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MV - University of Washington Press AgayuliyararputOur Way of Making Prayer
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University of Washington Press Personal Justice Denied
Book SynopsisPersonal Justice Denied tells the extraordinary story of the incarceration of mainland Japanese Americans and Alaskan Aleuts during World War II. Although this wartime episode is now almost universally recognized as a catastrophe, for decades various government officials and agencies defended their actions by asserting a military necessity. The Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment was established by act of Congress in 1980 to investigate the detention program. Over twenty days, it held hearings in cities across the country, particularly on the West Coast, with testimony from more than 750 witnesses: evacuees, former government officials, public figures, interested citizens, and historians and other professionals. It took steps to locate and to review the records of government action and to analyze contemporary writings and personal and historical accounts. The Commission's report is a masterful summary of events surrounding the wartime relocation and detention activities, Table of ContentsPrologue by the Civil Liberties Public Education Fund Foreword Introduction Summary PART ONE: NISEI AND ISSEI Before Pearl Harbor Executive order 9066 Exclusion and Evacuation Economic Loss Assembly Centers Relocation Centers Loyalty: Leave and Segregation Ending the Exclusion Protest and Disaffection Military Service Hawaii Germans and German Americans After Camp Appendix: Latin Americans PART TWO: THE ALEUTS War and Evacuation in Alaska Notes to Parts One and Two PART THREE: RECOMMENDATIONS PART FOUR: PAPERS FOR THE COMMISSION Addendum to Personal Justice Denied Index
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University of Washington Press Answering Chief Seattle
Book SynopsisPresents the full text of Chief Seattle's 1887 speech delivered to Washington Territory governor Isaac Stevens, and examines its origins, historical context, and twentieth-century versions and interpretations.Table of ContentsPreface The Speech and its Setting 1) The Legendary Tableau Chief Seattle’s Speech: The complete Text of 1887 2) The Vanishing Text 3) The Vanishing Setting America’s Reply 4) Answers from Afar 5) The Answers of Governor Stevens 6) Remembered Places, Remembered Voices References Index
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University of Washington Press Slavery and Abolition in the Ottoman Middle East
Book SynopsisIn the Ottoman Empire, many members of the ruling elite were legally slaves of the sultan and therefore could, technically, be ordered to surrender their labor, their property, or their lives at any moment. This work offers insights into Ottoman life and thought. It also examines female harem slaves, and slave dealers, and slave owners.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction: Ottoman Slavery and the Slave Trade Kul/Harem Slavery: The Men, the Women, the Eunuchs The Other Face of Harem Bondage: Abuse and Redress Agricultural Slavery among Ottoman Circassians Slavery and Abolition: The Battle of Images Discourses on Ottoman and Ottoman-Arab Slavery Conclusion: Ottoman Slavery in World Slavery Bibliography Index
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University of Washington Press The Making of Black Revolutionaries
Book SynopsisAn eloquent and provocative autobiography of an activist in the 1960s civil rights movementTrade ReviewAn important documentary autobiography by a man who became one of the most important black leaders in the struggle for civil rights and freedom, this volume is moving, dramatic, at times almost overwhelming. Library Journal A searing, jolting document that will leave the reader full of that savage indignation that tears the heart. New York Times Acrid and eloquent... this memoir draws on Forman's experience as a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Publishers WeeklyTable of ContentsForeword by Julian BondPrefaceLetter to My Sisters and Brothers Book One: A Constant Struggle1. Driven Insane2. Childhood and Coca-Cola3. Roots of the Black Manifesto4. Ready to Kill5. A Family Fight6. Dreams and a .38 Cold7. Corrupt Black Preachers8. You're in the Army Now9. Okinawa--A Bad Dream10. Feeling Like a New Car11. God is Dead: A Question of Power12. Keep Your Pride13. Time For Action14. The great White Rat15. Georgia Mae Hard Times16. Forgetting the People17. Diary of Fayette18. Lucretia Collins: "The Spirit of Nashville"19. Violence or Nonviolence20. The Klan and a Frame-up21. The Kissing Case22. Robert Williams Versus Roy Wilkins23. No Room at the Swimming Pool24. Eruption in Newtown25. Moment of Death26. Strong Black Women27. Inside the Monroe Jail28. Justice, Monroe Style Book Two: A Band of Sisters and Brothers, in a Circle of Trust29. Miss Ella Baker30. McComb, Mississippi31. The Circle Begins32. Inside a Cubicle33. Albany, Georgia34. Attack the Power Center35. Broke, Busted, But Not Disgusted36. Terror in the Delta37. Ulcers and Carnegie Hall38. Noes for the Greenwood Jail39. Freedom Walk40. Betrayal in Birmingham41. Selma: Diary of a Freedom Fighter42. Machine Guns in Danville43. The March on Washington44. Americus, Georgia45. Selma Freedom Day46. The Freedom Vote47. The "Big Five" and SNCC48. Inside the Mississippi Summer Project49. The 1964 Democratic Convention50. Profiles in Treachery51. African Interlude52. Internal Disorder53. Power for Black People54. Kingston Springs55. Black Power Strikes56. Dynamite in Philadelphia57. The Bureau of Internal Revenue Attacks58. Rock Bottom59. The Indivisible Struggle60. The Arab-Israeli Dispute61. Blacks Assume Leadership62. The Organization of African Unity63. Literation Will Come from a Black Thing64. The Black Panther Party65. The Black ManifestoPostscript
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University of Washington Press Judaism and Hellenism in Antiquity
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface Hellenism and the Jewish World of Antiquity Second Temple Jerusalem Rabbinic Judaism in Its Roman-Byzantine Orbit The Ancient Synagogue Epilogue Abbreviations Bibliography Source Index Subject Index
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University of Washington Press New Land New Lives
Book SynopsisCaptures the voices of Scandinavian men and women who crossed the Atlantic during the early decades of the 20th century and settled in the Pacific Northwest. Based on oral history interviews with 45 Danes, Finns, Icelanders, Norwegians, and Swedes, this book includes background information on Scandinavian culture and immigration.Trade ReviewRasmussen's selections capture the textures and tones of ordinary life. They show how the cultures the immigrants had known in the Old World influenced their reaction to the New World and the way they influenced life in the Pacific Northwest. As Rasmussen notes, the stories 'affirm human experience as the stuff of which the fabric of history and culture is woven.' This is a fascinating book. -- Murray Morgan Tacoma News TribuneTable of ContentsForeword Introduction: Storm Watch Passing Secrets The Paintings Chronology: Barbara Earl Thomas Bibliography Acknowledgments
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University of Washington Press Great River of the West
Book SynopsisIn the Pacific Northwest, the river of dominance is the Columbia, and its history is the history of the region. In this book, historians and anthropologists consider a range of topics about the river, from Indian rock art, and ethnobotany on the Columbia to literary and family history, and the creation of an engineered river.Table of ContentsA Resurgent Columbia River: An Introduction What Ever Happened to the First Peoples of the Columbia? "Dr. McKay's Chinook Address May 11 1892": A Commemoration in Chinook Jargon of the First Columbia River Centennial Riverplaces as Sacred Geography: The Pictographs and Petroglyphs of the Mid-Columbia River On the Columbia: The Ruling Presence of This Place "This perilous situation betwee hope and dispair": Meetings along the Great River of the West "They have no father, and they will not mind me": Families and the River Changing Cultural Inventions of the Columbia What Has Happened to the Columbia? A Great River's Fate in the 20th Century Contributors Index
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University of Washington Press Storied Lives
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Okihiro argues that while we give much scrutiny to racism and its negative impacts, we pay too little attention to anti-racism—the acts of resistance to injustice, however small, that lead to empowerment of the oppressed and ultimately to the democratization of all of society. Storied Lives illuminates a heretofore little-known episode of anti-racist struggle during some of the darkest hours in American democracy." * Pacific Reader *"This significant work illuminates one facet of a story the larger dimensions of which are quite familiar, yet in personalizing the faces depicted in yearbooks and showing how difficult their achievements were, [Okihiro] has rendered an important service to the larger field of Asian American studies." * Journal of American Ethnic History *"This book is a welcome expansion of our knowledge and perspectives about the education of American minority groups." * Journal of American History *"Okihiro explores new territory in the field of Asian-American history by illuminating the story of the Nisei and their selective release from internment camps to attend colleges during World War II. Due to the quality and quantity of the primary source material available to him, Okihiro has been able to provide valuable insight and expose the emotional depth of these students whose lives are revealed through their own words and deeds." * Multicultural Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface An Uneventful Life Toward a Better Society Exemplars Yearbook Portraits A Thousand Cranes Antiracism Afterword: Nisei Student Relocation Commemorative Fund Notes Bibliography Index
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University of Washington Press Stories Old and New
