Asia and China in the Global Era

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2021

Asia and China in the Global Era

Edited by: Adrian J. Bailey and Ricardo K. S. Mak

Volume 1 in the series Social and Cultural Changes in China

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501505591

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About this book

China's strong economic growth occurring alongside modernization across the great majority of Asian societies has created what many see as a transnational space through and by which not only economic, social and cultural resources, but also threats and crises flow over traditional political boundaries. The first section of the work lays out a clear conceptual framework. It draws on arguments about nation no longer being the only container of society, about trans-disciplinary thinking, and about knowledge being context-bound. It identifies and discusses distinctive features of China and Asia in the global era. These include population, urbanization and climate change; the continuing reach of Orientalist shadows; cultural politics of knowledge. It closes by arguing how global studies adds value to existing accounts. The second, and longer, section applies this framework through a series of original empirical case-studies in three areas: migration/poverty/gender; culture/education; well-being.

Both the conceptual framework and case-studies are drawn from research presented at HKBU since 2011 under the auspices of the Global Social Sciences Conference Series and supplemented by additional papers.

Addressing two-way relationships between social, cultural, political, and security transformations across Chinese and Asian societies and global factors;
Examining the circulation of resources and social issues in Asia.

Author information

Adrian J. Bailey, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong; Ricardo K. S. Mak, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong.

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Frontmatter Accessible Download PDF	I
Acknowledgements Accessible Download PDF	V
Contents Accessible Download PDF	VII
List of Figures Accessible Download PDF	IX
List of Tables Accessible Download PDF	XI
Chapter 1. China and the global era: From globalisation to everyday life Adrian J. Bailey and Ricardo K. S. Mak Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	1
Chapter 2. Origin effects, spatial dynamics, and redistribution of foreign direct investment in Guangdong, China Karen Zhi-hua Xu Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	21
Chapter 3. Broken wing: Affective geographies of China’s state-owned enterprise reform Shuang Wu and Adrian J. Bailey Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	45
Chapter 4. Neoliberalisation and community development: Comparing community development services in Hong Kong and Beijing Kwok-kin Fung, Suet-lin Shirley Hung and Gary Craig Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	65
Chapter 5. A review of the effective features of Facebook in social media-based interventions to increase adolescents’ physical activity Patrick W. C. Lau, Jing Jing Wang and Geng Wang Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	89
Chapter 6. Gender and social capital: The case of a deprived urban community in Hong Kong Suet-lin Shirley Hung, Kwok-kin Fung, Sai-kin Sammy Ho and Juxiong Feng Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	103
Chapter 7. Framing migrant domestic workers inside transnational businesses: A case study of Bangladeshi women travelling to Hong Kong, and their Hong Kong-based employment agencies Veronika Stepkova Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	135
Chapter 8. Aurora College for Women in Shanghai, 1937–1951 Cindy Yik-yi Chu Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	155
Chapter 9. The local mutation of professional academic organisations and its fragmentising effect under academic globalisation: Evidence from modern China and Japan Matthew Chew Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	173
Chapter 10. German Romantic ideals and the revival of traditional Chinese culture in early twentieth century China Ricardo K. S. Mak Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	191
Chapter 11. Urban resilience in China: Government action and community response Him Chung Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	207
Index Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	225

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Advanced undergraduates, taught postgraduates and professionals in global trends and public policy.
Pages
- Front matter: 11
- Main content: 225
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 7
- Coloured Illustrations: 2
- Tables: 20
Keywords: Globalization; Global Studies; Asia; China

eBook

Published: January 18, 2021
ISBN: 9781501505591

Hardcover

Published: January 18, 2021
ISBN: 9781501514890