A young boy follows the tail of a breeze to find a hidden bay. There he sets sail on a whirlwind journey to find a world that is ever-expanding and full of wonders. A lyrical tale of discovery, Little Bay reminds us to embrace the unknown and live with curiosity and presence.
On April 15, 2014, the Sewol ferry departed from Incheon, bound for Jeju Island, with 476 people onboard. After receiving a distress call, authorities urged the crew to prepare for evacuation. Instead, passengers were told to stay in their cabins and wait for help. Most died waiting for rescue.
Told through a little girl’s keen and often amused observation, An Inch of Time gives a truthful, pleasant picture of daily life in Hong Kong in the post-war years. It is a first-hand account of the kind of home and school education received by many local Hong Kong children decades ago with reminiscences about aspects of life-style, customs and traditions—both eastern and western—which average Hongkongers lived by in the 1940s and ‘50s.
The volume presents a set of keywords and concepts embedded in the languages of South Asia and its vast cultural landscape. It reiterates specific attitudes, ways of seeing and methods of doing, which are embedded in the historical and contemporary experiences in the region. The words, concepts, ideas and attitudes in this volume explore the contexts of their production and how their meanings might have changed at different historical moments. The volume also attempts to work out if these words and concepts can infuse a certain intellectual rigor to reinvent social sciences and humanities in the region and beyond.
Arguing for the importance of taking Japanese political thought seriously, this book is the first to bring together authoritative essays by world experts on the thinkers who shaped Japan’s New Left movement. In doing so, it demonstrates the distinctiveness and significance of Japanese left-wing thought, providing an invaluable resource for students of 20th-century radical politics.
Artificial Intelligence in Our Language Learning Classrooms brings together leading researchers and practitioners exploring the pedagogical, ethical, and emotional dimensions of generative AI (GenAI) in second language (L2) education. Across two major sections (L2 skill development and broader educational perspectives), contributors offer theory-informed and practice-oriented insights into how GenAI can transform language teaching and learning. Topics include conversational AI and chatbots, writing development, extensive reading, pragmatics instruction, ethics, emotions, and teacher-led inquiry. Through a balance of optimism and critical reflection, this volume situates AI integration within established educational frameworks, supporting teachers as they navigate the rapidly evolving technological landscape.
Intrinsic (Book 1 of The Intrinsic Trilogy) is a provocative (young adult) coming-of-age political saga that explores the fine line between dynasty and destiny.
Keith Dalton was a journalist with foreign correspondent dreams. He had them as a 10-year-old. They never went away. Dalton was 25 when he crammed a typewriter in his backpack and set off from Australia to Southeast Asia, convinced he could be a self-made foreign correspondent. Writing as he went, Dalton took buses, trucks, trains, planes, passenger ferries, cargo ships, and canoes.
Set in Singapore, Vancouver, London, and the spaces in between, the short stories in Heaven Has Eyes offer an imaginative, penetrating look at the complexities of migration, belonging, and a desire to find a home in the world.
Cross-border Intimacies is a powerful account of the experiences of migrant women and their families between China and Taiwan. Since the early 1990s, economic exchanges between the two countries have paved the way to migration and sociocultural interaction across a previously closed border.
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