The history of China dates back thousands of years, with periods of decline followed by periods of growth and innovation. This book puts the last 50 years – China's most recent period of growth –
Deng Xiaoping's rule has seen fundamental economic change in China. This book considers the impact of these years on China's physical environment, as well as its people, industry, agriculture and tra
Get ready for an incredible journey, one in which you'll visit far-off places, meet interesting people, and learn all about continents, countries, climates, and more. This book is also full of fun fac
Glassman (geography, U. of British Columbia, Vancouver) examines regional integration in the Greater Mekong Subregion as a branch of broader development processes in East and Southeast Asia. He leads
Geography has moulded Singapore's self-definition, much as it has shaped the contours of the rest of Southeast Asia, a region that lies south of China and east of India. Placed within overlapping Sini
This book answers the call for NewUrbanization, and proposesa “5+9+6” nationalspatial layout plan for the urbanizationof the 770 major cities in China. This macro pattern is based on a fewmajor metrop
Wei Yen explores how differences in world viewsbetween Eastern and Western thought and culture have on management andleadership behaviors.In?The Geography of Thought?RichardNisbett showed how the thou
A comprehensive, contemporary portrait of China's culinary landscape and the geography and history that has shaped it, with more than 300 recipes.Vaulting from ancient taverns near the Yangtze River t
