China | Asian History Books

The Great Transition: Political and Social Change in the Republic of China (Hoover Press Publication)

March 22, 2015

This book concerns government and politics in Taiwan under the rule of the Chinese Nationalist Party, or Kuomintang (KMT). The KMT forces, defeated in China’s civil war of 1947-49, retreated to Taiwan to form the Republic of China, representing the authority they salvaged from the mainland. The KMT regime has exercised authoritarian rule over the […]
Taiwan: Beyond the Economic Miracle (Taiwan in the Modern World (M.E. Sharpe Hardcover))

March 22, 2015

This volume arises from a major conference on issues of importance to the future of Taiwan and the region. With contributions by scholars from Taiwan and the West, the book is divided into sections on: political reform and development on Taiwan, Taiwan’s changing political economy, social and environmental issues on Taiwan, Taiwan external relations and […]
China’s Dilemma: The Taiwan Issue

March 22, 2015

China’s Dilemma is the first major study of the web of international relations between the US, China, and Taiwan. China has long hesitated integration with its island neighbor, preferring instead to focus on internal modernization and reform. Taiwan, on the other hand, has forced the issue, endlessly reworking and restating its policy towards China. The […]
Peking Opera and Politics in Taiwan

March 22, 2015

“Peking Opera and Politics in Taiwan” tells the peculiar story of an art caught in a sea of ideological ebbs and flows. Nancy Guy demonstrates the potential significance of the political environment for an art form’s development, ranging from determining the smallest performative details (such as how a melody can or cannot be composed) to […]
The Private Life of Old Hong Kong: Western Women in the British Colony, 1841-1941

March 22, 2015

Modern histories rarely mention the myriad of western women who lived in Hong Kong and the Canton Delta during the British colonial years. This is their untold story, and represents an historical reconstruction of women’s lives from all levels of society–from the wives of governors and Taipans, to missionaries, doctors, shopkeepers, and prostitutes. It is […]
The Fall of Hong Kong: Britain, China, and the Japanese Occupation

March 22, 2015

An account of the wartime history of Hong Kong. On Christmas Day 1941 the Japanese captured Hong Kong, and Britain lost control of its Chinese colony for almost four years. The Japanese occupation was a turning point in the slow historical process by which the British were to be expelled from the colony and from […]
The Pirate King: Coxinga and the Fall of the Ming Dynasty

March 22, 2015

This is the fantastic true story of the infamous pirate; Coxinga who became king of Taiwan and was made a god – twice Sale Price:$26.56 0750932694
Global Media Spectacle: News War Over Hong Kong

March 22, 2015

of contestation and alliance, themes and variations, and convergence and divergence between and within various blocs of nations. Sale Price:$16.09 079145472X
Government and People in Hong Kong 1841-1962: A Constitutional History

March 22, 2015

No description available. Sale Price:$101.05 0313235953
Andrew Lau and Alan Mak’s Infernal Affairs – The Trilogy (The New Hong Kong Cinema)

March 22, 2015

In this book, Gina Marchetti explores the way this example of Hong Kong’s cinematic eclecticism has crossed borders as a story, a commercial product and a work of art; and has had an undeniable impact on current Hong Kong cinema. Sale Price:$14.00 9622098010

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