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Paperback. "Infernal Affairs" has received journalistic, popular and corporate notice but little vigorous critical attention. This book explores the way this example of Hong Kong's cinematic eclecticism have crossed borders as a story, a commercial product and a work of art; and has had an undeniable impact on Hong Kong cinema. Series: The New Hong Kong Cinema Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 59. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 142 x 191 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622098015
- ISBN
- 9789622098015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.86
€ 34.86
Hardback. Carl Crow arrived in Shanghai in 1911 and made the city his home for the next quarter of a century, working there as a journalist, newspaper proprietor, and groundbreaking adman. This work presents his story which gives us a view of Shanghai and China during those years. It is aimed at those with an interest in Shanghai and China of this period. Num Pages: 324 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGB; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622098022
- ISBN
- 9789622098022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.56
€ 36.99
€ 32.56
Paperback. Featuring about 140 coloured illustrations by various Chinese artists and six essays whose themes range from the sociohistorical impact of Mao to the visual representation of trauma and memories, this work brings a multidimensional view to our understanding of the influence of the Cultural Revolution on contemporary China. Editor(s): Jiang, Jiehong. Num Pages: 172 pages, 135 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACXJ; HBTB; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 183 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622098701
- ISBN
- 9789622098701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.60
€ 59.60
Hardback. Daughter of a Manchu aristocrat, granddaughter of a Boston merchant, Princess Der Ling was a fascinating human battleground of warring identities, and a figure whose life provides a glimpse into one Eurasian woman's experience of living not just between two cultures - that of China and the West. This book tells her story. Num Pages: 444 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BG; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622098817
- ISBN
- 9789622098817
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.83
€ 49.83
Hardcover. Offers an analysis of the Hong Kong railways and provides an analysis of the profitable model followed by the MTRC and the KCRC and the social costs behind their success. This book studies the past and looks to the future of the relationship between government policies and railway management. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; KC; KJ; KNGT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622098824
- ISBN
- 9789622098824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.22
€ 78.22
Hardback. Studies the constructed nature of the history endorsed by Singapore, blurring the distinction between what happened in the past, and how that past is made to be understood. This title also examines the power invested in various aspects of Singapore's history. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMS; HBJF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622098831
- ISBN
- 9789622098831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.43
€ 78.43
Paperback. Examining the political economy of TV industry, audiences of the regional media flows, perceptions of colonial-postcolonial relationships, and nationalist responses to trans-national media culture exchanges, this volume highlights the multiple connectivities and implications of popular cultural flows and exchanges in East Asia. Editor(s): Huat, Chua Beng; Iwabuchi, Koichi. Series Editor(s): Iwabuchi, Koichi; Berry, Chris. Series: TransAsia: Screen Cultures. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFCA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622098930
- ISBN
- 9789622098930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.34
€ 45.34
Hardback. Assesses the implementation of the "one country, two systems" in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) from the political, judicial, legal, economic and societal dimensions. This book argues that the diplomats from Mainland China and Taiwan can learn from the ways in which Hong Kong's political future was settled in 1982-1984. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622099081
- ISBN
- 9789622099081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.43
€ 78.43
Paperback. Examines various topics and contexts of travel writings on China, Japan and South East Asia. This book offers a kaleidoscopic glimpse of the various cultures in the eyes of their beholders coupled with understanding of the various politics and relationships that are involved. It is useful to scholars and students of Asian studies. Editor(s): Clark, Steve; Smethurst, Paul. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622099159
- ISBN
- 9789622099159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.52
€ 41.52
Hardback. Macao's Ruins of St Paul, whose correct name is the Church of Madre de Deus, is the only example of Baroque art and architecture in China. This book explores a vanished but once renowned Church, as well as the Jesuit university college of which it was part. It provides a critical appraisal of the Church and College. Num Pages: 196 pages, with 47 illustrations in colour & b/w. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 259 x 183 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622099227
- ISBN
- 9789622099227
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.80
€ 60.80
Hardcover. Tracing the changes and continuities Tsinghua University has experienced since 1911, this book presents an analysis of how the university strives to maintain autonomy while taking a leading role in implementing China's policy of higher education. Series: Education in China: Reform and Diversity. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622099364
- ISBN
- 9789622099364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.00
€ 66.00
Paperback. A collection of essays that present a study of TV drama in China. It examines such genres as revisionist Qing drama, historical and contemporary domestic dramas, anti-corruption dramas, 'pink' dramas, Red Classics, stories from the Diaspora, and sit-coms. Editor(s): Zhu, Ying; Keane, Michael; Bai, Ruoyun. Series: TransAsia: Screen Cultures. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622099418
- ISBN
- 9789622099418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.14
€ 39.14
Hardcover. Brewitt-Taylor was the first to fully translate a traditional Chinese novel into English. His life, in teaching and the Chinese Imperial Customs, makes a fascinating study of an Englishman in Qing and early Republican China. His personal story is marked by sadness, bereavement and his wife's madness. Series: Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Studies Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622099616
- ISBN
- 9789622099616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.24
€ 60.24
Hardcover. A study on the topic of male same-sex relations in China during the early twentieth century. It shows male same-sex relations in many sites: language, translated sexological writings, literary works, tabloid newspapers, and opera. It documents how nationalism and colonial modernity reconfigured Chinese discourses on sex between men. Series: Queer Asia. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622099807
- ISBN
- 9789622099807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.15
€ 77.15
Hardcover. The convulsive history of foreign journalists in China starts with the newspapers printed in the European Factories of Canton in the 1820s and ends with the Communist revolution in 1949. It also starts with a duel between two editors over the future of China and ends with a fistfight in Shanghai over the revolution. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622099821
- ISBN
- 9789622099821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.75
€ 48.75
Paperback. A selection of interdisciplinary essays that investigates film practices and technologies, offering a timely look at the ever-shifting cities in East Asia and their portrayal in cinema. Contributors include a number of leading voices on contemporary Asian Editor(s): Braester, Yomi; Tweedie, James. Series: TransAsia: Screen Cultures. Num Pages: 216 pages, 38. BIC Classification: 1FM; APF; JFFS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622099845
- ISBN
- 9789622099845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.42
€ 38.42
Paperback. Analyzes contemporary sexual cultures in greater China, with special attention to Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Beijing. This book is suitable for scholars of literary history, film and cultural studies, public health, and social history. Editor(s): Yau, Ching. Series: Queer Asia. Num Pages: 232 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPCH; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622099876
- ISBN
- 9789622099876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.14
€ 39.14
Hardcover. The forts built from the early seventeenth century onwards, the ships that defended Macau's waters, the weapons that armed the facilities and the soldiers and sailors who manned them all are carefully detailed in The Defences of Macau. More than 200 illustrations serve as a visual record of what has survived. Num Pages: 288 pages, 213. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622099937
- ISBN
- 9789622099937
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.41
€ 80.41
Hardcover. The book presents a specific analysis of the Hong Kong school curriculum and highlights the ways in which the curriculum both reflects and changes in response to broader socio-political shifts. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; JNAM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888028016
- ISBN
- 9789888028016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.00
€ 66.00
Paperback. An innovative study of three provocative Chinese directors: Wong Kar-wai, Hou Hsiao-hsien and Tsai Ming-liang. Focusing on the highly stylized and nonlinear configurations of time in each director's films, she argues that these directors have brought new Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; APF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888028061
- ISBN
- 9789888028061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.42
€ 35.42