Product Description: This comprehensive guide provides essential advice on social and cultural behaviour in Taiwan. In addition, it covers the world's finest Chinese art museums and temples, and includes details of the recently opened Islands of the Taiwan Straights. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Contains the only comprehensive guide to the country; fascinating historical, cultural and political background; special sections on gers and the nadaam festival; how to get around by horse, jeep, minivan, public transport and mountain bike; great accommodation options.

Product Description: From teeming Seoul in its mountain cradle to remote offshore islands and secluded monasteries, this comprehensive guide will help people discover this land of dramatic beauty.

Product Description: Includes detailed notes on accommodation, including reviews of Beijing's hidden courtyard hotels; insider tips on where to shop for everything from Cultural Revolution memorabilia to Tibetan carpets; coverage of Beijing's fine dining establishments; and an introduction to Beijing's liveliest clubs, bars and music venues...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Contains an essential historical and cultural guide to major attractions and out-of-the-way sights; detailed accommodation for every budget; the best in Saigon cuisine; fascinating excursions to the Mekong Delta and seaside retreats; and an indispensable Vietnamese language chapter...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Describes the major sights and attractions of Beijing, suggests excursions and day trips, and includes tips on hotels and restaurants

Product Description: Includes information on how to survive a cyclo ride, escape to the cool comfort of a highland retreat or be hip in Ho Chi Minh City; accommodation options; the scoop on Vietnam's gastronomic delights and the lowdown on how to eat them; and a handy guide to essential local lingo.

Offers practical advice about planning a trip to the region, and describes points of interest in Burma, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand

Product Description: A comprehensive guide to Hong Kong, Macau and Guangzhou, this book provides historical and cultural background notes, three language sections, and information on eating out, accommodation, transport and outdoor activities.

Product Description: In Mimesis and the Human Animal, Robert Storey argues that human culture derives from human biology and that literary representation therefore must have a biological basis. As he ponders the question "What does it mean to say that art imitates life?" he must consider both "What is life?" and "What is art?"A unique approach to the subject of mimesis, Storey's book goes beyond the politicizing of literature grounded in literary theory to develop a scientific basis for the creation of literature and art...read more

Discusses the history and culture of China, offers practical travel advice, and recommends accommodations, restaurants, and attractions

Describes the history and culture of the city commonly known as Saigon, and recommends hotels, restaurants, sightseeing, and amusements

A guide to China, Hong Kong, both North and South Korea, Macau, Mongolia, Taiwan, and Japan includes tips on travel, accommodations, restaurants, and sightseeing

Product Description: This guide includes information on getting to and around Hong Kong, Macau and Canton.

Reviews the history of Beijing, offers advice on sightseeing, shopping, and entertainment, and recommends hotels and restaurants

Describes the history, culture, and people of Indonesia, and includes tips on travel, accommodations, restaurants, and sightseeing