Chinese cinema continues to go from strength to strength.  After art-house hits like Yellow Earth and In the Mood for Love, Crouching Tiger Hidden... Dragon launched the new century by disproving the old myth that subtitled films could not succeed at the multiplex.  Chinese Films in Focus II updates and expands its predecessor: Chinese Films in Focus: 25 New Takes with fourteen new essays, providing, in total, 35 in-depth and original readings of an individual Chinese film.  Films from Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and other parts of the diaspora are all represented, and the historical coverage ranges from the 1930s to the present.Leading international experts including Rey Chow, Yingjin Zhang, Berenice Reynaud, Kam Louie and Mary Farquhar join younger scholars to address significant and popular films  such as Hero, Farewell My Concubine, Chungking Express, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Blind Shaft, Suzhou River and many more.  This volume will be essential reading for students and fans of Chinese cinema.

'Globalization' is one of the key concepts of our time. It is used by both the right and the left as the cornerstone of their analysis of the... international economy and polity. In both political and academic discussions, the assumption is commonly made that the process of economic globalization is well under way and that this represents a qualitatively new stage in the development of international capitalism. But is there in fact such a thing as a genuinely global economy? Globalization in Question investigates this notion, providing a very different account of the international economy and stressing the possibilities for its continued and extended governance.The new edition of this best-selling text has been thoroughly revised and updated to take into account new issues which have become salient in the period since the first and second editions were published. Several new chapters have been added and others combined or re-written to assess the growing supra-national regionalization of the international economy, the emergence of India and China as new super-powers, and the possibilities for the continued governance of the global system. A new author has been added to strengthen the analytical embrace of the book given the untimely death of Paul Hirst in 2003.Globalization in Question, Third Edition, is a continuing intervention into current discussions about the nature and prospects of globalization. The book has far-reaching implications which will be of interest to students and academics in a number of disciplines including politics, sociology, economics and geography, as well as to journalists and policy-makers.

This textbook is an introduction to the study of contemporary Chinese foreign policy. Examining the patterns of engagement with various domestic and... international actors that have shaped Beijing’s foreign policy since the Cold War, it explores a series of ongoing questions and trends, as well as offering an in-depth look at key points of China’s current global relations.  Bringing together the many different facets of China’s foreign interests, the volume presents a comprehensive overview of the country’s international affairs, covering such key issues as: the rise of globalization the country’s bilateral and multilateral approaches to international problem-solving the increase in the number and types of international regimes modern security challenges the question of American hegemony Beijing’s changing political, strategic and economic linkages with the developed and developing world. Chinese Foreign Policy will be of great interest to upper-level students of Chinese international relations, Asian politics, comparative foreign policy and international relations, as well as professionals interested in China’s changing place in the global system.

China is rightly considered an emerging power in world affairs as Chinese leaders, backed by growing economic and military strength, engage in... innovative diplomatic approaches that pave the way for China's international role. But this is only part of the story of China’s rise. As Robert G. Sutter shows in this meticulous and balanced assessment, the record of twists and turns in Chinese foreign relations since the end of the Cold War highlights a very different perspective. Domestic problems, nationalism, and security concerns continue to preoccupy Beijing, complicating China's influence and innovations in foreign affairs. On the international front, the actions of other powerful nations and growing dependence on the world economy complicate as well as enhance China’s advance to international prominence. Newly revised, this edition features more extensive treatment of China’s role in the international economy and greater discussion of its relations with the developing world. Providing a comprehensive introduction to Chinese foreign relations, Sutter shows Chinese leaders exerting growing influence in world affairs but remaining far from dominant. Facing numerous contradictions and trade-offs, they move cautiously to avoid major confrontations, costly commitments, or mistakes that could undermine their one-party rule as they deal with an international environment posing numerous challenges as well as opportunities for Chinese interests.

Chinese for Managers is a comprehensive business Chinese course series for non-native Chinese learners at the beginning level, which is published by... Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press (FLTRP). It includes four sub-series which are Phonetics, Everyday Chinese, Business Chinese and Trade and Economy, aiming at teaching Chinese from four perspectives – listening, speaking, reading and writing. The Phonetics book is a supplementary one at the starter’s level, while the other three are designed for learners at the beginning, elementary and intermediate levels respectively. This series is applicable for short-term intensive training courses, which are designed for those who have zero knowledge of the Chinese language.One of the key features is the case studies in teaching, which combines language study and case analysis into an organic one. This series has been piloted in the EU-China Junior Managers Training Program for three years and is becoming more and more mature.

Chinese for Managers is a comprehensive business Chinese course series for non-native Chinese learners at the beginning level, which is published by... Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press (FLTRP). It includes four sub-series which are Phonetics, Everyday Chinese, Business Chinese and Trade and Economy, aiming at teaching Chinese from four perspectives – listening, speaking, reading and writing. The Phonetics book is a supplementary one at the starter’s level, while the other three are designed for learners at the beginning, elementary and intermediate levels respectively. This series is applicable for short-term intensive training courses, which are designed for those who have zero knowledge of the Chinese language.One of the key features is the case studies in teaching, which combines language study and case analysis into an organic one. This series has been piloted in the EU-China Junior Managers Training Program for three years and is becoming more and more mature.

