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This story is about a young girl who traveled from Shanghai to Hong Kong to attend a university, which is transparently Hong Kong University. In the midst of her studies, the Second World War broke out and Hong Kong fell to the Japanese army. The novel ends with the girl returning to Shanghai.

This book goes on beyond the British departure and explains how the Chinese Government's decision to retain the political system of the colonial era handicapped the new leadership in responding to the changing political and social expectations of the community.

This is the first English-language book to focus on the electric rice cooker and the impact it has had on the lives of Asian people.

The product of extensive fieldwork on local society and festivals in China, this book represents a first attempt to integrate top-down and bottom-up views of Chinese society, culture, and history. It will be of interest to a wide range of China specialist

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.

Analyses the causes and repercussions of the 1967 riots which are widely seen as a watershed of postwar history of Hong Kong. Thsi title depicts the prelude to the 1967 riots, including the Star Ferry riots in 1966, the leftist-instigated riots in Macau in 1966, and the major events leading to the disturbances.

Explores celebrity in the People's Republic of China, examining how international norms of celebrity production interact with those operating in China. The book comprises case studies from popular culture, official culture and business celebrities, provid

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.

Provides a comprehensive reappraisal of Chinese cinema, surveying the evolution of film production and consumption in mainland China as a product of shifting relations between art, politics, and commerce. Within these arenas, each of the twelve chapters t

This volume offers a comprehensive, first-hand look at investigative journalism in China, including insider accounts from reporters behind some of China's top stories in recent years.

Recounts how one woman's hope of building a new China gradually turned to disappointment, disillusionment and despair, reflecting the minds of China's intellectuals at the time.

Examines how the Beijing Opera has coped with a century of upheaval and competition to survive into the new millennium. Looking at the evolution of singing and performance styles, make-up and costume, audience demands, as well as stage and street presenta

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.

Essays analyze the global movement to "reform" and standardize higher education as a translation of disciplinary technologies of new managerialism from business and industry to the university.

Relations between Britain and China have been inextricably bound up with the taking of Hong Kong on 26th January 1841. The man responsible - Britain's Plenipotentiary Captain Charles Elliot - was recalled by his government in disgrace and has also been vilified by China. This book describes the taking of Hong Kong from Elliot's point of view.

The history of the Diocesan Boys' School (DBS) -- in 1869 -- dates back to the very early days of Hong Kong. DBS's development has since been closely linked with that of Hong Kong.

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.

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

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Argues for a feasible compromise solution to the political conflict across the Taiwan Strait, elaborating on the factors both enabling and constraining the formation of a hybrid of federation and confederation. Deals with the role of the state and intell