Using as a frame of reference The Tale of Genji and other major literary works from Japan's Heian period, Morris recreates an era when woman set the cultural tone. Focusing on the world of the emperor's court-the world so admired by Virginia Woolf and others-he describes the politics, society, religious life, and superstitions of the times, providing detailed portrayals of the daily life of courtiers, the cult of beauty they espoused, and the intricate relations between the men and women of this milieu.

    The professional meeting explodes into an intense, passionate relationship. Prague in winter is a beautiful and moody setting to the feverish love affair. The complicated and inevitably short-lived romance is poignant and deeply moving in its telling by the master of the modern Hindi novel, Nirmal Verma.This book is translation of original novel in Hindi, called Ve Din.

    Through a succession of wonderfully colourful characters, Anthony Burgess delineates the conflict and confusion arising from the almost enforced mingling of cultures.

    The protagonist of the work is Victor Crabbe, a teacher in a multiracial school in a squalid village, who moves upward in position as he and his wife maintain a steady decadent progress backward.

    Now in its second edition, revised and extended through Deng Xiaoping and Jiang Zemin--era China, this classic volume remains unrivaled for its wide selection of source readings on history, society, and thought in the world's largest nation. Award-winning China scholar Wm. Theodore de Bary -- who edited the first edition in 1960 -- and his coeditor Richard Lufrano have revised and updated the second volume of Sources to reflect the interactions of ideas, institutions, and historical events from the seventeenth century up to the present day.Beginning with Qing civilization and continuing to contemporary times, volume II brings together key source texts from more than three centuries of Chinese history, with opening essays by noted China authorities providing context for readers not familiar with the period in question.Here are just a few of the topics covered in this second volume of "Sources of Chinese Tradition: "- Early Sino-Western contacts in the seventeenth century;- Four centuries of Chinese reflections on differences between Eastern and Western civilizations;- Nineteenth- and twentieth-century reform movements, with treatises on women's rights, modern science, and literary reform;- Controversies over the place of Confucianism in modern Chinese society;- The nationalist revolution -- including readings from Sun Yat-sen and Chiang Kai-shek;- The communist revolution -- with central writings by Mao Zedong;- Works from contemporary China -- featuring political essays from Deng Xiaoping and dissidents including Wei Jingsheng.With more than two hundred selections in lucid, readable translation by today's most renowned experts on Chinese language and civilization, "Sources of Chinese Tradition" will continue to be recognized as the standard for source readings on Chinese civilization, an indispensable learning tool for scholars and students of Asian civilizations.

    

    In addition to the inevitable difficulties involved in translating modern English into classical Chinese, Yen Fu was faced with the formidable problem of interpreting and making palatable many Western ideas which were to a large extent antithetical to traditional Chinese thought.In an absorbing study of Yen Fu's translations, essays, and commentaries, Benjamin Schwartz examines the modifications and consequent revaluation of these familiar works as they were presented to their new audience, and analyzes the impact of this Western thought on the Chinese culture of the time. Drawing on a unique knowledge of both intellectual traditions, Schwartz describes the diverse and complex effects of this confrontation of Eastern and Western philosophies and provides a new vantage point to assess and appreciate these two disparate worlds.

    Among them arc the ancient Phoenix Hall of the Byodo-in, the famous rock garden at Ryoan-ji, the mountain temples of Enryaku-ji, the lavishly decorated Nijo Castle of the Tokugawas, the Silver Pavilion and its remarkable garden, and the "all-time temple," Kiyomizu.The book falls into three parts. Part I is a narrative which devotes a chapter to each location and discusses its background, its place in history, and its noteworthy aspects, offering insights into its essence and bringing it alive for the reader. Taken as a whole, the narrative tells the story of Kyoto. Part II is a comprehensive guide to each of the sixteen sights, plus associated establishments. With this guide the visitor needs no further assistance to learn all that a place has to offer him. It is factual, concise, and complete. Part III, "Getting There and Back," provides complete information on the practical aspects of visiting each place, including public transportation routes.The book is generously illustrated with photographs, maps, route plans, and building plans, as well as a selection of reproductions from old prints and picture scrolls. Three appendices—a chart of Japanese art periods, a glossary, and a list of useful Japanese phrases—further enhance its value.

    This unique and uniquely beautiful book presents the history of Japan through twenty centuries - as seen, remembered and recorded by her artists. Page edges have some brown spotting. Edge wear and a few small chips on jacket. Very Good/Good.

    Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

    Siu applies Oriental philosophy to the problems of Western executives andprogram directors.