An elegantly packaged new edition of a classic Chinese folk tale collection that responds to the contemporary fascination with the ancient culture of the Far East.
This elegantly presented edition of Richard Wilhelm & Frederick H. Martens' classic collection of 73 Chinese fairy tales has been re-edited by a leading Chinese historian to heighten its appeal to the modern Western reader. As China continues to develop as an economic and political superpower, there has been a growing interest in its history and literature. China has a rich oral tradition and these stories, passed down through hundreds of years, not only enthrall and delight, but also cast light on the country's ancient culture.
Chinese folklore is as colourful and captivating as the Arabian Nights or the work of the Brothers Grimm or Hans Christian Andersen, yet the stories themselves remain largely undiscovered in the West. Written with economy and wit, the short, one- or two-page tales exhibit those distinct aspects of the Chinese character and approach to life which derive from the values of Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism. These include moderation, the value of promises, respect for one's elders, justice and injustice, and the power of wisdom.
The stories are arranged thematically under headings such as nursery fairy tales, nature and animal tales, and myths. Some, such as the legend of the ghostly general and haunted battlefield, engage with the supernatural, while others are dramatic tales featuring flying ogres and cunning demons. Yet others introduce magical talking animals, dragons, endangered princesses, clever shepherd boys and divine figures, including the shape-shifting Yang Oerlang, Guan Yu, the god of war, and the Silkworm Goddess who has a horse's head.
Intriguing titles such as Why Dog and Cat Are Enemies, The Dragon Princess, The Maiden Who Was Stolen Away and The Bird with Nine Heads sit next to tales familiar to all Chinese children, including The Lady of the Moon and The Herd Boy and the Weaving Maiden.
Автор: De Martens F., Leo Alfred Название: Traite de Droit International ISBN: 1289350981 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781289350987 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 4518.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Bailby Henri Название: Etude Sur G.-F. de Martens 1756-1822 ISBN: 1289349339 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781289349332 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2586.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Martens Lee Название: Secrets of a Broken Heart ISBN: 0998438154 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780998438153 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 1931.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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If you're a dreamer, there is no doubt you have had your heart broken a few times, whether it was by the people you loved or by your own thoughts. 'Secrets of a Broken Heart' is a poetry collection to carry you through the heartbreak. It tells a story of healing, of how nothing matters more than to just keep dreaming no matter how much it hurts at times.
Описание: Taking an original approach to Robert Browning`s poetics, this title focuses on a corpus of relatively neglected poems in Browning`s own voice in which he reflects on his poetry, his self-conceptualisation and his place in the poetic tradition.
This volume performs a critical and vibrant reconstruction of Anabaptist identity and theological method, in the wake of the recent revelations of the depth of the sexual abuse perpetrated by the most influential Anabaptist theologian of the 20th century, John Howard Yoder. In an attempt to liberate Anabaptist theology and identity from the constricting vision appropriated and reformulated by Yoder, these essays refuse the determinative categories of the last half century supplied by and carried beyond Harold Bender's The Anabaptist Vision.
While still under the shadow of decades of trauma, a recontexualized conversation about Anabaptist theology and identity emerges in this volume that is ecumenically engaged, philosophically astute, psychologically attuned, and resolutely vulnerable. The volume offers a Trinitarian and Christological framework that holds together the importance of Scripture, tradition, and the lived experience of the Christian community, as the contributors examine a wide variety of issues such as Mennonite feminism, Anabaptist queer theology, and Mennonite theological methods. These essays interrogate the operations of power, violence, exclusion, and privilege in methodology in this changed context, offering self-critical constructive alternatives for articulating Anabaptist theology and identity.
Автор: Judith H. Martens Название: Doing Things Together: A Theory of Skillful Joint Action ISBN: 3110670178 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783110670172 Издательство: Walter de Gruyter Цена: 16169.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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To understand many of our everyday joint actions we need a theory of skillful joint action.
In everyday contexts we do numerous things together. Philosophers of collective intentionality have wondered how we can distinguish parallel cases from cases where we act together. Often their theories argue in favor of one characteristic, feature, or function, that differentiates the two. This feature then distinguishes parallel actions from joint action. The approach in this book is different.
Three claims are developed: (1) There are several functions that help human agents coordinate and act together. (2) This entails that joint action should be understood through these different, interrelated, types of coordination. (3) A multidimensional conceptual space, with three levels of control and coordination, will allow us to connect these different forms of coordination and their interdependencies. This allows us to understand the jointness of an action in a more differentiated and encompassing way.
This approach has ramifications for several distinctions that are typically understood to be binary, including those between action and mere bodily movement, joint action and parallel action, and action together and not together.
Автор: Minton Emily, Martens Dawn Название: Renegade Reject ISBN: 149952093X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781499520934 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 3785.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Daisy "Little Flower" Anderson has lived her entire life on the sidelines of the Renegade Sons MC. Her father is a member, and her mother a club whore turned old lady. Not wanting to follow their footsteps, she chose a different path; one that keeps her close to the biker family she loves, but out of the club.Struggling to keep it together, she never thought she would have anything of her own, until she met Preach. He is everything she swore she didn't want in life. One night of passion leads to unexpected consequences, and she knows, now more than ever, it's time to move forward.Garrett "Preach" Austin lived his life caught in his father's iron fist. He never thought he would want anything more than freedom from his past, until he met his "Little Flower". She shows him there is more to life than pain. Preach has a secret; one that forces him to choose between Daisy and his brothers. Even though he loves Daisy, the Renegade Sons are the only true family he has. He knows he can't have her, yet he can't let her go.When Daisy moves on, Preach realizes what he's lost. Can he prove that he's the man for her, or is he too late?
Автор: Simon Mugford & Dan Green Название: Football Superstars Martens Rules ISBN: 1783126361 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781783126361 Издательство: Carlton Books Рейтинг: Цена: 949.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Everything the young fan needs to know about Lieke Martens.
Автор: Fedor Fedorovich Martens, Martens Название: Contemporary international law of civilized peoples ISBN: 1616196602 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781616196608 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 34485.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Des Freedman, Jonathan Obar, Cheryl Martens, Robert W. McChesney Название: Strategies for Media Reform: International Perspectives ISBN: 082327165X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780823271658 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 4891.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
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Media reform plays an increasingly important role in the struggle for social justice. As battles are fought over the future of investigative journalism, media ownership, spectrum management, speech rights, broadband access, network neutrality, the surveillance apparatus, and digital literacy, what effective strategies can be used in the pursuit of effective media reform? Prepared by thirty-three scholars and activists from more than twenty-five countries, Strategies for Media Reform focuses on theorizing media democratization and evaluating specific projects for media reform. This edited collection of articles offers readers the opportunity to reflect on the prospects for and challenges facing campaigns for media reform and gathers significant examples of theory, advocacy, and activism from multinational perspectives.
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