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Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature

Alonso, Carlos J. The Burden of Modernity: The Rhetoric of Cultural Discourse in Spanish America Reviewed by Melvin S. Arrington, Jr.

Kolocotroni, Vassiliki, Jane Goldman, and Olga Taxidou, eds, Modernism: An Anthology of Sources and Documents Reviewed by Gerd Bayer

Motte, Warren. Small Worlds: Minimalism in Contemporary French Literature Reviewed by William Cloonan

Melton, Judith M. The Face of Exile: Autobiographical Journeys Reviewed by Claude P. Desmarais

Redding, Arthur. Raids on Human Consciousness: Writing, Anarchism, and Violence Reviewed by Gail Finney

Chambers, Ross. Facing It: AIDS Diaries and the Death of the Author Reviewed by Melissa A. Fitch

Marx-Scouras, Danielle. …

Origin Of Communist Policing In The People's Republic Of China, Kam C. Wong

Kam C. Wong

This is an investigation into the origin of Communist policing in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Existing literature on the PRC police (baowei, gongan, jingcha) are not in agreement as to the origin of Communist policing. Most sources, particularly western ones, point to the formation of the Ministry of Public Security in November of 1949 as the origination of Communist police. Others, particularly the PRC police historians, have traced the starting date to November of 1931 when the Chinese Soviet government in Shan-Gan-Ning border area established the Political Security Department (zhengzhi baoweiju). Still, a minority have suggested that Communist …

Intimate Enemies: No Sin South Of The Equator, Joyce Cavalcante, Leland Guyer

Leland R Guyer

No abstract provided.

Primauté D'Une Politique Territoriale Dans Certains Mariages Épiques. Raoul De Cambrai, Un Cas Exemplaire, Francoise E. Denis

Francoise E. Denis

No abstract provided.

Annotated Bibliography, Francoise E. Denis

Francoise E. Denis

No abstract provided.