Mastery Of Words And Swords

Author : JUN. LEI
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : China
ISBN : 9888754548

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Mastery of Words and Swords by JUN. LEI Pdf

Author : Jun Lei
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9789888528745

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Mastery of Words and Swords by Jun Lei Pdf

The crisis of masculinity surfaced and converged with the crisis of the nation in the late Qing, after the doors of China were forced open by Opium Wars. The power of physical aggression increasingly overshadowed literary attainments and became a new imperative of male honor in the late Qing and early Republican China. Afflicted with anxiety and indignation about their increasingly effeminate image as perceived by Western colonial powers, Chinese intellectuals strategically distanced themselves from the old literati and reassessed their positions vis-à-vis violence. In Mastery of Words and Swords: Negotiating Intellectual Masculinities in Modern China, 1890s–1930s, Jun Lei explores the formation and evolution of modern Chinese intellectual masculinities as constituted in racial, gender, and class discourses mediated by the West and Japan. This book brings to light a new area of interest in the “Man Question” within gender studies in which women have typically been the focus. To fully reveal the evolving masculine models of a “scholar-warrior,” this book employs an innovative methodology that combines theoretical vigor, archival research, and analysis of literary texts and visuals. Situating the changing inter- and intra-gender relations in modern Chinese history and Chinese literary and cultural modernism, the book engages critically with male subjectivity in relation to other pivotal issues such as semi-coloniality, psychoanalysis, modern love, feminism, and urbanization. “Jun Lei’s brilliant book offers a wealth of information and insights on how intellectuals such as Liang Qichao and Lu Xun shaped notions of Chinese masculinity in the tumultuous late Qing and May Fourth periods. Its account of how China’s interactions with the West and Japan impacted ideas of masculinity in modern times is compelling reading.” —Kam Louie, author of Theorising Chinese Masculinity: Society and Gender in China and Chinese Masculinities in a Globalizing World “What are political and cultural consequences when a Chinese man looks and behaves like a woman? Jun Lei probes the psychic, intellectual, and nationalist underpinnings of that question. This provocative book offers an engaging story and insightful analyses about how male writers grappled with the effeminate look and strove to revitalize manliness.” —Ban Wan

Author : Senlen Sila
Publisher : ibidem-Verlag / ibidem Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783838259826

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Words as Swords: Verbal Violence as a Construction of Authority in Renaissance and Contemporary English Drama by Senlen Sila Pdf

Verbal violence, as a sophisticated means of persuasion and manipulation, is as effective on the stage as physical violence. Since the destructive effects of verbal violence are less recognized and long-term, it is a vital instrument for constructing power and authority. Sıla Şenlen tackles this subject in Renaissance and contemporary English drama. In Renaissance tragedies composed in blank-verse such as Marlowe’s Tamburlaine, Part I, and Shakespeare’s Richard III, political power is identified and matched with a powerful rhetorical style. Almost all of the battles in such plays are fought verbally rather than physically on the stage. In these verbal duels or battles, competent speakers such as Tamburlaine and Richard III exploit the frontiers of deception, manipulate, abuse and destroy their opponents with low verbal competence through verbal violence. Thus, a parallel is drawn between rhetorical skills and military power, and between ‘word’ and ‘sword’. In contemporary English plays, the violence of daily language not only contributes to the creation of a realistic spectacle, but also –and more importantly– to the process of replacing free critical thinking by automatically preconceived patterns of thought and speech. Institutions and related discourses function to set up norms or standards against which people are defined, categorized, judged and punished. In Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, Harold Pinter’s The Birthday Party and Anthony Neilson’s The Censor, verbal violence in the form of daily language is not only deployed to construct authority, dominate and ‘standardize’ subjects, but also to deconstruct and defy authority.

Author : Miyamoto Musashi
Publisher : Sanage Publishing House Llp
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2023-04-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9395741074

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The Book Of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi Pdf

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Author : Anwar A. Abdullah
Publisher : Partridge Publishing Singapore
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781482883190

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East-West Sword and Word by Anwar A. Abdullah Pdf

Amid the rising technicalities of modernism, the heart of humanity has been ripped apart, and while religionism is tearing throughout the heart of modernity, everything is hinting at danger to come. Caught amid their dramatic collide, we moderns have been left in a de facto despair. And while the glory each claimed seems a key factor for more tragedies, they are almost overshadowed by the merging supremacy of money lifemammonism. They are all letting us down and parts us moderns from our trustworthy dream of truth, beauty, and justice. Further, it is impossible to read far in the underlying factors and related elements of the coming crises, and all of them are worrisome, either of reorganization of tender nature, of reprogramming of living cells, and of current technotronic engineering of time via digitized machines without finding that they will certainly shake the good grounds of faith and beliefs everywhere. De-risking the inevitable and while working around such a failure, we moderns have to humanly build on our own strength.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Rex Bookstore, Inc.
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9712334228

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The New Dimensions in Learning English I' 2003 Ed. by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Rex Bookstore, Inc.
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 971232527X

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New Horizons in Learning English i (worktext)1st Ed. 1999 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Dong Fangshaoshuai
Publisher : Funstory
Page : 811 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781647672966

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Evil Sentimental Young Master by Dong Fangshaoshuai Pdf

Accepting female generals, capturing beauties, and building a harem! He had crossed over to another world to become the only man of the famous sect, and he was tasked with the task of "passing down his generations"! He did not hesitate to make a move on his solitary princess consort; he courageously pursued the unruly and spicy loli! I was a wicked young master, smiling at Fuyan. The operation of the command of the world, unhindered and unrestrained in the four seas. Furthermore, it was the legendary story of how young evil beings of the Modern Realm built their harem in a different world...

