Author: Joseph P. McDermott
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Keywords: china, culture, history, understanding, new, viewpoints, imperial, literati, chinese, book, books, social
Number of Pages: 294
Published: 2006-09-15
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 9622097820
ISBN-13: 9789622097827

In this learned, yet readable, book, Joseph McDermott introduces the history of the book in China in the late imperial period from 1000 to 1800. He assumes little knowledge of Chinese history or culture and compares the Chinese experience with books with that of other civilizations, particularly the European. Yet he deals with a wide range of issues in the history of the book in China and presents novel analyses of the changes in Chinese woodblock book making over these centuries. He presents a new view of when the printed book replaced the manuscript and what drove that substitution. He explo

Author: Elizabeth J. Leppman
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Keywords: diet, china, development, economic, rice, bowl, changing
Number of Pages: 220
Published: 2005-05-30
List price: $59.50
ISBN-10: 9622097235
ISBN-13: 9789622097230

Changing Rice Bowl deals with a topic of perennial interest to Chinese and non-Chinese alike: Chinese food. Chinese culture is exceptionally food-oriented, and non-Chinese are curious about what people in China actually eat, as contrasted with meals in Chinese restaurants. Furthermore, foreigners have long received the impression that Chinese people are inadequately fed, but the picture today is considerably more complex. At its best, the Chinese diet is among the world’s healthiest, and access to adequate, nutritious food has made enormous progress in recent years. The content of the Ch

Authors:S. L. Tang, Irtishad U. Ahmad, Syed M. Ahmed, Ming Lu
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Keywords: construction, real, estate, making, techniques, decision, quantitative
Number of Pages: 226
Published: 2004-06-30
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 9622097057
ISBN-13: 9789622097056

This is a textbook as well as a reference book for decision-making in construction. The book is written to serve undergraduates of construction-related programmes and postgraduate students undertaking construction management bridging courses. It contains mainly quantitative techniques used to assist decision-making, including analytic hierarchy process (AHP), decision theories, conditional probabilities and the value of information, inventory modeling, dynamic programming, Monte-Carolo simulation, CYCLONE simulation modeling, information systems, and process of decision-making in construction.

Authors:Ming K. Chan, John D. Young, Ming K. Chan,
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Keywords: china, hong, kong, transition, becoming, britain, balance, precarious
Number of Pages: 248
Published: 1994-01-31
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 9622093337
ISBN-13: 9789622093331

The "Hong Kong Becoming China" multi-volume series is published for an international readership. It aims to provide both expert analysis and the documentary basis for an informed understanding of Hong Kong’s transition as a free society and capitalist economy toward socialist Chinese sovereignty under the "One country, Two systems" formula. This series explores the crucial dimensions of Hong Kong’s current developments in this transitional process, as well as their global implications. This interdisciplinary volume focuses on major developments in Hong Kong during the past 150 year

Author: Peter Swirski
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Keywords: city, american, lead, roads
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2007-08-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 9622098630
ISBN-13: 9789622098633

All Roads Lead to the American City provides an original view of urban culture in America seen through its irrevocable ties with cities and roads. Examining the history, cinema, literature, cultural myths and social geography of the United States, the book puts some of the greatest as well as the "baddest" American cities under the microscope. Taking the role of the roads that crisscross and connect the cities as their shared point of reference, these essays explore ways to understand the people who live, commute, work, create, govern, commit crime and conduct business in them.

Author: Brian Morton
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Keywords: biology, marine, asian
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 1991-03
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 9622091873
ISBN-13: 9789622091870

Author: Tony T. N. Hung
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Keywords: english, chinese, learners, book, course, grammar, understanding
Number of Pages: 234
Published: 2005-03-31
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 962209726X
ISBN-13: 9789622097261

This book aims to help learners of English (particularly those whose first language is Chinese) improve their understanding of, and their competence in, English grammar. It directly address the needs of Chinese learners and take full account of their first language in helping them understand how English works by systematically requiring them to think about grammar, and to come up with their own hypotheses about how it works on the basis of the given data.