Tag: Singapore
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Cambria Press Book Launch at iPreciation with Mabel Lee, Shen Jiawei, and Victor Mair
The Cambria Press double book launch at iPreciation on July 14, 2018, was a great success! The audience was treated not only to fascinating talks by celebrity artist Shen Jiawei and Professor Mabel Lee about their books Painting History: China’s Revolution in a Global Context and Gao Xingjian and Transmedia Aesthetics but also the introductory speech by distinguished guest of…
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Double Book Launch at iPRECIATION (Singapore) – July 14, 2018
A double book launch for Painting History: China’s Revolution in a Global Context and Gao Xingjian and Transmedia Aesthetics will be held on July 14, 2018 (Saturday) at 2–5 p.m. at iPreciation, a premier gallery that showcases the best of modern and contemporary Asian Art, including the works of Nobel laureate Gao Xingjian. Attendees will…
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Lee Kuan Yew: Singapore’s Founding Father Will Continue to Inspire
We at Cambria Press offer our deepest condolences to the family of Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, founding father of Singapore and one of the greatest leaders in history. In his article “Lee Kuan Yew: Why Singapore’s Extraordinary Leader Will Be Missed, ” Steve Forbes wrote that Mr. Lee “made Singapore an economic powerhouse, demonstrating that…
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Cambria Press Forthcoming Book! The Construction of Femininity in a Postcolonial State
“SINGAPORE is a lively, vibrant and efficient place with a cosmopolitan population. English is almost universally spoken, decisions are made quickly and the streets are safe”, as described very accurately by The Economist. Singapore has come a long way since it was just a small village and much of this has been attributed to the…
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AAS 2013 Book Highlights: Outstanding Reviews for Cambria Press Titles!
In addition to the titles in the Cambria Sinophone World Series, the following titles in Asian Studies are being highlighted for the 2013 Asian Studies Association (AAS) annual conference in San Diego (click on links for more details): Sacred Display: Divine and Magical Female Figures of Eurasia by Miriam Robbins Dexter and Victor H. Mair…