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Author : Richard Mason
Publisher : Signet Book
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book The World of Suzie Wong written by Richard Mason and published by Signet Book. This book was released on 1957 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: British artist, Robert Lomax, meets pretty Suzie in a house of assignation in contemporary Hong Kong.
Author : Richard Mason
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101572396
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)
Download or read book The World of Suzie Wong written by Richard Mason and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-01-31 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A re-issue of a bestseller which the 1960 film starring Nancy Kwan and William Holden is based Robert is t he only resident of the Nam Kok hotel not renting his room by the hour when he meets Suzie at the bar. She becomes his muse and they fall in love. But even in Hong Kong, where many white expatriates have Chinese mistresses, their romance could jeopardize the things they each hold dear. Set in the mid-1950s, The World of Suzie Wong is a beautifully written time capsule of a novel. First published more than fifty years ago, it resonated with readers worldwide, inspiring a film starring William H olden, a ballet, and even a reggae song. Now readers can experience the romance of this groundbreaking story anew.
Author : Ron Scollon
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134436904
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (344 download)
Download or read book Discourses in Place written by Ron Scollon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-12-08 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discourses in Place is essential reading for anyone with an interest in language and the way we communicate. Written by leaders in the field, this text argues that we can only interpret the meaning of public texts like road signs, notices and brand logos by considering the social and physical world that surrounds them. Drawing on a wide range of real examples, from signs in the Chinese mountains, to urban centres in Austria, Italy, North America and Hong Kong, this textbook equips students with the methodology and models they need to undertake their own research in 'geosemiotics', the key interface between semiotics and the physical world. Discourses in Place is highly illustrated, containing real examples of language in the material world, including a 'how to use this book' section, group and individual activities, and a glossary of key terms.
Author : Gina Marchetti
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520914629
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (146 download)
Download or read book Romance and the Yellow Peril written by Gina Marchetti and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1994-02-15 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hollywood films about Asians and interracial sexuality are the focus of Gina Marchetti's provocative new work. While miscegenation might seem an unlikely theme for Hollywood, Marchetti shows how fantasy-dramas of interracial rape, lynching, tragic love, and model marriage are powerfully evident in American cinema. The author begins with a discussion of D. W. Griffith's Broken Blossoms, then considers later films such as Shanghai Express, Madame Butterfly, and the recurring geisha movies. She also includes some fascinating "forgotten" films that have been overlooked by critics until now. Marchetti brings the theoretical perspective of recent writing on race, ethnicity, and gender to her analyses of film and television and argues persuasively that these media help to perpetuate social and racial inequality in America. Noting how social norms and taboos have been simultaneously set and broken by Hollywood filmmakers, she discusses the "orientalist" tensions underlying the construction of American cultural identity. Her book will be certain to interest readers in film, Asian, women's, and cultural studies.
Author : Ron Scollon
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470656409
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (76 download)
Download or read book Intercultural Communication written by Ron Scollon and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-01-03 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This newly revised edition is both a lively introduction and practical guide to the main concepts and challenges of intercultural communication. Grounded in interactional sociolinguistics and discourse analysis, this work integrates theoretical principles and methodological advice, presenting students, researchers, and practitioners with a comprehensive and unified resource. Features new original theory, expanded treatment of generations, gender and corporate and professional discourse Offers improved organization and added features for student and classroom use, including advice on research projects, questions for discussion, and references at the end of each chapter Extensively revised with newly added material on computer mediated communication, sexuality and globalization
Author : Xu Xi
Publisher : Akashic Books
ISBN 13 : 161775692X
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (177 download)
Download or read book Hong Kong Noir written by Xu Xi and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2018-12-04 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Showcases the extremes of one of the world’s capitals. From ghost stories, to historical thrills, to underworld brutality . . . endlessly fascinating.”—CrimeReads Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. In Hong Kong Noir, fourteen of the city’s finest authors explore the dark heart of the Pearl of the Orient in haunting stories of depravity and despair. This anthology includes brand-new stories by Jason Y. Ng, Xu Xi, Marshall Moore, Brittani Sonnenberg, Tiffany Hawk, James Tam, Rhiannon Jenkins Tsang, Christina Liang, Feng Chi-shun, Charles Philipp Martin, Shannon Young, Shen Jian, Carmen Suen, and Ysabelle Cheung. “The history of Hong Kong, once a fishing village, encompasses piracy, the opium trade, prostitution, corruption, espionage and revolutionary plots; grist for the 14 dark tales in Hong Kong Noir.”—BBC Culture “A delightfully dark collection of fiction from Hong Kong, a city where talk is cheap and cash is still king.”—Ritz-Carlton Magazine “Ng and Blumberg-Kason defy the fates by presenting a collection of 14 stores—by Chinese tradition, an ominous number—illustrating their city’s dark side . . . Readers can feel lucky to have such a collection.”—Kirkus Reviews "Hong Kong Noir digs below the financial center’s gleaming surface to unearth stories of the city’s ghosts and spirits.”—South China Morning Post
Author : Howard Johns
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781976986529
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (865 download)
Download or read book A Stolen Paradise written by Howard Johns and published by . This book was released on 2018-02-09 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Stolen Paradise is a controversial new book about the making of The Night of the Iguana. The non-fiction narrative follows the history of this modern classic from its creation as an acclaimed stage play by Tennessee Williams, regarded as the greatest playwright of the twentieth century, to its adaptation as an Oscar-winning movie directed by the legendary filmmaker John Huston. Sharing the spotlight in this riveting saga are two international megastars whose love affair dominated news coverage for much of that millennium: Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, together with the highly combustible superstar Ava Gardner, and a third equally impressive star, Deborah Kerr, who lived side-by-side for three months in the Mexican jungle during the film's production. Everyone involved hoped they would benefit from the movie's success. But what was the personal and professional cost to each of them? Through extensive archival research and firsthand interviews, which uncover many previously unknown facts, Howard Johns brings to life the people and events surrounding The Night of the Iguana and its transformative effect on Puerto Vallarta - once a small fishing village, now an international tourist destination. It was there, in the isolated jungles of Mismaloya, that the movie had its greatest impact, introducing the native inhabitants, who had no previous contact with the outside world, to a modern way of life, the effects of which are still being felt today. This richly detailed account of movie making is more than an exposé of Hollywood or a sentimental wallow in nostalgia; it is also a time capsule of world events. A Stolen Paradise combines elements of American pop culture, Mexican history and Aztec mythology to tell a prescient saga of human conquest and its surprising, often tragic, consequences.
