Asian Revitalization

Asian RevitalizationAdaptive reuse refers to reusing an old building for a purpose other than which it was originally built or designed. This conservation approach has become increasingly popular around the world. However, there are few publications that focus on its application in Asia. This book fills this gap by looking at both unique and shared aspects of adaptive reuse in three Asian urban centers: Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Singapore. Building on government policy

Offers biographical accounts of several of North Korea's leaders to illuminate the inner workings of its government

anxiety and mood disorders

in a variety of speech communities in Asia including China

establishment

Explores the cross-cultural endeavors of Rorty and Heidegger

New exploration of how the moving image mediates our relationship to and understanding of landscapes

The relationship between this exoteric mode and more esoteric forms in late antiquity is also examined

The chapter assesses the pattern of yield trend after conversion from conventional to organic production

writers could effectively express their desires for freedom from and resistance against oppressive cultural conventions

Originally invoked as a symbol of female independence a hundred years ago

Most scholarship has attributed Sudanese independence in 1956 to British dominance of the Condominium

What pushed the common folk to violence