Book SynopsisThe first complete translation of Feng Menglong's collection of 40 short stories first published in 1620 in ChinaTrade Review"As a truly complete collection of vernacular stories, [this volume] clearly sets a new standard for the English-speaking world." * Review of Bibliography in Sinology *"An important addition to any collection supporting Asian literature in translation or Chinese history." * Choice *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Translators’ Note Chronology of Chinese Dynasties Title Page from the 1620 Edition Preface to the 1620 Edition 1) Jiang Zingge Reencounters His Pearl Shirt 2) Censor Chen Ingeniously Solves the Case of the Gold Hairpins and Brooches 3) Han the Fifth Sells Her Charms in New Bridge Town 4) Ruan San Redeems His Debt in Leisurely Clouds Nunnery 5) Penniless Ma Zhou Meets His Opportunity through a Woman Selling Pancakes 6) Lord Ge Gives Away Pearl Maiden 7) Yang Jiao’ai Lays Down His Life for the Sake of Friendship 8) Wu Bao’an Abandons His Family to Ransom His Friend 9) Duke Pei of Jin Returns a Concubine to Her Rightful Husband 10) Magistrate Teng Settles the Case of Inheritance with Ghostly Cleverness 11) Zhao Bosheng Meets with Emperor Renzong in a Teahouse 12) Zhang Daoling Tests Zhao Sheng Seven Times 14) Chen Xiyi Rejects Four Appointments from the Imperial court 15) The Dragon-and-Tiger Reunion of Shi Hongzhao the Minister and his Friend the King 16) The Chicken-and-Millet Dinner for Fan Juqing, Friend in Life and Death 17) Shan Fulang’s Happy Marriage in Quanzhou 18) Yang Balao’s Extraordinary Family Reunion in the Land of Yue 19) Yang Qianzhi Meets a Monk Knight-Errant on a Journey by Boat 20) Chen Congshan Loses His Wife on Mei Ridge 21) Qian Poliu Begins His Career in Lin’an 22) Zheng Huchen Seeks Revenge in Mumian Temple 23) Zhang Shunmei Finds a Fair Lady during the Lantern Festival 24) Yang Siwen Meets an Old Acquaintance in Yanshan 25) Yan Pingzhong Kills Three Men with Two Peaches 26) Shen Ziu Causes Seven Deaths with One Bird 27) Jin Yunu Beats the Heartless Man 28) Li Xiuqing Marries the Virgin Huang with Honor 29) Monk Moon Bright Redeems Willow Green 30) Abbot Mingwu Redeems Abbot Wujie 31) Sima Mao Disrupts Order in the Underworld and Sits in Judgement 32) Humu Di Intones Poems and Visits the Netherworld 33) Old Man Zhang Grows Melons and Marries Wennu 34) Mr. Li Saves a Snake and Wins Chenxin 35) The Monk with a Note Cleverly Tricks Huangfu’s Wife 36) Song the Fourth Greatly Torments Tightwad Zhang 37) Emperor Wudi of the Liang Dynasty Goes to the Land of Extreme Bliss through Ceaseless Cultivation 38) Ren the Filial Son with a Fiery Disposition Becomes a God 39) Wang Xinzhi Dies to Save the Entire Family 40) Shen Xiaoxia Encounters the Expedition Memorials Notes Bibliography
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MV - University of Washington Press The Heart of Hyacinth
Book SynopsisA classic tale of racial constructions and fluidity
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University of Washington Press Philip Vera Cruz
Book SynopsisA memoir by a Filipino founder and vice-president of the United Farm Workers Union.Trade Review"An eloquent saga of an immigrant’s tenacity against the social constraints of his adopted society." * Philippine News *Table of ContentsForeword Introduction 1) Still good at sitting down 2) A matter of survival 3) The most important $2 in my life 4) So close to the good life 5) I sacrificed too much . . . 6) A minority within a minority 7) The movement must go beyond its leaders 8) Pounding me with their anger 9) My continual struggle 10) A golden foundation Notes Selected Bibliography
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University of Washington Press Protracted Contest
Book SynopsisA thorough and compelling account of the rivalry between China and India over 50 years.Trade Review"A well-crafted and incisive study of Sino-Indian relationsin the past half-century and more." * India Weekly *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Sino-Indian Relations: The Protracted Contest The Tibetan Factor in Sino-Indian Relations The Territorial Dispute Sino-Indian Rivalry for Influence and Status among Developing Countries Indian-Chinese Rivalry in Nepal Sikkim and Bhutan The Sino-Pakistani Entente Cordiale Managing the Contradiction between Maintaining the SIno-Pakistani Entente and Furthering Sino-Indian Rapprochement Burma: The Back Door to China The Indian Ocean in Sino-Indian Relations Nuclear Weapons and the Sino-Indian Relationship Nuclear Weapons and the International Status of China and India Prospects for a Qualitative Change in PRC-ROI Relations Notes Indes
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MV - University of Washington Press Paper Bullets
Book SynopsisIn this text, Fulbeck taps into his heritage, weaving a fictional autobiography from 27 linked stories, essays, and confessions. He confronts the politics of race, sex, and Asian American masculinity head-on, constantly questioning where Hapas fit in a country that ignores multiracial identity.Trade Review"An inventive coming-of-age tale noteworthy for its dizzying array of pop culture references and for its candor and compassion." * Choice *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Sunflower 2. Violet 3. Daffodil 4. Carnation 5. Orchid 6. Delphinium 7. Morning Glory 8. Iris 9. Impatiens Sources
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University of Washington Press Captured in the Middle
Book SynopsisEmbodies the very nature of Indian storytelling, which is circular, drawing upon the personal experiences of the narrator at various turns, to argue that contemporary Native American literary criticism is stalled. This title portrays Indians stereotypically, assuming that the experiences of tribal groups have largely been the same.Trade Review"In the cross-disciplinary tradition of the American Indian intellectuals analyzed in this book, Larson ranges through literature, philosophy, autobiography, law and American Indian literary tradition. . . . Larson offers pieces of his unique autobiography, combined with rigorous, imaginative scholarship." * Choice *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1) House Made of Cards, the Construction of American Indians 2) American Indians, Authenticity, and the Future 3) Vine Deloria Jr., Reconstructing the Logic of Belief 4) Constituting and Preserving Self through Writing 5) Louise Erdrich, Protecting and Celebrating Culture 6) James Welch’s “Indian Lawyer” 7) Pragmatism and American Indian Thought 8) Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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University of Washington Press Faith Food and Family in a Yupik Whaling
Book SynopsisFor more than fifteen hundred years Yupik and proto-Yupik Eskimo people have lived at the site of the Alaskan village of Gambell on St Lawrence Island. This book views the contemporary Yupik people in terms of the beliefs and values that have contributed to the community's survival and adaptability.Trade Review"This ethnography. . . has much to offer a wide range of students and scholars. . . . Jolle's book provides a poignant portrait of how faith, food, and family saturate the lives of St. Lawrence Islanders." * Etudes/Inuit/Studies *"A careful and detailed account based on more than ten years of research on Gambell, a Yupik village on St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea between Alaska and Siberia. Jolles displays sensitive insight into a remote society dependent on sea mammals for survival in her anthropological analysis of the residents' history, religion, culture, and tradition, which reveals their unique understanding of the world. . . . Those fascinated by Inuit existence will find this book an important asset." * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Where it All Takes Place: The Village of Gambell 2. Early History 3. Names and Families 4. Marriage 5. Life Passages 6. A Religious World View 7. Believing 8. Men, Women, and Food: A Subsistence Way of Life Conclusion: The Land, the People, the Future Appendix Glossary Bibliography Index
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University of Washington Press The Kirghiz and Wakhi of Afghanistan Adaptation
Book SynopsisThis new edition of a highly praised ethnography of nomadic peoples in Afghanistan includes a discussion of the colonial roots of terrorism written since the fall of the Taliban in 2001.Trade Review“A carefully developed ethnography that will surely be appreciated as one of the finest on peoples in Central Asia. * MESA Bulletin *“Shahrani’s work is doubly significant: it is an account of a people that are now virtually inaccessible to anthropological inquiry; and it is a work by a local or native anthropologist. * Journal of Asian Studies *"This is a distinctive work, a valuable addition to studies of high-altitude adaptations that is still cited..The republication of the monograph, along with the new material, will enable another generation to appreciate this important work." * Journal of Asian Studies *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface to the 2002 Edition: Afghanistan, the Taliban, and Global Terror, Inc. Preface to the Original Edition Introduction Part One | Space, Time, and Human Communities 1. The Ecological Setting 2. History and Demographic Process Part Two | Strategies of Adaptation 3. The Wakhi High-Altitude Agropastoral Adaptation 4. The Kirghiz Pastoral Subsistence System 5. The Kirghiz People, the Oey, and the Qorow Part Three | Closed Frontier 6. Territorial Loss: an Intracultural Adaptation 7. Adaptation to Socioeconomic and Cultural Restrictions Conclusion Epilogue: Coping with a Communist "Revolution," State Failure, and War Glossary Bibliography Index
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University of Washington Press Never Late for Heaven
Book SynopsisChronicles an odyssey in American art and social events beginning with the Harlem Renaissance and traveling through the Great Depression and beyond. This book reveals the life and the passion for painting of a young woman who was surrounded and supported by her community. It shows a painter whose life and fortune have delivered art work.Trade Review"As long as I have known Gwen, her art has been about making vivid 'observations'--portraits of people, depictions of objects and portrayals of feelings, movements, and memories. She is a keen observer, formally trained as a sculptor and painter to use volume and color as a way of expressing a likeness. Her work is sensitive to nuance but does not have a shred of sentimentality in it. She is tough and pragmatic and one of the most charismatic and generous persons you could ever hope to meet."--Michael SpaffordTable of ContentsForeword by Janeanne A. Upp Never Late for Heaven by Barbara Earl Thomas Gwendolyn Knight: A Life in Art by Sheryl Conkelton Plates Exhibition Checklist
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University of Washington Press Jews and Muslims Images of Sephardi and Eastern
