Samurai And Supermen

Author : Bill Maltarich
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 3039103032

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Focusing on the ideological contradictions inherent in the German alliance with Japan during World War II, this book analyses German discourse about Japan from the distinct yet intricately connected standpoints of the German-Japanese historical relationship, the scientific and pseudo-scientific presentation of Japan in Germany, and German fictional depictions of Japan. The volume examines the historical relationship between Germany and Japan in the light of their alliance. It also traces the origins and development of the image of Japan in Nazi Germany. Through non-fiction texts, the points of emphasis, friction, and outright contradiction are discovered between Nazi ideology and an alliance with Japan as they were discussed both publicly and privately in Germany at the time. Finally, by examining fictional depictions of Japan and the Japanese under the Nazis, the work reveals the means by which fiction addressed these ideological issues and incorporated the historical and non-fictional arguments of its contemporaries. This book looks carefully at its connection to other historical, political, racial, and ideological thought of the time.

Author : William Gary Maltarich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : WISC:89081079840

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Author : Qinna Shen,Martin Rosenstock
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781782383611

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Beyond Alterity by Qinna Shen,Martin Rosenstock Pdf

With the economic and political rise of East Asia in the second half of the twentieth century, many Western countries have re-evaluated their links to their Eastern counterparts. Thus, in recent years, Asian German Studies has emerged as a promising branch within interdisciplinary German Studies. This collection of essays examines German-language cultural production pertaining to modern China and Japan, and explicitly challenges orientalist notions by proposing a conception of East and West not as opposites, but as complementary elements of global culture, thereby urging a move beyond national paradigms in cultural studies. Essays focus on the mid-century German-Japanese alliance, Chinese-German Leftist collaborations, global capitalism, travel, identity, and cultural hybridity. The authors include historians and scholars of film and literature, and employ a wide array of approaches from postcolonial, globalization, media, and gender studies. The collection sheds new light on a complex and ambivalentset of international relationships, while also testifying to the potential of Asian German Studies.

Author : John Breen,Sueki Fumihiko,Yamada Shōji
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-09-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780824892210

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Beyond Zen by John Breen,Sueki Fumihiko,Yamada Shōji Pdf

Beyond Zen: D. T. Suzuki and the Modern Transformation of Buddhism is an accessible collection of multidisciplinary essays, which offer a genuinely new appraisal of the great Zen scholar-practitioner, D. T. Suzuki (1870–1966). Suzuki’s writings and lectures continue to exert a profound influence on how Zen, Buddhism more broadly, and indeed Japanese culture as a whole, are understood in the United States, Europe, and across the globe. With the publication of Beyond Zen, we have at last in a single volume a comprehensive assessment of Suzuki that locates him and his legacy in the context of the turbulent age in which he lived. Now is the perfect moment for reflection and stocktaking. The fiftieth anniversary of Suzuki’s death passed just a few years ago, the copyright on his literary output has expired, and his selected works have recently been published by a major American university press. The work comprises twelve essays by some of the best Zen scholars in the world, Anglophone and Japanese, seasoned and young. They take a fresh look at Suzuki, his life and legacy, and their themes range broadly. Readers will find here explorations of Suzuki as he engaged with Zen and Mahāyāna Buddhism; nationalism and international relations; war and peace; religion, literature, and the media; the individual and society; and family, friends, and animals. Beyond Zen is structured chronologically to reveal the development in Suzuki’s thought during his long and eventful life. All in all, this collection offers a compelling, provocative, and multidimensional reappraisal of an extraordinary man and his times.

Author : Ricky W. Law
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108474634

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Transnational Nazism by Ricky W. Law Pdf

The first English-language study of German-Japanese interwar relations to employ sources in both languages.

