識，包含香檳區的歷史、氣候、地理、風土、葡萄品種、葡萄種植、栽種農法與香檳釀造等。最後將討論實務方面，例如香檳購買與存放、香檳如何侍酒，甚至包括香檳區之旅的規劃建議。 ▎行家推薦 Peter Liem ｜香檳權威 Terry Theise ｜北美香檳推廣先驅 Charles Curtis MW ｜葡萄酒大師、《Decanter》布根地與香檳專職作家 Sarah Heller MW ｜亞太區最年輕 MW Mark Pygott｜葡萄酒大師 Allen Meadows ｜ 世界級葡萄酒權威酒評家 「極富深度、研究透徹且精美呈現的雙冊彙編。⋯⋯不惜一切成本打造這套精裝書籍，幾乎每一頁都有令人嘆為觀止的彩色照片，將讀者帶入對香檳至關重要的人和地方的視覺之旅。⋯⋯文字清晰簡潔，從新手到專業人士，這套參考書對於所有香檳愛好者，都是必不可少的參考資料。」—— by Allen Meadows "...Extremely well-written, researched and beautifully presented 2-book compendium... no expense was spared in the creation of this beautiful “coffee table” set. With breathtaking color photos on nearly every page, the reader is taken on a visual journey of the people and places vital to Champagne. ... this set is a necessary reference for all Champagne enthus

▎華文世界第一本集香檳區大成之著作 超過一百間，當代最具影響力的香檳生產者介紹 葡萄酒學者協會香檳大師課程（Wine Scholar Guild Champagne Master-Level Program）的認證講師 —— 潘大鈞（David Pan）累積三年的時間研究與編輯而成，內容涵蓋香檳區的歷史、風土、種植、釀造與實務等全方位知識，更介紹超過一百位當代香檳區最具影響力的生產者，將香檳區多樣的風土特性與釀造風格完整蒐羅其中。 希望最後帶給讀者的，不僅僅是分辨自己喜歡哪一間酒莊，更希望提供給讀者充分的知識，以便知道自己為何喜愛那些酒莊的原因，使這些知識成為讀者的工具，幫助他們尋找與自己喜愛的酒莊相近的其他酒莊，讓他們更懂得欣賞並勇於探索香檳世界的美妙與多采多姿。 ▎行家推薦 Peter Liem ｜香檳權威 Terry Theise ｜北美香檳推廣先驅 Charles Curtis MW ｜葡萄酒大師、《Decanter》布根地與香檳專職作家 Sarah Heller MW ｜亞太區最年輕 MW Mark Pygott｜葡萄酒大師 Allen Meadows ｜ 世界級葡萄酒權威酒評家 「極富深度、研究透徹且精美呈現的雙冊彙編。⋯⋯不惜一切成本打造這套精裝書籍，幾乎每一頁都有令人嘆為觀止的彩色照片，將讀者帶入對香檳至關重要的人和地方的視覺之旅。⋯⋯文字清晰簡潔，從新手到專業人士，這套參考書對於所有香檳愛好者，都是必不可少的參考資料。」—— by Allen Meadows. "...Extremely well-written, researched and beautifully presented 2-book compendium... no expense was spared in the creation of this beautiful “coffee table” set. With breathtaking color photos on nearly every page, the reader is taken on a visual journey of the people and places vital to Champagne. ... this set is a necessary reference for

Journalism EthicsThis concise and authoritative work offers the latest guidance on journalism ethics for students and media professionals and will help empower news consumers to make informed decisions about the trustworthiness of their sources of information. It offers advice on all aspects of journalism ethics including accuracy and seeking the truth, representation of women, LGBTQ coverage, climate change, mental health, use of images, conflict reporting, elections, and how to use artificial intelligence. The author brings a unique perspective and depth of knowledge to the complex challenges facing journalists and news consumers in this era of fake news, disinformation, and artificial intelligence.

The book presents an innovative method that will free you from using the trial-and-error method of finding solutions to your problems, pointing you in the direction of a strong solution. This is a targeted search method. You will save time and effort, and you will get a solution without disadvantages using this method. The method has five steps, so it is easy to use, and easy to get good results. It has been refined and improved over 40 years by incorporating what we learned from using it, and incorporating the experiences of many others. This book should be useful to engineers, scientists, students, inventors, and people solving complex problems in business, government, and social environments, as well as everyday problem solvers.

What do you know about getting healthy and staying healthy? Eat better, exercise, and sleep more... But what should we eat and why? Do our daily food choices really impact our heart, lungs, and brain? Is getting sick an inevitable occurrence or one we have control over? Much of our medical knowledge is gated behind complicated concepts that are too hard to understand. As a result, we have a heavy dependence on doctors and a blind reliance on prescriptions and medical technology. For us to lead healthy and productive lives, we need the knowledge to prevent sickness and disease. This knowledge should not be hidden behind incomprehensible gibberish. It should be easily accessible and easy to apply to our own lives on a daily basis. Good health comes down to the little things, like what foods we serve to our families and what we buy at the grocery store. Educate Act Thrive: EAT for the Immune System does its best to distill the complex topics of health and diet into easily digestible fra

Influenced by his upbringing in post-war Japan, and the ideological, social, economic and artistic transformations of the era, Noda Tetsuya started to build a diary of prints in the 1960s, recording his daily life and mastering the challenge of documenting the reality around him in both true and artistic fashion. Works presented in this publication offer unparalleled insights into the artist’s hand skills and color palette, as well as his intense personal feelings and trademark humility. Few printmakers are quite as exploratory in terms of their technique and so precise in their choice of depicted subjects. Noda Tetsuya’s Diary of Contemporary Japanese Prints represents the long-accumulated knowledge of a well-practiced artform by one of Japan’s bestestablished artists, while also documenting—in true diary fashion—events that have shaped his personal life, while also standing for the collective experience of Noda’s generation and the societal change witnessed over the last several de

In On Saving Face, Michael Keevak traces the Western reception of the Chinese concept of “face” during the past two hundred years, arguing that it has always been linked to nineteenth-century colonialism. “Lose face” and “save face” have become so normalized in modern European languages that most users do not even realize that they are of Chinese origin. “Face” is an extremely complex and varied notion in all East Asian cultures. It involves proper behavior and the avoidance of conflict, encompassing every aspect of one’s place in society as well as one’s relationships with other people. One can “give face,” “get face,” “fight for face,” “tear up face,” and a host of other expressions. But when it began to become known to the Western trading community in China beginning in the middle of the nineteenth century, it was distorted and reduced to two phrases only, “lose face” and “save face,” both of which were used to suggest distinctly Western ideas of humiliation, embarrassment, honor, a

Set against the backdrop of regional and international post–Second World War tensions, Grounded at Kai Tak is the most comprehensive account of the complex legal struggle for ownership of 71 airplanes belonging to the two main Chinese airlines, which were stranded at Kai Tak airfield in Hong Kong at the end of the Chinese civil war. The resulting contest for possession of them took place in the courts and among politicians and diplomats on three continents. In the process, the struggle became entangled with the anti-communist policies of the United States in the emerging ‘Cold War’, British hopes for restoration of her pre-war commercial position in China, disagreements between nations about recognition of the new government in Peking, and the delicate balance that the colonial government of Hong Kong had to keep to preserve that colony’s interests. Merry tells the tale of this legal saga by weaving together archival documents and news reports of the day, revealing the international a

Essentials of Contract Drafting and Negotiation for Construction Professionals is a practical and user-friendly guide to common practical contractual matters and is intended for construction professionals involved in contract drafting and negotiating. Knowing how to draft an effective contract is crucial in construction, particularly because of the complex and technical nature of construction projects. Divided into six chapters, this guide will enhance and refresh essential knowledge for lawyers and construction professionals who need to understand the principles of drafting and interpreting construction contracts, how to clearly identify and include key elements in these contracts, as well as how to avoid legal traps and pitfalls in contract negotiations and enforcement.

