Language is more than just communication.

Learn Chinese in One Day discloses the

system of the Chinese characters and

analyzes how Confucianism and Taoism are

embedded in everyday language and how

language is used as a political, economic,

ethical, strategic and commercial tool.

Jeanne Boden (PhD) is author of

Contemporary Chinese Art. Post-socialist,

Post-traditional, Post-colonial; The

Wall behind China’s Open Door; Chinese

Propaganda Seducing the World; and

Cultural Quantum. A Practical ...

This book contains five legends from the German Middle Ages, presented in the Middle High German source language, with a modern English translation. These include the narratives of Veronica, Vespasian, Theophilus, Mary Magdalene and the miraculous history of the True Cross. Thisoutstanding and timely translation of these Middle High German texts will make them more accessible to an English speaking academic community.

The introduction provides an overview of Germanic legend research, discusses...