China Ghosts

Author : Jeff Gammage
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780061871627

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China Ghosts by Jeff Gammage Pdf

Aching to expand from a couple to a family, Jeff Gammage—a reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer—and his wife, Christine, embarked upon a journey that would carry them across a shifting landscape of emotion and through miles of red tape and bureaucratic protocol. On the other side of the world—in the smog-choked city of Changsha in Hunan Province—a silent, stoic little girl was waiting for them: Jin Yu, their new daughter. Now they would have to learn how to fully embrace a life altered beyond recognition by new concerns and responsibilities—and by a love unlike any they'd ever felt before. Alive with insight and feeling, China Ghosts is an eye-opening depiction of the foreign adoption process and a remarkable glimpse into a different culture. Most important, it is a poignant, heartfelt, and intensely intimate chronicle of the making of a family.

Author : C J Barker
Publisher : Book Guild Publishing
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2024-03-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781835740682

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Hungry Ghosts by C J Barker Pdf

The lives of Vic Woods and Ruth Wolfe, working-class teenagers from Liverpool and London, are profoundly disrupted by the arrival of World War II. Ruth’s journey leads her to aerial photographic interpretation, though her aspirations for advancement are denied, while Vic’s wartime experiences with bomber command haunt him long after the war is over. Their post-war marriage and tumultuous relationship with their son, James, make for a gripping narrative of trauma, conflict and, ultimately, love. Set against the backdrop of World War II and the social upheaval of the late 1960s, Hungry Ghosts transports readers into the drama of two pivotal eras in history, exploring the intergenerational impact of war, particularly on the intricate relationships between fathers and sons. Hungry Ghosts is not just a war story; it’s a timeless exploration of family bonds and the indelible scars left by war.

Author : Mu-Chou Poo
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781316514672

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Ghosts and Religious Life in Early China by Mu-Chou Poo Pdf

What did ghosts look like, what did they do, and what can they tell us about Chinese culture and society?

Author : Lafcadio Hearn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Fiction
ISBN : IND:30000132249396

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Some Chinese Ghosts by Lafcadio Hearn Pdf

I think that my best apology for the insignificant size of this volume is the very character of the material composing it. In preparing the legends I sought especially for "weird beauty"; and I could not forget this striking observation in Sir Walter Scott's "Essay on Imitations of the Ancient Ballad" "The supernatural, though appealing to certain powerful emotions very widely and deeply sown amongst the human race, is, nevertheless, a "spring which is peculiarly apt to lose its elasticity by being too much pressed upon."" -- Lafcadio Hearn

Author : Erik Mueggler
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2001-04-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520226319

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The Age of Wild Ghosts by Erik Mueggler Pdf

Annotation. Contemporary Chinese history from the Great Leap Famine of the 1950s to the 1990s is traced in this text. This era saw great changes in the way that communities were run, including the reintroduction of the headman-ship system.

Author : Hu Baozhu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-21
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781000258479

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Believing in Ghosts and Spirits by Hu Baozhu Pdf

The present book by Hu Baozhu explores the subject of ghosts and spirits and attempts to map the religious landscape of ancient China. The main focus of attention is the character gui 鬼, an essential key to the understanding of spiritual beings. The author analyses the character gui in various materials – lexicons and dictionaries, excavated manuscripts and inscriptions, and received classical texts. Gui is examined from the perspective of its linguistic root, literary interpretation, ritual practices, sociopolitical implication, and cosmological thinking. In the gradual process of coming to know the otherworld in terms of ghosts and spirits, Chinese people in ancient times attempted to identify and classify these spiritual entities. In their philosophical thinking, they connected the subject of gui with the movement of the universe. Thus the belief in ghosts and spirits in ancient China appeared to be a moral standard for all, not only providing a room for individual religiosity but also implementing the purpose of family-oriented social order, the legitimization of political operations, and the understanding of the way of Heaven and Earth.

