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Mrs. Spring Fragrance: A Collection of Chinese-American Short Stories (Masterworks Of Literature Ser.)
by Sui Sin FarThese remarkable tales rank among the first works of fiction published by a Chinese-American author. The daughter of an English shipping merchant and his Chinese wife, Edith Maude Eaton grew up in Canada and settled in the United States. She pursued a career in journalism under the pen name Sui Sin ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
Mrs. Spring Fragrance: and Other Writings (Modern Library Torchbearers)
by Sui Sin FarA rediscovered classic of linked short stories set in San Francisco's Chinatown, portraying Chinese Americans as they fall in love, encounter racism, and wrestle with their new, hyphenated identities--a century before writers like Maxine Hong Kingston and Amy Tan.Set in early twentieth-century China... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
Mass Tourism in a Small World
by Jim Butcher • John Heeley • Martin Farr • Heather Jeffrey • Gabriele Manella • Raoul Bianchi • Erik Cohen • Hazel Andrews • Julio Aramberri • Gregory Ashworth • Sue Bleasdale • Professor Kelly Bricker • David Duvall • Professor Andrew Holden • Stanislav Ivanov • Professor Chris Ryan • Asterio Savelli • Hongdi Shen • John E Tunbridge • Professor David Weaver • Paul F WilkinsonThis book reviews all aspects of the phenomenon of mass tourism. It covers theoretical perspectives (including political economy, ethics, sustainability and environmentalism), the historical context, and the current challenges to domestic, intra-regional and international mass tourism. As tourism ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
The Papaya: Botany, Production and Uses (Botany, Production and Uses)
by Amalendu Ghosh • Robert E Paull • Víctor Galán Saúco • Edward Evans • Rebecca Ford • S H Ahmad • Christian Alcocer • Fredy H Ballen • Luis Barboza-Barquero • Paul R Campbell • A Chan • Fure-Chyi Chen • Nancy Jung Chen • Ting-Chi Cheng • Shih Wen Chin • Rod Drew • Franscisco Espadas • Humberto Estrella • João Paulo Fabi • Gabriela Fuentes • Amaranta Giron • Julián Cuevas González • Eric Guevara • Marco V Gutiérrez-Soto • Eudaldo Pérez Hernández • Jian-Zhi Huang • Víctor M Jiménez • Chutchamas Kanchana-Udomkan • Matiyar Rahaman Khan • Chen-Yu Lee • Wen-Li Lee • Pauziah Muda • M Munirah • Usana Nantawan • Eder Dutra Resende • Jorge Manuel Santamaria-Fernandez • S K Sharma • N I Shukor • N E Tajidin • Carlos Talavera • Lynton L Vawdrey • Ziwei ZhouPapaya (Carica papaya) is an important and widely-cultivated tropical fruit, grown in more than 60 countries of the world. Global papaya production has grown significantly over the last few years, mainly as a result of increased production in India. Papaya has become an important agricultural export... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020