Book SynopsisMuslim-Jewish co-existence was not seriously challenged until the modern period when European colonialism and the emergence of Zionism and Arab nationalism led to growing friction and conflict. This title illuminates the political, socio-economic, and cultural changes that eroded the place of Jews in Middle Eastern societies.Trade Review"A rich and varied collection of texts with enlightening commentary." * International Journal of Middle East Studies *"A delightful book, full of erudition and charm. . . . It captures the spirit of the time. . . . A marvelous work of tapestry." -- François Furet * Le Nouvel Observateur *"Rodrigue’s book gives us a picture of the complex worlds of Sephardic Jewry. . . . [It] is unsurpassed in breadth, vividness, candor, and historical insight." -- Michael Berkowitz * History of European Ideas *"The unique contribution of Aron Rodrigue’s book is that it provides contemporary images of Jewish life in the Middle Eastern and North African countries during 1860–1939. These descriptions were made by Jews who stayed with these communities for long periods of time or at least were well acquainted with them. Throughout the book Rodrigue places the changing conditions of these communities within the global framework that was instrumental in shaping this transition." * Contemporary Jewry *"Rodrigue provides insight into the life of Jewish communities in Iraq, Iran, Morocco, Tunisia, Syria, Palestine, Algeria, Turkey, Egypt, and Greece. The letters touch upon the internal structure of these Jewish communities, their relations with their Muslim neighbors as well as the local government, their attitude towards European colonial influence, the impact of Zionism on them, and the increasing clash between Zionist and Alliance discourses. . . . Should be read by anyone with a keen interest in the history of the Middle East, Jews in the Middle East, and Orientalism." * MESA Bulletin *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments A Note on the Documents Map Introduction An Overview of the Alliance's Activities PART ONE THE SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS OF THE ALLIANCE ISRAELITE UNIVERSELLE Instruction in the Alliance Schools The Alliance Teaching Corps PART TWO THE DISCOURSE OF THE ALLIANCE TEACHERS AND THE "CIVILIZING" OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN THE LANDS OF ISLAM The Moralizing Agenda The Emancipation and Reformation of Women The Transformation of the Social Structure of the Jewish Community The Critique of Traditional Judaism The War of Languages A Portrait of the Communities The Impact of the West and the Alliance Schools PART THREE THE ALLIANCE TEACHER AS POLITICAL ACTIVIST AND POLITICAL OBSERVER The Task of Protection The Teacher as Patriot and Advocate of the Jews The Age of Nationalism Conclusion Glossary Bibliography Index of Personal Names Index of Place Names
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University of Washington Press Altered Lives Enduring Community
Book SynopsisExamines the long-term effects on Japanese Americans of their World War II experiences: forced removal from their Pacific Coast homes, incarceration in desolate government camps, and ultimate resettlement. This work explores the effects of incarceration and resettlement on social relationships and community structure.Trade Review"This book comes as a welcome antidote to the tendency to view the internment in simple, black and white terms." * Canadian Military History *"This fascinating book is an interesting and informative comprehensive study of a Japanese-American community. . . . The book examines the effects of the community’s prewar social and economic structures on the community’s wartime experience and postwar readjustment. This book will be of interest not only to social scientists and historians but also to anyone interested in the effects of a life-changing experience on a community." * Multicultural Review *"The Japanese American internment during WWII has been subjected to much historical scrutiny, but little attention has been devoted to its socioeconomic consequences and psychological effects for the Nisei, second-generation Japanese Americans. Fugita and Fernandez used interviews and survey data . . . [to] examine the impact of the incarceration on the life course of 183 Nisei residing in Kings County, Seattle. . . . Thoughtful, important study about a key chapter in the Japanese American experience." * Choice *"Informative and poignant. . . . Highlights a tragic and often overlooked event in America history that should be taught to every citizen, to help us better understand history and the role of America on the world stage." * Western Folklore *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. The Pre-World War II Community 3. The Incarceration 4. Military Service and Resistance 5. Resettlement 6. Marriage and Family Formation 7. Occupational Patterns 8. Religion and Making Sense of the Incarceration 9. Looking Back Appendixes Notes Glossary References Index
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University of Washington Press Durga Umayi A Novel
Book SynopsisOffers a irreverent overview of Indonesian history in the Sukarno and Suharto eras and insights into the postcolonial condition. This title tells a story that begins in the 1930s, before Indonesia's independence from Dutch rule, and follows the fortunes of a poor Javanese village woman who becomes a servant in the household of President Sukarno.Trade Review"This is easily one of the most inventive, urgent and passionate texts I've read. It's also a testament to what skilled translators, the neglected heroes of the world literature scene, can achieve. Hats off to you, Ward Keeler." -- Ann Morgan * ayearofreadingtheworld.com *"The exuberance and the deep feelings of this well-translated tour de force should help push this book into the hands of readers from many backgrounds. Father Mangunwijaya's novel escapes many strictures." * Journal of Asian Studies *"The exuberance and deep feelings of this well-translated tour de force should help push this book into the hands of readers from many backgrounds." * The Journal of Asian Studies *"Ward Keeler's brilliant translation of this 1991 Indonesian classic could not be a more impressively persuasive interpretation.." * Multicultural Review *Table of ContentsTranslator's Introduction Acknowledgments Durga / Umayi About the Author Translator's Notes Afterword: Mangunwijaya as Novelist/Puppeteer Further Reading
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University of Washington Press Passing the Three Gates
Book SynopsisContains extracts from Johnson's several interviews, giving an account of Johnson's development from the late 1970s until the early years of the twenty-first century. This title brings up many elements of Johnson's life and work: his religious development from the AME Church to Buddhism and the importance of family to him.Trade Review"Essential material for the reader interested in Johnson's life and work, and also interested more broadly in contemporary American literature. Johnson's standing as public intellectual, and as a force to be reckoned with in all cultural debates in America, is well recognized; but this book expresses his thought with a coherence and complexity that heretofore has not been available." * African American Review *Table of ContentsForeword / Charles Johnson Preface / Jim McWilliams Acknowledgments Chronology of Charles Johnson's Life Reflections on Film, Philosophy, and Fiction: An Interview with Charles Johnson (1978) / Ken McCullough Charles Johnson (1987) / Nicholas O'Connell Being and Race: An Interview with Charles Johnson (1988) / George Myers, Jr. Author Navigates Uncharted Waters: Middle Passage Takes Readers on a Spirited Journey (1990) / M. L. Lyke Winner of National Book Award Won't Be a "Voice of Black America" (1991) / Peter Monaghan The Philosopher and the American Novel (1991) / Q & A at the California State Library The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1991) / Cyra McFadden An Interview with Charles Johnson (1992) / Phoebe Bosche A Life in Balance Through Martial Arts (1992) / Tim Allen An Interview with Charles Johnson (1993) / Jonathan Little An Interview with Charles Johnson (1993) / Marian Blue Charles Johnson: Interview (1993) / Linda Davies Interviews with Northwest Writers: Charles Johnson (1993) / Irene Wanner An Interview with Charles Johnson (1996) / Michael Boccia A Man of His Word (1998) / Beth Grubb A Conversation with Charles Johnson (1998) / William R. Nash The Human Dimension: An Interview with Writer-Philosopher Charles Johnson (1999) / Charles Mudede An Interview with Charles Johnson (2002) / Jennifer Levasseur and Kevin Rabalais An Interview with Charles Johnson (2003) / Jim McWilliams Shoulder to the Wheel: An Interview with Charles Johnson (2003) / John Whalen-Bridge Works by Charles Johnson Works about Charles Johnson's Fiction Additional Interviews with Charles Johnson Index
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University of Washington Press Nikkei in the Pacific Northwest
Book SynopsisScholars discuss the theme of resistance within 20th-century Japanese American communities.Trade Review"The collection's solid scholarship and research moves the study of Japanese Americans 'outside the usual California-centered framework.' [It] could easily be used in classes dealing with the Northwest or Asian Americans. Each essay stands alone as a tribute to the vitality of Nikkei, such as Gordon Hirabayashi, and their descendants." * Western Historical Quarterly *"A valuable resource on Nikkei history." * Multicultural Review *"These essays are well researched, thoroughly documented, and provide readers new knowledge and insights on issues many know only superficially. The[y] are well written and make interesting reading for the public. They are also a good resource for students searching for information." * Oregon Historical Quarterly *"[Nikkei in the Pacific Northwest] is a valuable addition to Japanese American history and should provoke specialists and nonspecialists alike to pay greater attention to region in discussions of ethnicity and immigration in the American West. Its essays also suggest exciting possibilities for further research— especially in such underexplored areas as Japanese-Native relations in Yakima and cross-border relations with Canada." * Pacific Northwest Quarterly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Introduction: Nikkei in the Pacific Northwest / Louis Fiset and Gail M. Nomura 2. Writing Racial Barriers into Law: Upholding B.C.'s Denial of the Vote to Its Japanese Canadian Citizens, Homma v. Cunningham, 1902 / Andrea Geiger-Adams 3. Becoming "Local" Japanese: Issei Adaptive Strategies on the Yakama Indian Reservation, 1906-1923 / Gail M. Nomura 4. Yasutaro Yamaga: Fraser Valley Berry Farmer, Community Leader, and Strategist / Michiko Midge Ayukawa 5. Americanization vs. Japanese Cultural Maintenance: Analyzing Seattle's Nihongo Tokuhon, 1920 / Noriko Asato 6. "The Nail That Sticks Up Gets Hit": The Architecture of Japanese American Identity in the Urban Environment, 1885-1942 / Gail Lee Dubrow 7. Four Hirabayashi Cousins: A Question of Identity / James A. Hirabayashi 8. The Minidoka Draft Resisters in a Federal Kangaroo Court / Eric L. Muller 9. Words Do Matter: A Note on Inappropriate Terminology and the Incarceration of the Japanese Americans / Roger Daniels 10. In the Matter of Iwao Matsushita: A Government Decision to Intern a Seattle Japanese Enemy Alien in World War II / Louis Fiset 11. The "Free Zone" Nikkei: Japanese Americans in Idaho and Eastern Oregon in World War II / Robert C. Sims 12. Lessons in Citizenship, 1945-1949: The Delayed Return of the Japanese to Canada's Pacific Coast / Patricia E. Roy 13. Peculiar Odyssey: Newsman Jimmie Omura's Removal from and Regeneration within Nikkei Society, History, and Memory / Arthur A. Hansen 14. Reclaiming and Reinventing "Powell Street": Reconstruction of the Japanese Canadian Community in Post-World War II Vancouver / Masumi Izumi Contributors Index
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University of Washington Press No More Cherry Blossoms
Book SynopsisPresents new work by the leading Japanese American playwright working today.Trade Review"Philip Gotanda is a polemicist who sees both sides of a question, a writer whose grievances are balanced with a wicked sense of humor."--Frank Rich, New York TimesTable of ContentsForeword by Stephen H. Sumida Preface Sisters Matsumoto The Wind Cries Mary Ballad of Yachiyo Under the Rainbow, a Play of Two One Acts --Natalie Wood Is Dead --White Manifesto and Other Perfumed Tales of Self-Entitlement, or, Got Rice?
