This Is Hong Kong

DescriptionThis book examines the phenomenon of surrogacy from a comparative perspective. Bringing together experts from 21 countries across the wo...

This is the first book to offer a detailed account of the relationship between patents and innovation in the unique political context of mainland C...

Reducere. The book features a passionate and clinically relevant synthesis of Dr. Liu's discipleship with Yang Zhenhai ( 楊真海), one of the last remaining mast...

This book is the first comparative study of media technologies in Japan and the two Koreas which illuminates the peculiar geopolitical relations be...

This is the first monograph on the socioeconomic and political impacts of minerals on contemporary China, examining the distinctive effects of mine...

This book studies a puzzle observed in contemporary Indonesian politics: while the quality of democracy in Indonesia has deteriorated in recent yea...

As the waves of Occupy movements gradually recede, we soon forget the political hope and passions these events have offered. Instead, we are increa...

DescriptionThis book gives an account of Hong Kong's medical and health development from the Second World War to the present day, investigates how ...

Reducere. BRUCE LEE: MANDARIN SUPERSTAR In over 400 pages, this softback edition uncovers the life of the martial art icon between the years 1969 to 1971. Hi...

DescriptionThe definitive book on the life and career of internationally acclaimed artist Yoshitomo NaraYoshitomo Nara rose to prominence in the mi...

Linking together the nonlinear interactions of heat, light, power and colour, this is a groundbreaking guide to Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Systems ...

This research- and pedagogy-oriented book delves into the study and application of incidental vocabulary acquisition in English through captioned v...

This first edition of South China Sea is the successor to Stephen Davies and Elaine Morgan's Cruising Guide to Southeast Asia, Volume I (Imray). Bu...

Beginning with a brief history and evolution of the short story genre, alongside an overview of the key short story writers, and an explanatory cha...

- An exploration of the passions and inspirations that have ignited the creation of sumptuous jewels with a definitively contemporary touch- Presen...

Contributor(s): Author: John HattieAuthor: Deb MastersAuthor: Kate BirchRecently at the Visible Learning Conference, Professor John Hattie stood up...

The key question at the heart of this book is to what extent political activists in mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong have made progress in thei...

Reducere. The Big Boss (1971) was Bruce Lee's first starring role that catapulted him to worldwide stardom as the Number one Box office martial arts star.202...

English: An Essential Grammar is written specifically for native speakers, beginning with the basics and going on to deal with phrase, clause and s...

This collection is the first of its kind to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the caseloads and clinical practice of speech-language p...

Reducere. The Language Center Handbook 2021 is the latest volume in the International Association for Language Learning Technology's (IALLT) Language Center ...

Reducere. English language. A rare step by step treatise. The complete transmission of single man training from the late Hong Kong Sifu, Chu Kai Ming, first ...

Reducere. DescriptionThe era between empire and communism is routinely portrayed as a catastrophic interlude in China's modern history. But in this book, Fra...

This study examines the changing role of Tibetan Buddhism among Han Chinese in contemporary China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. It analyzes how Tibetan B...

Reducere. From Syria and Iraq to Ukraine, from AfPak to Libya, from Iran to Russia, and from the Persian Gulf to China, foreign correspondent Pepe Escobar, a...

Written by experts, this book is an invaluable introduction to the subject for students studying international arbitration, commercial law and inte...

Reducere. After the US war in Vietnam, close to 800, 000 Vietnamese left the country by boat, survived, and sought refuge throughout Southeast Asia and the P...

Reducere. Hong Kong based artist Ted Lau was always curious about North Korea having grown up seeing constant headlines about missile tests and nuclear weapo...

Hailing from Australia, Brazil, France, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Russia, Turkey, the UK and USA, this book features over 35...

This book presents a richly illustrated, hands-on discussion of one of the fastest growing fields in linguistics today. The authors address key met...

DescriptionA new wave of Chinese science fiction is here. This golden age has not only resurrected the genre but also subverted its own conventions...

Reducere. The theory and practice of civil disobedience has once again taken on import, given recent events. Considering widespread dissatisfaction with norm...

Reducere. The Chinese system is like no other known to man, now or in history. This book explains how the system works and where it may be moving. Drawing on...

Reducere. DescriptionSifu Cliff Au Yeung is the Principle Instructor at the Ving Tsun Martial Arts Institute in Hong Kong and Co-Founder of the Wong Shun Leu...

Reducere. Trope Hong Kong, the third volume in the Trope City Editions series, celebrates the juxtaposition of colorful chaos and architectural order of this...

This book is the most comprehensive exploration to date into what truthmaking is and how it contributes to metaphysical debates across philosophy. ...

Reducere. Winner of the 2011 James Beard Foundation Award for International Cooking, this is the authoritative guide to stir-frying: the cooking technique th...

