The English National Character

The English National Character
Title The English National Character PDF eBook
Author Peter Mandler
Publisher Yale University Press
Pages 372
Release 2006-01-01
Genre History
ISBN 9780300120523

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De geschiedenis van opvattingen over het nationale karakter van de Engelsen in de afgelopen twee eeuwen.

National Life and Character

National Life and Character
Title National Life and Character PDF eBook
Author Charles Henry Pearson
Publisher
Pages 398
Release 1913
Genre Moral conditions
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National Character in South African English Children's Literature

National Character in South African English Children's Literature
Title National Character in South African English Children's Literature PDF eBook
Author Elwyn Jenkins
Publisher Taylor & Francis
Pages 250
Release 2006
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 0415976766

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"This is the first full-length study of South African English youth literature to cover the entire period of its publication, from the late nineteenth century to the early twenty-first century. What gives this book particular strength is its coverage of literature up to the 1960s, which has until now recieved almost no scholarly attention. Not only is this earlier literature a rewarding subject for study in itself, but it also throws light on subsequent literary developments. Jenkins also makes comparisons with American, Canadian and Australian children's literature. This book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand children's literature in the context of adult South African literature and South African cultural history."--BOOK JACKET.

Britons

Britons
Title Britons PDF eBook
Author Linda Colley
Publisher Yale University Press
Pages 452
Release 2005-01-01
Genre Social Science
ISBN 9780300107593

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"Controversial, entertaining and alarmingly topical ... a delight to read."Philip Ziegler, Daily Telegraph

The Japanese Ethos

The Japanese Ethos
Title The Japanese Ethos PDF eBook
Author Masahiro Yasuoka
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2013
Genre History
ISBN 9780824836238

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The Japanese Ethos: A Study of National Character is a seminal work of Yasuoka Masahiro (1898-1983). Published in 1924 despite Yasuoka's dissatisfaction with its shortcomings, the book was kept out of print by Yasuoka until popularity prompted reissuance in 1934 and 1937. In 1924, some 50 years after opening to the world in the Meiji Restoration, Japan was drowning in a flood of Western ideas, and all of Asia was in turmoil. The British-Afghan War had erupted just 5 years before, followed by Gandhi's nationwide "non-cooperation" campaign in India one year later. Yasuoka, still in his 20s, and deeply troubled by Western decadence infecting Japan in this time of crisis, urged development of an independent national character. "Now, before our eyes in Japan, citizens, one and all, are unequivocally conscious of being confronted with a terrible crisis. The time is now for Japan, as a nation, to realize a remarkable development of character." The Japanese Ethos was written to guide Japan to a promising future through the wisdom of ancient teachings. In it, Yasuoka describes a history and tradition nurtured for more than 2000 years. The moral examples depicted are primarily samurai and he discusses in detail the character traits a samurai must cultivate. In later chapters he gives examples of men of great character. Two chapters address kendo (sword fighting), whose spirit "became the foundation of all the arts and letters, and of Eastern thought." The samurai spirit was the leading force for the Meiji Restoration and is the essence of this book. For Japan, which lost much of its culture after World War II, The Japanese Ethos has awakened a nation from slumber. Though written nearly a century ago, it is surprisingly current and makes us ponder what it truly means to be Japanese.

The Chinese National Character

The Chinese National Character
Title The Chinese National Character PDF eBook
Author Lung-Kee Sun
Publisher M.E. Sharpe
Pages 324
Release 2002
Genre History
ISBN 9780765608260

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This unique survey of the evolution of the modern Chinese national character incorporates a rich blend of history and theory as well as nation, gender, and film studies. It begins with the dawn of the concept of "nation" in China at the end of the Imperial period, and follows its development from early Republican China to the present People's Republic, drawing on themes of national identity, "Orientalness," racial evolution and purity, cultural and gender roles, regional animosities, historical impediments, and more. The book also takes up the changing American perceptions of Chinese personality development and gender, using materials from American popular culture.

Englishness Identified

Englishness Identified
Title Englishness Identified PDF eBook
Author Paul Langford
Publisher OUP Oxford
Pages 402
Release 2001
Genre History
ISBN 0199246408

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In the seventeenth century the English were often depicted as a nation of barbarians, fanatics, and king-killers. Two hundred years later they were more likely to be seen as the triumphant possessors of a unique political stability, vigorous industrial revolution, and a world-wide empire.These may have been British achievements; but the virtues which brought about this transformation tended to be perceived as specifically English. Ideas of what constituted Englishness changed from a stock notion of waywardness and unpredictability to one of discipline and dedication. The evolutionof the so-called national character - today once more the subject of scrutiny and debate - is traced through the impressions and analyses of foreign observers, and related to English ambitions and anxieties during a period of intense change.