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Modernism and the Nativist Resistance

Contemporary Chinese Fiction from Taiwan

By: Sung-sheng Yvonne Chang

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Modernism and the Nativist Resistance

Contemporary Chinese Fiction from Taiwan

By: Sung-sheng Yvonne Chang

The first comprehensive English-language study of literary trends in the fiction of Taiwan over the last forty years, this pioneering work explores a rich tradition of literary Modernism in its shifting relationship with Chinese politics and culture. Situating her subject in its historical context, Sung-sheng Yvonne Chang traces the connection between Taiwan's Modernists and the liberal scholars of pre-Communist China. She discusses the Modernists' ambivalent relationship with contemporary Taiwan's conservative culture, and provides a detailed critical survey of the strife between the Modernists and the socialistically inclined, anti-Western Nativists. Chang's approach is comprehensive, combining Chinese and comparative perspectives. Employing the critical insights of Raymond Williams, Peter Burger, M. M. Bahktin, and Fredric Jameson, she investigates the complex issues involved in Chinese writers' appropriation of avant-gardism, aestheticism, and various other Western literary concepts and techniques. Within this framework, Chang offers original, challenging interpretations of major works by the best-known Chinese Modernists from Taiwan. As an intensive introduction to a literature of considerable quality and impact, and as a case study of the global spread of Western literary Modernism, this book will be of great interest to students of Chinese and comparative literature, and to those who wish to understand the broad patterns of twentieth-century literary history.

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256

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Duke University Press

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0822382598

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9780822382591

Cultivate in the City

Volume 3

By: Feng Sheng

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Cultivate in the City

Volume 3

By: Feng Sheng

In this golden age, the monks had gradually disappeared from the eyes of the world, leaving behind only a few legends.In order to trace the traces of the Dao, he walked on this marvelous road by himself. Along with his tracks, all kinds of monks and all kinds of mystical abilities gradually appeared before his eyes ...

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936

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Funstory

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164759359X

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9781647593599

The Plum in the Golden Vase Or, Chin P'ing Mei, Volume Three

The Aphrodisiac

By: Hsiao Hsiao Sheng

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The Plum in the Golden Vase Or, Chin P'ing Mei, Volume Three

The Aphrodisiac

By: Hsiao Hsiao Sheng

A five-volume translation of the classic sixteenth-century Chinese novel on the domestic life of a corrupt merchant

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794

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Princeton University Press

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0691150184

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9780691150185

My Stunning Female Boss

Volume 5

By: Sheng Xiudedouhao

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My Stunning Female Boss

Volume 5

By: Sheng Xiudedouhao

He used to be an obscure little clerk. Even if he worked diligently every day, he was still oppressed by his boss and despised by the beloved girl. How sad such a life was, he resigned angrily.After resigning, he accidentally obtained a program, which was implanted in his brain. From then on, he was like an artificial recognizer. Any wrong code could be recognized and corrected.With a super ability to work, he went smoothly in his new job. Even the boss of the beautiful woman showed him frequently. The sad life in the past is gone forever!☆About the Author☆The rusty comma, an excellent online novelist, is good at writing urban romance novels. Her representative works are: Soul Pawn Shop and so on. Her novels have rich plots and distinctive personality characteristics, which are deeply loved by everyone.

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897

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Funstory

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1647621410

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9781647621414

Rich Husband and Revenging Wife

Volume 1

By: Sheng Gongni

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Rich Husband and Revenging Wife

Volume 1

By: Sheng Gongni

He wanted to obtain his own starlight in this bustling city. This was the dream of everyone, when they were strolling along the streets, to help out a rich second generation, then gaining the favor of a rich second generation, the two of them became brothers, then because of Bu Qingyun's talent, the rich second generation's sister, Ru Hua, became like jade, the man hoped to be together with such a woman, thus they got married together, obtained their own company, but the desire of the man was ignited by the other woman, he could not follow the rules of responsibility, after the divorce, the mistress felt extreme sorrow, and after the relationship with the man, the two would end up as enemies.

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449

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Funstory

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1647960584

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9781647960582

Almighty Pretending System

Volume 10

By: Sheng HuaMiaoBi

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Almighty Pretending System

Volume 10

By: Sheng HuaMiaoBi

The beautiful lady shouted angrily, "Zhou Xiaofei, are you going to die if you don't act tough?" Zhou Xiaofei said helplessly, "How did you know?" If I don't act tough, I really will die! " Zhou Xiaofei, who had suffered a car accident, was given a new lease on life after receiving a darn system that required acting tough to acquire all sorts of skills. From then on, Zhou Xiaofei was either pretending to be strong or he was pretending to be strong ...

