Mandarins

Author : Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Publisher : Archipelago
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-03-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781935744122

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Mandarins by Ryunosuke Akutagawa Pdf

Prefiguring the vital modernist voices of the Western literary canon, Akutagawa writes with a trenchant psychological precision that exposes the shifting traditions and ironies of early twentieth-century Japan and reveals his own strained connection to it. These stories are moving glimpses into a cast of characters at odds with the society around them, singular portraits that soar effortlessly toward the universal. "What good is intelligence if you cannot discover a useful melancholy?" Akutagawa once mused. Both piercing intelligence and "useful melancholy" buoy this remarkable collection. Mandarins contains three stories published in English for the first time: "An Evening Conversation," "An Enlightened Husband," and "Winter."

Author : Francisco Varo
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027245816

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Francisco Varo's Grammar of the Mandarin Language, 1703 by Francisco Varo Pdf

Francisco Varo's Arte de la Lengua Mandarina, completed ca. 1680, is the earliest published grammar of any spoken form of Chinese and the fullest known description of the standard language of the seventeenth century. It establishes beyond doubt that this “Language of the Mandarins” was not Pekingese or Peking-based but had instead a Jiang-Huai or Nankingese-like phonology. It also provides important information about the nature and formation of pre-modern standard forms of Chinese and will lead to revisions of currently held views on Chinese koines and their relationship with regional speech forms and the received vernacular literature. Finally, it provides a wealth ot information on stylistic speech levels, honorific usage, and social customs of the elite during the early Qing period. The book provides a full translation of the 1703 text of the Arte, an extensive introduction to the life and work of Varo, an index of Chinese characters inserted into the translation, and an index of linguistic terms and concepts. It should be of interest to a diverse readership of Chinese historical, comparative, and descriptive linguists, students of Qing history and literature, historiographers of linguistics, and specialists in early Western religious and cultural contact with China.

Author : Nils Gilman
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2007-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0801886333

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Mandarins of the Future by Nils Gilman Pdf

By connecting modernization theory to the welfare state liberalism programs of the New Deal order, Gilman not only provides a new intellectual context for America's Third World during the Cold War, but connects the optimism of the Great Society to the notion that American power and good intentions could stop the postcolonial world from embracing communism.

Author : Toril Moi
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2008-01-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780199238712

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Simone de Beauvoir by Toril Moi Pdf

For the second edition of her landmark study of Simone de Beauvoir, Toril Moi provides a major new introduction discussing current developments in Beauvoir studies as well as the recent publication of papers and letters by Beauvoir, including her letters to her lovers Jacques-Laurent Bost and Nelson Agren, and her student diaries from 1926-7.

Author : Roderic Camp
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2002-08-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520936386

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Mexico’s Mandarins by Roderic Camp Pdf

This groundbreaking study marks the culmination of over twenty years of research by one of this country's most prominent Mexico scholars. Roderic Ai Camp provides a detailed, comprehensive examination of Mexico's power elite—their political power, societal influence, and the crucial yet often overlooked role mentoring plays in their rise to the top. In the course of this book, he traces the careers of approximately four hundred of the country's most notable politicians, military officers, clergy, intellectuals, and capitalists. Thoroughly researched and drawn from in-depth interviews with some of Mexico's most powerful players, Mexico's Mandarins provides insight into the machinations of Mexican leadership and an important glimpse into the country's future as it steps onto the global stage.

Author : Samuel Mossman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : China
ISBN : OXFORD:600065374

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The mandarin's daughter by Samuel Mossman Pdf

Author : Yi Ren
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-28
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781462919130

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Learning Mandarin Chinese Characters Volume 1 by Yi Ren Pdf

Reinforce your written Chinese with this practice book for the best-selling Tuttle Learning Chinese Characters. Learning Mandarin Chinese Characters helps students quickly learn the basic Chinese characters that are fundamental to the language. Intended for self-study and classroom use, this character workbook presents 178 Chinese characters and over 534 common words using these characters. These are the characters and words students need to know if they plan to take the official Chinese government HSK Level 1 Exam or the Advanced Placement (AP) Chinese Language and Culture Exam. Each character is presented in a very simple and clear way. A step-by-step diagram shows how to write the character, and boxes are provided for freehand writing practice. The meaning and pronunciation are given along with the key vocabulary compounds and an example sentence. Review exercises reinforce the learning process and an index at the back allow you to look up the characters according to their English meanings or romanized Hanyu Pinyin pronunciation. Key features of this Chinese workbook include: Designed for HSK Level 1 and AP exam prep Learn the 178 most basic Chinese characters Example sentences and over 534 vocabulary items Step-by-step writing diagrams and practice boxes

Author : Howard M. Wachtel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015018985526

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The Money Mandarins by Howard M. Wachtel Pdf

What role do Chinese popular associations play in the expansion of civil society and democratization? This book examines a range of associations, from business associations to trade unions, to urban homeowners associations, women's groups against domestic violence, and rural NGOs that develop anti-poverty programs.

