Based on extensive research of primary sources, including under-utilized folk poetry, this broadly ranging history traces the enormous impact upon Chinese society of maritime trade and industry in the
Based on extensive research of primary sources, including under-utilized folk poetry, this broadly ranging history traces the enormous impact upon Chinese society of maritime trade and industry in the
Claiming Diaspora explores the thriving contemporary musical culture of Asian/Chinese America. Ranging from traditional operas to modern instrumental music, from ethnic media networks to popular musi
Framed by a century and a half of racialized Chinese American musical experiences, Claiming Diaspora explores the thriving contemporary musical culture of Asian/Chinese America. Ranging from tradition
China's 1911 Revolution was a momentous political transformation. Its leaders, however, were not rebellious troublemakers on the periphery of imperial order. On the contrary, they were a powerful poli
Zheng (The China Policy Institute, Nottingham U., UK) analyzes the impact of the Internet on the relationship between the state and social forces in China. His study emphasizes that the state may be a
Private use is full of uncertainty both in theory and in application. Given the fact that the copying itself, whether in a private use context or a piracy context, is physically the same, it is very e
The Dynamic Systems Theory perspective offers new lenses to probe into long-term foreign language development. This book reports on findings of a longitudinal multiple-case study on the vocabulary dev
How could the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) not only survive but even thrive, regaining the support of many Chinese citizens after the Tiananmen Square crackdown of 1989? Why has popular sentiment tur
