Download or read book Accidental Incest Filial Cannibalism and Other Peculiar Encounters in Late Imperial Chinese Literature written by Tina Lu and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Described as “all under Heaven,” the Chinese empire might have extended infinitely, covering all worlds and cultures. That ideology might have been convenient for the state, but what did late imperial people really think about the scope and limits of the human community? Writers of late imperial fiction and drama were, the author argues, deeply engaged with questions about the nature of the Chinese empire and of the human community. Fiction and drama repeatedly pose questions concerning relations both among people and between people and their possessions: What ties individuals together, whether permanently or temporarily? When can ownership be transferred, and when does an object define its owner? What transforms individual families or couples into a society? Tina Lu traces how these political questions were addressed in fiction through extreme situations: husbands and wives torn apart in periods of political upheaval, families so disrupted that incestuous encounters become inevitable, times so desperate that people have to sell themselves to be eaten.
Download or read book Accidental Encounters written by George Friesen and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2018-06-20 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Dave Bigelow, an attorney in New York who is on a cruise in the Aegean Sea, innocently relates a story to a woman, a friend of a friend whom he is meeting for the first time, and finds himself entangled in a murder case involving one of Turkeys leading companies and the highest levels of the Turkish government. A few weeks later, on a business trip to Mexico City, he unexpectedly encounters his estranged brother in a restaurant. His brother is secretive about his reason for being in the Mexican capital. Daves attempt to help him backfires, leading to their captivity by a Mexican drug gang whose identity is unclear. Are these apparently random events linked? One clue is the mysterious Turkish businessman who shares their captivity and who has become an overnight celebrity when a rival gang seizes a wedding party at a cathedral to bargain for his release. They threaten to execute a hostage for every day that passes without the Turks release. The lives of many people, including Daves, hang in the balance. His orderly life working on an antimoney laundering assignment for the Department of Justice has spun out of control.
Download or read book Accidental Encounters with History and Some Lessons Learned written by Lincoln P. Bloomfield and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a linked series of highly personal essays on foreign affairs and the world scene, Lincoln Bloomfield draws on his extraordinary career during the past half century.
Download or read book Accidental Brothers written by Nancy L. Segal and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A unique window into human behavior and development." —Steven Pinker The riveting story of two sets of identical twins separated at birth and improbably reunited as adults, a dream case for exploring nature and nurture. Accidental Brothers tells the unique story of two sets of identical Colombian twin brothers who discovered at age 25 that they were mistakenly raised as fraternal twins—when they were not even biological brothers. Due to an oversight that presumably occurred in the hospital nursery, one twin in each pair was switched with a twin in the other pair. The result was two sets of unrelated “fraternal” twins—Jorge and Carlos, who were raised in the lively city of Bogotá; and William and Wilber, who were raised in the remote rural village of La Paz, 150 miles away. Their parents and siblings were aware of the enormous physical and behavioral differences between the members of each set, but never doubted that the two belonged in their biological families. Everyone’s life unraveled when one of the twins—William—was mistaken by a young woman for his real identical twin, Jorge. Her “discovery” led to the truth—that the alleged twins were not twins at all, but rather unrelated individuals who ended up with the wrong families. Blending great science and human interest, Accidental Brothers by Nancy L. Segal and Yesika S. Montoya will inform and entertain anyone interested in how twin studies illuminate the origins of human behavior, as well as mother-infant identification and the chance events that can have profound consequences on our lives.
Download or read book Poetry and Repetition written by Krystyna Mazur and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-06-02 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The work of Walt Whitman, Wallace Stevens and John Ashbery is analysed in order to discern the patterns which may operate across a broad range of examples, as well as to consider the variety of ways repetition can structure a poetic text.
Download or read book Accidental Love on Meadow Cove Lane written by Karice Bolton and published by Karice Bolton. This book was released on 2017-01-23 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Dakota attends her ex-boyfriend's wedding, she never expects to fall for one of the handsome guests. She also doesn't plan on the sexy stranger making every part of her tingle with anticipation for when she can next see him. It isn't until Dakota learns who this sexy stranger really is that her world turns right-side-up and wrong-side-down, and she wonders if she should really tempt fate. She could lose everything dear to her if she screws up this new relationship. But as the attraction grows between them, they never expect the very thing that brought them together to tear them apart. Sometimes when worlds collide they were never meant to be together.
