Wombs Of Empire

Author : Sujin Lee
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781503637016

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Wombs of Empire by Sujin Lee Pdf

Japan's contemporary struggle with low fertility rates is a well-known issue, as are the country's efforts to bolster their population in order to address attendant socioeconomic challenges. However, though this anxiety about and discourse around population is thought of as relatively recent phenomenon, government and medical intervention in reproduction and fertility are hardly new in Japan. The "population problem (jinko mondai)" became a buzzword in the country over a century ago, in the 1910s, with a growing call among Japanese social scientists and social reformers to solve what were seen as existential demographic issues. In this book, Sujin Lee traces the trajectory of population discourses in interwar and wartime Japan, and positions them as critical sites where competing visions of modernity came into tension. Lee destabilizes the essentialized notions of motherhood and population by dissecting gender norms, modern knowledge, and government practices, each of which played a crucial role in valorizing, regulating, and mobilizing women's maternal bodies and responsibilities in the name of population governance. Bringing a feminist perspective and Foucauldian theory to bear on the history of Japan's wartime scientific fascism, Lee shows how anxieties over demographics have undergirded justifications for ethnonationalism and racism, colonialism and imperialism, and gender segregation for much of Japan's modern history.

Author : Prem Poddar
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-21
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780748650972

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Historical Companion to Postcolonial Literatures - Continental Europe and its Empires by Prem Poddar Pdf

The first reference work to provide an integrated and authoritative body of information about the political, cultural and economic contexts of postcolonial literatures that have their provenance in the major European Empires of Belgium, Denmark, France, G

Author : Lawrence D. Longo,Lawrence P. Reynolds
Publisher : Springer
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-12
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783319235677

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Wombs with a View by Lawrence D. Longo,Lawrence P. Reynolds Pdf

The volume provides an archive of some of the most beautiful illustrations ever made of the gravid uterus with fetus and placenta, which will serve future generations of investigators, educators, and students of reproduction. The approximately two hundred figures from over one hundred volumes included are from the late fifteenth through the nineteenth century. For each author whose work is depicted in this volume, we have used the first edition or first illustrated edition. In the commentary, each volume and illustration is placed in its historical perspective, noting both the significance of that image, but also some background on the life and work of the author. For most of the works cited, there are additional references for the reader who may wish to explore these in greater depth. This volume is a unique collection not only of these historical images, but also their place in the development of scientific study.

Author : Sharon Jacob
Publisher : Springer
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137505958

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Reading Mary Alongside Indian Surrogate Mothers by Sharon Jacob Pdf

This book attempts to read the character of Mary in the infancy narratives of Luke and Matthew alongside the lives of experiences of the Indian surrogate mother living a postcolonial India. Reading Mary through these lenses helps us see this mother and her actions in a more ambivalent light, as a mother whose love is both violent and altruistic.

Author : Rebecca York,Carol Berg,Jean Johnson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0425217868

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Elemental Magic by Rebecca York,Carol Berg,Jean Johnson Pdf

The four mystical elements of air, fire, water, and earth come together in a magical anthology of romance, fantasy, and enchantment, featuring a quartet of novellas by four popular authors--Sharon Shinn, Rebecca York, Carol Berg, and Jean Johnson. Original.

Author : Scott Michael Decker
Publisher : Next Chapter
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : PKEY:6610000343829

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The Heir by Scott Michael Decker Pdf

The future of the Empire hangs in the balance. Separated from birth, the Royal Twins have been raised in opposite corners of the empire. Meanwhile, bandits continue to lay waste to the kingdom in their attempt to force the Emperor to relinquish the Northern Imperial Sword. Among them is the Noble Bandit, nemesis of Peasant General Guarding Bear. Tasked with rearing one of the twins, the Peasant General wastes no time in preparing the boy for his destiny of ridding the kingdom of the bandits once and for all. But long-kept secrets are brought to life as the Heir is mistaken for his long-lost brother. As the Heir completes his task, his new rival declares himself Emperor of the northern lands. Their path leads them towards a final confrontation that will forever change the fate of the realm.

Author : Scott Michael Decker
Publisher : Next Chapter
Page : 1378 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-07-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : PKEY:6610000377176

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Fall of the Swords Collection by Scott Michael Decker Pdf

