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Drawn from International Poetry Nights in Hong Kong 2013, The Sea is a chapbook of poetry by Ra?l Zurita presented in Arabic, English, and Chinese.

Drawn from International Poetry Nights in Hong Kong 2013, What Do You Expect, Heart? is a chapbook of poetry by Olvido Garcia Valdes presented in Spanish, English, and Chinese.

Drawn from International Poetry Nights in Hong Kong 2013, A Door in Epynt is a chapbook of poetry by Menna Elfyn presented in Welsh, English, and Chinese.

Drawn from International Poetry Nights in Hong Kong 2013, Ouroboros is a chapbook of poetry by Aase Berg presented in Swedish, English, and Chinese.

Drawn from International Poetry Nights in Hong Kong 2013, How Can I Call What Is Between Us a Past? is a chapbook of poetry by Adonis presented in Arabic, English, and Chinese.

Explores the development of late 19th century study societies in China against the context of the decline of the imperial Qing government and its control on ideological production, widespread social unrest, and intrusions by Western imperialist states. The author uncovers the history of civil society activism in China by examining the study societies in Shanghai, Beijing, and Hunan.

This pioneering, classic study of 20th-century Chinese fiction covers some sixty years, from the Literary Revolution of 1917 through the Cultural Revolution of 1966-1976.

Lam Woo was a highly successful Chinese building contractor based in Hong Kong in the early twentieth century. He exemplifies the marginal group of people who joined the Chinese diaspora because of poverty and political turmoil. Lam Woo belonged to the educated, westernised, Christian Chinese culture that supported the overthrow of the Qing dynasty.

Hong Kong's income inequality is greater than that in any developed economy. The growing unequal income distribution and poverty in Hong Kong have aroused public concern. This book is a timely and important opportunity to advance the theory and practice of poverty and social exclusion measurement, and to conduct policy relevant analyses in Hong Kong.

Following the enormous success of the 2009, 2011 and 2013 occasions of the International Poetry Nights in Hong Kong, the "International Poetry Nights in Hong Kong 2015" (IPNH K2015) will be held in November 2015. The theme of IPNH K2015 is "Poetry and Conflict", exploring the multi-layered relationships between poetry and war.

Following the enormous success of the 2009, 2011 and 2013 occasions of the International Poetry Nights in Hong Kong, the "International Poetry Nights in Hong Kong 2015" (IPNH K2015) will be held in November 2015. The theme of IPNH K2015 is "Poetry and Conflict", exploring the multi-layered relationships between poetry and war.

C.T. Hsia studies in depth six landmarks of Chinese fiction. While he provides pertinent historical and bibliographical information for the proper appreciation of each novel, his focus is mainly critical as he examines in detail its structure and style, and analyses its major character and episodes in relation to its moral or philosophic themes.

Explores the history of imperial ordinations through a detailed examination of the Ordination Scroll of Empress Zhang (1493), an important Ming Dynasty Daoist artifact - its transcriptions and meticulously-painted images of celestial beings, as well as the influences of the Daoist leaders known as the Zhengyi Heavenly Masters.

Drawn from International Poetry Nights in Hong Kong 2013, Scorched Maps is a chapbook of poetry by Tomasz Rozycki presented in Polish, English, and Chinese.

Appealing to everyone from those with garden, balcony, and rooftop space to those who grow vegetables in containers, this expanded edition builds on the success of the first edition and includes a host of new photographs and updated material that shows the reader how to nurture and harvest avocados, chayote, dill, dragon fruit, and pak choi.

Presents a collection of conference papers from The Fourth Asian Translation Traditions Conference held in Hong Kong in 2010. The eleven selected papers give insights into the translation traditions of various Asian countries. They cover topics such as literary translation, translation history, and translation and colonialism.

Presents an overview of two related aspects of contemporary applied psychology: the exploration of computer-based psychological assessment strategies across cultures and the cross-cultural generalization of psychological constructs and procedures, particularly psychological assessment.

A collection of 23 prose poems written between 1924 and 1926.

This is a commemorative that shares the Chinese University of Hong Kong's wide range of valuable publications, manuscripts and artworks. The 120 selected items for inclusion in the volume span a period of over 3500 years, ranging from oracle bones of the Shang dynasty (ca. 1675-1029 BC) to contemporary manuscripts.

Professor Frederick W Mote (1922-2005) has been widely recognized as a key figure in the field of Sinology. This collection of works includes papers by David A Sensabaugh, Geoff Wade, Hok-lam Chan, Tai-loi Ma, Martin Heijdra, Chen-main Wang, Thomas Bartlett, Paul R Katz, Alfreda Murck and Perry Link.

Hu Shi's life touched virtually every important aspect of society in 20th century China. This title explores the lesser-known side of this supporter of John Dewey's philosophy and reconstructs his romance with Edith Clifford Williams, an American avant-garde painter, by delving into the correspondences the two exchanged over almost half a century.