In this groundbreaking new course, computer input of Chinese characters ("Computer Chinese") is utilized as both a language learning tool, and a fifth... language skill, to make the process of learning Chinese more efficient, effective, and rewarding. Typing Chinese involves entering pinyin, the romanized sounds for Chinese syllables, and then selecting the correct character. Learning accurate pinyin is crucial to speaking Chinese well, and in Chinese for Tomorrow, keyboarding pinyin forms the basis of a new learning method that lets learners use the language in a practical and engaging way very early on in their studies. The authors' extensive field testing at New York University and elsewhere indicates that students using the Computer Chinese method learn Chinese characters more quickly, have better retention, and write more effective compositions than students learning by traditional methods. The Computer Chinese method is additionally useful for students who will take the Chinese AP Exam, which requires computer interaction. Volume 2 is perfect for those who used Volume 1 in their first year of study, or for heritage students who want to deepen their communicative skills in Chinese. Character writing by hand is introduced at a more rapid pace, and students are challenged to contextualize larger amounts of new vocabulary, complex grammar patterns, and in-depth cultural material. Lessons focus on studying abroad, holidays and festivals, sports and extra-curricular activities, composing letters and e-mail, and more.

This companion grammar book to Chinese for Tomorrow Volume 2 contains systematic explanations of the basic grammatical principles of Mandarin Chinese.... Following a step-by-step progression and published as a separate volume to give students and teachers more flexibility, this book fulfills the basic grammar requirement for a second-year course in Chinese.The Chinese for Tomorrow textbook and companion grammar book are based upon a two-pronged approach to language learning. In the textbook, concise, clear explanations of language points help students grasp and use the language immediately as they encounter new words and phrases. In the grammar book, more detailed explanations with examples help students gain a deeper knowledge and analytical understanding of the grammatical, phonological , and pragmatic systems of the language.This two-pronged approach to language learning frees students to focus on the most natural, relevant, and interesting language in the textbook, while providing a structured, step-by-step program for mastering grammar in the grammar book. The topics in the grammar books serve to reinforce what was learned in the textbook, clarify new usage, and solidify students' grasp of grammar.

Chinese Gleams of Sufi Light investigates, for the first time in a Western language, the manner in which the Muslim scholars of China adapted the... Chinese tradition to their own needs during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The book surveys the 1400-year history of Islam in China and explores why the four books translated from Islamic languages into Chinese before the twentieth century were all Persian Sufi texts. The author also looks carefully at the two most important Muslim authors of books in the Chinese language, Wang Tai-yu and Liu Chih. Murata shows how they assimilated Confucian social teachings and Neo-Confucian metaphysics, as well as Buddhism and Taoism, into Islamic thought. She presents full translations of Wang's Great Learning of the Pure and Real--a text on the principles of Islam--and Liu Chih's Displaying the Concealment of the Real Realm, which in turn is a translation from Persian of Lawa'ih', a famous Sufi text by Jami. A new translation of Jami's Lawa'ih' from the Persian by William C. Chittick is juxtaposed with Liu Chih's work, revealing the latter's techniques in adapting the text to the Chinese language and Chinese thought.

Wu Qin Xi or Five-Animal Exercises imitating the movements of nimals and birds, is a group of physical and breathing exercises for health care with a... uniquely Chinese national flavor. The system was esigned by Hua Tuo, a leading physician of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD). In this book, the physical movements and spiritual expressions of hose creatures are vividly described, and the principles of raditional Qigong exercises are used as guidance for students. During practice of the exercises, they are asked to coordinate their mind with the movements, and combine internal exercises with xternal exercises. Experience has proved that after a certain period of practice, both the physical and the mental health are improved.

Since publication of the first edition in 1998, Chinese History: A Manual has become an indispensable guide to researching the civilization and history... of China. Updated through January 2000, the second edition discusses some 4,300 primary, secondary, and reference works, an increase of 1,500 titles over the first edition. The temporal coverage has been expanded to include the Republican period; sections on nonverbal salutations, weights and measures, money, and furniture have been added; the chapters on language, etymology, people, geography, chronology, warfare, leishu, food, and the Chinese world order have been thoroughly revised; and the subject index has been enlarged to include 2,500 technical terms.

Based on years of fieldwork and interviews with 129 human smugglers as well as scores of government and law enforcement officials, this book presents a... rare look into the secretive world of the "snakeheads" (human smugglers) whose ingenious endeavors have transported hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants into the United States and other Western countries.The book is rich with vivid accounts of how groups of opportunistic entrepreneurs form loosely connected social circles to accomplish seemingly complex transnational negotiations. Zhang's findings and analyses challenge many widespread misconceptions about these smugglers in particular and Chinese organized crime in general. Bound together by little more than the pursuit of profit, these otherwise ordinary men have demonstrated remarkable flexibility in adapting to market and socio-legal constraints.The author's concept of the "dyadic cartwheel network" integrates major theoretical constructs to explain how and why freelance operators have come to dominate the human smuggling enterprise instead of traditional crime syndicate.