Category: Cambria Press

• Hou Hsiao-hsien’s THE ASSASSIN Released – Watch Trailer

  Hou Hsiao-hsien’s latest film, The Assassin, was released this past weekend.  It stars Shu Qi, the Taiwanese actress who is a major star across Greater China. Click here to watch a trailer from The Assassin. Hou Hsiao-hsien’s reputation as one of the most beloved auteur film directors active today is well deserved. His work has garnered more…

  Cambria Press

  August 31, 2015

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• 5 Must-Read Books for the 2016 Election

  The following Cambria Press publications have received outstanding reviews not only from top academic journals but also scholars and practitioners. Select quotes and excerpts from the book reviews are provided below. 1. Jockeying for the American Presidency by Lara M. Brown Quote from the book: It is about understanding how presidential aspirants turn political conditions and exogenous…

  Cambria Press

  August 26, 2015

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• Cambria Press New Publication: New, Highly Accessible Book on Bilateral Aid to #LatinAmerica

  Cambria Press New Publication Bilateral Aid to Latin America: Foreign Economic Assistance from Major Donor Nations Cambria Press announces the release of this comprehensive, detailed account of the bilateral economic assistance of six major donor nations—the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Spain, Japan, and China—to the nations of Latin America. This important, accessible resource will…

  Cambria Press

  August 12, 2015

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• #2016Election: What you need to know about Jockeying for the American Presidency

  If you’re looking to make sense of the 2016 presidential elections after last night’s Republican debate and trying to understand these candidates who are Jockeying for the American Presidency, this is the book. As Dr. Lara M. Brown (Associate Professor & Program Director, Political Management Masters, Graduate School of Political Management, George Washington University) stated…

  Cambria Press

  August 7, 2015

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• Cambria Press Book Review: CLEAR lauds The Chinese Prose Poem: A Study of Lu Xun’s Wild Grass (Yecao)

  Cambria Press congratulates Nicholas A. Kaldis on the glowing review of his book, The Chinese Prose Poem: A Study of Lu Xun’s Wild Grass (Yecao), in the journal CLEAR (Chinese Literature: Essays, Articles, Reviews). Kaldis’s book was reviewed by the distinguished scholar Jon Eugene von Kowallis, who praised the book, stating that it is “a comprehensive, well-balanced study” and…

  Cambria Press

  August 6, 2015

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  Asian Studies, Cambria Press, Cambria publication, Cambria reviews, Chinese, Chinese Literature: Essays, Jon von Kowallis, Lu Xun, Nicholas A. Kaldis, Nick Kaldis, Sinologist, sinology, Sinophone, Yecao

• Cambria Press New Publication: #Slavery, Migrations, and Transformations

  Cambria Press announces a new publication in the Cambria Studies in Slavery: Past and Present Series by Ana Lucia Araujo (Howard University). “One cannot extricate the diasporic experiences of Haitians in Miami or Nigerians in Houston from the larger political and social climate of today’s world, which transcends national, regional, and international borders and connects…

  Cambria Press

  August 5, 2015

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• Cambria Press Book Review: Social Science Japan Journal Praises Japan’s Shrinking Regions in the 21st Century

  Cambria Press congratulates Peter Matanle, Anthony Rausch, and the Shrinking Regions Research Group on yet another outstanding review of their book, Japan’s Shrinking Regions in the 21st Century: Contemporary Responses to Depopulation and Socioeconomic Decline, by Social Science Japan Journal. “A timely, empirically grounded resource that raises new questions and reveals engaging paths for future research. It will…

  Cambria Press

  August 4, 2015

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• 5 LGBT-themed Plays on Teens that are Important for Society

  A New Publication from Cambria Press Awkward Stages: Plays about Growing Up Gay edited by John Clum and Sean Metzger Having looked carefully at more than forty plays, Professors John Clum (Duke University) and Sean Metzger (UCLA) finally selected five plays for the unique perspectives they bring on gay adolescence. Why are such plays critical? Why…

  Cambria Press

  July 29, 2015

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• About Coupon Code MEDIEVAL2015 from Cambria Press – International Congress on #Medieval Studies

  Yesterday, Cambria Press tweeted about the trailers for Fantasy and Science-Fiction Medievalisms: From Isaac Asimov to A Game of Thrones and The Middle Ages in Popular Culture: Medievalism and Genre, two new books from Cambria Press. There have been questions about the  35% coupon code MEDIEVAL2015 from Cambria Press, which was promoted during the International Congress on Medieval Studies. We are…

  Cambria Press

  July 22, 2015

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• Press Release & Promo Trailer for Transatlantic Memories of Slavery: Reimagining the Past, Changing the Future

  See the press release for Cambria Press for Transatlantic Memories of Slavery. Watch the trailer for this book from Cambria Press. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to stay posted on the release of this book. See the Cambria Press website for more books. See another related publication from Cambria Press: Slavery, Migrations, and Transformations Both…

  Cambria Press

  July 20, 2015

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