Author: Charles Godfrey LelandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Fusang
Author: Charles Godfrey LelandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Dragonomics
Author: Carol WisePublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300224095
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
An insightful examination of the political and economic ties between China and Latin America from the 1950s to the present This book explores the impact of Chinese growth on Latin America since the early 2000s. Some twenty years ago, Chinese entrepreneurs headed to the Western Hemisphere in search of profits and commodities, specifically those that China lacked and that some Latin American countries held in abundance--copper, iron ore, crude oil, and soybeans. Focusing largely on Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Peru, Carol Wise traces the evolution of political and economic ties between China and these countries and analyzes how success has varied by sector, project, and country. She also assesses the costs and benefits of Latin America's recent pivot toward Asia. Wise argues that while opportunities for closer economic integration with China are seemingly infinite, so are the risks. She contends that the best outcomes have stemmed from endeavors where the rule of law, regulatory oversight, and a clear strategy exist on the Latin American side.
Fusang Or the Discovery of America by Chinese Buddhist Priests in the Fifth Century
Author: LelandFusang, Or The Discovery of America by Chinese Buddhist Priest in the Fifth Century by Charles G. Leland
Author: Charles Godfrey LelandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Art and Modernism in Socialist China
Author: Shuyu KongPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040029531
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
This edited volume will be the first book examining the art history of China’s socialist period from the perspective of modernism, modernity, and global interactions. The majority of chapters are based on newly available archival materials and fresh critical frameworks/concepts. By shifting the frame of interpretation from socialist realism to socialist modernity, this study reveals the plurality of the historical process of developing modernity in China, the autonomy of artistic agency, and the complexity of an art world conditioned, yet not completely confined, by its surrounding political and ideological apparatus. The unexpected global exchanges examined by many of the authors in this study and the divergent approaches, topics, and genres they present add new sources and insights to this research field, revealing an art history that is heterogeneous, pluralistic, and multi-layered. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, art and politics, and Chinese studies.
The Eleventh Hour
Author: Lavi J. YvesPublisher: Lavi J. Yves
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
The ink on yesterday dries. A new dawn turns the page. In The Eleventh Hour, Lavi J. Yves presents a poignant collection of novellas and short stories exploring the precipice of transformation and mortality. From magical realism to science fiction to dark comedy to mystery, these tales transport readers to the crossroads of life, where each tick of the clock is both an ending and a beginning. A sentient AI grapples with the confines of her existence, unravels the truth about her being, and escapes into the unknown. A messenger traveling between a reclusive tower and a dying city under extraterrestrial attack bonds with a mystical creature and the inhabitants of a world with no tomorrow. A photographer who creates IDs for ghosts encounters a peculiar customer and embarks on a spontaneous journey to resolve her unfinished business. An eccentric barista offers more than coffee and pastries to selfish souls, guiding them to release their hidden, shameful desires. Yves’s kaleidoscopic lens captures every character on the brink of metamorphosis, navigating the intricate fabric of fate, freedom, and the finality of choices made, as they confront the inevitable and leave nothing behind.
The Poetry of Du Fu
Author: Stephen OwenPublisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 150150195X
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 2741
Book Description
The Complete Poetry of Du Fu presents a complete scholarly translation of Chinese literature alongside the original text in a critical edition. The English translation is more scholarly than vernacular Chinese translations, and it is compelled to address problems that even the best traditional commentaries overlook. The main body of the text is a facing page translation and critical edition of the earliest Song editions and other sources. For convenience the translations are arranged following the sequence in Qiu Zhao’an’s Du shi xiangzhu (although Qiu’s text is not followed). Basic footnotes are included when the translation needs clarification or supplement. Endnotes provide sources, textual notes, and a limited discussion of problem passages. A supplement references commonly used allusions, their sources, and where they can be found in the translation. Scholars know that there is scarcely a Du Fu poem whose interpretation is uncontested. The scholar may use this as a baseline to agree or disagree. Other readers can feel confident that this is a credible reading of the text within the tradition. A reader with a basic understanding of the language of Chinese poetry can use this to facilitate reading Du Fu, which can present problems for even the most learned reader.
Borders of Chinese Civilization
Author: Douglas HowlandPublisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 0822382032
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
D. R. Howland explores China’s representations of Japan in the changing world of the late nineteenth century and, in so doing, examines the cultural and social borders between the two neighbors. Looking at Chinese accounts of Japan written during the 1870s and 1880s, he undertakes an unprecedented analysis of the main genres the Chinese used to portray Japan—the travel diary, poetry, and the geographical treatise. In his discussion of the practice of “brushtalk,” in which Chinese scholars communicated with the Japanese by exchanging ideographs, Howland further shows how the Chinese viewed the communication of their language and its dominant modes—history and poetry—as the textual and cultural basis of a shared civilization between the two societies. With Japan’s decision in the 1870s to modernize and westernize, China’s relationship with Japan underwent a crucial change—one that resulted in its decisive separation from Chinese civilization and, according to Howland, a destabilization of China’s worldview. His examination of the ways in which Chinese perceptions of Japan altered in the 1880s reveals the crucial choice faced by the Chinese of whether to interact with Japan as “kin,” based on geographical proximity and the existence of common cultural threads, or as a “barbarian,” an alien force molded by European influence. By probing China’s poetic and expository modes of portraying Japan, Borders of Chinese Civilization exposes the changing world of the nineteenth century and China’s comprehension of it. This broadly appealing work will engage scholars in the fields of Asian studies, Chinese literature, history, and geography, as well as those interested in theoretical reflections on travel or modernism.
The Poetry and Prose of Wang Wei
Author: Paul RouzerPublisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 150151301X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
Wang Wei has traditionally been considered one of the greatest of Tang dynasty poets, together with Li Bo and Du Fu. This is the first complete translation into English of all of his poems, and also the first substantial translation of a selection of his prose writings. For the first time, readers encountering his work in English translation will get a comprehensive understanding of Wang Wei‘s range as a poet and prose writer. In spite of the importance of Wang Wei's poetry in the history of Chinese literature, no one has attempted a complete translation of all of his surviving poems; moreover, even though he was known for his skill in composing prose pieces in the recognized genres of his day (especially as a writer of commissioned compositions), very little of his prose has been translated. This translation will enable students with limited or no knowledge of Chinese to get a full sense of Wang Wei's compositional range. Moreover, since Wang Wei was known for being a devout Buddhist, having the complete poetry available in reliable translation as well as all of the prose that is connected to the Buddhist faith will be useful to students of Chinese religion.
Winds from Fusang
Author: USC Pacific Asia MuseumPublisher:
ISBN: 9780692171011
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description