Author : James D. Seymour,Michael R Anderson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317463948

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New Ghosts, Old Ghosts: Prisons and Labor Reform Camps in China by James D. Seymour,Michael R Anderson Pdf

Much has been written about the laogai (sometimes likened to the Soviet gulag) in the People's Republic of China. Depending on the source, the prisons are described as nonexistent, enlightened institutions, or hellish places that subject the inmates to degradation and misery. The system is commonly thought of (by admirers and critics alike) as having a measurable impact on the national economy and providing significant resources to the state. Based on research in classified documents and extensive interviews with former prisoners, judicial personnel, and other insiders, and featuring case studies dealing with the three northwestern provinces, this book examines such assertions on the basis of the facts about this underexamined subject in order to arrive at a detailed, objective, and realistic picture of the situation. In the case of each province under study, the authors discuss the history of the provincial prison system and the impact that each has had at the macro, meso, and micro levels.

Author : Shawn C. Smallman,Kimberley Brown
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781469660004

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Introduction to International and Global Studies, Third Edition by Shawn C. Smallman,Kimberley Brown Pdf

Shawn C. Smallman and Kimberley Brown's popular introductory textbook for undergraduates in international and global studies is now released in a substantially revised and updated third edition. Encompassing the latest scholarship in what has become a markedly interdisciplinary endeavor and an increasingly chosen undergraduate major, the book introduces key concepts, themes, and issues and then examines each in lively chapters on essential topics, including the history of globalization; economic, political, and cultural globalization; security, energy, and development; health; agriculture and food; and the environment. Within these topics the authors explore such diverse and pressing subjects as commodity chains, labor (including present-day slavery), pandemics, human rights, and multinational corporations and the connections among them. This textbook, used successfully in both traditional and online courses, provides the newest and most crucial information needed for understanding our rapidly changing world. New to this edition: *Close to 50% new material *New illustrations, maps, and tables *New and expanded emphases on political and economic globalization and populism; health; climate change, and development *Extensively revised exercises and activities *New resume-writing exercise in careers chapter *Thoroughly revised online teacher's manual

Author : Lafcadio Hearn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Folklore
ISBN : UCLA:L0052782927

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Some Chinese Ghosts by Lafcadio Hearn Pdf

Author : Gordon H. Chang
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : China
ISBN : 9781328618573

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Ghosts of Gold Mountain by Gordon H. Chang Pdf

A groundbreaking, breathtaking history of the Chinese workers who built the Transcontinental Railroad, helping to forge modern America only to disappear into the shadows of history until now.

Author : Gerald Willoughby-Meade
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1925
Category : Apparitions
ISBN : IND:39000005533042

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Ghost and Vampire Tales of China by Gerald Willoughby-Meade Pdf

Author : Maggie Greene
Publisher : China Understandings Today
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-08-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780472054305

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Resisting Spirits by Maggie Greene Pdf

Even amidst the Maoist era's politicized cultural production, culture workers continued to adapt traditional theatre to create bold new statements

Author : Carol Stepanchuk,Charles Choy Wong
Publisher : China Books
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Education
ISBN : 0835124819

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Mooncakes and Hungry Ghosts by Carol Stepanchuk,Charles Choy Wong Pdf

By Lt. General William E. Odom

Author : Ying Chang Compestine
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-27
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781429924535

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A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts by Ying Chang Compestine Pdf

According to Chinese tradition, those who die hungry or unjustly come back to haunt the living. Some are appeased with food. But not all ghosts are successfully mollified. In this chilling collection of stories,Ying Chang Compestine takes readers on a journey through time and across different parts of China. From the building of the GreatWall in 200 BCE to themodern day of iPods, hungry ghosts continue to torment those who wronged them. At once a window into the history and culture of China and an ode to Chinese cuisine, this assortment of frightening tales—complete with historical notes and delectable recipes—will both scare and satiate!

Author : Stephen F. Teiser
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2003-04-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0824827767

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The Scripture on the Ten Kings and the Making of Purgatory in Medieval Chinese Buddhism by Stephen F. Teiser Pdf

An examination of medieval Chinese Buddhist thanatonic practices. Bridging area studies and the history of religions, Teiser explores the concerns, practices and beliefs of 9th- and 10th-century Chinese Buddhists.