Author : Katherine Paterson,Stephanie S. Tolan,Steve Liebman
Publisher : Samuel French, Inc.
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Musicals
ISBN : 0573626685

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The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks by Katherine Paterson,Stephanie S. Tolan,Steve Liebman Pdf

Author : Rich Lo
Publisher : duopress
Page : 11 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-31
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781950500185

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One, Two, Three Dim Sum: A Mandarin-English Counting Book by Rich Lo Pdf

Children and their parents can learn to count to ten in both English and Mandarin in this fun bilingual counting book of food. This book features traditional Chinese food items paired with numbers in both English and Chinese. Illustrated by Rich Lo, you'll learn two is for chopsticks, five is for egg rolls, and nine is for sweet buns, and since the numbers are shown in both simplified and traditional Chinese and English, learning is both easy and fun.

Author : Alastair Lamb
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015035305161

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The Mandarin Road to Old Hué by Alastair Lamb Pdf

Author : Escott Reid
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UVA:X001651095

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Radical Mandarin by Escott Reid Pdf

Author : Tuttle Publishing
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-25
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0804853258

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Mandarin Chinese Language Composition Notebook by Tuttle Publishing Pdf

This beautiful notebook makes studying a pleasure! Each double page spread has squared paper on the right-hand side for practicing formation of the Chinese characters, and lined paper on the left-hand side for note-taking. A ten-page reference section at the back of the notebook gives Mandarin character charts, key vocabulary, and basic grammar tips. Contents: Pages 1-118 Alternate pages of lined and squared paper for note-taking and handwriting practice Pages 119-120 Chinese Character charts Pages 121-124 Key vocabulary lists Pages 125-128 Basic grammar tips

Author : Cornelius C. Kubler,Jerling Guo Kubler
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-17
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781462919307

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Basic Mandarin Chinese - Reading & Writing Practice Book by Cornelius C. Kubler,Jerling Guo Kubler Pdf

This comprehensive Chinese character workbook can be used with any textbook or on its own to dramatically enhance your Mandarin reading and writing skills! No matter what textbook you're using to learn Chinese, it requires a lot of practice. Here is a wealth of effective activities and drills—plus an hour of native speaker audio recordings—to help you learn the 288 basic Chinese characters quickly and effectively. This book follows the Basic Mandarin Chinese—Reading & Writing textbook but works equally well with other coursebooks or on its own. The free disc contains audio recordings as well as printable PDF files providing hundreds of pages of extra exercises and activities and a set of 288 printable flash cards to help you learn the basic characters. Basic Mandarin Chinese—Reading and Writing Practice Book includes a wealth of carefully-designed activities designed to improve every aspect of your reading and writing skills, including: Character writing practice sheets Dictation, fill-in-the-blank, and dialog completion exercises Answering questions, reading maps, converting written style to spoken style Identifying radicals and phonetics, punctuating sentences Writing tasks based on real-life schedules, photographs and name cards Translation exercises The accompanying disc contains: Audio recordings by native Mandarin speakers Hundreds of printable practice pages A printable set of 288 Chinese flashcards About the Basic Mandarin Chinese series: Respected Chinese language educator Dr. Cornelius Kubler has taught Mandarin Chinese to diplomats, business people and students for several decades—using an effective learning system with two separate but integrated "tracks" to help you learn the spoken and written forms of the language more efficiently and more successfully. The materials in this series have been acclaimed as a breakthrough in Mandarin Chinese language learning.

Author : Michele Wong McSween
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-30
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781338291056

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My First Mandarin Words with Gordon & Li Li by Michele Wong McSween Pdf

Learn English and Mandarin words with panda cousins Gordon and Li Li in this charming and colorful bilingual first words book! Gordon and Li Li are cousins. Li Li is from Beijing, China, and speaks Mandarin. Gordon lives in Brooklyn, New York, and speaks English. When Li Li visits Gordon for the first time, the cousins must learn to communicate using simple, everyday words. Children and caregivers can read along with Gordon and Li Li as they learn basic English and Mandarin words and their correct pronunciation. Each spread of this sturdy book spotlights a different theme, including greetings, colors, numbers, and animals! And every word features the English and pinyin spelling along with the Chinese character and the phonetic Mandarin pronunciation to help readers practice. This is an adorable and informative must-have first words book for any family who wants to get little ones excited to open the door to learning a second language -- and future language success!