Two stories in which disadvantaged characters use magic to overcome adversity.

Six stories about Chinese children intended 'to impress one with the limitless possibilities for good, if proper help could be extended to the Chinese.' The photographic illustrations show scenes from everyday Chinese life, as well as the positive effects of schooling and missionary work. Seventeen of the plates have images printed on the rectos and versos.

Shen's study will be significant reading for teachers and students of folklore studies and for scholars of German, Eastern European, cultural, film, media, and gender studies.

This anthology offers an account of German cinema in the fifties, focusing on popular genres, famous stars and dominant practices, taking into account the complicated relationships between East and West Germany, and by paying attention to the economic and political conditions of film production and reception during this period.

The life and times of poet and broadcaster Mona Gould.