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Uses comparative aesthetics and the work of contemporary philosophers and sociologists to make sense of the developments of arts in Hong Kong. This title explores how different cultures communicate in the former colony.

A collection of essays exploring topics from the history of Marathon, the Asian cities that hold the Marathon Running, the gender difference in Marathon sport performance, to the Hong Kong experience in organizing the annual Marathon race. It gives advice to runners on how to deal with serious injuries and to make a better preparation.

The period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (907 to 960 BCE) has long been treated as an anomaly in the history of China, an age of great disunity between the empires of the Tang and Song dynasties. This book presents individual studies that focus on the art, culture, and politics of the interregnum.

Critiquing the fictive nature of socially accepted values about gender, the authors unravel the strategies adopted by writers and filmmakers in (de)constructing the gendered self in mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

The formation of the Pan-Pearl River Delta regional framework in June 2004 heralded a new beginning of regional development in China. This book provides a systematic analysis of the '9+2' grouping across the region and within individual spatial units.

An English translation of the Cantonese Opera. It is a serious political drama played out between the Han and non-Han following the fall of the Ming dynasty, and the plot pits romantic love against the lofty Confucian ideals of social hierarchy and moral rectitude.

Based on the ancient text "The Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhai jing)", this play enacts the classical world of Chinese mythology, traversing the creation of humans to the beginning of Chinese dynastic history. It features a world of magical powers and child-like wonderment, peopled with gods, ghosts, ghouls, and monsters.

Reveals a relatively ignored yet interesting aspect of Shanghai's social history. This book traces the origin, pinnacle, and ultimate demise of a commercial dance industry in Shanghai between the end of the First World War and the early years of the People's Republic of China.

No longer the exclusive domain of the wealthy, the specialist, or the enthusiast, today the internet is available to almost anyone who desires to use it and has become an integral part of our everyday world. This book examines the effect of the online environment on our social lives via three analytical frameworks: fit, link, and position.

Traces the genesis and development of 'new music' throughout the twentieth century, deftly examining the social and political forces that shaped 'new music' and its uses by political activists and the government.

Focuses on the nature and morality of man, the education process, and the perfect personality, and helps the modern reader to appreciate the essence of Confucian wisdom.

Presents a collection of papers taken from an academic conference entitled ""Books in Numbers"" held in celebration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Harvard-Yenching Library. The aim of this conference was to celebrate the book culture of East Asia in seperate cultural areas such as: China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, and Central Asia.

The rapid advances in information technology has elevated the role of computer (-aided) translation in translation studies and practice over the decades. This title attempts to provide information on the literature in the field. It features over 8,000 entries of works in English or Chinese, covering a period of 58 years.

Provides a comprehensive review of the history of cardiothoracic surgery in China. This book highlights the remarkable surgical heritage of which the younger generation of Chinese surgeons should be proud.

Rapid economic and social transformation in rural China has aroused enormous scholarly interest at home and abroad. This book presents an effort to look into issues relating to the allocation of income, opportunities and assets in a village society; and tries to shed light on the agent and mechanism of resource distribution in the post-reform era.

Deals with the past relationship between Russia and the Chinese Eastern Periphery (Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao). This book contains details on how Russian and Soviet dealings with the China Eastern Periphery were inextricably linked to the broader international relationships among Russia, China, Great Britain, Japan and the United States.

Probes into the role of advertising as a form of social communication in Hong Kong. This perceptive analysis, unlike those on a commercial slant, deals with advertising and the broader legal, cultural, and socio-economic contexts in which it takes place.

The impact of physical activity and urban living in childhood are stretched into adulthood - this saying is almost commonsensical, but seems to lack unambiguous research evidence. This book attempts to fill the gap and provide research constructs. The statement emerged from this anthology reflects a view that is universal and distinctive.

This book forms a comprehensive and current account of Hong Kong's curriculum development, implementation and interpretation. Tailor-made to the situation of Hong Kong, the book sheds light on the pressure for change and reform. The Hong Kong experience may offer insights to those who care for education in any changing cities.

A study of kinship structures as embedded in the social and cultural history of a river valley in central coastal Fujian province from the 9th through 13th centuries. The thesis of this monograph is that cultural innovation challenges paradigm that distinguishes the link between locality and the elite in the Northern and Southern Song.

The teaching kit is designed and written by local music experts and educators to encourage the learning and appreciation of 20th century music among students in Hong Kong. It consists of 15 modules supported by a selection of musical examples and a list of recommended recordings, all by renowned composers, for listening.

Combines the latest local and international guidelines for management of diabetes, consisting of data based on local research, with the aim of providing a quick reference for health care personnel involved in the management of diabetes mellitus with emphasis upon Type 2 diabetes.

These essays deal with various selected reform issues confronted by the four developed Asian economies of Japan, Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong. The areas of reform covered range from human resource management, financial management and pay reform, to central agency role, service improvements, private sector involvement and political accountability.

Addresses the political, cultural and pedagogical issues of English in the age of globalization, this book not only presents valuable information about the English language in Hong Kong and China, it also treats theoretical concepts related to language and globalization and opens new perspectives on these issues.

This is a study of the author's Chinese translation of ""Yes Prime Minister"". It concludes that the translated text is over-determined by factors besides the source text: socio-political conditions, literary and translation traditions, and the translator's poetics and ideology. The findings are brought to bear on a number of translation theories.