Democracy and the Foreigner

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Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400824818
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Book Synopsis Democracy and the Foreigner by : Bonnie Honig

Download or read book Democracy and the Foreigner written by Bonnie Honig and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2009-01-10 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What should we do about foreigners? Should we try to make them more like us or keep them at bay to protect our democracy, our culture, our well-being? This dilemma underlies age-old debates about immigration, citizenship, and national identity that are strikingly relevant today. In Democracy and the Foreigner, Bonnie Honig reverses the question: What problems might foreigners solve for us? Hers is not a conventional approach. Instead of lauding the achievements of individual foreigners, she probes a much larger issue--the symbolic politics of foreignness. In doing so she shows not only how our debates over foreignness help shore up our national or democratic identities, but how anxieties endemic to liberal democracy themselves animate ambivalence toward foreignness. Central to Honig's arguments are stories featuring ''foreign-founders,'' in which the origins or revitalization of a people depend upon a foreigner's energy, virtue, insight, or law. From such popular movies as The Wizard of Oz, Shane, and Strictly Ballroom to the biblical stories of Moses and Ruth to the myth of an immigrant America, from Rousseau to Freud, foreignness is represented not just as a threat but as a supplement for communities periodically requiring renewal. Why? Why do people tell stories in which their societies are dependent on strangers? One of Honig's most surprising conclusions is that an appreciation of the role of foreigners in (re)founding peoples works neither solely as a cosmopolitan nor a nationalist resource. For example, in America, nationalists see one archetypal foreign-founder--the naturalized immigrant--as reconfirming the allure of deeply held American values, whereas to cosmopolitans this immigrant represents the deeply transnational character of American democracy. Scholars and students of political theory, and all those concerned with the dilemmas democracy faces in accommodating difference, will find this book rich with valuable and stimulating insights.

The Foreigner

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Publisher : Picador
ISBN 13 : 9780312364045
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (64 download)

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Book Synopsis The Foreigner by : Francie Lin

Download or read book The Foreigner written by Francie Lin and published by Picador. This book was released on 2008-05-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Edgar® Award for Best First Novel by an American Author Set against the Taiwanese criminal underworld, The Foreigner is Francie Lin's audacious debut novel. A noirish tale about family, fraternity, conscience, and the curious gulf between a man's culture and his deepest self Emerson Chang is a mild mannered bachelor on the cusp of forty, a financial analyst in a neatly pressed suit, a child of Taiwanese immigrants who doesn't speak a word of Chinese, and, well, a virgin. His only real family is his mother, whose subtle manipulations have kept him close--all in the name of preserving an obscure idea of family and culture. But when his mother suddenly dies, Emerson sets out for Taipei to scatter her ashes, and to convey a surprising inheritance to his younger brother, Little P. Now enmeshed in the Taiwanese criminal underworld, Little P seems to be running some very shady business out of his uncle's karaoke bar, and he conceals a secret--a crime that has not only severed him from his family, but may have annihilated his conscience. Hoping to appease both the living and the dead, Emerson isn't about to give up the inheritance until he uncovers Little P's past, and saves what is left of his family. The Foreigner is a darkly comic tale of crime and contrition, and a riveting story about what it means to be a foreigner--even in one's own family.

Foreigner

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Publisher : Orbit Books
ISBN 13 : 9781857236170
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (361 download)

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Book Synopsis Foreigner by : C. J. Cherryh

Download or read book Foreigner written by C. J. Cherryh and published by Orbit Books. This book was released on 1998-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two hundred years ago, there was war. The humans lost and were exiled to the island of Mospheira, trading titbits of advanced technology for continued peace and a secluded refuge. Only one single human - the paidhi - is allowed off the island and into the dangerous society of their conquerors.

