3 edition of East West Encounters found in the catalog.
East West Encounters
Published
June 1994
by Japanophile
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Written in English
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | 187 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL8521866M |
| ISBN 10 | 0963112007 |
| ISBN 10 | 9780963112002 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 25416244 |
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East-West Encounters: Franco-Asian Cinema and Literature is the first book of its kind to examine Franco-Asian film and literary productions in the context of France's postcolonial history.
It covers French film-makers' approaches to the Asian 'Other', as well as focusing on the works of Vietnamese and Cambodian directors living and working in France. East Encounters West book.
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This book helps us to recognize the influence of Eastern ideas upon modern Western thought by tracing the history of engagements between East and West up until the present day.
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Beyond Boundaries: East and West Cross-Cultural Encounters is a collection of essays which span several countries, centuries and disciplines in their exploration of East-West cultural exchanges and interactions. The chapters are arranged in chronological and thematic order, and encompass the cutting edge research of a diverse group of international scholars.
Long Beach Publications holds all copyrights to the book, East-West Encounters in Philosophy and Religion, as well as the articles therein.
Any unauthorized publication of this book or the articles in this book, either in paper or digital format, is a violation of Long Beach Publications copyrights. Embedded in his survey of the east-west encounter is a critical perspective on the shift from practising yoga as a means to transcend the limitations of the physical body to adopting it as a lifestyle choice that celebrates physical fitness.
He writes eloquently about the way in which capitalism has reduced yoga to a series of postures to be. This book is located at the intersection between two great arcs of scholarly work in the West and India in modern times.
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Initially it acquired a place and prominence due to the linguistic reasons. The socio-political aspects were associated with its continuous creative challenge.
Englishmen‘s presence in India as colonizers for over hundred years was a. The West: Encounters & Transformations takes a new approach to telling the story of Western civilization. Rather than looking at Western civilization only as the history of Europe from ancient times to the present, this groundbreaking book examines the changing nature of the Wes/5(25).
East-West Encounters: Franco-Asian Cinema and Literature is the first book of its kind to examine Franco-Asian film and literary productions in the context of France's postcolonial history. It covers French film-makers' approaches to the Asian 'Other', as well as focusing on the works of Vietnamese and Cambodian directors living and working in France.Book Description: Explores the encounters between East and West in Maghrebi literature in the pre period.
Focuses on the work of early Algerian intelligentsia known as the Young Algerians and their insistent letters to the Occident.Description: Beyond Boundaries: East and West Cross-Cultural Encounters is a collection of essays which span several countries, centuries and disciplines in their exploration of East-West cultural exchanges and interactions.
The chapters are arranged in chronological and thematic order, and encompass the cutting edge research of a diverse group of international scholars.