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University of Washington Press The Anguish of Surrender
Book SynopsisBeginning with an examination of Japan's pre-war ultranationalist climate and the harsh code that precluded the possibility of capture, the author investigates the circumstances of surrender and capture of men like Sakamaki and their experiences in POW camps. It is based on his interviews with dozens of former Japanese POWs along with memoirs.Trade Review"The Anguish of Surrender. . . is a valuable corrective to what we thought we knew about Japanese POWs, written by a man who lived for twenty-one years in Japan, both before and during the war, and who is better able than most historians to understand the mentality of the Japanese POW." * Canadian Military History *"Straus's seminal contribution comprehensively explores the Japanese POW experiences and fills a substantial gap in POW historiography." * H-Net *"This cogent and well-written study offers a thorough exploration of the many dilemmas facing Japanese POWs." * Choice *Table of ContentsForeword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Prisoner Number One 2. Japan's Policy on Prisoners of War 3. Indoctrination into the Senjinkun 4. Honorable Death or Shameful Life 5. America's Secret Weapon: The Army and Navy Japanese Language Schools 6. The Interrogations 7. A Few Very Special POWs 8. Uprisings in the Stockades 9. Everyday Life in the Stockades 10. Returning Home Alive 11. Reflections on Japan's Wartime No-Surrender Policy Notes Bibliography Index
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University of Washington Press Language of the Geckos and Other Stories
Book SynopsisGary Pak has emerged as one of the most important Asian Hawaiian writers of our time. In this new collection, Pak expertly crafts a memorable cast of Hawai''i''s Korean Americans, Chinese Americans, Japanese Americans, and Native Hawaiians, amplifying our cross-cultural understanding of Hawaiian life today.The nine short stories in Language of the Geckos and Other Stories paint an array of locals caught up in failed dreams of financial success and romantic fulfillment. Many of these stories deal with issues particular to Native Hawaiian perspectives, while others take slice-of-life glimpses at characters alienated in the land of their birth. Pak''s sure narrative voice shifts deftly between his actors, shading the nuanced voices and interior lives of housewives, mechanics, cabdrivers, aging hippies, and desperate bargirls. Most of these characters speak in the lingua franca of the islands, a highly developed Creole that is commonly called Pidgin English. Also strongTrade Review"Pak’s vivid, sometimes shocking imagery and his emotionally complex characters drive home the underlying themes of the nine stories in this slim volume—unfulfilled dreams, failed, lives, and the loss of hope . . . forcing readers to confront a very different Hawai'i—paradise only to some." * Booklist *"Pak’s accessible prose and compassion for his characters vivify the dilemmas of people hobbled by limited means or racial hierarchies." * Publishers Weekly *"Magical realism, Hawaiian-style." * Los Angeles Times *Table of ContentsLiving with Spirits, Writing as Activism: A Preface A House of Mirrors Language of the Geckos Rebirth Hae Soon's Song An Angel for Guy Matsuzaki The Guest My Friend Kammy Ishamel Reed or Me A Memory for Martin
£21.00
University of Washington Press Shanghai Love
Book SynopsisExplores the Shanghai entertainment world at the close of the Qing dynasty. With illustrations from newspapers, novels, travel guides, and postcards, as well as written descriptions of life in Shanghai, this study traces the influences among courtesans, intellectuals, and the city itself in creating a market-oriented leisure culture in China.Trade Review"In this meticulously researched and beautifully illustrated book, Catherine Yeh celebrates the centrality of the elite courtesan in the transformation of Shanghai to a modern metropolis. Although books about Shanghai abound..Yeh's book is unique in its approach. Shanghai Love is an important contribution to Chinese urban and media history. Readers will profit from Catherine Yeh's insightful analysis of the literature and visual culture that helped fashion this important metropolis in the nineteenth century." * China Review International *"Shanghai Love argues for the centrality of elite courtesans to the late Qing Shanghai entertainment industry, to the development of the city more generally, and even more broadly, to the enterprise of 'Chinese modernity' . . . [and] give[s] us a rich sense of the variety and complexity of the techniques and tropes through which the myth of the Shanghai courtesan is constructed . . . . Shanghai Love makes an important contribution to the study of urban history, literature, gender, and visual culture in the late Qing and Republican eras." * The Journal of Asian Studies *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Modeling the Modern: Courtesan Fashion, Furniture, and Manners in Late-Nineteenth-Century Shanghai 2. Shanghai Love: New Rules of the Game 3. Playground Shanghai: Reenacting Dream of the Red Chamber 4. Image Makers: The Settlements' Men of Letters and Shanghai Print Entertainment 5. The Public Flower of the City and the Media Star 6. The Image of the Shanghai Courtesan in Late Qing Illustrated Fiction 7. Guides to Paradise: Entertainment in the Formation of Shanghai's Identity 8. Conclusion Notes Glossary Bibliography Index
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University of Washington Press Contentious Journalism and the Internet
Book SynopsisOffers a look at websites in Malaysia and Singapore that emerged on the margins of the political system to challenge mainsteam media. This title examines arguments that explain their development in terms of technology, and of differing norms of journalism and democracy. It is aimed those interested in politics and media in Malaysia and Singapore.Trade Review"This is an erudite and, at times, witty summation of the decade-long efforts on the part of two Asian authoritarian governments to alternatively co-opt, rein in and control the new media. It also offers good discursive asides on democratic culture and media culture in general. . . . George's book will remain the standard on Singapore and Malaysia cyber media for some time." * Journal of Contemporary Asia *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Bringing Cyberspace Down to Earth 2. State and Media in Malaysia and Singapore 3. "Narrow Tailoring" and the Internet Dilemma 4. Contentious Media in Theory and Practice 5. Sintercom: Harnessing of Virtual Community 6. Think Centre: Activism Through Journalism 7. Harakah: The Power of Partisanship 8. Malaysiakini: Independence at a Price 9. Contentious Media in Comparative Perspective 10. A Democratic Case for Media Diversity Notes Bibliography Index
£29.66
University of Washington Press The Tropics and the Traveling Gaze
Book SynopsisConsidering the European representation and understanding of landscape and nature in early nineteenth-century India, this book shows the diversity of European (especially British) responses to the Indian environment and the ways in which these contributed to the wider colonizing process.Trade Review"An eminently readable book, The Tropics and the Traveling Gaze unravels the mysteries of the tropics in India as constructed by nineteenth-century Europeans. . . . A richly documented and important book which will be useful to students from a range of interdisciplinary fields." * Victorian Studies *"The Tropics and the Traveling Gaze deserves a wide audience. Any historian of biology interested in British imperialism, Romanticism, scientific networks (particularly those linking metropolitan and colonial naturalists) and imperial environmental history will find it an enjoyable, informative, and intellectually stimulating read." * Journal of the History of Biology *"The Tropics and the Traveling Gaze is a valuable book for historians and anthropologists..Despite the vast literature on all the themes presented in the book, none connects these various topics as elegantly as the current volume. Arnold's writing style is graceful, his arguments are persuasive, and his creative use of non-governmental sources allow for an original approach to a history of the land." * Itinerario *"David Arnold's absorbing study will reward anyone interested in botany and biogeography, scientific travel, colonial science, and the impact of Romanticism on nineteenth-century science." * ISIS *"In The Tropics and the Traveling Gaze, David Arnold deftly untangles and analyses the nature of the connections between literary representations of the land, the development of botanical knowledge, and the consolidation of colonial power." * Times Literary Supplement *"A fascinating cast of travelers, scientists, and others populate Arnold's account…it addresses important conceptual issues and provides an entertaining account full of specific insights and fascinating characters. Anyone interested in the cultural dimensions of the constructions of power and knowledge in colonial settings will find the book worthwhile." * History *"A rich study of changing British perceptions of India… it will provide scholars of science and nature in colonial India many new insights about an overlooked period and subject. Arnold's arguments about how scientific travelers of the early nineteenth century reimagined India as a place of death and tropicality are nuanced and powerful. His contentions about the their connection to growing British power…are also important." * Environmental History *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Itinerant Empire 2. In a Land of Death 3. Romanticism and Improvement 4. From the Orient to the Tropics 5. Networks and Knowledges 6. Botany and the Bounds of Empire Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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University of Washington Press Nisei Memories
