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Helmi's Shadow tells the sweeping true story of two Russian Jewish refugees, a mother (Rachel Koskin) and her daughter (Helmi). With determination and courage, they survived …

First published in 1997. This book represents an analysis of Japanese preschools as organizations, as administrative frameworks. This volume tackles this set of themes by examining …

Based on biographical data on more than 2,500 individuals in China's thirty provincial units from the beginning of the People's Republic in 1949, this is the most comprehensive and …

This work anayzes events surrounding the Yokohama incident (1942–1945), which led to the arrest of dozens of journalists and researchers in Japan during the Pacific War period. …

The Japanese mafia - known collectively as yakuza - has had a considerable influence on Japanese society over the past fifty years. Based on extensive interviews with criminals, …

Japan and China: The Meeting of Asia's Two Economic Giants analyzes the new and changing relationship between the two nations and the rest of the world that may shape a new …

Diagnosing in Cardiovascular Chinese Medicine instructs readers on the finer details of cardiovascular patient examination techniques used in western medicine, together with TCM …

Whither Chinese management? The Middle Kingdom has come a long way since the economic reforms were introduced after 1978. As ownership has opened up and has become more fragmented, …

The four dragons of Asia - Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea - have achieved remarkable progress over the past decades. These newly industrialising countries (NICs) …

'Early China' refers to the period from the beginning of human history in China to the end of the Han Dynasty in AD 220. The roots of modern Chinese society and culture are all to …