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... the embarrassment of a memory blackout. John Traphagan's study of aging in a rural village examines the cultural construct of boke in Japanese society beyond its usually translated meaning of senility. He expands the definition of boke to include a "sense of disorientation" (p. 203), particularly in the ability...

... the cultural construct of boke in Japanese society beyond its usually translated meaning of senility. He expands the definition of boke to include a "sense of disorientation" (p. 203), particularly in the ability to interact socially with others. Although this term overlaps and is often confused...

... BOOK REVIEWS CHINA AND INNER ASIA 373 these cities as seasonal, not permanent, residences, migrating between them in nomadic fashion. Supposedly too, Mongols hostile to Khubilai's sedentarization turned to leaders like Arigh Boke and Khaidu, who lived on the steppe and upheld nomad culture...

... these cities as seasonal, not permanent, residences, migrating between them in nomadic fashion. Supposedly too, Mongols hostile to Khubilai's sedentarization turned to leaders like Arigh Boke and Khaidu, who lived on the steppe and upheld nomad culture. But Khubilai's problems with these competitors stemmed...

... the focus from individual self-improvement to one promoting the good of the society. Drawing from extensive interviews with the elderly in J5nai, Traphagan concludes that they perceive boke as a failure in "one's responsibility to care for oneself." As the author states, "boke places the person...

... of that of his successor Temiir (1294 1307) were marred by civil wars waged first against Khubilai's younger brother, Arigh Boke, and later against Ogodei's grandson Khaidu in the Chaghadai realm. Caravan trade between China and points west was far from risk-free in this period. Similarly, the wars between...

... to) his past as a comedian. Similarly, Kitano's history as a manzai comedian provides a useful interpretative rubric through the format's partnership of tsukkomi (a kind of comedic straight man) and boke (a clown figure), which Gerow uses as a way of analyzing how Kitano's films are often organized...

..., noting the elements of opportunism that may motivate this engagement. Much of the nationalism in gangsta rap is directed against the perceived complacencies of peacetime ( heiwa boke ) and against political corruption. Early in the book, Armstrong discusses race more or less as a point of departure...

... cyberspace: personal blogs or microblogs (referred to as boke 博客 or weiboke 微博客 in Chinese) and community-based web forums (known as bulletin board systems, BBS, or luntan 论坛 in Chinese). Both mediums provide a dynamic platform for asynchronous, interactive information sharing and discussion on a wide...

... (cloth). LOGAN, Pamela. Among Warriors: A Martial Artist in Tibet. New York: The Overlook Press, 1996. 271 pp. $23-95 (cloth). WALL, David, Jiang Boke, and Yin Xiangshuo. China's Opening Door. London: Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1996. ix, 150 pp. $15.95 (paper). WEIL, Robert. Red Cat, White...

... University Press . MHDC. 1993 . Man Han da cidian . Compiled by An Shuangcheng et al. Shenyang : Liaoning minzu chubanshe . Pusheng. Miao 1987 . “Feichu Boke zhidu yu Xinjiang jian sheng.” Xinjiang shehui kexue 4 : 84 – 94 . Michael Franz. {1942} 1979 . The Origin of Manchu Rule...