Book SynopsisOffers an account of two second-generation Japanese Americans who were demonized as threats to national security during World War II. This book follows their lives before, during, and after the war. It leads through the half century of uncertainty and trauma endured by the family before it was able to confront issues central to its existence.Trade Review"This book is an example of excellent oral history, in that it reveals useful historical information not found in traditional written documentation, provides drama and emotion in illustrating the inherent contradictions in Japanese American history during World War II, and depicts the highly personal and collaborative nature of this unique and growing methodology." * The Hawaii Journal of History *"Mr. Takemoto's work gains strength from his journalism experience and from many hours of recorded interview with his parents. . . . Beautifully written this deserves a place in history and/or memoir collections." -- Librarian Judith E. McGowan * University Press Books Selected for Public and Secondary School Libraries, 2007 Edition *
£28.60
University of Washington Press Messages from Franks Landing
Book SynopsisExplores the broad historical, legal and social context of Indian fishing rights in the Pacific Northwest, providing a dramatic account of the people and issues involved. This book draws on the author's own decades of experience as a lawyer working with Indian people, and focuses on Billy Frank and the river flowing past Frank's Landing.Trade Review"The author tells a dramatic and complex story with clarity and insight, but his greatest triumph in Messages is that he conveys the inner peace and traditional Indian world view that carries Frank through as an activist and negotiator for Native American rights, and as the spokesperson for the salmon, the river, and the circle of life. An excellent book." * Wildlife Activist *"The authors have written a history not only of a single event but also of the fight for Native American rights in America. The combination of legal analysis and oral history (some fascinating people tell their stories) produces a balanced, thoughtful look at a subject that is as timely and important now as it was years ago." * Booklist *"A powerful story of late twentieth-century Aboriginal resistance and empowerment...Wilkinson provides a delightful and informative text that should do much to raise awareness of Aboriginal rights while promoting cross-cultural understanding and respect." * International Journal of Maritime History *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Muck Creek 2. Nisqually River 3. George Hugo Boldt 4. Fort Lewis 5. Wa He Lut Afterword Acknowledgments Bibliography Credits
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University of Washington Press River of Renewal
Book SynopsisA dispute over over-allocation of the waters in the Klamath Basin has pitted farmers and ranchers against locals whose cultures and livelihoods depend upon fishing. This book reveals the interdependence of economic recovery with ecological restoration, and the urgency for all the communities within the basin to find common ground.Trade Review"Most tells these stories in the voices of the protagonists, who give the basin's complex history an illuminating immediacy that infuses the entire book. It is a mark of his achievement that he has been able to make these historical, cultural, and environmental pieces into a comprehensive whole. River of Renewal is the best source available for those wishing to think clearly about this cumulative tragedy, as well as a first—rate model for regional land use anywhere in the American West." * Orion Magazine *"Most's account is one of the best in recent years for its integration of Native with newcomer, past with present, and myth with reality." * Environmental History *"This book should be mandatory reading for anyone who cares about environmental problems and the complex tangle of modern society and its competing economic and political interests." * The Journal of the West *"River of Renewal offers an impressionistic, highly informative trip through the Klamath Basin's contentious past, and it does that particular job quite well." * Oregon Historical Quarterly *"If a new book of regional history aspired to classic status, it would be ingeniously conceived and gracefully written. It would break new ground and offer penetrating insights. It would prove indispensable to understanding a controversial current event. Stephen Most has written such a book." * Portland Oregonian *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction Part One. Headwaters 1. Land of Waters 2. Manifest Destiny 3. Theater of War 4. Reclaiming the Land Part Two. The Mouth of the Klamath 5. Rekwoi 6. Between Two Worlds 7. The Inland Whale 8. Salmon War Stories 9. Water, Fish, and Politics Part Three. Upriver 10. The Dam and the Weir 11. Coyote's Journey 12. The Road Not Taken 13. Smokey, Bigfoot, and the Owl 14. Beneath the Surface 15. The State of Jefferson Part Four. Fixing the World 16. Land, Water, and Livelihood 17. The Bucket on Main Street 18. Stakeholders Notes and Sources Index
£18.99
University of Washington Press Verandah of Violence
Book SynopsisProbes the underlying causes of the conflict that has pitted Aceh against Jakarta, explaining why the Acehnese entered the Indonesian republic in 1945 with a determination to resist outside domination, and how these attitudes have shaped Aceh's relations with the Indonesian state.Trade Review"There is hardly a better way to respect the memory of those tens of thousands of Acehnese who lost their lives in the tsunami, and in the preceding conflict, than to open their history to the outside world. One wishes to see that this book will be followed by a range of Aceh studies that will also look beyond the conflict and violence and see Acehnese people and their everyday lives." * Journal of Contemporary Asia *"This collection raises important questions of broad interest to policy makers and students of conflict resolution in divided states, as well as specialists in Southeast Asian history and culture." * Journal of Asian Studies *"Balanced, well-researched studies of the Aceh conflict are hard to find. This is one of the many reasons why Verandah of Violence: The Background to the Aceh Problem is sorely needed. Its core strength is the diversity of its 14 authors in terms of their backgrounds, explanations, and even sympathies. . . . [this] is the definitive collection on the Aceh conflict, offering unrivalled depth and breadth." * Pacific Affairs *"This volume is testimony to the intractability of conflicts of this kind throughout the world. Recommended." * Choice *Table of ContentsMaps and Illustrations In Memoriam Preface Acknowledgements Spelling and Usage Contributors Glossary and Abbreviations Chronology of Events 1. Introduction, Anthony Reid 2. Indian and Indonesian Elements in Early North Sumatra, E. Edwards McKinnon 3. Aceh in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries: "Serambi Mekkah" and Identity, Peter G. Riddell 4. The Pre-modern Sultanate's View of its Place in the World, Anthony Reid 5. Aceh at the Time of the 1824 Treaty, Lee Kam Hing 6. Colonial Transformation: A Bitter Legacy, Anthony Reid 7. Aceh and the Holy War (Prang Sabil), Teuku Ibrahim Alfian 8. From Autonomy to Periphery: A Critical Evaluation of the Acehnese Nationalist Movement, M. Isa Sulaiman 9. Violence and Identity Formation in Aceh under Indonesian Rule, Edward Aspinall 10. Sentiments Made Visible: The Rise and Reason of Aceh's National Liberation Movement, William Nessen 11. Military Business in Aceh, Damien Kingsbury and Lesley McCulloch 12. Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency: Strategy and the Aceh Conflict, October 1976-May 2004, Kirsten E. Schulze 13. Democratisation, the Indonesian Armed Forces and the Resolving of the Aceh Conflict, Aleksius Jemadu 14. What's Special about Special Autonomy in Aceh?, Michelle Ann Miller 15. Local Leadership and the Aceh Conflict, Rodd McGibbon Bibliography Index
£999.99
University of Washington Press Fearful Symmetry IndiaPakistan Crises in the
Book SynopsisQuestioning why India and Pakistan have not fought another major war, this book gives a crisp answer: nuclear weapons.Trade Review"Reflecting the careful scholarship that has characterized the works of both authors, this is an engaging book, genuinely international and interdisciplinary in its scope. One hopes that it will be read by leaders in New Delhi, Islamabad, and Washington." * The International History Review *Table of ContentsPreface 1. Introduction 2. Wars without End? 3. 1984: India, Pakistan, and Preventive War Fears 4. Threat Perceptions, Military Modernization, and a Crisis 5. The 1990 Kashmir Crisis 6. Out of the Closet: The 1998 Nuclear Tests Crisis 7. The Road to Kargil 8. The 2001-2 Indo-Pakistani Crisis: Exposing the Limits of Coercive Diplomacy 9. Lessons, Implications, and Policy Suggestions Index
£29.66
University of Washington Press YuungnaqpiallerputThe Way We Genuinely Live
Book SynopsisSurvival in the harsh sub-arctic environment requires resourcefulness and ingenuity. This book explores the manifestations of Yup'ik technology by following the seasonal cycle of harvests and ceremonial renewals.Trade Review"…this book brilliantly accomplishes the mission of faithfully portraying the Yup'ik concept of science, or technology as a way of making prayer…. Fienup-Riordan's eloquent publication is a meaningful source for interpretation of material culture, whether for the study of contemporary groups or for the reconstruction of life ways and beliefs of past hunter-gatherers." * Études/Inuit/Studies *"Every Native Studies scholar should read every work published by Ann Fienup-Riordan. She is the best contemporary Arctic ethnographer, and among the best anthropologists in the world. [This book] sets an excellent example for the rest of us working within the field of Native Studies." * The Canadian Journal of Native Studies *"These two publications, Paitarkiutenka and Yuungnaqpiallerput, are fitting companions, bringing to life the deep and ancient connections between the Yupik people and their ancestral homeland." * Pacific Northwest Quarterly *"This book belongs on a shelf with the classics of Alaskan anthropology. It will be an indispensable reference to all people interested in northern societies and material culture—- from future generations of Yup'ik harvesters and craftsmen, to museum curators and archaeologists who wish to better understand the remarkable objects in their care." * Alaska History *Table of ContentsForeword Acknowledgments Yup'ik Contributors Abbreviations Introduction: "Everything That Is Made Causes Us to Remember" The Moral Foundations of Yup'ik Science Qasgimi / In the Qasgi Muraliuryaraq, Enliuryaraq, Teggalquliuryaraq-llu / Working with Wood, Bone, and Stone Qayaq / Kayak Cenami Up'nerkam Nalliini / On the Coast During Spring Kuigni Up'nerkam Nallini / On Rivers During Spring Neqliyalriit / Those Who Are Going to Fish Camp Yaqulget Ayuqenrilnquut / Birds in Abundance Canegnek Piliat / Things Made from Grass Uksuarmi Pissuryaraq / Fall Hunting and Trapping Uksumi Neqsuryaraq / Fall and Winter Fishing Enemi Ayuqucillrat / In the Home Tuvqakiyaraq, Kalukaryaraq-llu / Sharing, Celebration, and Renewal References Index