Author : Daniel Bernardi
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 9781452904085
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Classic Hollywood, Classic Whiteness written by Daniel Bernardi and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Suzie Wong Scollon
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134360401
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (343 download)
Download or read book Nexus Analysis written by Suzie Wong Scollon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-07-31 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nexus Analysis presents an exciting theory by two of the leading names in discourse analysis and provides a practical guide to its application. The authors argue that discourse analysis can itself be a form of social action. If the discourse analyst is part of the nexus of practice under study, then the analysis can itself transform that nexus of practice. Focussing on their own involvement with and analysis of pioneering communication technologies in Alaska they identify moments of social importance in order to examine the links between social practice, culture and technology. Media are identified not only as means of expressing change but also as catalysts for change itself, with the power to transform the socio-cultural landscape. In this intellectually exciting yet accessible book, Ron Scollon and Suzie Wong Scollon present a working example of their theory in action and provide a personal snapshot of a key moment in the history of communication technology, as the Internet transformed Alaskan life.
Author : Martin Booth
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312426262
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (262 download)
Download or read book Golden Boy written by Martin Booth and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2006-11-14 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last work of the internationally known, Booker-shortlisted writer is a memoir of growing up in 1950s Hong Kong.
Author : C. Y. Lee
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 110166486X
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)
Download or read book The Flower Drum Song written by C. Y. Lee and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002-08-27 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1957, The Flower Drum Song was a groundbreaking work of popular literature. An immediate bestseller, it inspired the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. This charming, bittersweet tale of romance and the powerful bonds of family tells the story of Wang Ta, who wants what every young American man wants: a great career and a woman to love. Living in San Francisco's Chinatown-with his widowed father, Old Master Wang, who misses the old way of life in China, and his younger brother, who just wants to be a normal American teenager-Wang Ta becomes involved with a series of women as he searches for love and the American dream. Comic, poignant, and sexy, The Flower Drum Song is an astute portrayal of immigrants struggling with assimilation. This edition features a new introduction by David Henry Hwang.
Author : Les Bird
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789888769254
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (692 download)
Download or read book A Small Band of Men written by Les Bird and published by . This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Les Bird joined the Hong Kong Marine Police in 1976 and saw the last years of the hard-working, hard-drinking colonial policemen handing out rough justice in the World of Suzie Wong. He was one of a handful of senior officers dealing with sensitive issues including refugees fleeing Vietnam and the smuggling of guns, drugs and people to or from Communist China in the leadup to the handover of the colony back to China in 1997. Filled with gripping stories spanning twenty years, A Small Band of Men follows Bird and his mentor, "Diamond" Don Bishop, an eccentric officer whose volatile temper and larger-than-life personality was a major influence in Bird's career. Supported by his second-in-command, Joe Poon, Bird gained the trust of his band of men to such an extent that they followed him into danger, even at the risk of their own lives.'
Author : Xu Xi
Publisher : Typhoon Media Ltd
ISBN 13 : 988195343X
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (819 download)
Download or read book The Unwalled City written by Xu Xi and published by Typhoon Media Ltd. This book was released on 2010-12-02 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Xu Xi, one of Hong Kong's preeminent novelists, examines the lives of four of the city's residents amid the tension and uncertainties leading up to the 1997 handover to China.
Author : Muhammad Cohen
Publisher : Blacksmith Books
ISBN 13 : 9889979977
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (899 download)
Download or read book Hong Kong on Air written by Muhammad Cohen and published by Blacksmith Books. This book was released on 2010-11-16 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the Hong Kong handover boom fizzles into the Asian economic bust, a young American couple's marriage and their careers tumble into a maze of television news, betrayal, high finance, and cheap lingerie.
Author : Kate Holden
Publisher : Arcade Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781559708302
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (83 download)
Download or read book In My Skin written by Kate Holden and published by Arcade Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Holden presents a frank, harrowing account of her descent into heroin addiction and prostitution, and the long, arduous struggle to redeem her life that made her stronger.
Author : Nancy Kwan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780966439502
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (395 download)
Download or read book Celebration of a Life written by Nancy Kwan and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Martijn Mulder
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789081329415
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (294 download)
Download or read book On the tracks of 007 written by Martijn Mulder and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this detailed field guide, Mulder and Kloosterboer use 30 travel stories to explain exactly where even the smallest James Bond film scene was shot.
