Beijing (Global Cities S.) (Global Cities)
by Nancy Pellegrini
Beijing is the capital of China, the most populous country in the world - and a nation in flux. After half a century of strict communist rule, China relaxed its economic controls in the mid-1990s to allow growth. However, economic development has had mixed results for Beijing. An important religious and cultural center for at least 2,000 years, the city possesses irreplaceable treasures that are now under threat as developers change the face of the city. An enormous population that previously mo...
This resource book explores and integrates a number of physical, human and environmental themes to provide a wide-ranging and balanced geography of China. "Exploring China" includes coverage of both rural and urban life, population policy, weather and climate, energy and power, industrial development, environmental issues and trade. It looks at Hong Kong, the Pearl River delta and life in North China in some detail and concludes with a discussion of China's future.
Country Studies: China (Paperback) (Country Studies)
by Tony White
A series that looks at the causes of large scale emigration from a particular country or region, the economic and political factors for people leaving and where they went to. It also explores the social and cultural consequences that the arrival of these immigrants has had on the countries they made their homes, looking at the problems the new arrivals encountered and ultimately celebrating the multiracial and multicultural societies they helped to create. From Eastern Europe considers the reaso...
China (Economically Developing Countries, #15)
India (Economically Developing Countries, #8)
South Korea (Economically Developing Countries, #16)
by Sung-Hoon and Jung
Malaysia (The Changing Face Of)
by Aiden Glendinning and Jim Holmes
The Petronas Twin Towers that soar above Kuala Lumpur's skyline symbolise Malaysia's prosperity. Malaysia, one of Asia's 'Tiger' economies, has weathered the storm of the 1997 financial crisis and is rapidly becoming a world leader in hi-tech industries. But can Malaysia still justify its description - the 'Pearl of the Orient'? Can its fragile ecosystems be adequately protected? Will economic growth benefit all of Malaysia's multicultural population? Meet the people of Malaysia and learn about...
This is the story of seventeen-year-old Elena, whose armor against anxiety becomes artillery against herself as she battles on both sides of a lose-lose war in a struggle with anorexia. Told entirely from Elena's perspective and co- written with her mother, Elena's memoir is a fascinating and intimate look at a deadly disease, and a must-read for anyone who knows someone suffering from an eating disorder.