The Little Emperors New Toys

Author : Bin Zhao
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783642320484

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The Little Emperors’ New Toys by Bin Zhao Pdf

Drawing on original research I conducted in the late 1980s, the book argues for a critical approach to the study of children and television. It begins with critical reappraisals of previous empiricist and interpretative studies to set the ground for a different theoretical inquiry which links biography with history. The situated activity of children’s television viewing therefore has to be related to the broader historical and cultural formations in post-Mao China. By way of a methodological pluralism of questionnaire survey, in-depth interviews and observation, the book provides the reader with a thorough critical analysis of the rise of the new commercial ethic in Chinese society in general, and in the sector of media and communications in particular, at the very historical turning point of the late 1980s. Soon after that, Deng Xiaoping made his significant tour to south China, reckoning a big step forward towards further liberalization and started to form a brave new world in China ever since. ​

Author : Jun Jing
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0804731349

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Feeding China’s Little Emperors by Jun Jing Pdf

This book focuses on how the transformation of the food habits of Chinese children—involving snack foods, soft drinks, and fast foods from such Western outlets as McDonald's and Kentucky Fried Chicken—has changed the intimate relationship of childhood, parenthood, and family life.

Author : JoAnn Dionne
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781550027563

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Little Emperors by JoAnn Dionne Pdf

JoAnn Dionne, who travelled to China to teach elementary school, offers a funny, poignant glimpse of a nation undergoing rapid transformation.

Author : Jemimah Steinfeld
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780857726070

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Little Emperors and Material Girls by Jemimah Steinfeld Pdf

China is the world's fastest-growing economic powerhouse. Everybody knows this. But behind the headlines a once-in-a-generation sexual and cultural revolution is taking place - all in the bars, cafes and streets of China's growing mega-cities. Welcome to this new China. Writer and journalist Jemimah Steinfeld meets the young people behind the world's fastest-moving nation to unveil their attitudes towards love, life and sexuality. Young Chinese have new words to describe the world they live in: 'little emperors' - single men who have grown up under the one child policy - they're bossy and selfish; 'bare branches' - those without children; 'leftovers' - women over twenty-six who aren't married; 'comrade' - how the gay community identifies itself; 'love markets' - weekend gatherings across China where parents attempt to find husbands and wives for their children, and others show up to match-make young singles and even offer boyfriends for hire.Jemimah Steinfeld introduces the people at the heart of this world, from the woman starting China's first online dating agency to the mistresses of the rich and powerful; from the company trying to sell sex toys to China's middle-classes to the sino-punks of Beijing's bar scene. Little Emperors and Material Girls is the book which will change the way you see China.

Author : Pearl S. Buck
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 619 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781480421233

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My Several Worlds by Pearl S. Buck Pdf

A memoir from the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. “Not only [Buck’s] most important book, but—on many counts—her best book” (Kirkus Reviews). Often regarded as one of Pearl S. Buck’s most significant works, My Several Worlds is the memoir of a major novelist and one of the key American chroniclers of China. Buck, who was born to missionary parents in 1892, spent much of the first portion of her life in China, experiencing the Boxer Rebellion first hand and becoming involved with the society with an intimacy available to few outside observers. The book is not only an important reflection on that nation’s modern history, but also an account of her re-engagement with America and the intense activity that characterized her life there, from her prolific novel-writing to her loves and friendships to her work for abandoned children and other humanitarian causes. As alive with incident as it is illuminating in its philosophy, My Several Worlds is essential reading for travelers and readers alike. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the author’s estate.

Author : Leslie Kaplan
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781441531285

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Make Love Whenever Possible When Married with Children by Leslie Kaplan Pdf

"Make Love Whenever Possible When Married With Children" is playful and poignant with spirited vignettes like "Seduce your spouse with humor," "Be a flasher," and "Experience the post-vasectomy sexual renaissance." Leslie Mancillas and Peg Melnik teamed up to write the book based on the following prescription program for staying sane within the madness of family life: 1. Be an opportunist. Make love whenever possible. 2. Date your spouse. Don't put off dating for two decades until your kids are conveniently in college. 3. Tend to your spouse. Even adults need to be nurtured. 4. Plan for chaos. 5. Become a top-flight negotiator. Marriage is one long, unwieldy negotiation. Keep closing the deal. 6. Keep close to your spirit. Find ways to nurture yourself. The co-authors firmly believe couples are living their most challenging years when they have children under their roof. Parents inhabit a different world than do those without children, one ruled by the needs of small people. The sheer responsibility that comes with parenthood can, over time, complicate even the healthiest marriage. While the divorce rate in America is at an astonishing 62 percent, staying happily married with children is not an insurmountable challenge as long as you realize it requires a kind of vigilance. It requires perspective, insight and, most importantly, the energy to keep a strong connection with your spouse. The authors use wisdom and wit to detail valuable tips drawn from their own experiences both positive and negative. The book is broken into six chapters, with a series of vignettes approximately one to three pages in length. Some of the more visual scenes from the book include playing hooky with your spouse, renewing marriage vows at Notre Dame and absent-mindedly driving to work with a plateful of cookies flying off the roof of the car, littering the road. Mancillas and Melnik's 100-page survival guide will no doubt be a compelling read, the best-selling bible for the married-with-kids crowd.