Traversing from the rapidly urbanising county-level city of Fuqing to the remote mountainous kingdom of Lesotho in Southern Africa, Searching for Sweetness is one of the first and most extensive ethnographies linking rural-to-urban migration in China with Chinese migration to Africa. Against the backdrop of China’s national struggle for modernity and globalisation, Sarah Hanisch examines Chinese migrant women’s complex and ever-shifting struggles for upward social mobility across different generations and localities in China and Lesotho. Embedding the women’s individual portraits into larger historical contexts, Hanisch illustrates how these women interpret and narrate their migratory and everyday experiences through and beyond powerful state metanarratives on ‘sweetness’ and ‘bitterness’. In her exploration of migratory identities and projects that have been overlooked by previous studies, Hanisch brings uniquely gendered, multi-sited, and intergenerational perspectives to existing sc

An individual’s health depends on their personal lifestyle and living conditions, which are influenced by a host of complex physical, social, and economic determinants. The same is true of organisational and community health. This book explains the Healthy Settings Approach as a means to define population and health standards as well as a framework to promote and evaluate health in daily living activities. The determinants affecting public health go beyond the availability and quality of healthcare, and a concerted effort from all sectors of the community is required to bring about sustained improvements. Using the Healthy Settings Approach to facilitate the “right to health”, this book argues that promoting health in multiple and varied settings concurrently will ensure healthy living throughout the community and, ultimately, the world. The author uses real life experiences from different countries, with a focus on Hong Kong, and discusses many initiatives that have been enacted (alth

Leung Ping Kwan brought as much talent and inspiration to the writing of his short stories as he did to his poems. ‘I have drawn on magical realism to explore the absurdity of Hong Kong,’ he wrote of the story ‘See Mun and the Dragon’ (1975) in which we find him using a simple, clipped style. The later story ‘Drowned Souls’ (2007) was written in a more symbolic, lyrical and more complex manner. Although the two stories are separated by over thirty years, and are in many ways so very different, dragons play a prominent part in both. The dragon has always been a fascinating creature, a complex embodiment of the timeless soul of China, symbol of the universal power of the imagination, of the creative energy and transformative possibilities of the Tao. Both of these enchanting stories are anchored in the author’s idea of freedom and liberation.

Chinese Diaspora Charity and the Cantonese Pacific, 1850–1949 sheds new light on the history of charity among Chinese overseas and its place in the history of charity in China and in the wider history of global philanthropy. It finds that diaspora charity, besides serving traditional functions of helping the sick and destitute and supporting development in China, helped to build trust among dispersed hometown networks while challenging color boundaries in host societies by contributing to wider social causes. The book shows that charitable activities among the “Gold Rush” communities of the Pacific rim—a loosely integrated émigré network from Guangdong Province perhaps better known for its business acumen and hard work among English-speaking settler societies in North America and Australasia—also led the way with social innovations that helped to shape modern charity in China. Fitzgerald and Yip’s volume demonstrates that charity lay at the heart of community life among Chinese commu

Chinese medicine has a rich history that has only been made more complex by its integration with `Western' biomedicine. Legitimization of Chinese medicine in biomedicine-dominated health systems, such as that in Hong Kong, has posed significant issues. This anthology of articles explores relevant social issues related to various Chinese medicine treatments, including acupuncture and medicinal oils, as well as insight into practitioner licensing and public perception. Each chapter tackles a topic related to the complicated process of legitimizing knowledge and power within a specific social and historical context. Written by professors and researchers with extensive knowledge of Chinese medicine, government regulation, and sociology, this collection provides an overview of the challenges and current social context of Chinese medicine that affect students and practitioners of Chinese medicine, health and para-health biomedical professionals, and patients alike. Traditional Chinese Me