£33.25
University of Washington Press Wooden Fish Songs
Book SynopsisFocuses on Lue Gim Gong, a real-life Chinese pioneer, who seized the opportunity to go to America's Gold Mountain. This book presents the story of his attempt to assimilate the new culture, his few successes and his frequent setbacks as told by the women who cared most about him: his mother, a spinster who loved him, and a friend and co-worker.Trade Review"Rich and beautiful storytelling, full of cultural nuance and finely crafted characters." * Booklist *"Impressively researched and richly portrayed. . . . An inspiring story." * San Francisco Chronicle *"The author's remarkable literary achievement here is that she has created the distinct voices of three very different characters who belong to, and who express, the traditions and values of their own rich cultures." * Santa Rosa Press Democrat *"Tells an affecting story of a lonely, dedicated life." * Publishers Weekly *"Perhaps the most amazing thing about this remarkable story is the extensive, wide-ranging, thorough research. . . . Lue Gim Gong's life seems almost too remarkable to be true, but it is clear that McCunn has recreated a culture and an era faithful to reality." * Kliatt *
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University of Washington Press Law in Japan
Book SynopsisExplores various developments in Japanese law over the latter half of the twentieth century. This book features the work of thirty-five legal experts on various fields of Japanese law, with attention to the areas of environmental law, health law, intellectual property, and insolvency.Trade Review"Law in Japan distils and juxtaposes the work of some of the leading thinkers in Japanese law. The themes that emerge from this work are universal, making it—- like its 1963 predecessor—- an invaluable comparative resource." * Australian Journal of Asian Law *"Thanks to this book, and other recent publications, researchers interested in Japanese law are given the opportunity to learn about it, despite the fact that they are not fluent in Japanese language. This is a wide-scoped, merit-worthy work… They pursue answers in papers and reports written by Japanese scholars in the past, and grant due attention and respect to the reasoning and thoughts consolidated through the generations in order to carry on the strict and trustworthy legal and doctrinal training…. The book has thoroughly accomplished its purpose." * The Journal of Experimental Agriculture *"This book represents the most complete examination of modern Japanese law currently in print. Its wide-ranging subject matter makes it an essential book for scholars of Japanese or comparative law . . . . this book deserves a place on the bookshelves of those interested in broadening their understanding of the role of the law in the process of globalization." * H-Net *"This book is destined to become. . . the leading book on Japanese law for some time to come." * Pacific Affairs *"Daniel Foote has performed a major service. . . . Foote's present work succeed[s] in identifying key issues in most major areas of contemporary Japanese law, and it succinctly offers enough detail for novice and experienced readers alike to begin to assess the author's views on continuity versus change." * Journal of Japanese Law *"Simply a 'must-have' for every library with a serious collection of Western literature on Japanese law." * Journal of Japanese Studies *Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments Introduction and Overview: Japanese Law at a Turning Point / Daniel H. Foote Part I. The Legal System and the Law's Processes 1. New Knowledge Concerning Japan's Legal System before 1868, Acquired from Japanese Sources by Western Writers since 1963 / Carl Steenstrup 2. Criminal Trials in the Early Meiji Era - with Particular Reference to Ukagai / Shirei System / Nobuhiko Kasumi 3. Law, Culture, and Conflict: Dispute Resolution in Postwar Japan / Eric A. Feldman 4. The Development of an Adversary System in Japanese Civil Procedure / Yasuhei Taniguchi 5. The Japanese Judiciary: Maintaining Integrity, Autonomy, and the Public Trust / John O. Haley 6. The Rise of the Large Japanese Business Law Firm and Its Prospects for the Future / Yasuharu Nagashima and E. Anthony Zaloom 7. The Legislative Dynamic: Evidence from the Deregulation of Financial Services in Japan / Yoshiro Miwa and J. Mark Ramseyer 8. Legal Education / Kahei Rokumoto Part II. The Individual, the State, and the Law 9. Ongoing Changes in the Infrastructure of a Constitutional System: From "Bureaucracy" to Democracy / Kazuyuki Takahashi 10. The Constitution of Japan: "Pacifism" and Mass Media Freedom / Lawrence W. Beer 11. Development of the Concepts of Transparency and Accountability in Japanese Administrative Law / Katsuya Uga 12. The Politics of Transparency in Japanese Administrative Law / Tom Ginsburg 13. The Development of Criminal Law in Japan since 1961 / Koya Matsuo 14. Globalization and Japanese Criminal Law / Joseph L. Hoffmann 15. Criminal Justice in Japan / David T. Johnson 16. Litigation, Administrative Relief, and Political Settlement for Pollution Victime Compensation: Minamata Mercury Poisoning after Fifty Years / Koichiro Kujikura 17. Medical Error, Deception, Self-Critical Analysis, and Law's Impact: A Comparative Examination / Robert B. Leflar Part III. The Law and the Economy 18. Reexamining Legal Transplants: The Director's Fiduciary Duty in Japanese Corporate Law / Hideki Kanda and Curtis J. Milhaupt 19. Japan's "Era of Contract" / Takashi Uchida and Veronica L. Taylor 20. From Security to Mobility? Changing Aspects of Japanese Dismissal Law / Ryuichi Yamakawa 21. Concentrated Power: The Paradox of Antitrust in Japan / Harry First and Tadashi Shiraishi 22. The Changing Roles of the Patent Office and the Courts after Fijitsu / TI / Naoki Koizumi and Toshiko Takenaka 23. The Reform of the Japanese Tax System in the Latter Half of the Twentieth Century and into the Twenty-first Century / Hiroshi Kaneko 24. Some Observations on the Japanese Tax System at the Beginning of the Twenty-first Century / Christopher H. Hanna 25. Insolvency Law for a New Century: Japan's Revised Framework for Economic Failures / Kent Anderson and Makoto Ito Appendix A Dan Fenno Henderson: A Tribute / Daniel H. Foote Appendix B Selected Writings of Dan Fenno Henderson / Robert Britt Contributors Index
£111.76
University of Washington Press The Earths Blanket
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The Earth's Blanket is an excellent distillation of traditional teachings and narratives. This thoroughly researched book provides the necessary framework for identifying a resource management grounded in cultural traditions and wisdom and is capable of achieving a sustainable agro-ecology." * Agricultural History *Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments Prologue: The Land and the Peoples 1. Wealth and Value in a Changing Land 2. Land-based Stories of People and Home Places 3. A Kincentric Approach to Nature 4. Honouring Nature through Ceremony and Ritual 5. The Balance between Humans and Nature 6. Looking After the Lands and Waters 7. Everything Is One 8. Finding Meaning in a Contemporary Context Source Notes References Index
£33.98
University of Washington Press Letters from the 442nd
Book SynopsisPresents a collection of letters by a member of the legendary 442nd Combat Team, which served in Italy and France during World War II. Written to his wife by a medic serving with the segregated Japanese American unit, the letters featured in this book describe a soldier's daily life.Trade Review"[Letters from the 442nd] offers..a unique and compelling account of what the men of the 442nd experienced on and off the battlefield. Thanks to army censorship and concern for his wife's feelings, Masuda put little blood and guts in his letters. But they richly and movingly detail the medic's everyday life." * The Journal of Military History *"Min's poignant, but often amusing, wartime experiences, together with Hana's occasional commentary, enable us to gain a much fuller picture of WWII sacrifices by this young Japanese American couple." * Asian American Comparative Collection Newsletter *"Minoru Masuda's Letters from the 442nd are priceless mementos of service and sacrifice from a man who, if he had been of lesser character, might feel entitled to act out understandable bitterness. Readers will cherish and find inspiration in his gentle humor, keen insights and colorful observations of America at war not only abroad, but at home against some of its own citizens." * The Advocate *Table of ContentsForeword by Daniel K. Inouye Preface by Dianne Bridgman Abbreviations Introduction by Dianne Bridgman Prologue 1. America & Algeria, August 1943-May 1944 2. Italy, June-September 1944 3. France, October-November 1944 4. France, November 1944-March 1945 5. Italy, April-May 1945 6. Italy, May-December 1945 Epilogue Afterword Appendix: People Mentioned in the Letters Note on Sources Index
£999.99
University of Washington Press Being and Place among the Tlingit
