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  • Spaces of Creative Resistance

    Social Change Projects in Twenty-First-Century East Asia

    by Andrea Gevurtz Arai, Yeonjung Ahn, Miriam Timson, Hyein Chae, Chor-See Chan, Summer Xuan Dai, Liling Huang, Jeff Hou, Hidehiko Ishibashi0, Hsiu Fan Lin1, Yuyu Liu2, Yumi Matsubara3, Keisuke Sugano4, Jinyue Xu5, Yue Wu6 ...
    Spaces of Creative Resistance: Social Change Projects in Twenty-First-Century East Asiabrings together an exciting cross-regional interdisciplinary group of scholars, scholar activists, artists, and others for a collection that addresses the last two decades' hollowing out of social connections, socioeconomic income gaps, and general precarity of life in East Asian societies. Written by authors ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

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    The 8 Pillars of a New Society

    by John Naisbitt, Doris Naisbitt ...
    "[John Naisbitt's] vision of the world's economy has the mark of genius." — Minneapolis Star TribuneInternationally-renowned futurist and bestselling author John Naisbitt is back with China's Megatrends, the most comprehensive look at the present and future of China and the transformation that is reshaping its economic, political, and social systems. Since publishing the enormously popular ... Read more

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  • Chinese Mind

    Understanding Traditional Chinese Beliefs and Their Influence on Contemporary Culture

    by Boye Lafayette De Mente ...
    Improve your understanding of Chinese people and culture through key words and language.The Chinese Mind pinpoints traditional Chinese values and behaviors that continue to play a significant role in their business and social relationships. Long-term expatriate and journalist Boye Lafayette De Mente also identifies key areas of Chinese culture that have changed as a result of the adoption of a ... Read more

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  • Can We Trust China?

    by Pascal Coppens ...
    By 2030, China will be the largest economy in the world. How is it that the country is overtaking the West in lots of areas? Does China have the wealthy West to thank for this? Or is it the result of a decisive collective society? Do the Chinese play by the rules? And what do the Chinese themselves think of the Party and the system?In the search for answers to these questions, opinions quickly get ... Read more

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  • Anxious Wealth

    Money and Morality Among China's New Rich

    by John Osburg ...
    Who exactly are China's new rich? This pioneering investigation introduces readers to the private lives—and the nightlives—of the powerful entrepreneurs and managers redefining success and status in the city of Chengdu. Over the course of more than three years, anthropologist John Osburg accompanied, and in some instances assisted, wealthy Chinese businessmen as they courted clients, partners, and ... Read more

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  • Elite China

    Luxury Consumer Behavior in China

    by Pierre Xiao Lu ...
    A ground-breaking exploration of the Chinese elite's consumption of luxury products and their attitudes toward luxury goods. Elite China identifies the Chinese luxury product consumers and the characteristics of their luxury consumption, explains the implications for luxury firms and marketers and most importantly, spells out strategies for international luxury brands and Chinese luxury brands to ... Read more

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  • Korean Way In Business

    Understanding and Dealing with the South Koreans in Business

    by Boye Lafayette De Mente ...
    Learn the ins and outs of conducting business in South Korea.South Korean companies and technology have suddenly conquered the world. Samsung, Hyundai and LG are industry leaders and the global brands. Korean culture in the form of K-Pop music videos and "Korean Wave" films and TV dramas are watched everywhere from Tel Aviv to Singapore to Rio. Korean gourmet food trucks ply the streets of New ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

  • Etiquette Guide to China

    Know the Rules that Make the Difference!

    by Boye Lafayette De Mente, Patrick Wallace ...
    This essential guide to Chinese etiquette will make embarrassing social blunders a thing of the past!Whether you're traveling to China for business or pleasure, whether your stay will be long or short, your visit will be more pleasurable and effective if you understand your host culture and how to work within it.This updated and expanded edition of the best-selling Chinese etiquette guide on the ... Read more

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  • TAIWAN 2023 Travel Guide

    A Comprehensive Guide to the Land of Beauty, Culture, and Innovation, From Its Stunning Scenery and Rich Heritage to Its Thriving Economy and Cutting-Edge Technology.

    by Robert T. Shinn ...
    Are you curious about the hidden gems and rich history of Taiwan? Do you want to fully immerse yourself in the culture and understand the complexities of its economy and political system? Discovering Taiwan 2023 is the book for you!Here are 5 compelling reasons why this book will be the best one for you:The book provides a comprehensive overview of Taiwan's geography and climate, allowing you to ... Read more

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  • The New China: Contemporary Life & Governance

    by Don Menzel ...
    chapter 1 provides an orientation that places china in a global comparative context, with special attention given to similarities/differences between china and the united states. chapter 2 explores china's efforts to launch a "new" china on three different occasions--1911, 1949, and 1978. chapter 3 examines contemporary life in china, with a particular look at china's "floating" population, also ... Read more

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  • Cosmologies of Credit

    Transnational Mobility and the Politics of Destination in China

    by Julie Y. Chu ...
    Year after year a woman sits in her bare living quarters with her bags packed. She is waiting for a phone call from her snakehead, or human smuggler. That longed-for call will send her out her door, away from Fuzhou, China, on a perilous, illicit journey to the United States. Nothing diffuses the promise of an overseas destiny: neither the ever-increasing smuggling fee for successful travel nor ... Read more

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  • Diasporic Hallyu

    The Korean Wave in Korean Canadian Youth Culture

    by Kyong Yoon ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    This open access book examines the lived experiences of diasporic Korean youth in light of the transnational flows of South Korean popular culture, known as the Korean Wave, or Hallyu. Drawing on an ethnographic study of Korean Canadian youth and their engagement with the Korean Wave, the book proposes a critical understanding of the interactions between diasporic youth audiences and popular ... Read more

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