Download or read book The Palgrave Handbook of Dark Tourism Studies written by Philip R. Stone and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-02-20 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook is the definitive reference text for the study of ‘dark tourism’, the contemporary commodification of death within international visitor economies. Shining a light on dark tourism and visitor sites of death or disaster allows us to better understand issues of global tourism mobilities, tourist experiences, the co-creation of touristic meaning, and ‘difficult heritage’ processes and practices. Adopting multidisciplinary perspectives from authors representing every continent, the book combines ‘real-world’ viewpoints from both industry and the media with conceptual underpinning, and offers comprehensive and grounded perspectives of ‘heritage that hurts’. The handbook adopts a progressive and thematic approach, including critical accounts of dark tourism history, dark tourism philosophy and theory, dark tourism in society and culture, dark tourism and heritage landscapes, the ‘dark tourist’ experience, and the business of dark tourism. The Palgrave Handbook of Dark Tourism Studies will appeal to students and scholars with an interest in aspects of memorialisation and morality in sociology, death studies, history, geography, cultural studies, philosophy, psychology, business management, museology and heritage tourism studies, politics, religious studies, and anthropology.
Download or read book Deadly Dances in the Bornean Rainforest written by Rajindra K. Puri and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-07-18 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For two years Rajindra Puri lived and hunted with the Penan Benalui people in the rainforest of eastern Borneo in Indonesia. Here he reports on Penan hunting techniques, the knowledge required to be a successful hunter, and the significance of hunting for Penan communities. A hunt offers the opportunity for younger Penan to learn crucial survival skills, knowledge of the environment, local geography, genealogy, history, and beliefs and values. Songs and stories recount hunting adventures and legends, while ceremonial dances demonstrate the coordination and agility required of the expert hunter. The author makes a case for using active participant-observation, in conjunction with standard ethnobiological research methods, for documenting non-verbal knowledge. Included here are 21 months of hunting records and comprehensive appendices on game species and ethnobiological data. This work will be useful to anthropologists, conservation biologists, and those interested in Indonesian ethnobiology.
Download or read book Teaching and Learning Secondary Science written by Jerry Wellington and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-01-31 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive and critical guide for new and experienced teachers on the teaching and learning of science. It combines an overview of current research with an account of curriculum changes to provide a valuable and practical guide to the business of classroom teaching.
Download or read book Secondary Science written by Jerry J. Wellington and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this practical resource for teachers in training and their mentors, Jerry Wellington addresses some of the major questions on every aspect of science teaching including: * Planning * Differentiation * Assessment, including the assessment of practical work and investigations * Practical work * Problem solving and investigations * IT in science teaching * Handling sensitive issues, e.g. sex education * Building on children's prior learning Throughout, practical guidance is accompanied by suggestions for discussion, activities for individual and group use and annotated lists of further reading aimed at helping the reader to build up a personal approach to the teaching of the subject. Students will also be helped by the glossaries of specialist terminology and by the references to National Curriculum attainment targets at every point in the book.
Download or read book Types and Motifs of the Judeo Spanish Folktales RLE Folklore written by Reginetta Haboucha and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-02-25 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monumental book, first published in 1992, represents a major contribution to Sephardic and Hispanic studies as well as to comparative folklore scholarship in a worldwide perspective. After many years of fieldwork and extensive archival investigations in Spain, Israel and the United States, the author has brought together and analysed a massive body of primary sources. This is the first collection of Sephardic narratives offered to the English-speaking reader, and constitutes an important addition to the understanding of Sephardic cultural tradition.
Download or read book Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Lacan But Were Afraid to Ask Hitchcock written by Slavoj Zizek and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2010-08-03 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contributors bring to bear an unrivaled enthusiasm and theoretical sweep on the entire Hitchcock oeuvre, analyzing movies such as Rear Window and Psycho. Starting from the premise that ‘everything has meaning,’ the authors examine the films’ ostensible narrative content and formal procedures to discover a rich proliferation of hidden ideological and psychic mechanisms. But Hitchcock is also a bait to lure the reader into a serious Marxist and Lacanian exploration of the construction of meaning. An extraordinary landmark in Hitchcock studies, this new edition features a brand-new essay by philosopher Slavoj Žižek, presenter of Sophie Fiennes’s three-part documentary The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema.