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1060

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Funstory

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1649557108

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9781649557100

Chinese Transformation of Buddhism

By: Kenneth Kuan Sheng Ch'en

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Chinese Transformation of Buddhism

By: Kenneth Kuan Sheng Ch'en

When Buddhism was introduced into China at about the beginning of the Christian era, the Chinese were captivated at first by its overpowering world view. Consequently, Buddhism in China has usually been discussed in terms of the Indianization of Chinese life and thought, but Kenneth Ch'en shows that as Indian ideas were gaining ground the Chinese were choosing among them and modifying them to fit their situation. To demonstrate how the Chinese transformed Buddhism the author investigates its role in the ethical, political, literary, educational, and social life of the Chinese. Buddhism was able to gain a wide following by accommodating itself to Chinese ethical practices. The Buddhist monastic community submitted to the jurisdiction of the state and the monasteries also became integrated into the economic life of the empire through their ownership of land and their operation of industrial and commercial enterprises. Through an analysis of the work of a representative Chinese poet the author reveals the ways in which Buddhism came to be reflected in the literary life of China. Finally, he explores the methods used by the Buddhists to popularize their religion. Originally published in 1973. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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356

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Princeton University Press

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0691646155

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9780691646152

Much Troubled Alliance, The: Us-china Military Cooperation During The Pacific War, 1941-1945

By: Hsi-sheng Ch'i

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Much Troubled Alliance, The: Us-china Military Cooperation During The Pacific War, 1941-1945

By: Hsi-sheng Ch'i

The topics of World War II and US-China relationship have been of much interest to academics and general public alike. This book challenges the conventional wisdom that has been produced on the topics over the past 50 years and offers the readers a new and balanced treatment of the topics. The scope of this book covers all the major political-military events from the Pearl Harbor attack in December 1941 to the victory over Japan in August 1945.The scholarship in this subject area has long suffered from one serious flaw, i.e., unbalanced treatment. Although the leading works in the English language have aspired to conform to high professional standards, their intrinsic limitation is that they have only consulted English language materials, but have virtually failed to consult Chinese language materials. This phenomenon is unsatisfactory since wartime US-China alliance was a highly complicated 'bilateral' relationship which can only be adequately narrated and analyzed by taking into account both countries' data and perspectives. This book addresses this glaring deficiency by employing a large amount of original Chinese source materials, but also by discovering a considerable amount of new English language materials as well as subjecting other often-used English materials to a close scrutiny.This book enables the readers to take a completely fresh look at that important period of US-China relations.

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790

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World Scientific

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9814641855

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9789814641852

A History of Chinese Buddhist Faith and Life

By: Kai Sheng

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A History of Chinese Buddhist Faith and Life

By: Kai Sheng

This book is a study of the formation and the practice of Buddhist canons and an attempt to present as fully as possible the panorama of Chinese Buddhist faith. The book uses textual and archaeological sources, including Dunhuang texts, and adopts multiple perspectives such as textual evidence, historical circumstances, social life, as well as the intellectual background at the time.

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606

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BRILL

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9004431772

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9789004431775

Home Schooling in China

Culture, Religion, Politics, and Gender

By: Xiaoming Sheng

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Home Schooling in China

Culture, Religion, Politics, and Gender

By: Xiaoming Sheng

Home Schooling in China seeks to provide a better understanding of the social movement of home schooling in China. In this book, the author addresses several major themes of home education, including marketization, social stratification, culture, religion, Confucianism, gender policy, gender, and home schooling. This book draws a broad attention to the in-depth information to the relationship of marketisation, social stratification, and home education in China. It offers an implication for a better understanding not only for influences of religion (e.g. Christianity) but also the effects of Confucianism on the growth of home education in China. With a strong theoretical foundation, the book comprehensively untangles the key possible factors that shape China’s social movement of home education. The book offers a background on theories and research methodology, as well as reports on empirical studies that analyse the influences of marketisation on home schooling, social stratification, and the development of home schooling. This book is ideal reading for academics, researchers, and postgraduate students in the fields of Confucianism, social class, gender, and education in China.

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190

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Routledge

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0429536240

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9780429536243

A Pale Skin: A Collection of Short Stories

By: John Sheng

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A Pale Skin: A Collection of Short Stories

By: John Sheng

Do you like thrilling tales of romance, intrigue and moral dilemmas? Does the intricacy of Chinese culture fascinate you? Welcome to A Pale Skin where traditional Chinese values take on modern beliefs, often with catastrophic consequences. A greedy businessman who will do anything and harm anyone for success; an ill-fated musician whose destiny is dictated by the man she will marry; a young girl sold into a violent marriage by her own father and a thief so desperate in the pursuit of wealth that he accidently causes the death of a young girl. Every character pays a price for greed, lust, anger and jealousy; at their own hand or somebody else's. With stories about love, death, violence and lies, A Pale Skin will question your beliefs about honesty, love, death and life itself.

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285

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novum pro Verlag

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3990487213

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9783990487211

Debutantes

Volume 1

By: Er Sheng

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Debutantes

Volume 1

By: Er Sheng

In order to live a better life, women are often forced by their own will. In order to become the city's top celebrity, I had to go from an honest bargain to a noble garbage.

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Funstory

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1647815444

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9781647815448

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Modernism and the Nativist Resistance

Modernism and the Nativist Resistance

Cultivate in the City

Cultivate in the City

The Plum in the Golden Vase Or, Chin P'ing Mei, Volume Three

The Plum in the Golden Vase Or, Chin P'ing Mei, Volume Three

My Stunning Female Boss

My Stunning Female Boss

Rich Husband and Revenging Wife

Rich Husband and Revenging Wife

Almighty Pretending System

Almighty Pretending System

Chinese Transformation of Buddhism

Chinese Transformation of Buddhism

Much Troubled Alliance, The: Us-china Military Cooperation During The Pacific War, 1941-1945

Much Troubled Alliance, The: Us-china Military Cooperation During The Pacific War, 1941-1945

A History of Chinese Buddhist Faith and Life

A History of Chinese Buddhist Faith and Life

Home Schooling in China

Home Schooling in China

A Pale Skin: A Collection of Short Stories

A Pale Skin: A Collection of Short Stories

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