Author : Lisa Yee
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781101940709

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Katana at Super Hero High (DC Super Hero Girls) by Lisa Yee Pdf

Get your cape on with the DC Super Hero Girls™—the unprecedented new Super Hero universe especially for girls! Readers of all ages can fly high with the all-new adventures of Wonder Woman™, Supergirl™, Batgirl™, and some of the world’s most iconic female super heroes as high schoolers! Sword-wielding Katana isn’t like most high school students—but with classmates like Wonder Woman, Batgirl, and Supergirl, Super Hero High isn’t like most high schools! In addition to training to be a super hero, Katana also follows the noble warrior traditions of the Samurai. Now a mysterious presence has given her the responsibility of guarding a hundred ancient Samurai swords—but why her, and for what purpose? With the help of Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Ms. Martian, and some of her other super friends, she intends to find out. But she just made captain of the fencing team, she has a huge school project due, and a villain with ties to her family’s past seems to be amassing an army. Maintaining her inner peace isn’t going to be easy . . . . . . but Katana has the steel to save the day! Award-winning author Lisa Yee brings this edge-of-your-seat adventure to life with mystery, thrills, and laughs. Move over Batman™ and Superman™—the DC Super Hero Girls are ready to save the day and have fun doing it! Praise for DC Super Hero Girls: “Sure to have wide appeal, this book is a solid option to balance collections saturated with male superheroes.” —School Library Journal "If you have a middle grader in your life looking for super-sized action, or a superhero enthusiast who isn’t sure where to turn to get more of the superheroes they might see on TV or in movies… Or if you just want to dive into a good book that shows young readers—especially young female readers—that girls can be the super heroes of their own stories, look no further:Super Hero High is for you." - Kirkus

Author : Barry Stone
Publisher : Icon Books
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-04
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781785781599

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The 50 Greatest Westerns by Barry Stone Pdf

Author Barry Stone has served his apprenticeship as a western movie geek and aficionado. The Magnificent Seven, The Wild Bunch, Red River – for 50 years the western has been the only genre in a life that 'just ain't big enough for two'. He has written on the history of cinema for the illustrated reference book Historica, is a regular attendee to western premieres for FOX Studios Australia, and was recently a guest of the Museum of Western Film History in Independence, California. Intrigued by the idea of frontier wilderness, of law and order vs lawlessness, and a firm belief that 'the better the bad guy, the better the film', he goes beyond the American south-west to pay homage to the Italian and even Australian western – and, after much deliberation, he ranks them in order...

Author : Major C. Patrick Howard
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782897378

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Behind The Myth Of The Jungle Superman by Major C. Patrick Howard Pdf

This thesis studies the successful Japanese Centrifugal Offensive of 1941-42. The Japanese lacked realistic strategic objectives for the offensive, and the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA), which was trained and equipped to fight the Soviet Army on the plains of Manchuria, had neither sufficient logistics structure nor appropriate equipment for a dispersed jungle campaign. Despite these severe strategic and operational failings, IJA tactical units achieved all of their objectives within six months. This study uses government documents, untranslated Japanese sources, and secondary works to examine the conscription system, training methods, equipment, and tactical doctrine that the IJA employed during the Centrifugal Offensive. The study concludes that the IJA’s aggressive training methods produced a skilled army that easily adapted to the unfamiliar jungle terrain of the Southwest Pacific. While the IJA’s equipment was usually ill suited for battle against the Soviets, Japanese emphasis on light weight unintentionally made the IJA’s standard issue items eminently suitable for jungle operations. Likewise, the IJA’s doctrine was ideal for a short, offensive jungle campaign. The Centrifugal Offensive provides evidence to the modern military leader that well-trained soldiers will adapt to unfamiliar situations without special training, and that junior leaders can learn initiative through instruction and conditioning.

Author : Elana Gomel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781134519705

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Narrative Space and Time by Elana Gomel Pdf

Space is a central topic in cultural and narrative theory today, although in most cases theory assumes Newtonian absolute space. However, the idea of a universal homogeneous space is now obsolete. Black holes, multiple dimensions, quantum entanglement, and spatio-temporal distortions of relativity have passed into culture at large. This book examines whether narrative can be used to represent these "impossible" spaces. Impossible topologies abound in ancient mythologies, from the Australian Aborigines’ "dream-time" to the multiple-layer universe of the Sumerians. More recently, from Alice’s adventures in Wonderland to contemporary science fiction’s obsession with black holes and quantum paradoxes, counter-intuitive spaces are a prominent feature of modern and postmodern narrative. With the rise and popularization of science fiction, the inventiveness and variety of impossible narrative spaces explodes. The author analyses the narrative techniques used to represent such spaces alongside their cultural significance. Each chapter connects narrative deformation of space with historical problematic of time, and demonstrates the cognitive and perceptual primacy of narrative in representing, imagining and apprehending new forms of space and time. This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the connection between narratology, cultural theory, science fiction, and studies of place.