The Foreigner

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Publisher : Hodder
ISBN 13 : 9781473662094
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (62 download)

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Book Synopsis The Foreigner by : Stephen Leather

Download or read book The Foreigner written by Stephen Leather and published by Hodder. This book was released on 2017-11-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stephen Leather's BESTSELLING breakthrough thriller, previously published as THE CHINAMAN - perfect for fans of Lee Child and James Patterson. He understood death. Jungle-skilled, silent and lethal, he had killed for the Viet Cong and then for the Americans. He had watched helpless when his two eldest daughters had been raped and killed by Thai pirates. Now all that was behind him. Quiet, hard-working and unassuming, he was building up his South London take-away business. Until the day his wife and youngest daughter were destroyed by an IRA bomb in a Knightsbridge department store. Then, simply but persistently, he began to ask the authorities who were the men responsible, what was being done. And was turned away, fobbed off, treated as a nuisance. Which was when, denied justice, he decided on revenge. And went back to war. Praise for Stephen Leather 'Explores complex contemporary issues while keeping the action fast and bloody' Economist 'Action and scalpel-sharp suspense' Daily Telegraph 'The sheer impetus of his story-telling is damned hard to resist' Sunday Express

Chenxi and the Foreigner

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ISBN 13 : 9781554511730
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Book Synopsis Chenxi and the Foreigner by : Sally Rippin

Download or read book Chenxi and the Foreigner written by Sally Rippin and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: Melbourne, Australia: Text Publishing, 2008.

My Mom Is a Foreigner, But Not to Me

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Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1452131023
Total Pages : 39 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (521 download)

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Book Synopsis My Mom Is a Foreigner, But Not to Me by : Julianne Moore

Download or read book My Mom Is a Foreigner, But Not to Me written by Julianne Moore and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2013-08-27 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover this special ebook written and read by bestselling author and award-winning actress Julianne Moore! In My Mom Is a Foreigner, But Not to Me, Julianne Moore pays homage to all the Muttis, Mammas, and Mamans who are from another country. A foreign mom may eat, speak, and dress differently than other moms—she may wear special clothes for holidays, twist hair in strange old-fashioned braids, and cook recipes passed down from grandma. Such a mom may be different than other moms, but...she is also clearly the best. Vividly illustrated by Meilo So, this funny and heartwarming picture book about growing up in multiple cultures celebrates the diverse world in which we live. This version includes a read-along setting. If your device allows audio, you can listen along as Moore reads the story aloud!

The Chinaman

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ISBN 13 : 9780340559741
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (597 download)

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Book Synopsis The Chinaman by : Stephen Leather

Download or read book The Chinaman written by Stephen Leather and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nguyen Minh fought with the Viet Cong, before changing sides to become an efficient hunter of his former comrades. Imprisoned and tortured by the victorious North Vietnamese, he saw two of his daughters die. So when his wife and third daughter are killed by an IRA bomb, Nguyen seeks revenge.

The Foreigner

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ISBN 13 : 9780692959411
Total Pages : 168 pages
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Book Synopsis The Foreigner by : Maurice Belfonte

Download or read book The Foreigner written by Maurice Belfonte and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-21 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifteen-year-old Michael Bell's life has just been turned upside down. Violent uprisings in his home, Trinidad and Tobago have forced his mother to send him and his sister to temporarily stay with their aunt and uncle in New York. But when the worst happens, Michael realizes that New York will be his permanent home and that he may never return to his old life again.Suddenly placed in a strange world, Michael is given the chance to befriend Vince, the most popular boy in school. Michael takes the opportunity, even though Vince is part of a bad crowd. But as he is pressured to follow a dangerous path with his new friends, he must decide how far he'll go to prove himself to others.

The Dark Legend of the Foreigner

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Publisher : LifeRich Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1489701583
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (897 download)

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Book Synopsis The Dark Legend of the Foreigner by : Frank Destefano

Download or read book The Dark Legend of the Foreigner written by Frank Destefano and published by LifeRich Publishing. This book was released on 2014-03-05 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 17th century Japan, a battle between the shoguns and the Lees raged for a lengthy period of time. The shoguns wanted the Lees to come join their elite army, but the Lees remained neutral and peaceful people. After much harassing, the husband and wife became supreme warriors. The Lees began killing whatever shoguns threatened them. After a particularly violent, gruesome battle with the shoguns, the Lees disappeared into the Oakla Mountains for about twenty years . The mastermind, an ancient wizard siding with the shoguns, commanded what was left of the shoguns to patrol the mountains of Oakla trying to find the Lees. Decades would pass. In those twenty long years, the Lees raised a son who would become known as “the Master.” Phenomenal genetics would breed an individual who became a far better warrior and stronger fighter then both of his parents put together. In the Master’s infantile years, the mother and father went up on the mountains of Oakla, similar to Moses’ summoning of God, where they asked their God for a sacrifice. He answered, and in return of this sacrifice, he would give their extraordinary son, the Master, the power of immortality in the form of Five Scrolls of Terror. Their God asked for the skin from their baby’s head, a threatening request, but would ultimately create a child who would grow into that of the Master: the Skulled Warrior. As the Lees returned from Oakla on that twentieth or so year, they got ambushed and killed—an attack decades in the making. When the Master found the bodies of his parents, he naturally flew into a blind rage and killed many shoguns, slaughtering anyone who stood in his way. As he battled on Oakla Mountain, his scrolls disappeared off the mountain and were never seen again. As the Master went to the end of Oakla searching for the ancient wizard for retribution, he came across an ancient hut, and inevitably the wizard and the Master did battle. The Master would ultimately kill the wizard, but he would put a curse on the Master that would remain with the Master for nearly four hundred years. As the Master’s statue, which in reality was the curse turning him to stone, was moved by cult followers and believers, it eventually found its way to New Amsterdam, which as we know, would evolve into present-day New York City. An adventure unfolds as the Master awakens after a four-hundred-year slumber, masked as a mysterious piece of art, to deal with our current world as we know it. And so begins The Dark Legend of The Foreigner.