All four books in 'Fall Of The Swords', a series of fantasy novels by Scott Michael Decker, now in one volume! The Peasant: Following a civil war, an empire grapples with the devastating fallout. His conscience heavy, Peasant General Guarding Bear wants to usurp the tyrannical emperor’s throne. But the general’s rivals continue to play games, seeking to avenge their name and reclaim the Northern Imperial Sword. With his reign threatened and no progeny to his name, the Emperor plots to conceive an heir by stealth. Soon, Guarding Bear enters a world of deception, smoke and mirrors, and must decide where his loyalties lie. The Bandit: Tired of lying in wait, the exiled Noble Bandit seizes his chance at revenge. Meanwhile, as the birth of the Royal Twins nears, Peasant General Guarding Bear is repatriated by the Emperor. Fearing for the safety of his heirs, the emperor orders the general to lay siege to his enemy’s fortress. In preparation, the general recruits the aid of a powerful wizard and a skilled young healer – but none of them suspects a traitor in their midst. As loyalties are tested and new alliances made, who will rise above and claim victory as their own? The Heir: The future of the Empire hangs in the balance. Separated from birth, the Royal Twins have been raised in opposite corners of the empire. Meanwhile, bandits continue to lay waste to the kingdom in their attempt to force the Emperor to relinquish the Northern Imperial Sword. Among them is the Noble Bandit, nemesis of Peasant General Guarding Bear. Tasked with rearing one of the twins, the Peasant General wastes no time in preparing the boy for his destiny of ridding the kingdom of the bandits once and for all. But long-kept secrets are brought to life as the Heir is mistaken for his long-lost brother, and his new rival declares himself Emperor of the northern lands. Their path leads them towards a final confrontation that will forever change the fate of the realm. The Emperor: Seeking Sword looks to the south for only one thing: The Northern Imperial Sword, which now lies dormant in the vaults of the Eastern Empire. Without it, Seeking Sword will always be a bandit. And to get it, he'll have to defeat the Heir. Abandoned to bandits as an infant, Seeking Sword has known adversity, but nothing has prepared him to lead a campaign against such an adversary. It isn't the Heir's formidable fighting skills nor his tactical acumen that so dismays the bandit Emperor. It's the beloved devotion of his people.

Author : Jean Johnson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780698152632

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Birthright by Jean Johnson Pdf

From the national bestselling author of the “must-read” (The Best Reviews) Sons of Destiny and Guardians of Destiny novels...a magical novella of an extraordinary journey of profound pleasure and exquisite danger... Who is entitled to the Flame Sea throne? For twin beauties Arasa and Kalasa, the question of their royal birthright has driven them both to find the answer by any means necessary. But to determine the rightful heir means that they must discover who was born first. So begins a legendary pilgrimage for the twins, each accompanied by a man of their most sensual dreams. For Kalasa it’s her devoted fiancé; for Arasa, it’s the handsome sorcerer Elrik. But the legendary odyssey is not without its dangers—for one of them is not at all whom they appear to be, and their true motives are in question. Now, as treachery and desire become one, the truth of the birthright could be as perilous as the very future of the Flame Sea itself. Birthright previously appeared in Elemental Magic Praise for Birthright “Exciting fantasy romance...brimming with sensuality and adventure. [It] illustrates why Johnson is a rising star in the paranormal romance genre.”—Romance Junkies “Ms. Johnson does a wonderful job in holding her audience captive.”—Coffee Time Romance Jean Johnson is the national bestselling author of the Sons of Destiny novels, including The Sword, The Wolf, and The Master, and the Guardians of Destiny series, which includes The Grove and The Tower. She lives in Seattle.

Author : Ezra Choueke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0578588609

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Womb of Diamonds by Ezra Choueke Pdf

In the 1930's Jewish Community of Aleppo, Syria, thirteen-year-old Lucie lives and works beside Muslims, Armenian Christians, and the French military. She fondly relates how chickpeas were used instead of wedding invitations, where their pistachios were dried, indiscreet tales of the bathhouse, the magical properties of the souk, and the tests for her marriage value involving goats and other barometers. When she gets forced into an engagement with a 29 year-old man, she has to decide between family duty and continued poverty. But this true story is not about a victim. Upon her move to Japan in 1936, Lucie is immersed in a new culture and a dynamic international trading business. With the arrival of World War Two, everything she has built is threatened by American bombs, clever spies, Nazi sympathizers, food shortages, and snakes. Lucie finally puts the funny, dramatic stories that she has shared with millions of Japanese people in writing, so we can all benefit from her life experience and learn a little business along the way. In these pages discover... How to efficiently remove the bugs from rationed rice. How "roasting a chicken in its own fat" can help in property management. Why pregnant women with food cravings shouldn't scratch an itch. How to run a profitable black market enterprise. How only a woman can really appreciate an 8 millimeter pearl. How expats honorably left their cheating spouses or untangled friends from difficult relationships. The real reason many young bachelors were sent to Japan to "learn the business."

Author : David Ian Paddy
Publisher : Gylphi Limited
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781780240206

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The Empire's of J. G. Ballard by David Ian Paddy Pdf

