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English Journeys:

National and Cultural Identity in 1930s and 1940s England
Peter Lowe
ISBN13: 9781604978131
Date: 08-Jun-12

This book is concerned with the period in which the discussion of English identity assumed such importance because it could not be assumed that the nation itself would survive. The debate over the country’s identity, structure, and future direction was very real, and many of the issues it stimulated are very much a part of the ongoing discussion of England’s identity today. As such, this book is a valuable addition to collections in literature and history. Read More..

Existentialism, Film Noir, and Hard-Boiled Fiction

Stephen Faison
ISBN13: 9781604975734
Date: 28-Nov-08

Faison effectively challenges the frequent assertion that the intellectual and creative sources of film noir are to be found in European thinkers and movements, and establishes film noir, like hard-boiled fiction, as a uniquely American phenomenon. Read More..

An Existential Reading of the Confucian Analects

Andrew Zhonghu Yan
ISBN13: 9781604977530
Date: 18-Jun-11

In this existential reading of the Analects, the author takes Paul Tillich as an omnipresent dialogical partner because his existential theology was at one time very influential in the West and currently very popular in Chinese academia. The study's most important contribution is how it reveals the religious or theological dimension of the Confucian Analects. Read More..

Feminism and Global Chineseness:

The Cultural Production of Controversial Women Authors
Aijun Zhu
ISBN13: 9781934043127
Date: 28-Apr-07

A significant contribution to studies in Chinese literature and culture. Scholars will benefit greatly from the author's sharp awareness of the changing geopolitical mapping of Chineseness. Read More..