Heirs of the Bamboo
Heirs of the Bamboo

Author: Marisa C. Gaspar

Publisher: Berghahn Books

Published: 2020-09-11

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 1789208920

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In 1999 Macao, previously a territory under Portuguese rule, was handed over to the People’s Republic of China and transformed into one of the gambling capitals of the world. These political and economic phenomena were accompanied by unprecedented social changes that, ultimately, have redefined the Macanese identity. This book is about the Macanese living in Portugal and their intimate social networks in loco and interactions with their counterparts in Macao and elsewhere in the diaspora, by the use of Internet. Memory and ambivalence, deeply associated with kinship, language, food and heritage, are the cornerstones of this research, which overturns colonial stereotypes and concepts of Macanese cultural purity.

Heirs
Heirs

Author: Emery Cole

Publisher:

Published:

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13:

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Vivianne Devereaux’s a witch. Of the W variety, not the B variety. She’s also a Devereaux, a fact which seems to spell death for her. On the run from a creepy, d-bag ex, who happens to be a warlock, she finds out she’s inherited an island. Sort of. It’s sort of an island and she’s sort of inherited it. Vivi has to do some work to keep that island, and naturally, the work is of the magic kind. And she’s sworn off magic. Quick Alvarez is more than head of security for Skull Point Cay. He’s the adopted son of the last island owner. By all rights, he should be the heir to the island. After all, he’s invested in seeing his adopted mother’s dreams come true. But he’s not the magic type. No, Quick’s a wolf shifter. And the island can’t be inherited by anyone who doesn’t do magic. And by damn, Quick has no magic skills. Now he’s got to protect the island from Vivianne Devereaux, while at the same time protect Vivianne from the forces that seem hellbent on killing her. The fact that he’s attracted to her, that’s not a bonus. At all.

Chinese Family Business and the Equal Inheritance System
Chinese Family Business and the Equal Inheritance System

Author: Victor Zheng

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2009-12-17

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 1135172153

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This book disputes the traditional argument that the equal inheritance system hinders the growth of Chinese family business, approaching this not only in terms of economic capital, but also in terms of human capital such as education and leadership, and social networks. Zheng argues that most of the family business patriarchs only focus on the passing on economic capital, but give little attention to human capital and social capital when the come to the stage to transfer control to the next level. It further elaborates that the equal inheritance system itself isn’t the destructive force that weakens family business competitiveness, but can assist economic development by generating dynamism and capital. Based on extensive primary research, the work discusses how equal division encourages sibling comparison, analysing how such comparisons initially generate stress and anxiety but will ultimately galvanize competition, benefiting the business. The author also assesses how family division can offer initial economic human and social capitals that can motivate siblings to start their own businesses and be free from the subjugation sometimes associated with a family firm. Through the evaluation of these issues the book argues that the equal inheritance system can be regarded as the origin of the self-employment mentality, which not only fosters the growth of Chinese family business by plays crucial role in promoting economic development. Providing a valuable contribution to the field, this work will be of great interest to all scholars of Chinese and Asian business.

Heirs of the Bamboo
Heirs of the Bamboo

Author: Marisa C. Gaspar

Publisher: Berghahn Books

Published: 2020-09-01

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9781789208917

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The reintegration of Macao into the People’s Republic of China in 1999 transformed Macao into one of the gambling capitals of the world and was accompanied by unprecedented social changes that, ultimately, have redefined the Macanese identity. This book is about the Macanese living in Portugal and their intimate social networks in loco and interactions with their counterparts in Macao and elsewhere in the diaspora, by the use of Internet. Memory and ambivalence, deeply associated with kinship, language, food and heritage, are the cornerstones of this research, which overturns colonial stereotypes and concepts of Macanese cultural purity.