Based on rare first-hand historical data, Wang Ke presents the analysis of the East Turkestan from the perspective of Islamic social structure, the origin and evolution of thoughts on national revolution, the power structure of the Republic, and international politics. The original Japanese edition of this book has been recognized as the most authoritative research work on the independence movement of East Turkestan. This revised, enriched English edition provides valuable references for the prominent issues of Xinjiang today. ~~~~~~~ “For those intrigued by the modern history of China’s Xinjiang region, this detailed study of the 1940s invites the reader to explore a tempestuous decade marked by conflict and turmoil as Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other ethnic groups sought to form an independent state, the East Turkestan Republic. Understanding the complex involvement of powerful outside forces, a brutal world war, and an opportunity for groups that saw a chance at independence requires ca

The personal stories of the Gao villagers demonstrate and are related to changes in China. This is a close study of Gao Village twenty years after the author, an anthropologist and native of Gao village, wrote his original ethnography Gao Village. It combines ethnographic analysis, personal vignettes, and a number of fascinating stories, which presents a convincing yet complex picture of how Gao villagers interact with the outside world. With his sympathetic and insider’s approach, the author argues that rural Chinese display great entrepreneurship and inner strength of self-improvement; they are active contributors to China’s economic boom. ~~~~~~~~ “This is a close ethnographic look at the world of Gao villagers twenty years after the author, an anthropologist and native of Gao village, wrote his original ethnography. Through a look at Gao villagers, including the ethnographer’s own family and extended kin, we are able to see the decline of agriculture and the integration of rural

In the last twenty years Hong Kong society has witnessed dramatic change, and nowhere is this better reflected than in the realm of media and communication. Across the fields of journalism, public relations and advertising we can see the changing trends in terms of audience consumption and interaction. From technological developments to the shift in audience participation, the expectations and functions of these professions have been greatly altered. Through a selection of essays by field experts, this volume aims to explore not only the evolution in media itself, but also to examine the complex causes. It identifies not only the difficulties and opportunities for media professionals today, but also the evolving role of the audience.

目錄 序 Foreword 一個人劇場一關於「李承亮路上的萬年站」的隨想。 Theater of One Thoughts on “Li Cheng－Liang－The Wannian Station On the Road” 宇宙原住民的科幻鄉愁：由漂浮到漂移的自覺與自轉。 The Sci－Fi Nostalgia of A Native of the Universe: Awareness and Rotation from Floating to Drifting. 作品圖版 Color Plates 工作室訪談錄 About Studio 「爬上萬年站唱一首歌」 “Climb up the Wannian Station to sing a song” 藝術家簡歷 Biographies of Artist

U.S.-China Relations and the Changing Security Dynamics in East Asia collects 9 papers which were presented at the annual conference of the Graduate Institute of International Affairs and Strategic Studies, Tamkang University. Addressing the complex mix of cooperative and competitive elements in the U.S.-China relationship, the book focuses on regional responses to and Taiwan’s perspective on the rise of China and challenges to the U.S.-led international liberal order.

