Download or read book Tutor to the Dragon Emperor written by Raymond Lamont-Brown and published by Alan Sutton Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frequently likened to Lawrence of Arabia, Sir Reginald Fleming Johnston was a well-travelled scholar and controversial critic of Christian missionary endeavours in China. He was tutor to the last emperor of China & played a vital role in China's history.
Download or read book Bernard Shaw s Bridges to Chinese Culture written by Kay Li and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-10 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the cultural bridges connecting George Bernard Shaw and his contemporaries, such as Charles Dickens and Arthur Miller, to China. Analyzing readings, adaptations, and connections of Shaw in China through the lens of Chinese culture, Li details the negotiations between the focused and culturally specific standpoints of eastern and western culture while also investigating the simultaneously diffused, multi-focal, and comprehensive perspectives that create strategic moments that favor cross-cultural readings. With sources ranging from Shaw's connections with his contemporaries in China to contemporary Chinese films and interpretations of Shaw in the digital space, Li relates the global impact of not only what Chinese lenses can reveal about Shaw's world, but how intercultural and interdisciplinary readings can shed new light on familiar and obscure works alike.
Download or read book Poseidon written by Steven R. Schwankert and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Royal Navy submarine HMS Poseidon sank in collision with a freighter during routine exercises in 1931 off the Chinese coast. Thirty of its fifty-six-man crew scrambled out of the hatches as it went down. Of the twenty-six who remained inside, eight attempted to surface using an early form of diving equipment: five of them made it safely to the surface in the first escape of this kind in submarine history and became heroes. The incident was then forgotten, eclipsed by the greater drama that followed in World War II, until news emerged that, for obscure reasons, the Chinese government had salvaged the wrecked submarine in 1972. This lively account of the Poseidon incident tells the story of the accident and its aftermath, and of the author’s own quest to discover the shipwreck and its hidden history.
Download or read book A Dance with the Dragon written by Julia Boyd and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-02-28 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its fossil hunters and philosophers, diplomats, dropouts, writers and explorers, missionaries and refugees, Peking's foreign community in the early 20th century was as exotic as the city itself. Always a magnet for larger than life individuals, Peking attracted characters as diverse as Reginald Johnston (tutor to the last emperor), Bertrand Russell, Pierre Loti, Rabrindranath Tagore, Sven Hedin, Peter Fleming, Wallis Simpson and Cecil Lewis. The last great capital to remain untouched by the modern world, Peking both entranced and horrified its foreign residents. Ignoring the poverty outside their gates, they danced, played and squabbled among themselves, oblivious to the great political events that were to shape modern China unfolding around them. This is a dazzling portrait of an eclectic foreign community and of China itself.
Download or read book China written by Edward Burman and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2008-06-08 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China: The Stealth Empire asks why it is that China despite its size and once advanced culture and technology did not become a world power centuries ago? Burman traces the answer through Chinese innate sense of superiority which made foreign conquest and trade an irrelevance. This is about to change with the evolution of what is termed the Stealth Empire characterised by world dominance in the production of consumer goods, a growing share of world manufacturing and a strong sense of nationalism. The Chinese believe that they need to do nothing as they evolve by the middle of the century into the dominant world power. Burman's book opens a window onto this history and growing sense of national destiny. It will be essential reading for anyone wanting to understand what is going on in the Stealth Empire.
Download or read book The Do Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor Vol 4 written by Sarasa Nagase and published by Cross Infinite World. This book was released on 2024-05-31 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Friend or Foe? Jill returns to the Kratos Kingdom to receive her family’s approval of her marriage to the Rave Emperor Hadis. But her true motive is actually to prevent the war that happens in the future by negotiating for peace! Awaiting her is the evil mastermind in her previous timeline and her former fiancé, Prince Gerald. Jill’s ecstatic to discover that he unexpectedly wishes for peace, but Hadis isn’t pleased with this arrangement and tries to call off their engagement! “You’re no longer the Dragon Consort.” “That idiot husband has got some nerve!” Jill would never give up on love in her current timeline—the strongest damsel redoes her life her way!