Book SynopsisExamines the concept of place in the language, social structure, and ritual of southeast Alaska's Tlingit Indians. This book makes a contribution to the literature on the Tlingit, the Northwest Coast cultural area, Native American and indigenous studies, and to the social scientific and humanistic literature on space, place, and landscape.Trade Review"Being and Place Among the Tlingit provides an excellent grounding in indigenous environmental values and how they operate in society. The book will almost certainly become a standard text for Northwest Coast anthropologists, human geographers, even archaeologists, for whom Thornton's discussion of material symbols, such as Chilkat blankets, will serve as a useful reminder of the ways artifacts can actively reference people and places. Finally, because it is a well written book, brimming with helpful examples of the politics of place-making, it will interest scholars studying human-landscape interactions in diverse regions of the globe." * The Northern Review *"This thoroughly researched, well-organized, and well-written book is a pioneering study of the ethnography of the indigenous peoples of the Northwest Coast. Its methods and many of its conclusions could fruitfully be used in studying the toponymy of the Aboriginal nations of coastal British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. It would work well as a text in upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in anthropology and First Nations studies. It will also be an invaluable resource for the Tlingit people themselves." * BC Studies *"Thomas Thornton takes the reader on a rich journey into the physical and social landscape of Southeast Alaska. . . . a solid work of ethnography grounded in serious scholarship but written in a language that will also be accessible to most readers." * Alaska History *"This book is about the meaning of place among the Tlingit, but it is also a comprehensive, scholarly essay on the ideal of place in Western philosophy and social science theory." * Journal of Anthropological Research *Table of ContentsTlingit Spelling and Pronunciation Guide Preface 1. Introduction: Place and Tlingit Senses of Being 2. Know Your Place: The Social Organization of Geographic Knowledge 3. What's in a Name? Place and Cognition 4. Production and Place: "It was easy for me to put up fish there" 5. Ritual as Emplacement: The Potlatch / Ku.eex' 6. Conclusion: Toward an Anthropology of Place Appendix: Tlingit Resources with Seasonality Notes Bibliography Index
£25.32
MV - University of Washington Press The Many Lives of a Rajput Queen
Book SynopsisThe medieval Rajput queen Padmini - believed to have been pursued by Alauddin Khalji, the Sultan of Delhi - has been the focus of numerous South Asian narratives. This book investigates these legends and traces their subsequent appropriation by colonial administrators and nationalist intellectuals, for varying different political ends.Trade Review"Sreenivasan has produced a nuanced and inventive work of South Asian history combining disciplined textual and archival research with compelling historical arguments. Her book places literary production and changes in literary form firmly into a social history framework that enlivens the South Asian historical field. The Many Lives of a Rajput Queen, given its range, detail, and originality, is destined to occupy a familiar place on the bookshelves of not only South Asian historians, but scholars of literary culture, early modern literary history, and the sociology of literature." * Itinerario *"[A]n important contribution to cultural and social history. Sreenivasan's analysis of the mutations of the Padmini legend reveals the changing gender relations over the centuries. . . . A comprehensive bibliography and summaries of selected versions of the legend included as an appendix add to the value of the book." * Sixteenth Century Journal *"A welcome contribution. . . . Meticulously researched, Many Lives of a Rajput Queen is located within the context of the very real and often politically-charged debates over the relationship between any historical event and the multiple perspectives on it that are subsequently generated." * Canadian Journal of History *"This wide-ranging monograph effortlessly traverses regions and genres to study the evolution of a historical memory . . . . Sreenivasan analyzes Padmini's story through its entire narrative trajectory, deploying at once the skills of a historian who combines an understanding of religious thought and social history and those of a literary scholar deeply familiar with gendered tropes in narrative and discourse." * Association for Asian Studies Coomaraswamy prize committee *"A masterful and admirable scholarly achievement. . . .Sreenivasan's singular accomplishment in this meticulously researched account is to demonstrate more convincingly and thoroughly than I have ever seen done before the wonderfully complex entanglements of literature and politics, of history and legend." * Journal of Asian Studies *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Note on Transliteration and Usage List of Maps 1. Introduction 2. Sufi Tale of Rajputs in Sixteenth-century Avadh 3. Rajput Kings and their Pasts in the Mughal Period 4. Tales of Past Glory under Early Colonial Indirect Rule (c. 1750-1850) 5. Exemplary Patriotism in the Late Nineteenth Century 6. Conclusion 7. Appendix 1: Summaries of Selected Versions of the Legend 8. Appendix 2: List of Known Versions / Manuscripts / Editions of the Padmini Legend Bibliography Index
£29.66
University of Washington Press Scenic Spots
Book SynopsisChina has a tourist industry, characterized by a style with deep roots in traditional Chinese culture. This title argues that China's brand of tourism is distinct from the traditions of both Western bourgeois tourism, which values authenticity, and Soviet tourism, with its emphasis on rugged and selfless experience.Trade Review"In Scenic Spots, Pál Nyirí provides a highly readable overview of the emergence of commercial tourism in China's reform era. . . . I would certainly recommend Scenic Spots as an introduction to contemporary tourism in China. It also points the way for future research on Chinese tourism at home and abroad." * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *"Scenic Spots is a fascinating and cogently written short introductory book on Chinese tourism that brings up many questions for further study. . . . a timely book." * Canadian Journal of History *"This book is a welcome and timely analysis of the shape tourism has taken on in China.. the book comprehensively illuminates the state's various roles on a local level, and the provided comparison with tourism in different nation-states is a useful contribution to comparative studies of the development of nation-states." * China Quarterly *"A timely analysis of the significant increase in domestic tourism in China over the past decade and the role this plays in an ongoing state project of nation building and modernization. [A]n excellent introduction to an exciting field of study, organized and written in a way that makes the information accessible to nonspecialists and appropriate to undergraduate courses in contemporary China as well as to tourism studies." * American Anthropologist *"A useful insight into the complexities of the sociopolitical quagmire that is global tourism and a useful addition to the canon on tourists and tourism. Anthropologists cannot ignore tourism, and those not familiar with this particular intellectual terrain will find this book a useful introduction." * American Ethnologist *"Nyiri has undertaken a valuable comparison of Chinese with overseas tourism. He provides a useful methodology for the understanding of Chinese tourism today." * The China Journal *"Nyiri examines the growth of domestic tourism, the state's cafeful stewardship, and the cultural implications of the places that Chinese tourists are most willing to visit.. Scenic Spots.. provides a culturally informed look into an ever-growing industry in China." * Asian Affairs *Table of ContentsPreface 1. What's in a Site?: The Making of "Scenic Spots" 2. Two Sites and a Non-Site: Mounts Emei, Jiuzhaigou, and Songpan 3. Making Sense of Scenic Spots 4. Scenic Spots Beyond the Border: Migration, Tourism, and Cultural Authority Notes Bibliography Index
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University of Washington Press The Pacific Muse
Book SynopsisOffers a perspective on the colonial stereotype of the exotic Pacific island woman, tracing the evolution of female primitivism from Western antiquity to twentieth-century Hollywood. This book includes 37 illustrations of Pacific women from early etchings by shipboard artists.Trade Review"O'Brien's book contributes to the burgeoning field of studies of gender and sexuality in Pacific Studies at the same time that it broadens the feminist critique of constructions of sexuality and gender… O'Brien allows us to glimpse many fascinating women, including Alice Henriette Handy, a Maori woman who was taken to America by her father, a New England whaling captain; and Maria de los Santos y Castro, a fifteen-year-old girl from Guam who was married to Matthew Mazarro, a Genoese four times her age." * Journal of World History *"The Pacific Muse is highly recommended for anyone interested in Pacific history, the role of the indigenous colonial woman, and the truth behind the 'island girl' smile." -- Debra Youthed * Glory Days Magazine *"The Pacific Muse is a complex historical narrative and O'Brien wields a vast amount of material." * Journal of Folklore Research *"O'Brien's panoramic study on the evolution of the Western notion of the exotic feminine in the Pacific is riveting..The book is essential reading because the Pacific Muse remains alive and well today—- precisely because she continues to serve this role." * Journal of Pacific History *"As a 'gender-focused world history', Patty O'Brien foregrounds the female body in her exploration of the colonial South Pacific. O'Brien takes an overlapping thematic and chronological approach, tracing the production of exotic femininity from its foundations in antiquity through the present day.. [it is] an engaging, wide-ranging, and insightful work, enhanced by the liberal inclusion of excellent images." * BC Studies *"As Patty O'Brien illustrates with almost encyclopedic detail, since their earliest connections with Europeans, Pacific womenhave been portrayed as lascivious, hypersexual, sensual, enticing, and always available. . . . O'Brien's task is to unfold the sexing of the Pacific, from Renaissance representations of the sixteenth century to the celluloid images of the twentieth. . . The research is meticulous." * The Historian *"Patty O'Brien's study offers readers an examination of the role of the feminine in the construction of the Pacific in the western imagination. . . [a] rich and detailed book." * Pacific Historical Review *"The Pacific Muse reaches beyond the words and images that Europeans, particularly European men, painted about women in the Pacific. O'Brien explores the relationship between images of Pacific womanhood and different configurations of imperialism around the region." * Journal of Women's History *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction I. From Antiquity to Discovery of Tahiti II. Colonizing Masculinities, 1767-1860 III. Nature's Resources and the Forging of Empire, 1788-1890 IV. Gender, Race, and the Body Politic in the Pacific and Europe V. From the 1890s to the Present Epilogue Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index
