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  • Chinese Adolescents in Britain and Hong Kong

    Identity and Aspirations

    by Gajendra Verma, Yu-Man Chan, Christopher Bagley, Sylvia Sham, Douglas Darby, Derek Woodrow, George Skinner ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1999, this book is based on several years work in Hong Kong and Britain, both before and after the absorption of the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong into the People’s Republic of China in 1997. The initial chapters review the history of Chinese people in Britain; specific aspects of Chinese culture and personality; Chinese educational systems; and the recent history ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

  • The Ethnic Crucible (RLE Edu J)

    Harmony and Hostility in Multi-Ethnic Schools

    by Gajendra Verma, Paul Zec, George Skinner ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Education
    Many schools in developed countries have children and adolescents from a variety of ethnic, linguistic, religious and cultural backgrounds. They relate to each other in various degrees of encounter that range from harmony to hostility. The issue of how a school can foster inter-ethnic relationships and challenge the manifestations of bad relationships cannot of course be divorced from tensions and ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Then We Kissed Her Goodbye

    by Deborah J. Skinner, George Tolmie Skinner ...
    Then We Kissed Her Goodbye(A Wartime Journal) by George T. SkinnerIn 1943, twenty-year-old RAF trainee George T. Skinner crossed the Atlantic aboard a zigzagging convoy ship, navigating storms and submarine threats toward an unknown future in America.After eight days of grey water and years of blacked out towns, he saw it:Green grass.Coney Island.The Statue of Liberty rising through the mist.And ... Read more

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  • Startup Fundraising Decoded

    Design Principles and Tools for Entrepreneurs

    by Timothy Hor, Dimo Dimov, Georges Romme, James Skinner ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    This book addresses the critical challenge of securing early-stage funding for startups, from pre-seed through Series A. The book is structured around three central design principles—Why, When, and How—guiding entrepreneurs through the complex landscape of startup fundraising. The methodology combines Design Science with real-world case studies, offering both theoretical and practical frameworks ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Christmas Legends

    by Selma Lagerlof, Robert Louis Stevenson, Leo Tolstoy, Henry Van Dyke, Cyril William Winterbotham, Steven Arnold King, Eugene Field, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, George Harley McKnight, Eleanor L. Skinner ...
    In our experience in library work we have learned that it is very difficult to find Christmas legends which have literary merit, are reverent in spirit, and are also suitable for children. This collection has been made in an endeavor to meet this need. Most of the stories and poems in this book are of the legendary type. They have been chosen from a wide variety of sources and represent the work ... Read more

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  • The Loveliest Christmas Legends

    by Selma Lagerlof, Robert Louis Stevenson, Leo Tolstoy, Henry Van Dyke, Cyril William Winterbotham, Steven Arnold King, Eugene Field, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, George Harley McKnight, Eleanor L. Skinner ...
    'The Loveliest Christmas Legends' serves as a panoramic tableau of extraordinary literary craftsmanship across diverse narrative styles, chronicling timeless Yuletide myths and tales that resonate across cultures. This anthology weaves together a compelling fabric of stories ranging from lyrical poetry to narrative prose, displaying a variety of thematic tones from the whimsically magical to the ... Read more

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    Andrew Lang (31 March 1844 – 20 July 1912) was a Scots poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales.Collection Of 64 Works of Andrew LangA Collection of BalladsA Monk of FifeA Short History of ScotlandAdventures among BooksAlfred TennysonAngling SketchesBallads in Blue ChinaBallads Lyrics and Poems of Old ... Read more

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  • Korean Immigrants in Canada

    Perspectives on Migration, Integration, and the Family

    by Samuel Noh, Ann Kim, Marianne Noh ...
    Series series Asian Canadian Studies
    Koreans are one of the fastest-growing visible minority groups in Canada today. However, very few studies of their experiences in Canada or their paths of integration are available to public and academic communities. Korean Immigrants in Canada provides the first scholarly collection of papers on Korean immigrants and their offspring from interdisciplinary, social scientific perspectives.The ... Read more

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  • English Language Education Across Greater China

    Edited by Dr. Anwei Feng ...
    Series Book 80 - Bilingual Education & Bilingualism
    This volume is the first to offer a comprehensive and, at the same time, in-depth examination of the spread of English and English language education across Greater China. It consists of two parts. Part 1 presents rich sociolinguistic data for easy comparisons between mainland China, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao, while Part 2 explores in depth the phenomena inside mainland China to ... Read more

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  • Transnationalism, Diaspora and Migrants from the former Yugoslavia in Britain

    by Gayle Munro ...
    The geo-political area of what once constituted Yugoslavia has been a region of significant migration since the 1960s. More recently, the conflicts in the region were the catalysts for massive displacements of individuals, families and whole communities. Thus far, there has been a gap in the literature on the qualitative experience of migrants from the former Yugoslavia through the twin ... Read more

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  • Wives, Husbands, and Lovers

    Marriage and Sexuality in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Urban China

    Edited by Deborah S. Davis, Sara L. Friedman ...
    What is the state of intimate romantic relationships and marriage in urban China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan? Since the 1980's, the character of intimate life in these urban settings has changed dramatically. While many speculate about the 21st century as Asia's century, this book turns to the more intimate territory of sexuality and marriage—and observes the unprecedented changes in the law and ... Read more

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  • Routledge Handbook of Families in Asia

    Edited by Stella R. Quah ...
    Research on the family has expanded considerably across Asia but studies tend to be fragmented, focusing on narrow issues within limited areas (cities, towns, small communities) and may not be accessible to international readers. These limitations make it difficult for researchers, students, policy makers, and practitioners to obtain the information they need. The Routledge Handbook of Families in ... Read more

    $68.99 USD