Peacemaker

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Publisher : Astra Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 1101635215
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Book Synopsis Peacemaker by : C. J. Cherryh

Download or read book Peacemaker written by C. J. Cherryh and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fifteenth novel in Cherryh’s Foreigner space opera series, a groundbreaking tale of first contact and its consequences… Civil war on the world of the atevi is finally over. And Cajeiri, son and heir of Tabini-aiji, atevi leader of the dominant Western Association, is about to celebrate his fortunate ninth birthday. Bren Cameron, brilliant human diplomat allied with Tabini, has managed to arrange a visit for Cajeiri’s three special associates from the starship Phoenix—ordinary human children who developed a bond with Cajeiri during his two years in space. After a year of political upheaval, this is a happy event: the heir is safe, the aiji is back in power, and a massive celebration is planned in the capital. The whole world is watching. But Bren Cameron has received evidence that security has been severely compromised from the aiji’s high office on downward. The powerful Assassins’ Guild—which provides the judicial system, law enforcement, and personal protection in atevi society—is in the hands of a man who would like to turn the entire world back two centuries. Bren now knows the details of a decades-old plot that’s been threaded through Guild actions since before his arrival on the continent. The enemy’s best chance is to strike now, at the public celebration that is much too important and far too advanced to cancel. Bren and his associates have no choice. If they don’t make the first move, the other side will. And the lives of the heir, his innocent human guests, and the entire ruling family are at stake. The long-running Foreigner series can also be enjoyed by more casual genre readers in sub-trilogy installments. Peacemaker is the 15th Foreigner novel, and the 3rd book in the fifth subtrilogy.

A Foreigner's Tale

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Publisher : Rocket 88
ISBN 13 : 9781910978160
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (781 download)

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Book Synopsis A Foreigner's Tale by : Mick Jones

Download or read book A Foreigner's Tale written by Mick Jones and published by Rocket 88. This book was released on 2017-08 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mick Jones, the founder of Foreigner and composer of their greatest hits, has written the story of Foreigner & the story of his life. Illustrated throughout with classic and previously unseen photos from Mick's own collection, this lavish book is published as Foreigner celebrate their 40th anniversary.

A Study Guide for Larry Shue's "The Foreigner"

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Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
ISBN 13 : 1410346323
Total Pages : 19 pages
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Download or read book A Study Guide for Larry Shue's "The Foreigner" written by Gale, Cengage Learning and published by Gale, Cengage Learning . This book was released on with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Study Guide for Larry Shue's "The Foreigner," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Drama For Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Drama For Students for all of your research needs.