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University of Washington Press Black Womanhood
Book SynopsisExplorations of contemporary art have focused on issues of identity and race for some time. Few, however, have sought to investigate these themes by juxtaposing historical and contemporary frameworks. This book examines an especially charged icon - the black female body.Trade Review"Rather than recycling the colonial approach to power and subjectivity, which defines the self through the ridicule of the other, Black Womanhood provides various textual, visual, and personal tactics that can contribute to re-imagining a more humane way forward." * Woman's Art Journal *"Twenty years ago, Barbara Kruger coined her now-infamous slogan, 'your body is a battleground,' in a campaign to increase awareness of how women's bodies are marketed as commodities. Visually stunning and intellectually provocative, Black Womanhood resurrects that dialogue and complicates an embattled body in which blackness is a catalyst, surface, symbol, subject, and object that, while transformative on many levels, continues to appear alarmingly vulnerable to exploitation and stereotyping." * caa.reviews *"A serious academic endeavor, suitable for scholars and the general public alike." * Book News *"This collection of essays is as richly insightful as it is beautifully produced. . . . The originality of the images and interpretations make this catalogue essential to understanding how fully clothed the unclothed body truly is." * Publisher's Weekly *Table of ContentsLenders to the Exhibition Foreword / Brian P. Kennedy Acknowledgments / Barbara Thompson Introduction / Barbara Thompson Part One | Iconic Ideologies of Womanhood: African Cultural Perspectives 1. The African Female Body in the Cultural Imagination / Barbara Thompson 2. African Women's Body Images in Postcolonial Discourse and Resistance to Neo-Crusaders / Ifi Amadiume 3. Les Parisiens d'Afrique: Mangbetu Women as Works of Art / Enid Schildkrout Plates Part Two | Colonizing Black Women: The Western Imaginary 4. The Black Female Body, the Postcard, and the Archives / Christraud Geary 5. The Body of a Myth: Embodying the Black Mammy Figure in Visual Culture / Kimberly Wallace-Sanders Plates Part Three | Meaning and Identity: Personal Journeys into Black Womanhood 6. Picturing the New Negro Woman / Deborah Willis 7. The Women Who Posed: Maudelle Bass and Florence Allen / Carla Williams 8. Housing and Homing the Black Female Body in France: Clixthe Beyala and the Legacy of Sarah Baartman and Josephine Backer / Ayo Abiétou Coly 9. Decolonizing Black Bodies: Personal Journeys in the Contemporary Voice / Barbara Thompson Plates Artists Contributors Bibliography Index
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University of Washington Press Diversity and Dialogue
Book SynopsisFocuses on six contemporary Native Americn artists - James Luna, Gerald Clarke, Dana Claxton, Sonya Kelliher-Combs, Larry Tee Harbor Jackson McNeil, and Will Wilson. This volume is accompanied DVD that presents James Luna's in-your-face performance works that question stereotypes about Native Americans.Trade Review"A book very much worth owning." * Multicultural Review *Table of ContentsDedication: Tap Dancing on the Starts: Reflections on Harry E. Fonesca, 1946-1006 / Margaret Archuleta Foreword: The Dialogue at Ten Years / John Vanausdall Introduction / James H. Nottage Visual Sovereignty: A Continuous Aboriginal / Indigenous Landscape / Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie Cross Over with Mr. Luna: Distinguished Artist / Lee-Ann Martin Gerald Clarke: From a Place of Recognition / Joanna O. Bigfeather Dana Claxton: "Reframing the Sacred and Indigenizing the White Cube" / Michelle La Flamme Sonya Kelliher-Combs: Secrets / Sandy Gillespie Larry Tee Harbor Jackson McNeil: Visual Myth Maker / Mique'l Icesis Askren Will Wilson: Fellowship Artist / Jennifer Vigil Afterword / Jennifer McNutt Acknowledgments / James H. Nottage and Jennifer McNutt Contributors Checklist
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University of Washington Press Meng Jiangnü Brings Down the Great Wall
Book SynopsisTells the story of a young woman named Meng Jiang who makes a long, solitary journey to deliver winter clothes to her husband, a drafted labourer on the grandiose Great Wall construction project of the notorious First Emperor of the Qin dynasty (BCE 221-208).Trade Review"For the first time . . . English reader[s] will have the opportunity to view the contradictory figure of Meng Jiangnu in a range of historical and geographical settings. Selected and translated by a master translator and accompanied by an impressive array of supporting and analytical material." -- Anne E. McLaren * Nan Nu *"Meng Jiangnü Brings Down the Great WallThis is a very useful addition to the limited store of English translations of Chinese folklore, and one that should have appeal beyond those interested in Chinese folk narrative . . . a solid contribution to both legend studies and Chinese folklore studies in English." -- David Gay * Western Folklore *"As a wall-destroying beauty, Meng Jiangnü belongs, literally, to the 'wall topplers' (qingcheng) femme fatales of Chinese history. Wielding the specifically feminine magic of tears, she is able to walk many paths between love and death. Idema's beautiful, small anthology is a splendid tribute to this figure. It is at the same time a highly commendable introduction to the richness and complexity of Chinese oral traditions." * Journal of Chinese Religions *"Idema's ten versions of the story . . . offer fascinating insight into variations of the tale and how different genres and regional styles emphasized these variations for particular purposes. Idema's translations are superb and read extremely well in English. . . . Recommended. All readers, all levels." * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Translator's Note Meng Jiangnu: The Development of a Legend by Wild L. Idema Meng Jiangnu and the May Fourth Folklore Movement by Haiyan Lee Part One | Ballads from Late-Imperial China 1. Trekking to the Wall 2. Guiding the Soul 3. Retrieving a Fan 4. Born from a Gourd 5. Being a Filial Daughter-in-Law Part Two | Ballads Collected in the Countryside 6. Switching to Dragon Robes 7. Mobilizing the Gods 8. Stepping into the Pond 9. Sleeping with the Bones 10. Forbidden Desires Notes Glossary Bibliography
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University of Washington Press Meng Jiangnü Brings Down the Great Wall
Book SynopsisTells the story of a young woman named Meng Jiang who makes a long, solitary journey to deliver winter clothes to her husband, a drafted labourer on the grandiose Great Wall construction project of the notorious First Emperor of the Qin dynasty (BCE 221-208).Trade Review"For the first time . . . English reader[s] will have the opportunity to view the contradictory figure of Meng Jiangnu in a range of historical and geographical settings. Selected and translated by a master translator and accompanied by an impressive array of supporting and analytical material." -- Anne E. McLaren * Nan Nu *"Meng Jiangnü Brings Down the Great WallThis is a very useful addition to the limited store of English translations of Chinese folklore, and one that should have appeal beyond those interested in Chinese folk narrative . . . a solid contribution to both legend studies and Chinese folklore studies in English." -- David Gay * Western Folklore *"As a wall-destroying beauty, Meng Jiangnü belongs, literally, to the 'wall topplers' (qingcheng) femme fatales of Chinese history. Wielding the specifically feminine magic of tears, she is able to walk many paths between love and death. Idema's beautiful, small anthology is a splendid tribute to this figure. It is at the same time a highly commendable introduction to the richness and complexity of Chinese oral traditions." * Journal of Chinese Religions *"Idema's ten versions of the story . . . offer fascinating insight into variations of the tale and how different genres and regional styles emphasized these variations for particular purposes. Idema's translations are superb and read extremely well in English. . . . Recommended. All readers, all levels." * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Translator's Note Meng Jiangnu: The Development of a Legend by Wild L. Idema Meng Jiangnu and the May Fourth Folklore Movement by Haiyan Lee Part One | Ballads from Late-Imperial China 1. Trekking to the Wall 2. Guiding the Soul 3. Retrieving a Fan 4. Born from a Gourd 5. Being a Filial Daughter-in-Law Part Two | Ballads Collected in the Countryside 6. Switching to Dragon Robes 7. Mobilizing the Gods 8. Stepping into the Pond 9. Sleeping with the Bones 10. Forbidden Desires Notes Glossary Bibliography
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University of Washington Press Complicating Constructions Race Ethnicity and
Book SynopsisA collection of essays that offers multiethnic, historically comparative, and meta-theoretical readings of the literature and culture of the United States. Covering works by a diverse set of American authors - from Toni Morrison to Bret Harte - it maps a variegated terrain that refuses the distinction between 'ethnic' and 'non-ethnic' literatures.Trade Review"Unlike other recent treatments. . . this one is broad, and therein lies its strength. . . . Recommended." * Choice *"This collection does seem to be unique in its mixture of essays written about 'ethnic' and 'non-ethnic' texts, and it may hearken the beginning of the end of the traditional binary method of categorizing American texts." * Multi-Cultural Reviews *Table of ContentsOther contributors include Jesse Aleman, Ariel Balter, Olivia Castellano, AnnaMarie Christiansen, Georgina Dodge, Tracy Floreani, Joe Lockard, Edwin J. McAllister, Sheree Meyer, William Over, Jeffrey F. L. Partridge, Chauncey Ridley, Derek Parker Royal, Alexander W. Schultheis, Andrea Tinnenmeyer, and Jose L. Torres-Padilla.
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