★ 最時尚、最「身歷其境感」的英語學習書！ ★ 跟著書中的精華英語對答， 學時尚精品業界【秘書特助】、【行銷】、【公關】的know-how！ 在電影《穿著Prada的惡魔》中，衣著、妝容亮麗的助理在街頭四處為惡魔老闆米蘭達奔波時，我們看到身為時尚產業特助的工作並不容易，想要脫穎而出，不僅要加倍努力，你還需要這本，為自己的「英文」＋「職場實力」加分！ 本書4大特點 1. 秘書特助工作的內容介紹：透過作者精闢的文字，了解時尚產業特助、秘書，到行銷公關，會碰上的48種工作內容！ 2. 職場上實況對談的一問二答：自48項流程延伸出48種情境，僅收錄「最精華的」對答內容，帶著讀者編「聽」MP3，同步提升英語「聽」、「說」能力，邊像是看小安和米蘭達大老闆互動的重現，刺激學習動力！ ★ 想知道【時尚產業秘書特助】、【行銷公關人員】（PR）和【攝影師】（photographers）、【造型彩妝師】（stylists）、【部落客】（bloggers）、【模特兒】（models）都說了些什麼？絕對要鎖定這個小單元！ 3. 秘書特助對談技巧小提點：堅持「最精準的」英文用詞，就像時尚產業對「時尚精品」做最高標準的要求，英文講對很重要，但英文應答技巧更教你「如何」講對，和「詞窮」、「中式英文」Say goodbye！ 4. 秘書特助經驗不藏私分享：英文能力提升了，專業知識與工作小訣竅更不能少！ ★ 在這個小單元中，學得到【Part 1 秘書特助篇】收錄從特助由內勤（如接聽電話、安排行程）至外務（幫老闆跑腿、跨部門工作支援），到更進一步的公司營運、招募新血與策畫團隊向心力等任務的TIPS。 ★【Part 2 秘書特助行銷公關篇】則著重行銷公關會碰上的媒體、品牌經營、硬體統籌等挑戰與工作小技巧，有助讀者能有不出錯的表現，讓老闆、廠商驚艷！ ◎時尚關鍵KEY WORDS，你都知道了嗎！ 直筒長裙：pencil skirt 亞麻：linen 排扣襯衫：button-down ★ 鎖定Part 1 秘書特助篇【Unit 9 做老闆的門面】！ 粉色喀什米爾圍巾：the petal soft cashmere scarf （形容粉紅色不會只有pink這個字！） 櫻花色系：the color of cherr

This volume is the most extensive social and cultural history of twentieth-century Huangmei Opera to date. A regional Chinese theater originating in the Anqing countryside, Huangmei Opera gained popularity with the success of the 1950s play and movie, Tianxian pei 天仙配 (Married to a Heavenly Immortal). Through a case study of this work, the author juxtaposes the complex process of rewriting and revising the play and movie against the rapidly changing cultural and ideological climate of the Communist theater reform movement. As a result, the traditional theme of filial piety becomes a struggle over class and free love. This volume features a full translation of the original play and its revision in the 1950s, as well as selected articles by scriptwriters, directors, performers, and critics. These primary sources allow readers to gain access to inside views of the contemporaries and their political and artistic concerns.

The widely acclaimed films of Wong Kar-wai are characterized by their sumptuous yet complex visual and sonic style. This study of Wong's filmmaking techniques uses a poetics approach to examine how form, music, narration, characterization, genre, and other artistic elements work together to produce certain effects on audiences. Bettinson argues that Wong's films are permeated by an aesthetic of sensuousness and "disturbance" achieved through techniques such as narrative interruptions, facial masking, opaque cuts, and other complex strategies. The effect is to jolt the viewer out of complete aesthetic absorption. Each of the chapters focuses on a single aspect of Wong's filmmaking. The book also discusses Wong's influence on other filmmakers in Hong Kong and around the world. The Sensuous Cinema of Wong Kar-wai will appeal to all who are interested in authorship and aesthetics in film studies, to scholars in Asian studies, media and cultural studies, and to anyone with an interest in

Over the years auditing has developed into a specialised function with complex ethical, legal and economic implications. The role of auditors in providing credibility is even more important in a society like Hong Kong, which relies heavily on its reputation as an international financial and business centre. The financial crises and accounting scandals reported in recent years, which led to economic meltdowns and massive loss in capital resources across the globe, highlights the vital role of auditors as gatekeepers and the importance of high quality auditing in ensuring corporate transparency and honest financial reporting. The third edition is thoroughly revised to take into account the new Companies Ordinance (Chapter 622, effective 2014) and Hong Kong Standards on Quality Control, Auditing, Assurance and Related Services (updated June 2014), and numerous developments of a full range of auditing topics since the previous edition, including: - Auditor's legal duties and liabilities

The period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (907-960) has long been treated as an anomaly in the history of China, an age of great disunity between the empires of the Tang and the Song dynasties. Breaking with previous scholarship on China's middle period, this edited volume presents individual studies that focus on the art, culture, and politics of the interregnum, challenging underlying assumptions about the unitary nature of dynastic culture and its value as a category of historical analysis. It understands these decades as a time of important transition in which the incipient cultural shifts of the mature Tang dynasty turned into the foundations of Song society. Consequently it highlights the complex narrative processes that gave birth to Song culture.

