Books published by The Chinese University Press

This pioneering, classic study of 20th-century Chinese fiction covers some sixty years, from the Literary Revolution of 1917 through the Cultural Revolution of 1966-1976.

Lam Woo was a highly successful Chinese building contractor based in Hong Kong in the early twentieth century. He exemplifies the marginal group of people who joined the Chinese diaspora because of poverty and political turmoil. Lam Woo belonged to the educated, westernised, Christian Chinese culture that supported the overthrow of the Qing dynasty.

This is a commemorative that shares the Chinese University of Hong Kong's wide range of valuable publications, manuscripts and artworks. The 120 selected items for inclusion in the volume span a period of over 3500 years, ranging from oracle bones of the Shang dynasty (ca. 1675-1029 BC) to contemporary manuscripts.

Dealing with Hong Kong tax system, this work explains the taxes under the Inland Revenue Ordinance - Property Tax, Salaries Tax and Profits Tax. It includes two chapters covering Stamp Duty and Estate Duty.

Provides a comprehensive review of the history of cardiothoracic surgery in China. This book highlights the remarkable surgical heritage of which the younger generation of Chinese surgeons should be proud.

This book forms a comprehensive and current account of Hong Kong's curriculum development, implementation and interpretation. Tailor-made to the situation of Hong Kong, the book sheds light on the pressure for change and reform. The Hong Kong experience may offer insights to those who care for education in any changing cities.

This book is a chronicle of a bicultural woman, Ida Pruitt, who was born in the 19th century of American missionaries, raised in a small Chinese village and lived in her adopted country for fifty years. She brought an almost unique perspective to her oral history, A Daughter of Han: The Autobiography of a Chinese Working Woman.

The teaching kit is designed and written by local music experts and educators to encourage the learning and appreciation of 20th century music among students in Hong Kong. It consists of 15 modules supported by a selection of musical examples and a list of recommended recordings, all by renowned composers, for listening.

Combines the latest local and international guidelines for management of diabetes, consisting of data based on local research, with the aim of providing a quick reference for health care personnel involved in the management of diabetes mellitus with emphasis upon Type 2 diabetes.

Addresses the political, cultural and pedagogical issues of English in the age of globalization, this book not only presents valuable information about the English language in Hong Kong and China, it also treats theoretical concepts related to language and globalization and opens new perspectives on these issues.

This book is a report of a 2-year web-based teaching project called Multimedia English Learning Web. It demonstrates the use of information technology on English language teaching. A CD-ROM accompanies the book to demonstrate the system design of the web-based project.

This book explores the cultural traditions of Cantonese villagers who first settled in South China's Pearl River Delta during the Tang and Song dynasties (10th to 12th centuries). The authors lived and worked in the New Territories, Hong Kong's rural hinterland, during the 1960s and 1970s.

Reveals a variety of sources for Chinese women's history. This book explores overt and covert information on Chinese women in a vast quantity of textual and non-textual, conventional and unconventional, source materials.