Download or read book The Do Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor Vol 5 written by Sarasa Nagase and published by Cross Infinite World. This book was released on 2024-08-30 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I’ll Do Anything For His Majesty!” Jill’s making the best use of her do-over by studying abroad in the Grand Duchy of Laika to grow as a Dragon Consort. She planned on just studying at a military academy there for a short while, but she ended up becoming a teacher in charge of a class filled with problematic students. And the leader of this class is none other than Hadis’s younger brother! Meanwhile, Emperor Hadis secretly investigates Laika, but Jill and her academy get wrapped up in the ensuing rebellion! She reunites with her husband on the battlefield, but his first words are, “May I ask you to be my opponent, Miss Jill?” Is the strongest damsel in the biggest trouble of her life?!
Download or read book The Scottish Empire written by Michael Fry and published by Birlinn Ltd. This book was released on 2002-02-01 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of Michael Fry's remarkable book charts the involvement of the Scots in the British empire from its earliest days to the end of the twentieth century. It is a tale of dramatic extremes and craggy characters and of a huge range of concerns - from education, evangelism and philanthropy to spying, swindling and drug running. Stories of Scottish regiments on the rampage, cannibalism and other atrocities are contrasted with the deeds of heroic pioneers such as David Livingstone and Mary Slessor. Above all it tells how the British empire came to be dominated and run by the Scots, and how it truly became a Scottish empire. As the empire transformed Scotland beyond recognition, so was the Empire shaped by the Scots - a remarkable achievement from the population of so small a country, which was itself neither nation nor fully province, neither fully colonizer nor fully colonized. Michael Fry's energetic and colourful account is one of the classics of modern Scottish history.
Download or read book International Who s Who of Authors and Writers 2004 written by Europa Publications and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accurate and reliable biographical information essential to anyone interested in the world of literature TheInternational Who's Who of Authors and Writersoffers invaluable information on the personalities and organizations of the literary world, including many up-and-coming writers as well as established names. With over 8,000 entries, this updated edition features: * Concise biographical information on novelists, authors, playwrights, columnists, journalists, editors, and critics * Biographical details of established writers as well as those who have recently risen to prominence * Entries detailing career, works published, literary awards and prizes, membership, and contact addresses where available * An extensive listing of major international literary awards and prizes, and winners of those prizes * A directory of major literary organizations and literary agents * A listing of members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Download or read book Orientalism and Reverse Orientalism in Literature and Film written by Sharmani Patricia Gabriel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-06-18 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acknowledging the significance of Edward Said’s Orientalism for contemporary discourse, the contributors to this volume deconstruct, rearrange, and challenge elements of his thesis, looking at the new conditions and opportunities offered by globalization. What can a renewed or reconceptualized Orientalism teach us about the force and limits of our racial imaginary, specifically in relation to various national contexts? In what ways, for example, considering our greater cross-cultural interaction, have clichés and stereotypes undergone a metamorphosis in contemporary societies and cultures? Theoretically, and empirically, this book offers an expansive range of contexts, comprising the insights, analytical positions, and perspectives of a transnational team of scholars of comparative literature and literary and cultural studies based in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, USA, Singapore, Taiwan, and Turkey. Working with, through and beyond Orientalism, they examine a variety of cultural texts, including the novel, short story, poetry, film, graphic memoir, social thought, and life writing. Making connections across centuries and continents, they articulate cultural representation and discourse through multiple approaches including critical content analysis, historical contextualization, postcolonial theory, gender theory, performativity, intertextuality, and intersectionality. Given its unique approach, this book will be essential reading for scholars of literary theory, film studies and Asian studies, as well as for those with a general interest in postcolonial literature and film.
Download or read book The Do Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor Vol 1 written by Sarasa Nagase and published by Cross Infinite World. This book was released on 2023-03-28 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From The Guillotine To Dragon Consort! Jill is sentenced to death by the crown prince, her fiancé. But just before she dies, she’s sent back in time six years to the party where their engagement had been decided. To avoid this route of ruin, Jill immediately proposes to the person standing behind her…but it’s the man who was her greatest enemy, Emperor Hadis?! Jill knows all about his future descent into evil. She quickly retracts the proposal, but the delighted Hadis takes her back to his castle and makes her a meal. Completely won over by the food, Jill makes a life-changing decision… “I’m going to reform—no, I’m going to make you happy!” It’s time to redo this life with the enemy!
