Tag: book review
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Book Review of “Mo Yan Speaks: Lectures and Speeches by the Nobel Laureate from China”
The following is from a review of Mo Yan Speaks: Lectures and Speeches by the Nobel Laureate from China, the latest from the Nobel laureate (translated by Shiyan Xu) in the Los Angeles Review of Books: His public lectures combine anecdotes from his rural childhood with musings on literary style and namedropping of famous writers…
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Book Review: Black Women Slaves Who Nourished A Nation
The following is from a book review of Black Women Slaves Who Nourished A Nation: Artistic Renderings of Wet Nurses in Brazil by Kimberly Cleveland in the journal Hispanic American Historical Review: A timely contribution…certainly be of great interest to historians and other scholars studying slavery, abolition, postabolition, and African diaspora…a well-written, carefully edited book…
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Cambria Press Publication Review: Opening to China
Congratulations to Professor Charlotte Furth on the outstanding review of her book, Opening to China: A Memoir of Normalization, 1981–1982, by China Review International. The review notes that For those who saw China at this time, this book is a touching reminder of the tentativeness of the whole affair – how Americans and Chinese alike…
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Cambria Press Publication Review: African Heritage and Memories of Slavery in Brazil and the South Atlantic World
Congratulations to Professor Ana Lucia Araujo (Howard University) on the outstanding review of her book African Heritage and Memories of Slavery in Brazil and the South Atlantic World by H-Net Reviews. The book review states: Examining systems of oppression, representation, and acculturation, this book offers alternative ways of understanding and privileging African legacies in Brazil.…
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#BookReview of CONTEMPORARY #CHICANA LITERATURE by journal Contemporary Women’s Writing
Cambria Press is pleased to announce that Contemporary Chicana Literature: (Re)Writing the Maternal Script has been reviewed in the journal Contemporary Women’s Writing (published by Oxford University Press), and we congratulate Dr. Cristina Herrera on the outstanding book review. The review states that “The strengths of Herrera’s work are undeniable. She offers insightful and nuanced interpretations of…
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AAS 2014 Conference: Sanchita Saxena’s Speech on Made in Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Sri Lanka!
#AAS2014 Book Launch – Watch Dr. Sanchita Saxena (UC Berkeley) speak about her book, Made in Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Sri Lanka: The Labor Behind the Global Garments and Textiles Industries Click here for the Cambria Press book launch speeches by all authors at the AAS 2014 book launch session. Check out the 2014 Cambria Press Asian…
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Excellent Cambria Press Book Review! Journal of American-East Asian Relations finds “much to commend” in Japanese and Nikkei at Home and Abroad!
Cambria Press congratulates Professor Nobuko Adachi on the excellent book review of Japanese and Nikkei at Home and Abroad: Negotiating Identities in a Global World by the Journal of American-East Asian Relations. The review states that there is “much to commend. In addition to its contribution to the literature on immigration and transnationalism, its highly accessible…