scholarly journals More Notes on the Eight Immortals

1922 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 397-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Perceval Yetts
Keyword(s):  
Far East ◽  
Folk Art ◽  
Small Contribution ◽  
Origin And Evolution ◽  
The Far East ◽  
Scant Attention ◽  
The Subject

The following notes are intended to supplement an article written in 1912 and published in JRAS. for October, 1916, pp. 773–807. The theme then was the tradition of the group as generally accepted at the present day, and limitation of space confined the study to one hero-tale for each of the Eight. The tales were translated intact from an illustrated compilation of Taoist mythology which continues in popular favour and provides a fairly representative treatment of the subject. With a scope so restricted, the former article made but a small contribution towards a better understanding of an important national cult. It is essayed here to probe a little deeper and in more varied places in search of evidence about the origin and evolution of the conception. The writer feels that apologies are due for the scrappy nature of these notes rather than for reverting to the topic ; for surely there is call for much fuller inquiry, considering the ubiquity of the Eight in the folk-lore and folk-art of the Far East during many centuries, and the scant, attention paid them by Western students.

The Trade of the English East India Company in the Far East, 1623–84

1960 ◽  
Vol 92 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 32-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. K. Bassett
Keyword(s):  
Seventeenth Century ◽  
Far East ◽  
East India Company ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Recent Book ◽  
The Far East ◽  
The Subject ◽  
English East India Company ◽  
Eighteenth And Nineteenth Centuries ◽  
Work Done

Much has been written about British activities in the Far East, particularly in China, in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries, especially by American historians. Dr. H. B. Morse's monumental Chronicles of the East India Company trading to China was first in the field and Professor E. H. Pritchard and J. K. Fairbank have been worthy successors. English scholarship on the subject is naturally somewhat older but, possibly for that reason, the work done has not usually been as detailed or thorough: an exception is Michael Greenberg's recent book, British Trade and the Opening of China, 1800–42. To find general surveys of Anglo-Chinese relations by British writers which extend back into the seventeenth century, it is necessary to turn to the books of A. J. Sargent and J. Bromley Eames. But as far as the seventeenth century is concerned historical research has been scanty. That Greenberg should have regarded a summary of events before the period with which he was immediately concerned as sufficient for his purpose was only natural. Fairbank's introductory chapters are more comprehensive but show greater interest in the attitude of the Chinese to external intruders than in the efforts of the East India Company to intrude. Sargent, as he himself acknowledged, was mainly concerned with the nineteenth century and his attempt to provide a historical background was very superficial. Eames paid considerable attention to early British contacts with China but was prone to errors of fact which make him unreliable.

The Failure of the Katsura-Harriman Agreement

1961 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-76
Author(s):  
Richard T. Chang
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Far East ◽  
Historical Events ◽  
Partial Control ◽  
The Far East ◽  
Bitter Disappointment ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Far Eastern ◽  
Language Literature ◽  
Do So

Often the availability of new sources raises the need for reinvestigation of established historical events. This is true of the events that lead to the failure of the Far Eastern phase of railroad magnate Edward H. Harriman's proposed world-girdling transportation system, the most ambitious over-seas project ever envisioned by an American entrepreneur. In mid-October 1905, Harriman obtained tentative permission from the Japanese government for partial control of what he considered a vital link in the anticipated route—Japan's railroad in southern Manchuria. Two weeks later, to his bitter disappointment, the Tokyo authorities suspended the agreement, cancelling it in three months. Harriman's scheme in the Far East has been carefully studied by several writers, none of whom used the Japanese sources on the subject. To reinvestigate events in the light of these sources is logical; my attempt is to do so, and to suggest a possible reason for the failure of his plan in Japan that has not been considered in English-language literature.

scholarly journals Migration and security in Northeast Asia: political and economic aspects

2020 ◽  
pp. 55-69
Author(s):  
Evgenii Vyacheslavovich Gamerman
Keyword(s):  
International Security ◽  
Far East ◽  
Northeast Asia ◽  
Regional Security ◽  
Domestic Migration ◽  
The Far East ◽  
Is Security ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Migration Flows ◽  
Potential Challenge

The subject of this research is the migration processes with regards to national, regional and international security. The author examines threats to security of the Far East related to external and domestic migration; as well as similar processes in the countries of Northeast Region and their impact upon the state of regional security overall. The goal of this work is to analyze this phenomenon in Northeast Asia, and the influence of migration processes upon regional security. The link between migration and security is bilateral. On one side is security of the countries and societies directly affected by migration; while on the other – security of actual people who comprise the migration flows. The research employs the comparative and historical approaches, which allow analyzing the peculiarities of formation of the “agenda” of regional security in the Northeast Asia, including the questions of migration, as well as trace the transformation of national approaches towards ensuring regional security along with the threats themselves in the sphere of migration. The Russian political science does not currently contain works that view the problems of migration in Northeast Asia in the context of regional and international security (despite the fact, that there is multiple research on migration overall). Migration is a not a potential challenge, it is a real threat to security. None of the countries in the region was able to avoid the influence of at least separate aspects of migration processes.