Download or read book The Do Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor Vol 6 written by Sarasa Nagase and published by Cross Infinite World. This book was released on 2024-09-30 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dragon Consort Takes On The Empress’s Palace! Well on her way to redoing her life, Jill returns to the imperial capital. Just when she thinks her wedding preparations with Hadis are going smoothly, the three dukes set a condition for the soon-to-be-married couple. “If you want us to approve of your wedding with the emperor, host the Dragon’s Flower Crown Festival and introduce the Dragon Consort to the citizens!” This festival requires the cooperation of the empresses of the previous emperor, but the ladies treat Jill with scorn, constantly getting in the Dragon Consort’s way. What plan does Jill have to win the favor of these scheming ladies? “You think a Dragon Consort can only be on the receiving end?! Think again, ladies!” “I’m relying on you, dear wife.” For her beloved emperor, she’ll make everyone approve of her!
Download or read book Twilight in the Forbidden City written by Reginald F. Johnston and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-30 with total page 573 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johnson's account of the last years of the Chinese Qing dynasty provides a unique Western perspective on this historic period.
Download or read book Legends of the Dragonrealm written by Richard A. Knaak and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-11-22 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These titles were originally published individually by Warner Books, Inc.
Download or read book The Do Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor Vol 2 written by Sarasa Nagase and published by Cross Infinite World. This book was released on 2023-06-30 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Tomboyish Young Woman And An Emperor Tempted To The Dark Side Dramatically Change The Course Of Their Lives! Jill is a young woman doing her life over again. But when she and her fiancé, Hadis, return to the capital, they find the imperial family’s army waiting for them! After being betrayed by family, can they do nothing to avoid their future of ruin? Yet, Hadis is taking advantage of this and enjoying a life of relaxation… Jill infiltrates the Order of Knights in place of Hadis, who’s exiled from the country, and she learns the true meaning behind him being called the cursed emperor— “I will protect you! You’re not all alone anymore!” We’ll do-over our lives to become a real married couple!
Download or read book The Dragon Republic written by R. F. Kuang and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rin’s story continues in this acclaimed sequel to The Poppy War—an epic fantasy combining the history of twentieth-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters. The war is over. The war has just begun. Three times throughout its history, Nikan has fought for its survival in the bloody Poppy Wars. Though the third battle has just ended, shaman and warrior Rin cannot forget the atrocity she committed to save her people. Now she is on the run from her guilt, the opium addiction that holds her like a vice, and the murderous commands of the fiery Phoenix—the vengeful god who has blessed Rin with her fearsome power. Though she does not want to live, she refuses to die until she avenges the traitorous Empress who betrayed Rin’s homeland to its enemies. Her only hope is to join forces with the powerful Dragon Warlord, who plots to conquer Nikan, unseat the Empress, and create a new republic. But neither the Empress nor the Dragon Warlord are what they seem. The more Rin witnesses, the more she fears her love for Nikan will force her to use the Phoenix’s deadly power once more. Because there is nothing Rin won’t sacrifice to save her country . . . and exact her vengeance.
Download or read book Weird World War China written by Sean Patrick Hazlett and published by Baen Books. This book was released on 2024-01-02 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the United States and China clash, the world will never be the same, especially when forces beyond reality threaten to intervene. What if the United States went to war with the People’s Republic of China? How would these rivals fight for supremacy on land, sea, air, and across the stochastic streams of time? What wonder weapons would be unleashed? What horrors would emerge from the eradiated sludge of the South China Sea? What heroes would rise and forever change the course of history? Tread into the deepest and darkest dimensions of the multiverse, gaze through a kaleidoscope of fractured realities, and bear witness to the disturbing visions of World War III from today’s greatest minds in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Stories by: Larry Correia, Steve Diamond, David Drake, Nick Mamatas, Brian Trent, Martin L. Shoemaker, Blaine L. Pardoe, Kevin Andrew Murphy, Julian Michael Carver, D.J. Butler, David J. West, Sean Patrick Hazlett, Deborah A. Wolf, Stephen Lawson, Erica L. Satifka, Rob McMonigal, Brenda Clough, Kevin Ikenberry, Brad R. Torgersen, T.C. McCarthy, Nadia Bulkin, Freddy Costello, and Michael Z. Williamson.
