Kategoria BISAC: Travel >> Asia - East - China

Winner of the Joseph Levenson Post-1900 Book Prize

This cultural study of public space examines the cityscape of Taipei, Taiwan, in rich descriptive prose. Contemplating a series of seemingly banal subjects--maps, public art, parks--Joseph Allen peels back layers of obscured history to reveal forces that caused cultural objects to be celebrated, despised, destroyed, or transformed as Taipei experienced successive regime changes and waves of displacement. In this thoughtful stroll through the city, we learn to look beyond surface ephemera, moving from the general to the...

Full of unforgettable figures and an unrelenting spirit of adventure, Strange Stones is a far-ranging, thought-provoking collection of Peter Hessler's best reportage--a dazzling display of the powerful storytelling, shrewd cultural insight, and warm sense of humor that are the trademarks of his work.

Over the last decade, as a staff writer for The New Yorker and the author of three books, Peter Hessler has lived in Asia and the United States, writing as both native and knowledgeable outsider in these two very different regions. This unusual perspective...

This book will help readers better understand the ethical and cultural assumptions that both American and Chinese business cultures bring to business relationships in China. It analyzes the relationships developed between the two cultures, areas where they conflict, and how these conflicts are (or are not) resolved.

These relationships are investigated in three stages. The author:

• describes and interprets American business experience in China
• describes and interprets Chinese business experience in China, including interaction with Americans
• compares...

Bumbling Through Hong Kong is an educational yet comical adventure through the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and its many manmade and natural environments. The reader is taken on an entertaining journey of discovery by following the misadventures of a fictitious cast of bumbling backpackers as they stumble across the cultural traditions, natural assets and historic relics of Hong Kong; including the numerous environmental and social challenges faced by one of the most densely inhabited places on the planet. Awarded Bronze medal - Graphic Novel / Drawn...

This book will help readers better understand the ethical and cultural assumptions that both American and Chinese business cultures bring to business relationships in China. It analyzes the relationships developed between the two cultures, areas where they conflict, and how these conflicts are (or are not) resolved.

These relationships are investigated in three stages. The author:

• describes and interprets American business experience in China
• describes and interprets Chinese business experience in China, including interaction with Americans
• compares...

Following highways and byways, this map will show you how to maneuver your way to banks, gardens, hotels, golf courses, museums, monuments, restaurants, churches and temples, movie theaters, shopping centers and more

This 6th edition includes maps and plans that are scaled to:

Area Maps:

• Pearl...

Der deutsche Architekt und Chinaforscher Ernst Boerschmann besuchte 1933 fur drei Monate die Stadte Hongkong, Macau und Kanton (heute Guangzhou). Gerade Kanton wandelte sich in dieser Zeit von einer traditionellen zu einer funktional gegliederten Grostadt. Boerschmanns bislang unpublizierte Beschreibungen einer radikalen Stadtstrukturveranderung haben achtzig Jahre spater noch einen aktuellen Bezug, denn viele seiner Beobachtungen sind beim heutigen Bauboom am Perlflussdelta erneut zu machen. Die gewaltigen Straenraster, die Einebnung von Bergen, die Zerstorung historischer Bausubstanz und...

Do you want to speak simple Mandarin Chinese but are too busy to study it? Are you visiting China for a short time and want a Mandarin phrase book to help you communicate in the Chinese language? If so, this Mandarin phrasebook and dictionary is for you. It's tiny 0.4 x 4.1 x 5.9 inches size makes it incredibly convenient to travel with but without losing the most essential content for communication. This new, expanded edition contains 15% more content, fun manga-style illustrations, and additional...