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Picturing Japaneseness

Monumental Style, National Identity, Japanese Film

By: Darrell William Davis

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Picturing Japaneseness

Monumental Style, National Identity, Japanese Film

By: Darrell William Davis

Explores the role of 1930s Japanese cinema in the construction of a national identity and in the larger context of Japan's encounter-and struggle-with the West and modernity. Davis lends a new perspective to such celebrated films as Gate of Hell, Kagemusha, and Ran.

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Columbia University Press

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0231102313

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9780231102315

Taiwan Film Directors

A Treasure Island

By: Emilie Yueh-yu Yeh,Darrell William Davis

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A Treasure Island

By: Emilie Yueh-yu Yeh,Darrell William Davis

The year 2003 marked the fiftieth anniversary of James Watson's and Francis Crick's discovery of the structure of DNA, which began a revolution in the biological sciences and radically altered the way humans view life and themselves. In this poetic account Erwin Fleissner, an eminent cancer researcher and teacher, offers a personal and professional reflection on the most significant developments in molecular genetics and cell biology over the past fifty years. Vital Harmonies is a sweeping look at these crucial scientific advances and an insider's perspective on what scientists have actually learned from them. Contrasting the humanistic side of scientific research with more deterministic or "mechanical" explanations of life processes, Fleissner discusses everything from natural selection to the tradition of rational inquiry stemming from the Enlightenment. He goes on to describe the structures of macromolecules and their "organizing" principles as well as cancer genes, stem cells, and the Human Genome Project. He also explores neuronal cells and the emergence of consciousness and how biological evolution is the foundation of our personal reality as well as our global responsibility. Fleissner asserts that scientific investigations cannot negate our essential "humanness" nor should the public fear them. Taking an optimistic perspective, he argues that a deeper knowledge of ourselves as biological entities will provide us, ultimately, with greater health, serenity, and self-knowledge. Vital Harmonies gives readers, whatever their background, an engaging analysis of some of the most important questions facing humanity today.

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Columbia University Press

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0231128983

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9780231128988

The Army of the Potomac

Order of Battle, 1861-1865, with Commanders, Strengths, Losses and More

By: Darrell L. Collins

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The Army of the Potomac

Order of Battle, 1861-1865, with Commanders, Strengths, Losses and More

By: Darrell L. Collins

The Army of the Potomac fought in numerous battles, large and small, during the Civil War. This reference work compiles information from the Official Records to give a complete look at the numbers behind every battle and major campaign the Army of the Potomac participated in. Organized chronologically by battle, the numbers are broken down by corps, divisions, brigades and regiments. The data include commander's names down to the regimental level, unit strengths, casualties and losses. Indexed by commanders and by units.

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335

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McFarland

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0786473460

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9780786473465

African Americans and American Indians in the Revolutionary War

By: Jack Darrell Crowder

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African Americans and American Indians in the Revolutionary War

By: Jack Darrell Crowder

At the time of the Revolutionary War, a fifth of the Colonial population was African American. By 1779, 15 percent of the Continental Army were former slaves, while the Navy recruited both free men and slaves. More than 5000 black Americans fought for independence in an integrated military--it would be the last until the Korean War. The majority of Indian tribes sided with the British yet some Native Americans rallied to the American cause and suffered heavy losses. Of 26 Wampanoag enlistees from the small town of Mashpee on Cape Cod, only one came home. Half of the Pequots who went to war did not survive. Mohegans John and Samuel Ashbow fought at Bunker Hill. Samuel was killed there--the first Native American to die in the Revolution. This history recounts the sacrifices made by forgotten people of color to gain independence for the people who enslaved and extirpated them.

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218

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McFarland

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1476676720

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9781476676722

Taiwan Film Directors

A Treasure Island

By: Emilie Yueh-yu Yeh,Darrell William Davis

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Taiwan Film Directors

A Treasure Island

By: Emilie Yueh-yu Yeh,Darrell William Davis

Focusing on the work of four contemporary filmmakers—Ang Lee, Edward Yang, Hou Hsiao-hsien, and Tsai Ming-liang—the authors explore how these filmmakers broke from tradition, creating a cinema that is both personal and insistent on examining Taiwan's complex history. Featuring stills, anecdotes, and close readings of films, the authors consider the influence of Hong Kong and martial arts films, directors' experiments with autobiography, the shifting fortunes of the Taiwanese film industry, and Taiwan cinema in the context of international cinema's aesthetics and business practices.

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Columbia University Press

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0231502990

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9780231502993

Creative Programming Ideas for Junior High Ministry

By: Steve Dickie,Darrell Pearson

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Creative Programming Ideas for Junior High Ministry

By: Steve Dickie,Darrell Pearson

Gives ideas for Sunday school, youth meetings, small groups, camps, retreats, and service projects. Dickie and Pearson help readers to a better understanding of children, how to handle roadblocks to creative programming and how to tap into the reader's own creative abilities.

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Zondervan Publishing Company

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0310541514

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9780310541516

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Picturing Japaneseness

Picturing Japaneseness

Taiwan Film Directors

Taiwan Film Directors

The Army of the Potomac

The Army of the Potomac

African Americans and American Indians in the Revolutionary War

African Americans and American Indians in the Revolutionary War

Taiwan Film Directors

Taiwan Film Directors

Creative Programming Ideas for Junior High Ministry

Creative Programming Ideas for Junior High Ministry

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