J. G. Ballard once declared that the most truly alien planet is Earth and in his science fiction he abandoned the traditional imagery of rocket ships traveling to distant galaxies to address the otherworldliness of this world. The Empires of J. G. Ballard is the first extensive study of Ballard's critical vision of nation and empire, of the political geography of this planet. Paddy examines how Ballard s self-perceived status as an outsider and exile, the Sheppertonian from Shanghai, generated an outlook that celebrated worldliness and condemned parochialism. This book brings to light how Ballard wrestled with notions of national identity and speculated upon the social and psychological implications of the post-war transformation of older models of empire into new imperialisms of consumerism and globalization. Presenting analyses of Ballard s full body of work with its tales of reverse colonization, psychological imperialism, the savagery of civilization, estranged Englishmen abroad and at home, and multinational communities built on crime, The Empires of J. G. Ballard offers a fresh perspective on the fiction of J. G. Ballard. The Empires of J.G. Ballard: An Imagined Geography offers a sustained and highly convincing analysis of the imperial and post-imperial histories and networks that shape and energise Ballard's fictional and non-fictional writings. To what extent can Ballard be considered an international writer? What happens to our understanding of his post-war science fictions when they are opened up to the language and logics of post-colonialism? And what creative and critical roles do the spectres of empire play in Ballard's visions of modernity? Paddy follows these and other fascinating lines of enquiry in a study that is not only essential reading for Ballard students and scholars, but for anyone interested in the intersections of modern and contemporary literature, history and politics. (Jeanette Baxter, Anglia Ruskin University) Shanghai made my father. Arriving in England after WW2, he was a person of the world who d witnessed extremes of human experience, and remained the outsider observing life from his home in Shepperton. 1930s Shanghai, Paris of the East , was a mix of international sophistication and violence, unfettered capitalism and acute poverty, American cars, martinis and Coca Cola, a place marked by death and war. It had a profound influence on my father and his imagination. Dr Paddy s fascinating book explores my father s fiction within an international context and offers a profound reading of a man who always kept his eyes and mind open to the world. (Fay Ballard)

Author : Janice G. Raymond
Publisher : Spinifex Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1875559418

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Women as Wombs by Janice G. Raymond Pdf

Annotation. Renowned scholar and feminist activist, Janice Raymond, delivers a passionate expose and uncovers the alarming ethical, legal and political implications of high-tech biomedical reproductive technologies. She argues that these technologies are neither liberatory nor an issue of reproductive "choice". Rather, they violate the integrity of women's bodies, perpetuate prostitution and an international trafficking in women and children, and are a threat to women's basic human rights. Women As Wombs is a scathing feminist analysis which contributes groundbreaking insights to the raging debate over reproductive technology.

Author : James Hendershot
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781490728070

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Passions by James Hendershot Pdf

Siklsi is now a young man and must protect his family from bloody horrible trials and tribulations ranging from the deep sea into the great heavens. Evil lurches everywhere, only to find their Queen, who is also rooting for this family full of love and passion. The family discovers they are on an adventure in the lands of great mysteries and phenomena. Their joy and comfort forsake them as they are placed into the hands of death, which has no mercy on their loving hearts. Siklsi risks everything by joining an unknown species in saving all that they know. The risk proves a success as he watches those who killed his wives vanish in time. Trouble continues to burden them as some unknown force has altered these Progenitors future generations. They receive a new family member that works with them to save all life, which is now in jeopardy. She in turns helps save other great future leaders of love and passion they stem from this crucial bloodline. This growing family return to their homes and hope to, once again, begin their lives full of love and passion, which now has the scars of hate and pain chained in the dark pits of their past.

Author : Kathleen Gallagher Elkins
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725288478

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Mary, Mother of Martyrs by Kathleen Gallagher Elkins Pdf

The Virgin Mary has been idealized as a self-sacrificing mother throughout Christian history, but she is not the only ancient maternal figure whose story is connected to violent loss. This book examines several ancient representations of mothers and children in contexts of sociopolitical violence, demonstrating that notions of early Christian motherhood, as today, are contextual and produced for various political, social, and ethical reasons. In each chapter, the ancient maternal figure is juxtaposed with an example of contemporary maternal activism to show that maternal self-sacrifice can be understood as strategic, varied, politically charged, and rhetorically flexible.

Author : Elizabeth Jane Bellamy
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : 0801499909

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Translations of Power by Elizabeth Jane Bellamy Pdf

Author : Jason Sanders Harding
Publisher : Jason Sanders Harding
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2024-03-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Beyond the Last Wall by Jason Sanders Harding Pdf

Within the intricate fabric of our perceptions, we sometimes cling to the illusory belief that we have the power to shape the course of events. But is this belief anything more than a fleeting echo in the wind? Does voting for political party colors represent significant participation, or rather a sophisticated dance in the puppetry of the established system? Who truly are the architects behind the curtain directing the symphony of global power? Could it be the cunning elite whose dominion transcends political facades that is behind it all? In this gripping tale, it hints at the possibility that genuine governance rests in the hands of invisible puppeteers who craft a script that many choose to overlook. In a world where injustice reigns like an empire, Cyper, a young man burdened by the weight of inequality, emerges as the linchpin of a plot that will unravel the mysteries of a divided planet. A colossal wall, erected by the northern inhabitants with barbed wires tearing flesh, fractures the land almost entirely. Cyper, our protagonist, unveils in first person the challenges of his life, marked by his attraction to other boys and the adversities of his youth. His odyssey to return to his native continent, escaping the desolation of the north, becomes a journey filled with dangers and discoveries.