Shanghai Redemption

Author : Qiu Xiaolong
Publisher : Minotaur Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466871847

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Shanghai Redemption by Qiu Xiaolong Pdf

"The system has no place for a cop who puts justice above the interests of the Party. It's a miracle that I survived as long as I did." For years, Chen Cao managed to balance the interests of the Communist Party and the promises made by his job. He was both a Chief Inspector of Special Investigations of the Shanghai Police Department and the deputy party secretary of the bureau. He was considered a potential rising star in the Party until, after one too many controversial cases that embarrassed powerful elements in the Party, Chen Cao found himself neutralized. Under the guise of a major promotion, a new position with a substantial title but no power, he's stripped of his job duties and isolated. But that's still not enough, as it becomes increasingly clear that someone is attempting to set him up, for public disgrace and possibly worse. Chen Cao is technically in charge of the corruption case of a "Red Prince"---a powerful, high Party figure who embodies the ruthless ambition, greed, and corruption that is increasingly evident in the new China. This "Red Prince" has the kind of connections and power to deflect any attempts to bring him to justice. Now with no power, few allies, and with his own reputation on the line, the former Inspector Chen is facing the most dangerous investigation of his career, and his life.

Author : Elisabeth Gareis,Martine S. Allard,Jacqueline J. Saindon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015041801492

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The Shawshank Redemption by Elisabeth Gareis,Martine S. Allard,Jacqueline J. Saindon Pdf

Author : James Berardinelli
Publisher : Justin, Charles & Co.
Page : 627 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781932112405

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Reel Views 2 by James Berardinelli Pdf

Thoroughly revised and updated for 2005! Includes a new chapter on the best special edition DVDs and a new chapter on finding hidden easter egg features.

Author : Salvador Jimenez Murguía
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 824 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-12
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781442269064

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The Encyclopedia of Racism in American Films by Salvador Jimenez Murguía Pdf

From D.W. Griffith’s Birth of a Nation in 1915 to the recent Get Out, audiences and critics alike have responded to racism in motion pictures for more than a century. Whether subtle or blatant, racially biased images and narratives erase minorities, perpetuate stereotypes, and keep alive practices of discrimination and marginalization. Even in the 21st century, the American film industry is not “color blind,” evidenced by films such as Babel (2006), A Better Life, (2011), and 12 Years a Slave (2013). The Encyclopedia of Racism in American Film documents one facet of racism in the film industry, wherein historically underrepresented peoples are misrepresented—through a lack of roles for actors of color, stereotyping, negative associations, and an absence of rich, nuanced characters. Offering insights and analysis from over seventy scholars, critics, and activists, the volume highlights issues such as: Hollywood’s diversity crisis White Savior films Magic Negro tropes The disconnect between screen images and lived realities of African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, and Asians A companion to the ever-growing field of race studies, this volume opens up a critical dialogue on an always timely issue. The Encyclopedia of Racism in American Film will appeal to scholars of cinema, race and ethnicity studies, and cultural history.

Author : Carlos Rojas,Mei-hwa Sung
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781000216615

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Reading China Against the Grain by Carlos Rojas,Mei-hwa Sung Pdf

Through an analysis of a wide array of contemporary Chinese literature from inside and outside of China, this volume considers some of the ways in which China and Chineseness are understood and imagined. Using the central theme of the way in which literature has the potential to both reinforce and to undermine a national imaginary, the volume contains chapters offering new perspectives on well-known authors, from Jin Yucheng to Nobel Prize winning Mo Yan, as well as chapters focusing on authors rarely included in discussions of contemporary Chinese literature, such as the expatriate authors Larissa Lai and Xiaolu Guo. The volume is complemented by chapters covering more marginalized literary figures throughout history, such as Macau-born poet Yiling, the Malaysian-born novelist Zhang Guixing, and the ethnically Korean author Kim Hak-ch’ŏl. Invested in issues ranging from identity and representation, to translation and grammar, it is one of the few publications of its kind devoting comparable attention to authors from Mainland China, authors from Manchuria, Macau, and Taiwan, and throughout the global Chinese diaspora. Reading China Against the Grain: Imagining Communities is a rich resource of literary criticism for students and scholars of Chinese studies, sinophone studies, and comparative literature

Author : Jeffrey C. Kinkley
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780824896737

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China Mysteries by Jeffrey C. Kinkley Pdf

With the 1989 Beijing massacre fading from popular memory in the West, China from the mid-1990s to a few years ago felt more open than ever to global trade, communication, travel, and cultural and educational exchanges. There was even talk in the mainstream press that China was heading toward a more democratic future. It was during this second Sino-Western honeymoon that authors in the US, Canada, France, the UK, and elsewhere began writing mystery fiction set in contemporary China in their regional languages. These “China mysteries”—crime, detective, and mystery thriller novels that take place in China but were not written or published there—formed a new genre of popular fiction that highlighted the world’s hopes and fears after Tiananmen. The multinational and multicultural writers of China mysteries, among them ex-PRC nationals like Qiu Xiaolong, Zhang Xinxin, and Diane Wei Liang, converged on the China Mainland to negotiate political and cultural complexities through crime fiction plotlines. Their books emerged from Western lineages of the modern novel and popular genre fiction—with Chinese contributions—and depended on Western commercial publishing models shaped by cultural, national, political, and economic factors. This work examines more than a hundred China mysteries—many describing and analyzing social and economic changes at the center of modern life in China—to provide a brief history of the genre and analyze the formulaic and original elements of the mysteries, including their attention to matters of location, social content, characterization, history, and biography. It also highlights the role of “information” acquisition as a motivation for readers and authors of popular fiction, which has become a topic of discussion in Chinese literature studies. With its timely commentary on Sino-Western relations as presented through crime fiction, China Mysteries will appeal to students and scholars of contemporary Chinese literature and culture, as well as fans of crime novels and others who are curious about the global dimensions of the genre and how it complicates our understanding of “world literature.”

Author : Mark Yang
Publisher : University Professors Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-20
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781939686664

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Lighting the Candle by Mark Yang Pdf

Many scholars and practitioners recognize the resonance between the practice of psychotherapy and supervision and the paradoxical principles found throughout Taoism. This is evermore true within the existential-humanistic tradition. Therefore, Lighting the Candle, Taoist Principles in Supervision Conducted from an Existential-Humanistic Perspective introduces readers to the selected writing of the Taoist sages Lao Tzu and Zhuangzi, and considers how their wisdom permeates psychotherapy and supervision practiced from an existential-humanistic perspective. The book takes on a narrative format where the author weaves the following Taoist and existential-humanistic concepts within a number of inspirational stories and supervision case examples gathered across his trainings throughout Southeast Asia. These include wu wei, authenticity, focusing, surrender, trusting the process (trusting the Tao), getting back to the basics, steadiness and the midst of chaos, listening for the unheard, being fully present, humility and awe, bearing witness, following the flow, letting go (of goals, results and techniques), stillness and going nowhere, poetic reflection, and servant leadership. An apprenticeship model of embodied learning is presented in narrative format where the author weaves the above concepts into the supervision process.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1922
Category : China
ISBN : IOWA:31858033433511

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The Weekly Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Arthur Gardiner Coons
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781512815313

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The Foreign Public Debt of China by Arthur Gardiner Coons Pdf

An outline of all the contracted obligations of former recognized Chinese governments and China's potential financial capacity.

Author : Rob Schmitz
Publisher : Crown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780553418095

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Street of Eternal Happiness by Rob Schmitz Pdf

An unforgettable portrait of individuals who hope, struggle, and grow along a single street cutting through the heart of Shanghai, from one of the most acclaimed broadcast journalists reporting on China. Modern Shanghai: a global city in the midst of a renaissance, where dreamers arrive each day to partake in a mad torrent of capital, ideas, and opportunity. Marketplace’s Rob Schmitz is one of them. He immerses himself in his neighborhood, forging deep relationships with ordinary people who see in the city’s sleek skyline a brighter future, and a chance to rewrite their destinies. There’s Zhao, whose path from factory floor to shopkeeper is sidetracked by her desperate measures to ensure a better future for her sons. Down the street lives Auntie Fu, a fervent capitalist forever trying to improve herself with religion and get-rich-quick schemes while keeping her skeptical husband at bay. Up a flight of stairs, musician and café owner CK sets up shop to attract young dreamers like himself, but learns he’s searching for something more. As Schmitz becomes more involved in their lives, he makes surprising discoveries which untangle the complexities of modern China: A mysterious box of letters that serve as a portal to a family’s—and country’s—dark past, and an abandoned neighborhood where fates have been violently altered by unchecked power and greed. A tale of 21st-century China, Street of Eternal Happiness profiles China’s distinct generations through multifaceted characters who illuminate an enlightening, humorous, and at times heartrending journey along the winding road to the Chinese Dream. Each story adds another layer of humanity and texture to modern China, a tapestry also woven with Schmitz’s insight as a foreign correspondent. The result is an intimate and surprising portrait that dispenses with the tired stereotypes of a country we think we know, immersing us instead in the vivid stories of the people who make up one of the world’s most captivating cities.

Author : Silvia Bruti,Elisa Perego
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781443886710

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Subtitling Today by Silvia Bruti,Elisa Perego Pdf

Nowadays subtitling accomplishes several purposes; it is meant for diverse audiences and comes in many forms. This collection of innovative contributions explores these different manifestations, and offers a snapshot of the state of the art of a dynamic and ever-evolving field of study. This volume intentionally assembles essays that analyse subtitling in various audiovisual genres, including television series, variety programmes, operas, operettas, feature films and live conferences, and that consider various languages, such as Chinese, English, Finnish, French, Italian, Japanese and Polish. It underscores both traditional and novel viewpoints and approaches to the subject, thus broadening the horizons of such a fascinating field. The diversity of topics tackled will encourage further reflection on a well-established research area, and, as such, the volume will appeal to both novice and expert researchers and professionals.

Author : Graham Collins
Publisher : MB Cooltura
Page : 57 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789877440799

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Detectives by Graham Collins Pdf

Detective fiction, both soft-boiled and hard-boiled, is in vogue. Its protagonists are widely known, they have become icons who have as many fans as the most popular actors and singers. This amazing list includes all the greatest detectives of all times: from the intuitive Auguste Dupin, created by Edgar Allan Poe, to the duo of Mikael Blomkvist and Lisbeth Salander, created by Stieg Larsson, and explores their personal profiles and investigation methods.

Author : William Woodville Rockhill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1904
Category : China
ISBN : UOM:39015075929508

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Treaties and Conventions with Or Concerning China and Korea, 1894-1904 by William Woodville Rockhill Pdf

Author : Jason E Squire
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 683 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781317221586

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The Movie Business Book by Jason E Squire Pdf

Tapping experts in an industry experiencing major disruptions, The Movie Business Book is the authoritative, comprehensive sourcebook, covering online micro-budget movies to theatrical tentpoles. This book pulls back the veil of secrecy on producing, marketing, and distributing films, including business models, dealmaking, release windows, revenue streams, studio accounting, DIY online self-distribution and more. First-hand insider accounts serve as primary references involving negotiations, management decisions, workflow, intuition and instinct. The Movie Business Book is an essential guide for those launching or advancing careers in the global media marketplace.

Author : Peter Mitchelmore
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-13
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781525577581

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The Trouble With China by Peter Mitchelmore Pdf

If you’re interested in world economics, politics, history, or culture, you’ll run into China before long. Today’s People’s Republic of China is built on millennia of history and continues to influence present-day events—but what is the real China? The Trouble with China explores this highly complex nation and explains why and how it all fits together. Drawing on years spent in the People’s Republic coupled with deep analysis, Peter Mitchelmore offers a “street-level” view of China and its people as they really are. He delves into how China’s deeply rooted culture continues to shape modern history, covering key events like the Cultural Revolution, the Tiananmen Square massacre, and ongoing issues with Hong Kong, while also sharing more personal insight into how real people in China live, love, and cope. For anyone with an interest in China—academics, business people, citizens, and diaspora—The Trouble with China is for you. This book goes beyond the media headlines to show the everyday realities of Chinese people and the country’s surprising diversity, exploring China’s charms as well as its multi-faceted problems.