Scottish Mandarin

Scottish MandarinColonial administrator, writer, explorer, Buddhist, and friend to China's last emperor, Sir Reginald Johnston (1874 1938) was a distinguished sinologist with a tangled love and family life that he kept secret even from his closest friends. Born and educated in Edinburgh, he began his career in the colony of Hong Kong and eventually became Commissioner of the remote British leased territory of Weihai in northern China. He travelled widely and, during a

Fassbinder

the story of his conversion

Have girls really gone wild

The contributions look into the meaning of the welfare state

Wisdom's Children is situated solidly in its historical context using primary works from the tradition itself

concise presentation of information facilitates reading

He is a legendary character in the Mexican popular imagination of the 1940s and '50s

Illustrated by renowned British painter William Nicholson

The book is intended for audiences who are interested in and articulate about issues of sexual morality

mural-scale art of Lebanese-Americanactivist and neo-expressionist

This foregrounding of affect and emotion marks a clear break from civil rights–era activists

Chinese bronzes