This volume offers the first comprehensive survey of the cinema of Evans Chan, a New York–based playwright, author, and filmmaker whose acclaimed films include To Liv(e), The Map of Sex and Love, and
This study demonstrates that recognizing the differences of the women activists promoting disparate agendas leads to a fuller appreciation of the connections and commonalities in the relations among t
This book features six theme-based units on cross-discipline academic English skills, focusing on the needs of first-year undergraduate students. Each unit covers academic reading, writing and speakin
Hong Kong is at the heart of modern China's position as a regional – and potential world –superpower. In this important and original history of the region, Steve Tsang argues that its current pr
What do a Eurasian Editor, English banker, inebriate philosopher, and spliff-smoking Australian have in common? They're all expats and they're all in denial.July 1, 2007, a decade after the 1997 Hando
In Red Chamber, a compassionate looks at dysfunctional sexual relationships driven by a materialist society. A socially inept, social media-obsessed man seeks ‘love’ from a teenage girl who gives her
Hong Kong is one of the world's most densely populated cities. Land supply, property values and housing provision are inextricably linked with the city's economic growth and questions of economic equa
This book is the first dictionary of Hong Kong English and one of the few non-native variety dictionaries of English. It includes only words and word senses that are particular to this variety or have
What forces continue to oppress and restrain women artists in contemporary China? Some powerful answers are provided in this fictional memoir by Xiao Lu, whose art played a pivotal role in the "China
When discussing inequality and poverty in Hong Kong, scholars and politicians often focus on the failures of government policy and push for an increase in social welfare. Richard Wong argues in this b
This book explores the phenomenon of homonyms in English by analysing a selection of those with the most interesting histories. It not only illustrates how homonyms are used in various contexts but al
Understanding English Homonyms: Their Origins and Usage explores the phenomenon of homonyms in English by analysing a selection of those with the most interesting histories. This book not only illustr
At the core of Martial Arts Cinema and Hong Kong Modernity: Aesthetics, Representation, Circulation is a fascinating paradox: the martial arts film, long regarded as a vehicle of Chinese cultural nati
Interruptions is rooted in the tradition of contemporary ekphrastic writing, where an author creates a literary response in order to confront or narrate a work of visual art. Here, the photographer an
This is one in a series of introductory books providing readers with an overview of the most frequently encountered legal principles. This book presents an introduction to contract principles that app
If twenty-first-century urbanization is understood as a problem, its regional epicenter is the cities in Asia. Facing unprecedented diversity in scale, scope, and environmental dynamics in the Asian u
The Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) is the oldest and largest body of its kind, and is a leader among the 44 members of the World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCC
