Tasting Paradise On Earth

Author : Jin Feng
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780295746005

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Tasting Paradise on Earth by Jin Feng Pdf

Preparing and consuming food is an integral part of identity formation, which in contemporary China embodies tension between fast-forward modernization and cultural nostalgia. Jin Feng’s wide-ranging exploration of cities in the Lower Yangzi Delta—or Jiangnan, a region known for its paradisiacal beauty and abundant resources—illustrates how people preserve culinary inheritance while also revamping it for the new millennium. Throughout Chinese history, food nostalgia has generated cultural currency for individuals. Feng examines literary treatments of Jiangnan foodways from late imperial and twentieth-century China, highlighting the role played by gender and tracing the contemporary metamorphosis of this cultural landscape, with its new platforms for food culture, such as television and the internet. As communities in Jiangnan refashion their regional heritage, culinary arts shine as markers of ethnic and social distinction.

Author : Jin Feng
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : History
ISBN : 0295745991

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Tasting Paradise on Earth by Jin Feng Pdf

Chronology of Chinese dynasties -- Jiangnan style : hometown cuisine for chefs and writers -- Suzhou : paradise on earth -- The commodification of food nostalgia : restaurants and media -- Hangzhou : the fashionable capital -- Nanjing : managing historical time -- Epilogue: Contemporary food nostalgia.

Author : Abraham Joshua Heschel
Publisher : Jewish Lights Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 9781879045422

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The Earth is the Lord's by Abraham Joshua Heschel Pdf

Powerfully and beautifully portrays a bygone Jewish culture. An eloquent masterpiece, originally published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Includes woodcut illustrations by Ilya Schor.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Country life
ISBN : UOM:39015075029218

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The Horticulturist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste by Anonim Pdf

Author : Thomas David DuBois
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-06
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781789148800

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China in Seven Banquets by Thomas David DuBois Pdf

A captivating journey spanning five thousand years of Chinese culinary heritage, exploring the essence of each era through seven extraordinary meals. China in Seven Banquets takes readers on a gastronomic adventure into the history of China’s constantly evolving and astonishingly diverse cuisine. From the opulent Eight Treasures feast of ancient times to the Tang dynasty’s legendary “Tail-Burning” banquet, and the extravagant “complete Manchu-Han feast” of the Qing court, these iconic repasts offer glimpses into China’s rich food history. Delving further, the book invites us to partake of lavish banquets immortalized in literature and film, a New Year’s buffet from 1920s Shanghai, a modern delivery menu reflecting the hyperglobal present, and it even offers a peek at the tables of the not-so-distant future. Drawing upon his extensive gastronomic adventures across China, acclaimed historian Thomas David DuBois unravels its ever-changing landscape of culinary trends, revealing why flavors and customs evolved over time. DuBois also recreates dozens of traditional recipes using modern kitchen techniques. Whether indulging in fermented elk or savoring absinthe cocktails, readers embark on an unparalleled odyssey that redefines their perception of Chinese cuisine.

Author : Susan Fanetti
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2022-06-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476646220

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New Frontiers in Popular Romance by Susan Fanetti Pdf

In the twenty-first century, the romance genre has gained a growing academic response, including the creation of the International Association for the Study of Popular Romance. Popular romance has long been so ignored and maligned that seemingly every scholarly work on it opens with a lengthy defense of the genre and its value for academic study. Even the early scholarly works on the genre approach it in ways that, while primarily respectful, make sweeping generalizations about popular romance, its texts, and its readers. This essay collection examines the position of the romance genre in the twenty-first century, and the ways in which romance responds to and influences the culture and community in which it exists. Essays are divided into six sections, which cover the genre's relationship with masculinity, the importance of consent, historical romance, representation, social status and web-based romance fiction.

Author : Chandrika Patel
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-27
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781483433400

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The Taste of British South Asian Theatres: Aesthetics and Production by Chandrika Patel Pdf

The Taste of British South Asian Theatres: Aesthetics and Production offers critical analysis of eight British Asian performances, using an east-west approach of references and theories, the latter including the Rasa theory of the Natyashastra, Brecht's Gestus and semiotics, making a striking contribution to the understanding of one of the most outstanding examples of diasporic artistic activity in recent history. With illustrations, the productions discussed are The Marriage of Figaro (Tara Arts), Curry Tales (Rasa Productions), Mr Quiver: intimate (Rajni Shah), Rafta, Rafta...(National Theatre), Nowhere to Belong: Tales of an Extravagant Stranger (RSC/Tara Arts), A Fine Balance (Tamasha), Deadeye (Kali Theatre) and the Gujarati play Lottery Lottery (Shivam Theatre). "In the search for new models of criticism, Patel's study of eight performances has advanced a subtle recipe that provides a new resource for diaspora studies." -Graham Ley Emeritus Professor of Drama & Theory, University of Exeter

Author : Paul L. Heck
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Pess
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780268207342

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Political Theology and Islam by Paul L. Heck Pdf

Paul L. Heck’s Political Theology and Islam offers a sophisticated and comprehensive analysis of sovereignty in Islamic society, beginning with the origins of Islam and extending to the present. This wide-ranging study sets out to answer an unassumingly tricky question: What is politics in Islam? Paul L. Heck’s answer takes the form of a close analysis of sovereignty across Islamic history, approaching this concept from the perspective of political theology. As he illustrates, the history of politics in Islam is best understood as an ongoing struggle for a moral order between those who occupy positions of rulership and religious voices that communicate the ethics of Islam and educate the public in their religious and moral devotions. In this sense, sovereignty in Islam is split between ruling powers and pious communities, whose interactions range from close cooperation to outright competition. Heck shows that it is precisely through these interactions that Islamic conceptions of sovereignty are constructed and negotiated. Political Theology and Islam’s first section spells out the concepts and methods for the study of politics in Islam as a struggle for a moral order, one not only involving varied claims to sovereignty but also a general determination to realize the righteousness of Islam that stands at the heart of the message that the Prophet Muhammad conveyed to his society in seventh-century Arabia. The following sections demonstrate, through examples from both the past and today’s worldwide Muslim community, the diverse ways in which the umma, the community of Muslims, has struggled for a moral order that recalls its prophetic message. Deftly moving in various political theaters and through a wide range of intellectual traditions, Heck’s book will emerge as a touchstone of scholarship in the field of Muslim politics and intellectual thought.

Author : Wolfgang Schivelbusch
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1993-06-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 067974438X

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Tastes of Paradise by Wolfgang Schivelbusch Pdf

From the extravagant use of pepper in the Middle Ages to the Protestant bourgeoisie's love of coffee to the reason why fashionable Europeans stopped sniffing tobacco and starting smoking it, Schivelbusch looks at how the appetite for pleasure transformed the social structure of the Old World. Illustrations.

Author : Carol Stone White
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725257368

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A Taste of Heaven on Earth by Carol Stone White Pdf

A Taste of Heaven on Earth explores the spiritual foundation of the nineteenth-century utopian Oneida Community founded by John Humphrey Noyes, whose members sought purity of heart in all thoughts, words, and activities. Following graduation from college with honors, Noyes studied at two theological seminaries, opening his heart to receive God. He discovered the Holy Spirit as our ever-present teacher, revealing the wisdom and experiences of Christ, and that the purpose of human life is preparing the heart to hear this Internal Teacher and implementing its teachings. Spend pleasant hours with many of the nearly three hundred members of Noyes's communities, people of all personalities and proclivities--how they loved and learned, worked and played, prayed and made music, and lived together with openness and harmony. All were married to all in this unique community, showing that a happy marriage may exist between two hundred and fifty as well as two. They practiced enlightened sexuality, learned emotional intelligence and spiritual self-examination, thrived with variety in work, enjoyed lifelong learning, and nurtured all children as their own. Most of all, they practiced openness to God, the only source of lasting joy and contentment.

Author : Joanna Geyer-Kordesch,Donald Smith
Publisher : Luath Press Ltd
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-25
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781910022320

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Why Gardens Matter by Joanna Geyer-Kordesch,Donald Smith Pdf

So many gardening books tell you what to plant and where and when. But how often do they tell you to just sit and enjoy them? And when you do, you can find yourself thinking of things in a different way.With an exceptional academic career in natural history and medicine, writer Joanna Geyer-Kordesch found 'reflection, consolation and healing' in the soothing, healing powers of gardens after suffering from a major stroke. Sharing profound reflections on how gardening has helped her regenerate, Why Gardens Matter is as enlightening as it is inspirational. With contributions from Donald Smith, this is a powerful plea for us to reflect on our gardens and to acknowledge the life-affirming values of our green spaces.

Author : Gulu Ezekiel
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9788184301007

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Cricket and Beyond by Gulu Ezekiel Pdf

Gulu wears his passion on his sleeve and on the numerous TV debates in which we have featured together I have found we are on the same wavelength when it comes to issues and controversies concerning cricket. This book contains an impressive array of Gulu’s articles on a wide range of sports with an emphasis on cricket which is so close to Gulu’s heart. There are numerous articles on the India Premier League in this collection stretching back to its origins and the reader can judge for himself how perceptive Gulu has been on this vexing issue. On this we share common ground and many of our dire predictions on what we both consider a cancer in the game have proved uncannily correct. Besides controversies, there is much to celebrate as well in this anthology and I wish both the book and its author all the best while looking forward to another such collection 20 years down the line! —from the Foreword ofBishan Singh Bedi

Author : John Milton
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 511 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2005-09-15
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781603842259

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Paradise Lost by John Milton Pdf

Paradise Lost remains as challenging and relevant today as it was in the turbulent intellectual and political environment in which it was written. This edition aims to bring the poem as fully alive to a modern reader as it would have been to Milton's contemporaries. It provides a newly edited text of the 1674 edition of the poem--the last of Milton's lifetime--with carefully modernized spelling and punctuation. Marginal glosses define unfamiliar words, and extensive annotations at the foot of the page clarify Milton's syntax and poetics, and explore the range of literary, biblical, and political allusions that point to his major concerns. David Kastan's lively Introduction considers the central interpretative issues raised by the poem, demonstrating how thoroughly it engaged the most vital--and contested--issues of Milton's time, and which reveal themselves as no less vital, and perhaps no less contested, today. The edition also includes an essay on the text, a chronology of major events in Milton's life, and a selected bibliography, as well as the first known biography of Milton, written by Edward Phillips in 1694.

Author : Jack Weatherford
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780735221161

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Genghis Khan and the Quest for God by Jack Weatherford Pdf

A landmark biography by the New York Times bestselling author of Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World that reveals how Genghis harnessed the power of religion to rule the largest empire the world has ever known. Throughout history the world's greatest conquerors have made their mark not just on the battlefield, but in the societies they have transformed. Genghis Khan conquered by arms and bravery, but he ruled by commerce and religion. He created the world's greatest trading network and drastically lowered taxes for merchants, but he knew that if his empire was going to last, he would need something stronger and more binding than trade. He needed religion. And so, unlike the Christian, Taoist and Muslim conquerors who came before him, he gave his subjects freedom of religion. Genghis lived in the 13th century, but he struggled with many of the same problems we face today: How should one balance religious freedom with the need to reign in fanatics? Can one compel rival religions - driven by deep seated hatred--to live together in peace? A celebrated anthropologist whose bestselling Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World radically transformed our understanding of the Mongols and their legacy, Jack Weatherford has spent eighteen years exploring areas of Mongolia closed until the fall of the Soviet Union and researching The Secret History of the Mongols, an astonishing document written in code that was only recently discovered. He pored through archives and found groundbreaking evidence of Genghis's influence on the founding fathers and his essential impact on Thomas Jefferson. Genghis Khan and the Quest for God is a masterpiece of erudition and insight, his most personal and resonant work.

Author : Jules Verne,Charles Dickens,Robert Louis Stevenson,James Fenimore Cooper,Edgar Allan Poe,William Hope Hodgson,Jeffery Farnol,Howard Pyle,Jack London,Arthur Conan Doyle,Richard Le Gallienne,Walter Scott,Frederick Ferdinand Moore,Daniel Defoe,Alexandre Dumas,Charles Ellms,Frederick Marryat,John Masefield,Rafael Sabatini,Harold MacGrath,Joseph Lewis French,Clarence Henry Haring,Harry Collingwood,Stanley Lane-Poole,Charles Boardman Hawes,L. Frank Baum,J. M. Barrie,R. M. Ballantyne,G. A. Henty,J. D. Jerrold Kelley,Stephen W. Meader,J. Allan Dunn,Robert E. Howard,F. Scott Fitzgerald,Ralph D. Paine,Captain Charles Johnson,W. H. G. Kingston,William Macleod Raine,Currey E. Hamilton,John Esquemeling,Percy F.Westerman
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 8480 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547751045

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PIRATE TALES: 80+ Novels, Stories, Legends & History of the True Buccaneers by Jules Verne,Charles Dickens,Robert Louis Stevenson,James Fenimore Cooper,Edgar Allan Poe,William Hope Hodgson,Jeffery Farnol,Howard Pyle,Jack London,Arthur Conan Doyle,Richard Le Gallienne,Walter Scott,Frederick Ferdinand Moore,Daniel Defoe,Alexandre Dumas,Charles Ellms,Frederick Marryat,John Masefield,Rafael Sabatini,Harold MacGrath,Joseph Lewis French,Clarence Henry Haring,Harry Collingwood,Stanley Lane-Poole,Charles Boardman Hawes,L. Frank Baum,J. M. Barrie,R. M. Ballantyne,G. A. Henty,J. D. Jerrold Kelley,Stephen W. Meader,J. Allan Dunn,Robert E. Howard,F. Scott Fitzgerald,Ralph D. Paine,Captain Charles Johnson,W. H. G. Kingston,William Macleod Raine,Currey E. Hamilton,John Esquemeling,Percy F.Westerman Pdf

Come along on a great pirate adventure with hand-picked literary classics and true stories about the legendary outlaws: History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates (Captain Charles Johnson) The Book of Buried Treasure The Pirates' Own Book Treasure Island (R. L. Stevenson) Captain Blood (Rafael Sabatini) Sea Hawk (Sabatini) Blackbeard: Buccaneer (R. D. Paine) Pieces of Eight (Le Gallienne) Captain Singleton (Defoe) Gold-Bug (Edgar Allan Poe) Hearts of Three (Jack London) The Dark Frigate (C. B. Hawes) Isle of Pirate's Doom (Robert E. Howard) Swords of Red Brotherhood (Howard) Queen of Black Coast (Howard) Black Vulmea (Howard) Afloat and Ashore (James F. Cooper) Homeward Bound (Cooper) Red Rover (Cooper) Facing the Flag (Jules Verne) Pirate Gow (Daniel Defoe) The King of Pirates (Defoe) The Pirate (Walter Scott) Rose of Paradise (Howard Pyle) Captain Sharkey (Arthur Conan Doyle) The Pirate (Frederick Marryat) Three Cutters (Marryat) Madman and the Pirate (R. M. Ballantyne) The Offshore Pirate (F. Scott Fitzgerald) Martin Conisby's Vengeance (J. Farnol) Coral Island (Ballantyne) Pirate of Panama (W. M. Raine) Under the Waves (Ballantyne) Pirate City (Ballantyne) Gascoyne (Ballantyne) Captain Boldheart (Dickens) The Ways of the Buccaneers (J. Masefield) Master Key (L. Frank Baum) Black Bartlemy's Treasure (J. Farnol) A Man to His Mate (J. Allan Dunn) Tales of the Fish Patrol (Jack London) Barbarossa—King of the Corsairs (E. H. Currey) Robinson Crusoe (Defoe) Jim Davis (J. Masefield) Peter Pan and Wendy (J. M. Barrie) Mysterious Island (Jules Verne) Count of Monte Cristo (Dumas) Ghost Pirates (W. H. Hodgson) The Pagan Madonna (H. MacGrath) A Pirate of the Caribbees (H. Collingwood) The Pirate Island (H. Collingwood) The Devil's Admiral (F. F. Moore) The Pirate of the Mediterranean (W. H. G. Kingston) The Black Buccaneer (Stephen W. Meader) The Third Officer (P. Westerman) Narrative of the Capture of the Ship Derby ...