It's China, 1930s. Julian Bell, son of the Bloomsbury set's Vanessa, is newly arrived in Peking. In search of fresh experiences, he encounters the beautiful, intelligent and deeply erotic Lin Cheng. Though Lin is wife to a university professor, their passionate assignations blossom into an affair. S[...]
The autobiography of a young girl growing up in Mao's China. Hong Ying grew up in a slum on the banks of the Yangtze, an area permanently veiled in fog and steeped in superstition. Life was precarious and Hong Ying, the youngest of the six children, grew up afraid that she would be condemned to a li[...]
Designed to help human resources (HR) managers plan and make decisions about the allocation of resources for the effective management of people in organizations, within a given strategy, this title includes different organizational strategies that require different human resources management (HRM) p[...]
As the speed of globalization accelerates, world cultures are more closely connected to each other than ever before. But what exactly is culture? It seems to be involved in all psychological processes, but can its psychological consequences be studied scientifically? How can cultural differences be [...]
Kirjailija Hong Ying saa puhelinsoiton sisareltaan ja kuulee äitinsä tekevän kuolemaa. Hän kiiruhtaa pikavauhtia entiseen kotikaupunkiinsa Chongqingiin jättääkseen äidille hyvästit, mutta saapuu liian myöhään.Hautajaisvalmistelujen aikana sisarusten välille tulee riitaa, ja he kiistelev[...]