Download or read book Through the Flames How Fire Shaped Humanity written by ChatStick Team and published by ChatStick Team. This book was released on 2023-11-13 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on a Fascinating Journey with "Through the Flames: How Fire Shaped Humanity" - A Story of Fire's Power to Create, Transform, and Inspire! Discover the extraordinary story of humanity's oldest ally—fire. In this enthralling eBook, "Through the Flames: How Fire Shaped Humanity," we explore the profound impact that fire has had on the evolution of human civilization. From the very spark that ignited our ancient world, fire has been a tool for survival, a means to power, and a symbol of enlightenment. 🔥 The Discovery That Changed Everything Journey back to the beginning, where the discovery of fire illuminated the path of evolution, warming the cold, warding off darkness, and cooking the first meals that nourished the growth of the human brain. 🛠️ Fire as the First Tool Learn how our ancestors harnessed the power of fire, transforming it from a wild, elemental force into a resource for warmth, safety, and community building—a foundation upon which our societies were built. 🍲 A Cultural Hearthstone Feast upon stories of communal cooking and its role in shaping cultures, uniting communities, and sparking the earliest conversations that would fan the flames of language and storytelling. 🏙️ The Architect of Modernity Trace the role of fire in driving industry and innovation, from the heat of the blacksmith's forge to the combustion engines that powered the Industrial Revolution. 🚒 A Delicate Balance As we face the challenges of wildfire and climate change, "Through the Flames" sheds light on modern firefighting and environmental management, ensuring that fire remains a force for good in the natural world. 🌟 Looking to the Future Speculate on the future role of fire, considering its enduring influence and potential to further human progress—from new energy frontiers to the vast expanses of space. "Through the Flames" is more than a book; it's a captivating tale of transformation, resilience, and hope. Author [Author Name] combines meticulous research with a storyteller's flair to illuminate fire's lasting legacy on humanity. ✨ Dive into this illuminating eBook and rediscover fire—not just as a primal element, but as a pivotal character in the ongoing narrative of human progress.
Download or read book The Troublemaker s Teaparty written by Charles Dobson and published by New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2003-06-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wholesome manual for raising hell!
Download or read book Cosmopatriots written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-06-29 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume analyzes mediated articulations of “cosmopatriotism” in East and South-East Asian popular cultures and arts. Cosmopatriots navigate between a loyalty to the home country and a sense of longing for and belonging to the world. Rather than searching for the truly globalized cosmopolitans, the authors of this collection look for the postcolonial, rooted cosmopolitans who insist on thinking and feeling simultaneously beyond and within the nation. The cultural sites they discuss include Hong Kong, Indonesia, China, Singapore, the United States, South Korea and Australia. They show how media from both sides of the arbitrary divide between high art and popular culture – including film, literature, the fine arts, radio, music, television and mobile phones – function as vehicles for the creation and expression of, or reflection upon, intersections between patriotism and cosmopolitanism.
Download or read book Coworking Atmospheres written by Alexandra Bernhardt and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-07-07 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study by Alexandra Bernhardt deals with coworking spaces and their atmospheres. In addition to a comprehensive consideration of the role of atmospheres, the special significance of community in the context of these work spaces is examined in more detail. Two case studies in urban coworking spaces form the core of the investigation, following a qualitative research design oriented towards ethnography and a plurality of methods. In the context of the analysis, on the one hand, what constitutes coworking in everyday life and thus the new communality at work is considered: relevant practices and rituals, spatial arrangements and atmospheres are elaborated in their composition. On the other hand, coworkers, their spatial actions, and the attitudes associated with them come into closer focus: It is shown how users access coworking spaces as work and community spaces and what role atmospheres play. In addition, social entities are highlighted that are taken up by coworkers in relation to their coworking space and that help shape everyday coworking space life. Tensions that arise from the coexistence of community and service logic are also uncovered, and how they are dealt with is examined in more detail.
Download or read book The Essential Cult TV Reader written by David Lavery and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Essential Cult TV Reader is a collection of insightful essays that examine television shows that amass engaged, active fan bases by employing an imaginative approach to programming. Once defined by limited viewership, cult TV has developed its own identity, with some shows gaining large, mainstream audiences. By exploring the defining characteristics of cult TV, The Essential Cult TV Reader traces the development of this once obscure form and explains how cult TV achieved its current status as legitimate television. The essays explore a wide range of cult programs, from early shows such as Star Trek, The Avengers, Dark Shadows, and The Twilight Zone to popular contemporary shows such as Lost, Dexter, and 24, addressing the cultural context that allowed the development of the phenomenon. The contributors investigate the obligations of cult series to their fans, the relationship of camp and cult, the effects of DVD releases and the Internet, and the globalization of cult TV. The Essential Cult TV Reader answers many of the questions surrounding the form while revealing emerging debates on its future.
