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Li Ang <1952-> |
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The lost garden : a novel / / Li Ang ; translated by Sylvia Li-chun Lin with Howard Goldblatt |
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New York, [New York] : , : Columbia University Press, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (247 p.) |
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Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan |
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Gardens - Taiwan |
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Taiwan History Fiction |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Frontmatter -- What separates us from China / Ang, Li -- Translator's Note -- Prologue -- PART I. -- One -- Two -- PART II. -- One -- Two -- PART III. -- One -- Two -- Epilogue |
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The Lost Garden is an eloquent portrait of the losses incurred as we struggle to hold on to our passions. The novel begins with the family of Zhu Yinghong, whose father, Zhu Zuyan, was imprisoned in the early days of Chiang Kai-shek's rule. Zhu Zuyan spends his days luxuriating in his Lotus Garden, which he builds according to his own desires. Forever under suspicion, he indulges as much as he can in circumscribed pleasures, though they drain the family fortune. Eventually the entire household is sold, including the Lotus Garden. The novel then swings to modern-day Taipei, where Zhu Yinghong falls for Lin Xigeng, a real estate tycoon and playboy. Their cat-and-mouse courtship builds against the extravagant banquets and decadent entertainments of Taipei's wealthy businessmen. Though the two ultimately marry, their high-styled romance dulls over time, leading to a dangerous, desperate quest to reclaim the enchantment of the Lotus Garden. |
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UNISA996472040003316 |
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Wagner Peter |
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The moral mappings of south and north / / edited by Peter Wagner [[electronic resource]] |
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Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2017 |
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1-4744-2326-4 |
1-4744-2327-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xi, 225 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Annual of European and global studies |
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Political Science / Globalization |
Political science |
History |
Developing countries Civilization |
Developing countries History |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 25 Jan 2018). |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Finding One’s Way in Global Social Space -- 2 Does the World Have a Spatio-political Form? Preliminaries -- 3 The BRICS Countries: Time and Space in Moral Narratives of Development -- 4 Russia between East, West and North: Comments on the History of Moral Mapping -- 5 Digging for Class: Thoughts on the Writing of a Global History of Social Distinction -- 6 North–South and the Question of Recognition: A Constellation Saturated with Tensions -- 7 On Spaces and Experiences: Modern Displacements, Interpretations and Universal Claims -- 8 The South as Exile -- Index |
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This book explores the possible meanings of the 'Global South' and assesses the advantages and disadvantages of adopting it for understanding the contemporary world. It casts a wide exploratory net, addressing historical transformations of world-interpretation and wider cultural-intellectual meanings. |
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