Ho: 369 books

Despite the destabilizing potential of governing of a vast territory and a large multicultural population, the centralized government of the People's Republic of China has held together for decades, resisting efforts at local autonomy. By analyzing Beijing's strategies for maintaining control even...

This interdisciplinary study examines the theme of consumption in Asian American literature, connection representations of cooking and eating with ethnic identity formation. Using four discrete modes of identification--historic pride, consumerism, mourning, and fusion--Jennifer Ho examines how Asian...

The human soul is constantly bombarded with situations and circumstances that may stir up difficult emotions such as anger, fear and worry. Dealing with Depression, an extract from Pastor Benny Ho's Managing Your Emotions, is an inspiring, easy-to-read booklet that helps readers understand how to handle depression and experience the power of God coming through.

This book introduces the methods for predicting the future behavior of a system’s health and the remaining useful life to determine an appropriate maintenance schedule. The authors introduce the history, industrial applications, algorithms, and benefits and challenges of PHM (Prognostics and Health...

Crisis communications and crisis management are terms often used in the corporate world but rarely understood. In the era of social media, crisis is compounded by the entry of a loud and often powerful player, the public. “We have a problem” is the first book written in Asia about contemporary...

This book is intended for those students who are appearing for the GCE “O” Level English Language examination, or any other examination of equivalent standard like SPM or High School Diploma. If you work sincerely through the whole book and understand every word in it, you cannot fail your GCE...

While attention has been paid to various aspects of music education in China, to date no single publication has systematically addressed the complex interplay of sociopolitical transformations underlying the development of popular music and music education in the multilevel culture of China. Before...

Imagine movie stars telling a different story. Imagine if they were art models, boxers, counts, diplomats or anyone else. To make things even more interesting, imagine if their faces and real names were taken away. If you are a movie fan, you should be able to recognize some of the movie stars featured...

The Daoist canon is the definitive fifteenth century compilation of texts concerning ritual, alchemical and meditation practices within Daoist religion. Many of these texts are undated and anonymous, so dating them is essential for a clear understanding of the development of Chinese alchemy, and the...

Conflict Management and Resolution provides students with an overview of the main theories of conflict management and conflict resolution, and will equip them to respond to the complex phenomena of international conflict. The book covers these four key concepts in detail: negotiation mediation facilitation reconciliation. It...

Since 1985, the General Social Survey (GSS) studies have been revealing a decline in friendships. Twenty-seven years later since this study, our world is in even more need of unity with countries in conflict and our uncertain economy. This book is a crucial part in helping people with personal and...

Many thought China's rise would fundamentally remake the global order. Yet, much like other developing nations, the Chinese state now finds itself in a status quo characterized by free trade and American domination. Through a cutting-edge historical, sociological, and political analysis, Ho-fung Hung...

Developmental Dilemmas singles out land as an object of study and places it in the context of one of the world's largest and most populous countries undergoing institutional reform: the People's Republic of China. The book demonstrates that private property protected by law, the principle of 'getting-the-prices-right',...

In an imaginative and interesting way, Kwang Ho Chun seeks to capture the dynamics of the changing international system and the prospects for a change in the international distribution of power. The idea that new superpowers could rise and that some of the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China) could...