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The Empress and Mrs. Conger
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 363

The Empress and Mrs. Conger

This is the story of two women from worlds that could not seem farther apart--imperial China and the American Midwest--who found common ground before and after one of the greatest clashes between East and West, the fifty-five day siege of the Beijing foreign legations known as the Boxer Uprising. Using diaries, letters and other sources,The Empress and Mrs. Congertraces the parallel lives of Empress Dowager Cixi and American ambassador's wife Sarah Pike Conger, which converged to alter their perspectives of each other and each other's worlds. Grant Hayter-Menziesis the author ofImperial Masquerade: The Legend of Princess Der Lingand the biographer of stage and screen stars Charlotte Greenwoo...

Imperial Warlord
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 567

Imperial Warlord

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2010-08-18
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  • Publisher: BRILL

The warlord Cao Cao, founder of the Three Kingdoms state of Wei, is most commonly known through the romantic tradition of the novel Sanguo yanyi and other dramatic fictions, which portray him as cruel and vicious. In fact, however, Cao Cao was a fine strategist and politician who restored a measure of order after the political turmoil and civil war that brought the end of Han. The present work offers a detailed account of Cao Cao's life and times, using historical materials and the man's own words from official proclamations and personal poetry. Exceptionally for such a distant time, there is sufficient information in the texts to provide a rounded interpretation of one of the great characters of early China. This title has been awarded the Stanislas Julien prize for 2011.

The Religion of Falun Gong
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 278

The Religion of Falun Gong

Concentrates on the beliefs and practices of Falun Gong members.

Daoism in History
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 305

Daoism in History

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2006-04-18
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  • Publisher: Routledge

Over the last decade there has been a marked increase in the study of Daoism especially in Japan, China and the West, with a new generation of scholars broadening our understanding of the religion. Including contributions from the foremost scholars in the field, Daoism in History presents new and important research. These essays honour one of the pioneers of Daoist studies, Emeritus Professor Liu Ts'un-yan. His major essay 'Was Celestial Master Zhang a Historical Figure?' addresses one of the pivotal questions in the entire history of Daoism and is included here as the final essay. In addition, a Chinese character glossary, bibliography and index conclude the book. The first in an exciting new series, this book presents brand new thinking on Daoism - a field now recognized as one of the most vital areas of research in Chinese history and the history of religions.

The Development of a Community-school Partnership in a Brazilian Elementary School
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 306
The Antigone Complex
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 240

The Antigone Complex

What if psychoanalysis had chosen Antigone rather than Oedipus? This book traces the relation between ethics and desire in important philosophical texts that focus on femininity and use Antigone as their model. It shows that the notion of feminine desire is conditioned by a view of women as being prone to excesses and deficiencies in relation to ethical norms and rules. Sjöholm explains Mary Wollstonecraft's work, as well as readings of Antigone by G.W.F. Hegel, Martin Heidegger, Luce Irigaray, Jacques Lacan, and Judith Butler. This book introduces the concept of the "Antigone complex" in order to illuminate the obscure and multifaceted question of feminine desire, which has given rise to the fascination of generations of philosophers and other theoreticians, as well as readers and spectators. At the same time the book argues for a notion of desire that is intrinsically related to ethics. The ethical question posed by Antigone, and explored in the book, is: what determines those actions that one must do, as opposed to those that one ought to do?

Rebellion and Factionalism in a Chinese Province
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 360

Rebellion and Factionalism in a Chinese Province

A detailed case study of provincial politics during the decade-long Cultural Revolution, which analyzes the form and changing nature of mass organizations established in China by 1966. The text traces their evolution, activities and ultimate dissolution ten years later.

World Guide to Library, Archive, and Information Science Associations
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 498

World Guide to Library, Archive, and Information Science Associations

This handbook provides detailed information on associations concerned with the fields of librarianship, documentation, information science and archives.

CORMOSEA Newsletter
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 184

CORMOSEA Newsletter

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1995
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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A educação na contemporaneidade
  • Language: pt-BR
  • Pages: 408

A educação na contemporaneidade

Os artigos deste ebook correspondem a textos selecionados que foram cuidadosamente elaborados para esta publicação, adaptados à realidade atual. O ebook é uma iniciativa da Amplla Editora, que busca dar continuidade ao diálogo sobre a produção acadêmica e a importância do estudante ou profissional de sua área manter suas publicações atuais. Em consonância com as diretrizes, os temas dos trabalhos apresentados se encaixam nas várias temáticas do ebook, onde a intenção é participar do fomento a discussões que sustentem a formação educacional e cultural do professor e do aluno frente às demandas inscritas na contemporaneidade. Neste sentido, os trabalhos incluídos neste e...