Author : Paul Kupperberg
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781434298560

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Superman: Super-Villain Showdown by Paul Kupperberg Pdf

Intergalactic peace keepers are chasing the evil TERRA-MAN through space! When this super-villain seeks refuge on Earth, SUPERMAN offers to join the bounty hunters’ posse. Soon, the MAN OF STEEL locates the gun-slinging criminal in an Old West ghost town, and the two face off in an old-fashioned showdown.

Author : John Huntington
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Education
ISBN : 0231053789

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The Logic of Fantasy by John Huntington Pdf

Author : Laurie S. Sutton
Publisher : Raintree
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-09
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 9781474732871

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The Demons of Deep Space by Laurie S. Sutton Pdf

Darkseid has always been one of Superman's strongest foes, so when the Man of Steel discovers that the Dark Lord and his demonic minions have located the Infinity Particle, Superman realises he's in deep trouble.

Author : Gene N. Landrum
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780595346974

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The Superman Syndrome--The Magic of Myth in The Pursuit of Power by Gene N. Landrum Pdf

The Positive Mental Moxie of Myth for Personal Growth Joseph Campbell defined a myth as "a life-shaping image, a metaphor that creates a hero out of those who heed it." Author Dr. Gene Landrum takes Campbell's definition one step further by offering a variety of motivational techniques that will propel you to heroic success. Dr. Landrum describes the "superman syndrome" as a series of common behaviors that permit an otherwise average person to rise above the norm. He points out that some of the world's most renowned visionaries--Catherine the Great, Walt Disney, and Ian Fleming--did not conform to tradition because they modeled their behavior on heroic ideals and mythical mentors. Learn how to transform your life from ordinary to extraordinary by focusing on several key ideas: Chasing money is entropic and the path to the poorhouse Happiness is a side effect of being--never trying Romance only comes to those not trying to find romance Anxiety is a by-product of unrealistic expectations Breakdown leads to breakthrough Being stupid is the pathway to being smart Do you have the Superman Syndrome? Test yourself to find out!

Author : Louise Simonson
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 77 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781434298546

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Superman: Bizarro is Born! by Louise Simonson Pdf

DAILY PLANET reporter LOIS LANE discovers that the evil LEX LUTHER has created his own super hero BIZARRO SUPERMAN! The confused creature captures LOIS and sets out on a path of destruction. The real MAN OF STEEL must stop the monster, before it destroys METROPOLIS in a warped pursuit of truth, justice, and the American way.

Author : Tim Hanley
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2022-07-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781538152744

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Not All Supermen by Tim Hanley Pdf

An eye-opening exploration of the toxic masculinity and sexism that pervades the superhero genre. Superheroes have been exciting and inspirational cultural icons for decades, dating back to the debut of Superman in the 1930s. The earliest tales have been held up as cornerstones of the genre, looked upon with nostalgic reverence. However, enshrining these tales also enshrines many outdated values that have allowed sexist gender dynamics to thrive. In Not All Supermen: Sexism, Toxic Masculinity, and the Complex History of Superheroes, Tim Hanley examines how anger, aggression, and violence became the norm in superhero comics, paired with a disdain for women that the industry has yet to fully move beyond. The sporadic addition of new female heroes over the years proved largely ineffective, the characters often underused and objectified. Hanley also reveals how the genre’s sexism has had real-world implications, with many creators being outed as sexual harassers and bigots, while intolerant fan movements are awash with misogynistic hate speech. Superheroes can be a force for good, representing truth, justice, and courage, but the industry is laden with excessive baggage. The future of the genre depends on what elements of its past are celebrated and what is left behind. Not All Supermen unravels this complex history and shows how superheroes can become more relevant and inspiring for everyone.