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Rex Bookstore, Inc.
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9712323285

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Dimensions in Learning English i by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ben Crystal,David Crystal
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2004-04-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780141941523

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Shakespeare's Words by Ben Crystal,David Crystal Pdf

A vital resource for scholars, students and actors, this book contains glosses and quotes for over 14,000 words that could be misunderstood by or are unknown to a modern audience. Displayed panels look at such areas of Shakespeare's language as greetings, swear-words and terms of address. Plot summaries are included for all Shakespeare's plays and on the facing page is a unique diagramatic representation of the relationships within each play.

Author : Magdalena Wong
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789888528424

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Everyday Masculinities in 21st-Century China by Magdalena Wong Pdf

Everyday Masculinities in 21st-Century China: The Making of Able-Responsible Men argues that a moral dimension in Chinese masculinity is of growing significance in fast-changing China. ‘Able-responsible men’—those who can create wealth and shoulder responsibilities—have replaced the ‘moneyed elite’ of the earlier reform-and-opening-up era as the dominant male ideal. With vivid and highly readable case studies, Wong presents a compelling account of the forces that coerce men to live up to the able-responsible standard. She demonstrates the impact this pressure has on the lives of not only boys and men, but also on women, and shows how it invites both complicit and resistant reactions. The book lays bare the socio-political context that nurtures the cultural expressions of hegemonic masculinity under the rule of Xi Jinping. The president himself has emerged in public consciousness as the embodiment of the ideal able-responsible man. Based on anthropological fieldwork in Nanchong, Sichuan, the book provides new perspectives on many topical issues that China faces. These include urbanization, labour migration, the one-child policy, love and marriage, gender and intergenerational dynamics, hierarchical male relationships, and the rise of mass displays of nationalism. ‘In this richly informative book, Dr Wong gives us an intimate picture of masculinities in a contemporary Chinese city. She explores the role of wealth in definitions of masculinity, the moral dimension in gender imagery, the changing desires of women, and the role of the state—including a striking account of the gender strategies of President Xi. More than a local study, this book provides valuable ideas for understanding gender, men, and masculinities in the contemporary world.’ —Raewyn Connell, University of Sydney ‘Magdalena Wong asks wonderful, original questions. Her study might be one of the most pioneering investigations into Chinese family relations I have read. The strength of her book lies in its insight into kinship and cultural continuities and changes. The rich, nuanced case studies can make her book become an important addition to our ongoing studies on Chinese family.’ —William Jankowiak, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Author : Paul Quinn
Publisher : Quest Books
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-19
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780835630092

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Tarot for Life by Paul Quinn Pdf

Paul Quinn transforms the Tarot from fortune-telling into the ultimate self-help tool for intuitive guidance, empowerment, and well-being. Discover how to apply the Tarot, as a lifelong resource, to access inner wisdom and gain deeper insights and practical, inspired guidance in relationships, career, family, and personal growth. With illustrations from the Universal Waite deck, the book offers 78 engaging casebook examples (one for each card) from Quinn's readings for clients. Drawing on Jungian psychology, the Hindu chakras, and other esoteric traditions, he explains how the Tarot can reveal unconscious patterns and offer soul-directed advice leading to positive changes and greater well-being. Quinn also provides guidelines on reading the cards for oneself and others, interpreting reversed cards, handling difficult disclosures, and psychic self-care.

Author : Kexue Ma
Publisher : Kexue Ma
Page : 885 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Wuxia Novels: Jianghu Fengshen Gang by Kexue Ma Pdf

Author : Chuck Black
Publisher : Multnomah
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2009-05-05
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781601422385

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Sir Dalton and the Shadow Heart by Chuck Black Pdf

Sir Dalton, a knight in training, seems to have everything going for him. Young, well-liked, and a natural leader, he has earned the respect and admiration of his fellow knights, and especially the beautiful Lady Brynn. But something is amiss at the training camp. Their new trainer is popular but lacks the passion to inspire them to true service to the King and the Prince. Besides this, the knights are too busy enjoying a season of good times to be concerned with a disturbing report that many of their fellow Knights have mysteriously vanished. When Sir Dalton is sent on a mission, he encounters strange attacks, especially when he is alone. As his commitment wanes, the attacks grow in intensity until he is captured by Lord Drox, a massive Shadow Warrior. Bruised and beaten, Dalton refuses to submit to evil and initiates a daring escape with only one of two outcomes–life or death. But what will become of the hundreds of knights he’ll leave behind? In a kingdom of peril, Dalton thinks he is on his own, but two faithful friends have not abandoned him, and neither has a strange old hermit who seems to know much about the Prince. But can Dalton face the evil Shadow Warrior again and survive?

Author : Tom Parkinson-Morgan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS
ISBN : 1534306455

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Kill Six Billion Demons by Tom Parkinson-Morgan Pdf

"Sorority sister Allison Ruth must travel to Throne, the ancient city at the center of the multiverse, in an epic bid to save her boyfriend from the clutches of the seven evil kings that rule creation" --