Reducere. From the bestselling author of Flags of our Fathers, Flyboys, and The Imperial Cruise, a spellbinding history of turbulent U.S.-China relations fro...

Reducere. ?Iron Ox contains chapters 63-90 of the original and can be divided into four main sections. The first of these is very much concerned with the que...

By producing the A300--the first twin-jet, wide-body airliner in the world--the European Airbus consortium succeeded in joining the league of leadi...

Reducere. "The Scattered Flock, " the last volume of this new series of translations, contains chapters 91-120 that mark the disastrous end of the 108 heroes...

DescriptionEmmy Award-winning writer Anne Opotowsky and stunning artist Angie Hoffmeister present the second volume in this massive saga of ambitio...

From Syria and Iraq to Ukraine, from AfPak to Libya, from Iran to Russia, and from the Persian Gulf to China, foreign correspondent Pepe Escobar, a...

Reducere. For the last 100 years, Nom Wah Tea Parlor has been slinging some of the world's greatest dim sum from New York's Chinatown. Now owner Wilson Tang ...

Reducere. Tao Te Ching, also commonly known as Lao Tzu, is one of the most important Chinese classics and has had great influence on Chinese thought. It is r...

Reducere. This bundle includes one copy each of Student Voice: 100 Argument Essays by Teens on Issues That Matter to Them and Raising Student Voice: 35 Ways ...

Reducere. From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Ninja comes the first "authentic and engrossing" thriller in the series featuring Jake Maroc (Los...

Reducere. "Nāgārjuna's Treatise on the Ten Bodhisattva Grounds" is Bhikshu Dharmamitra's extensively annotated original translation of Ārya Nāgārjuna's "Daśa...

A spectacular photographer's daybook, in the tradition of Peter Beard, Bill Burke, and Robert Frank, detailing the wanderlust of faraway travel and...

Reducere. "Nāgārjuna's Treatise on the Ten Bodhisattva Grounds" is Bhikshu Dharmamitra's extensively annotated original translation of Ārya Nāgārjuna's "Daśa...

This is the fully-researched account of the historical and contemporary development of the traditional martial arts genre in the Chinese cinema kno...

DescriptionIn My Body, My Business, eleven New Zealand sex workers speak in their own voices about their lives in and out of the sex industry. Base...

With racial justice struggles on the rise, a probing collection considers the past and future of Black radicalismBlack rebellion has returned. Dram...

DescriptionThe UK has had one of the longest and most multifaceted relationships with China of any western industrialized nation. Stretching back o...

Chapter 1 takes a close look at a unique and state-of-the-art dynamic, structural public housing macroeconomic model (DSPHM), based on an open econ...

Reducere. While John Whelpton's history of Nepal focuses on the period since the overthrow of the Rana family autocracy in 1950-51, the early chapters are de...

This book is a poignant story of a small-town boy, who stumbled into a lifelong flying career spanning 38 years as a pilot. Now at 99, Captain Ho W...

This publication provides updates on recent developments in the bond market in Hong Kong, China and highlights developments connected to the bond m...

-A selection of the 150 loveliest international bars, each having a unique story to tell -Features 25 signature cocktails, including descriptions a...

Reducere. It is not easy to leave one's comfort zone to learn a new language and adapt to a new culture, as you might have learned from Gabriel in Book 1. In...

Reducere. The first book to distill Jan Morris's entire body of work into one volume, "The World" is a magnum opus by the most-celebrated travel writer in th...

DescriptionArguing against conventional wisdom, this important book makes a compelling case for the continuing strength of China's one-party system...

DescriptionLying deep within the urban metropolis of Hong Kong, Happy Valley is one of the most iconic racecourses in the world. It is also the chi...

Reducere. A compilation of abridged versions of M. Sasek's most popular children's travel books. From London to Hong Kong, Sydney to San Francisco, readers w...

Reducere. . . . this is no doctrinaire tract but rather a concerted attempt to look at important cultural problems from a fresh perspective. . . . Chow's boo...

This major history of Hong Kong tells the remarkable story of how a cluster of remote fishing villages grew into an icon of capitalism. The story b...

Reducere. Pirates, plagues, pistols, and poisons: with adventure of all varieties, this is a rollicking journey into colonial Hong Kong. A collection of hist...

"This debut novel about an Irish expat millennial teaching English and finding romance in Hong Kong is half Sally Rooney love triangle, half glitzy...

Reducere. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the Chinese people suffered what may have been the worst famine in history. Over thirty million perished in a gr...

Reducere. Adventures, Romance and War in the Far East is a fascinating true story based on the diary and memoir of Iris Hay-Edie, an attractive and free-spir...