Introduces the athletes, the businesses, and the leaders whi cooperated - through many challenges - to bring the Olympics to Beijing. Written by Chinese experts in collaboration with US and European sports writers, and enhanced by colour photos and illustrations, China Gold covers Olympic sports and events, traditional physical activities like tai chi and wushu, and new extreme and luxury sports.
Introduces the athletes, the businesses, and the leaders whi cooperated - through many challenges - to bring the Olympics to Beijing. Written by Chine...
In this beautifully-argued book, Karen Cristensen and Ingrid Guldvik provide a comparatively-based insight to the historical context for public care work and show how migration policies, general welfare and long-term care policies (including the cash-for-care schemes) as well as cultural differences in values in the UK and Norway set the context for how migrant care workers can realise their individual life projects. Through viewing migrants as individuals who actively construct their lives within the options and conditions they are given at any time, they bring to the discussion an awareness...
In this beautifully-argued book, Karen Cristensen and Ingrid Guldvik provide a comparatively-based insight to the historical context for public care w...