愛麗絲在夢境中不小心掉進了兔子洞，因為她跟著一隻看著懷錶自言自語的兔子走進到一個大洞裡，不過愛麗絲根本就不知道這個洞有多深，只知道在掉下去的時候她還睡了好一會，然後她喝了藥水身體就變小，吃了蛋糕身體就變大，變成巨人的愛麗絲流的眼淚變成了大池塘。書中還出現了和多多鳥、老鼠的賽跑大會、吞雲吐霧的大煙槍毛毛蟲、愛說教的公爵夫人、因為被紅心王后懲罰從此活在六點時刻的帽子商人，以及愛麗絲跟紅心王后比賽槌球時打得一塌糊塗的有趣內容。在奇怪的審判裡莫名其妙變成證人的愛麗絲，惹火了紅心王后。被判了死刑的愛麗絲該如何死裡逃生呢？ Step through the original looking glass with Alice into a world much more complex and fantastic than you may have imagined, if you’ve only read newer abridged, watered down versions; a familiar world where old friends like the Mad Hatter and the Cheshire Cat still live, but a world that also abounds with strange characters like the Gryphon and the Mock Turtle, who sings the song of the Lobster Quadrille performed at the edge of the sea; a world caricatured in the unforgettable woodblock illustrations of the artist and humorist John Tenniel; a vivid and enchanting world beloved by young and old alike; a place that, once visited, can never be forgotten.

A number of research groups around the world have begun to study how the brain acquires and processes language, but we still know comparatively little about it. Many such groups work on very specific, often narrow, problems. This approach is certainly necessary, but a broad perspective can be helpful, if not essential, too. This volume consists of an important collection of papers presented at the Seminar on Language, Evolution, and the Brain (SLEB), hosted by the International Institute for Advanced Studies in Kyoto, Japan, bringing together distinguished researchers with background in cognitive science, anthropology, linguistics, robotics, physics, etc. Major topics discussed here include: Creoles and pidgins, and their implications regarding language evolution. Quantitative analysis and modeling of various aspects of language evolution, including the evolution of lexical items and color terms, the emergence of linguistics categories, and the dynamics of language competition. The ev

Co-authored by Eugene Nida and JIN Di, On Translation was first published in 1984 by the China Translation and Publishing Corporation in Beijing. It is widely recognized as a classic in translation theory with a practical orientation. Following the theoretical framework Nida had developed over decades of work on translation and semiotics, the two authors offer an easily comprehensible analysis of the complex problems involved in translation. After a critical review of the historical development of translation theory in the light of modern information theory, they elucidate the most fundamental principles of translation in accordance with the concept of dynamic equivalence. The treatment is closely related to actual translation practice, and the principles elucidated are applicable to all types of translation, though most of the examples analyzed are taken from translations between Chinese and English. This new and expanded edition has two main parts. Part I is the complete text of th

The digital divide and the inequalities of the availability and deployment of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) between developed and developing countries have long been a source of concern. Global institutions such as the United Nations, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the World Bank, as well as regional and national level agencies, have set up task forces to investigate how ICTs can be enacted most effectively in developing countries. How this shared vision should be put into practice is a complex undertaking, but it is already taking place. In this volume, we go beyond the theoretical, the polemical and the philosophical to consider practical issues as they are encountered by stakeholders in the developing country context. 15 author teams explore key issues organized into four sections: (1) Theoretical Background and Culture; (2) Telecentres; (3) Applications; and (4) Key Concepts with Country Specific Studies. Examples of these applications are