Author : Niklas Schaffmeister
Publisher : Springer
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319194820

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Brand Building and Marketing in Key Emerging Markets by Niklas Schaffmeister Pdf

This book combines scientific research and professional insights on brand and marketing strategy development in major emerging growth markets. It presents a detailed outline of the Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) markets to understand their cultural and socio-economic complexity. With emerging markets at the center, major paradigm shifts are explained such as 'one world strategies'. The author reveals the importance of market-driven positioning that uses local differences and consumer preferences as opportunities without contradicting a corporation’s global positioning. Professionals in international marketing and business strategists will find the hands-on guidance to 25 new success strategies particularly useful. This book is also a must-read for people dealing with branding and marketing in a ‘glocalized’ world.

Author : Ban Mang
Publisher : Funstory
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781636669700

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Vicious Wife So Carefree by Ban Mang Pdf

The history textbook had a paragraph like this: "Yuan Zhen, one hundred thirty-six years, Li Jinsi will ascend to the throne and change the country's name, 'Qing'. It also symbolizes the birth of the first female emperor in history." However, compared to all of these, what people were more interested in was this empress' love history. Many wild histories did not tell the same story about this empress's past. It was about the empress's wife, the crown prince's wife, and even the royal consort of the king of Pbang ...

Author : Alfred Duggan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1974-01-01
Category : English fiction
ISBN : 0450019624

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The Little Emperors by Alfred Duggan Pdf

Author : Angin Eagan,Rebecca Weiner
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9789814346801

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CultureShock! China by Angin Eagan,Rebecca Weiner Pdf

Author : Apala Lahiri Chavan,Girish V. Prabhu
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1439810508

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Innovative Solutions by Apala Lahiri Chavan,Girish V. Prabhu Pdf

Expanding into emerging markets brings with it a specific set of challenges for designing products and services. Not only do cultural differences play a role in what, how, and why customers behave the way they do, but existing technologies, distribution channels, and the wants and needs of consumers become additional challenges when establishing market shares in the developing world. Innovative Solutions: What Designers Need to Know for Today's Emerging Markets describes the landscape of these new markets and discusses research and design methodologies tailored to them. Local designers and researchers offer insight directly from the depths of India, China, and other parts of the world. They take an in-depth look at user research methods in underserved communities, new tools such as ecosystems mapping to define the elements impacting innovation and design decisions, and methodologies to develop solution spaces based on the output from user research studies. The book then presents real-life examples through case studies and interviews. The case studies draw not only from the authors’ work with clients such as HP Labs, Nokia, Haier, Philips, Intel, and A Piece of Pie, but also from user experience and the results of innovation research across the globe. The interviews include conversations with leaders in innovation such as Roopa Purushothaman, Tapan Parikh, Ram Sehgal, Steve Portigal, Dmitry Volkov, and Darelle van Greunen. A fascinating perspective of the users and ecosystem in emerging nations, the book provides deeper insights on how a user-centered innovation and design approach has been applied in practical settings. Examining the challenges of innovating and designing for emerging markets, it incorporates research and practice to explore new ways of uncovering the riches and opportunities in innovation and design for emerging markets.

Author : Pearl Sydenstricker Buck
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : China
ISBN : UOM:39015053137116

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Imperial Woman by Pearl Sydenstricker Buck Pdf

Fictionized biography of Tzu-hsi, the last empress of China, who was known as "Old Buddha."

Author : O. Naftali
Publisher : Springer
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137346599

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Children, Rights and Modernity in China by O. Naftali Pdf

This book is an original, ethnographic study of the emergence of a new type of thinking about children and their rights in urban China. It brings together evidence from a variety of Chinese government, academic, pedagogic and media publications, and from interviews and participant observations conducted in schools and homes in Shanghai, China.

Author : Elisabeth Croll
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2006-09-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134220540

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China's New Consumers by Elisabeth Croll Pdf

Combining economic trends with the author’s anthropological background, China’s New Consumers details the livelihoods and lifestyles of China's new and evolving social categories.

Author : Lianne Ong,Janice Khoo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2024-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9811291187

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The Emperor's Gazillion New Toys by Lianne Ong,Janice Khoo Pdf

An emperor has an insatiable appetite for new toys. But he does not realise that his habit is creating an environmental problem, while opportunistic toy peddlers take advantage of him. A village boy exposes the problem. But will the Emperor change his ways?All is well in the idyllic world of fairy tales, where there is always a happily ever after. However, The Little Mermaid finds herself swimming in trash, the Emperor runs into big problems with his wasteful ways, and other unusual things begin happening. Our beloved fairy tale characters help our young readers learn more about saving our Earth. Brought across in a fun and whimsical way, Once Upon a Green World: Fairy Tales with an Environmental Twist presents well-loved fairy tales, with an environmental emphasis that will tickle and entertain, while educating at the same time!