General discussion

1976 ◽  
Vol 274 (934) ◽  
pp. 499-507 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Far East ◽  
Synthesis Process ◽  
The Far East ◽  
Research Programmes ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Field Workers

On the subject of communications and meetings Dr Worthington outlined the international arrangements during the decade of the I.B.P. Early technical meetings were concerned with methodology and planning research programmes. About the middle of the programme a number of regional symposia were arranged so that the maximum number of field workers could meet each other and discuss progress without undue expense - those by P.F. in Latin America, Africa and the Far East were particularly successful, and also those arranged by H.A. Towards the end of the programme to aid in the synthesis process, some bigger international symposia for the presentation of results were organized as well as a large number of small workshops and editorial meetings; the latter are still continuing.

Colin Ross in South America, 1919-1920

1960 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-63
Author(s):  
Earl R. Beck
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Far East ◽  
Third Reich ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Far East ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Third Reich ◽  
Nazi Era

Before he met death by his own hand in 1946, Colin Ross was one of Germany's most famous journalist-travelers. No less than fifteen books and a host of articles described his visits to countries from the Arctic to the Pacific and Haha Whenua to Africa, “ mit Kind und Kegel und Kamera ”—“ bag, baggage, and camera.” His greatest renown—or notoriety—dated from the Nazi era. Hitler himself said, “A man like Colin Ross, for example, gave me infinitely more precious information on the subject” of the Far East than all of the professional diplomats. Ross was, indeed, regarded with some exaggeration as “ one of Hitler's foremost geopoliticians,” and, probably with even greater exaggeration, as a paid spy for the Third Reich. When he visited South America in 1919-1920, however, it was suspicions of Bolshevist rather than Nazi inclinations which placed obstacles in the path of high ambitions.

Conference on the Limitation of Armament

1922 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles E. Hughes ◽  
Henry Cabot Lodge ◽  
Oscar W. Underwood ◽  
Elihu Root
Keyword(s):  
Great Britain ◽  
Far East ◽  
Close Relation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Department Of State ◽  
The Far East ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Government ◽  
Far Eastern ◽  
Common Understanding

The undersigned, appointed by the President as Commissioners to represent the Government of the United States at the Conference on Limitation of Armament, have the honor to submit the following report of the Proceedings of the Conference.On July 8, 1921, by direction of the President, the Department of State addressed an informal inquiry to the group of Powers known as the Principal Allied and Associated Powers—that is, Great Britain, France, Italy, and Japan—to ascertain whether it would be agreeable to them to take part in a conference on the subject of limitation of armament, to be held in Washington at a time to be mutually agreed upon. In making this inquiry, it was stated to be manifest that the question of Umitation of armament had a close relation to Pacific and Far Eastern problems, and the President suggested that the Powers especially interested in these problems should undertake in connection with the Conference the consideration of all matters bearing upon their solution with a view to reaching a common understanding with respect to principles and policies in the Far East.

scholarly journals Siberian Expeditions of Employees of the IDR FCTAS RAS

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 138-142
Author(s):  
Maxim Fomin
Keyword(s):  
Western Siberia ◽  
Far East ◽  
Spatial Development ◽  
Far East Of Russia ◽  
Settlement System ◽  
The Far East ◽  
Rfbr Grant ◽  
The Subject

In the framework of the implementation of phase a result, the RFBR grant "modeling scenarios of spatial development of Siberia and the Far East of Russia 2030: features of the settlement system" (2019-2021) in may-June 2021 employees go FCTAS RAS wounds were conducted three surveys поездкиvв regions of Western Siberia (in 2020 two expeditions in 4 of the subject in the far East, and in 2019, four expeditions in 10 regions of Siberia and the Far East).

scholarly journals THE MYTHOLOGICAL DISCOURSE OF THE ITELMEN POETRY (BASED ON THE WORKS OF G. POROTOV)

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 841-844
Author(s):  
Yulia G. Khazankovich
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Far East ◽  
Main Character ◽  
The Far East ◽  
The World ◽  
Love Song ◽  
Wide Circle ◽  
The Subject ◽  
First Time

Purpose of the study: The authors review the Itelmen poetry based on works written by Georgii Porotov. Mythological discourse analysis helps us reveal the Itelmen worldview. Methodology: The poet focuses on the mythological character of the creator of Kamchatka, Kutkh the Big Raven, the main character of the poems composed by G. Porotov, in particular, the poem “The Winged Kutkh, or a Love Song”. Discourse analysis is used on the material of the Itelmen poetry for the first time in order to study the manifestation of the epic in the artistic thinking of the peoples of Kamchatka. The subject of the study was the mythological story of Kutkh Raven's marriage. Main Findings: Within the framework of the study, the authors base their research on the works of the famous mythologist and folklorist E. Meletinsky, which are focused on identifying the specifics of the mythology in the mentality of the Paleo-Asiatic peoples in the Far East. Applications of this study: The article will be of interest to a wide circle of readers and researchers of the indigenous peoples of the world.

A Review of Internet Addiction on the Basis of Different Countries (2007–2017)

2019 ◽  
pp. 215-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruya Samli
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Far East ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Far East ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Almost All

This chapter presents a review of Internet addiction on the basis of different countries between the years of 2007 and 2017. For this purpose, the term “addiction” is explained, some addiction types are examined, the differences between Internet addiction and the other ones are given and the Internet addiction status of different countries are presented. In today's world, Internet addiction is a privileged problem in almost all of the countries but especially a few countries have important number of studies about the subject. The most studies are completed in China, Turkey, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Korea. In this chapter, studies about these countries and some other ones are investigated. These studies show that the “Far East” is suffering from the problem a bit more than the others.

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