Beleaguered in Pekin: The Boxer's War Against the Foreigner

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Publisher : Library of Alexandria
ISBN 13 : 1465613382
Total Pages : 259 pages
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Download or read book Beleaguered in Pekin: The Boxer's War Against the Foreigner written by Robert Coltman and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IN THE autumn of 1898, in the month of October, very shortly after the famous coup d’état of the Empress Dowager of China, an event occurred which may have been the influence that shaped after-events, or it may be that this occurrence was but the premature explosion of a mine being prepared by the Empress and her evil advisers, intended to shake the civilized world at a later date. I refer to the riot at Lukouch’iao, known to the English-speaking world as Marco Polo bridge, from its having been accurately described by that early traveler. This place had curiously enough been chosen as the northern terminus of the Hangkow-Peking railway, although ten miles west of Peking, and the road consequently is generally known as the Lu Han railway. The political history of the struggle between the Russian, French and British diplomats in Peking, with reference to obtaining the concession for, and the financing of, this road, is very interesting, and would fill a book of its own; but there is no reason why it should enter into this narrative more than to state that finally the Belgians, acting for Russia and France, obtained the concession to build and finance this greatest trunk line of China. To connect this line with the existing Peking-Tientsin railway, a short track was laid from Fengtai, the second station south of Peking, to Lukouch’iao, and a fine iron bridge built over the Hum Ho or Muddy river, a few hundred yards west of the original stone Marco Polo bridge. This short connecting line is but three miles in length, and is the property of the Peking-Tientsin railway. With this prelude, allow me to proceed with the event with which I was somewhat closely identified, and am able to speak of with knowledge and accuracy. On October 23 I was called to Fengtai to amputate the leg of a poor coolie, who had been run over by the express train from Tientsin; and after the operation partook of tiffin at the residence of A. G. Cox, resident engineer of the Peking section of the Peking-Tientsin railway. His other guests were Major Radcliffe, of the Indian army service, on what is known as language-leave in China, and C. W. Campbell, official interpreter of the British legation. During the meal the newly completed iron bridge was spoken of by Mr. Cox, and we were all invited to accompany him after tiffin on a trolley to inspect the bridge. This I was unable to do, as a professional engagement in Peking in the afternoon at four o’clock prevented.

A Foreigner Carrying in the Crook of His Arm a Tiny Book

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Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780819562661
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (626 download)

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Download or read book A Foreigner Carrying in the Crook of His Arm a Tiny Book written by Edmond Jabès and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Foreigner: A Novel

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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393319083
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (933 download)

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Book Synopsis Foreigner: A Novel by : Nahid Rachlin

Download or read book Foreigner: A Novel written by Nahid Rachlin and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1999-07-17 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feri, an Iranian woman in her thirties, left Iran to study and work in the United States, where she married an American and settled down. After fourteen years she returns to Iran to visit her family. Unexpectedly, she finds herself strangely pulled by the old culture, and is confronted with the question of where she belongs and how she wants to live.

Emergence

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0756414164
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (564 download)

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Book Synopsis Emergence by : C. J. Cherryh

Download or read book Emergence written by C. J. Cherryh and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 19th book in Cherryh's beloved Foreigner space opera series begins a new era for diplomat Bren Cameron, as he navigates the tenuous peace he has struck between human refugees and the alien "atevi."

Conspirator

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Publisher : Astra Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 1101549785
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Book Synopsis Conspirator by : C. J. Cherryh

Download or read book Conspirator written by C. J. Cherryh and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2010-05-04 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tenth novel in Cherryh’s Foreigner space opera series, a groundbreaking tale of first contact and its consequences… The civil war among the alien atevi has ended. Tabini-aiji, powerful ruler of the Western Association, along with Cajeiri, his son and heir, and his human paidhi, Bren Cameron, have returned to Bujavid, their seat of power. But factions that remain loyal to the opposition are still present, and the danger these rebels pose is far from over. Since the rebellion, Bren Cameron's apartment in the capital has been occupied by an old noble family from the Southern district—the same district from which the coup was initiated. This family now claims loyalty to Tabini, but the aiji is dubious. To avoid conflict, Bren has decided to absent himself from the Bujavid and visit Najida, his country estate on the west coast. Tabini-aiji is training his young son in the traditional ways of the atevi, and has Cajeiri under strict supervision. But after two years in space, surrounded by human children, Cajeiri bristles in this boring environment. Desperate for freedom and adventure, disregarding the obvious danger, Cajeiri escapes the Bujavid with his young bodyguards and sets out to join Bren on the coast. Determined to insure his son's safety, Tabini recalls Ilisidi from her home in the East, asking her to find Cajeiri and secure him at Bren's estate. But it has been a long time since Bren has been to Najida, and the war has shifted allegiances in many quarters. A district that was once considered a safe haven may now be a trap. And with Bren, Cajeiri, and Ilisidi all under one roof and separated from their allies, that trap is now baited. The long-running Foreigner series can also be enjoyed by more casual genre readers in sub-trilogy installments. Conspirator is the 10th Foreigner novel, and the 1st book in the fourth subtrilogy.