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Fu Manchu, Dr
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Fu Manchu, Dr a moustached Chinese master-criminal created by the British writer Sax Rohmer (1883?–1959), first appearing in the novel
Dr Fu Manchu (1913).
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The Manchus (The Peoples of Asia).
Magazine article from: Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute; 9/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...discussion of issues of Manchu ethnogenesis and...Tatars' and 'Manchus'. She insists that...This Han view of the Manchus as non-Han rendered...any attempt by the Manchu rulers to become...abandoned by the Manchu rulers as embarrassments...nationalists and many Manchus lost their ...
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The Manchu exegesis of the 'Lunyu.'
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 7/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...been translated by Manchus eager to familiarize...and five unfinished Manchu translations of Chinese...corpus of Sino-Manchu translations grew...10) That the Manchus valued the Four Books...nuances that the Manchus apparently understood...to possess. The Manchu words used to ...
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Edward J. M. Rhoads. Manchus and Han: Ethnic Relations and Political Power in Late Qing and Early Republican China, 1861-1928.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: China Review International; 3/22/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...the history of the Manchus and the Qing dynasty...dealing with the Manchu-Han relationship...include the leading Manchus at the court, the...government, the Manchu commoners outside...question of why the Manchus fell from power...solve the problem of Manchu-Han differences...
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LONG CHINA'S OUTCASTS, MANCHUS REGAIN IDENTITY.(MAIN)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 6/19/1995; 700+ words
; ...last emperor a Manchu named Pu Yi the Manchus were vilified...revenge for the Manchus' long rule over...Now, though, Manchu culture is undergoing...distribute vertically Manchu language. The...participants in the Manchus' revival seem...
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Race against time to save Manchu language
Newspaper article from: China Daily; 5/6/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Dynasty founded by the Manchus. In the last days of the Qing Dynasty, Manchu was no longer the...and middle-aged Manchus in Sanjiazi Village are the only Manchu-speaking people...this proficiency in Manchu? First, Sanjiazi...primarily peopled by Manchus and they married...
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Mark C. Elliott. The Manchu Way: The Eight Banners and Ethnic Identity in Late Imperial China.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: China Review International; 9/22/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...8047-3606-5. Mark Elliott's The Manchu Way: The Eight Banners and Ethnic Identity...groundbreaking institutional study of the Manchu banner system and its pivotal role in defining Manchu ethnic sovereignty and preserving Manchu...
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Voice of an empire, all but extinct Dwindling speakers of Manchu struggle to save language
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 3/17/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...most experts agree that Manchu is doomed, Xibo, a...ethnic group allied to the Manchus who in the 18th century...The disappearance of Manchu will be part of a mass...their first language. Manchu survived only in small...residents were ethnic Manchus. Most are descended...
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Genetic detective work leads to Manchu conquerors
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 11/3/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...was therefore probably the Manchu patriarch Giocangga. A puzzling...geneticists' finding is that the Manchu Y chromosome they identified...necessarily surprising, because many Manchus left their homeland for Beijing...many Han who worked for the Manchu in Liaoning to claim Manchu...
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A note on the pronunciation of the Manchu vowel e.
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 7/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...heard Japanese students read Manchu more or less as if it were...native habits when reading Manchu likewise. An example of this...considerable evidence that for the Manchus e was either a central or back...it can also be seen from the Manchu transcription of Chinese and...
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Manchu leads the working race. (Manchu Wok, Panda Express market share)
Magazine article from: Restaurants & Institutions; 8/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...field, but the competition is furious. Manchu Wok leads with more than $100 million...just 140 units. To pick up momentum, Manchu Wok has tapped a smaller player for reinforcement...Wu.) Power play. The deal will bring Manchu Wok's total number of units to 275 and...
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Manchu
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
Manchu ETHNONYMS: Jurchen, Nuzhen, Qiren Orientation...century to the early twentieth century, the Manchu played a key role in Chinese history as...Location. The largest concentration of Manchu (46.2 percent) is in Liaoning Province...
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Man (Manchus)
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...by a small number of Manchus. Almost all of the Manchus speak Chinese. 4...FOLKLORE A large portion of Manchu mythology is about ancestors...major holiday for the Manchus. They decorate their...white banners. Some Manchu festivals are related...
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Fu Manchu
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Fu Manchu Rock band For the Record … The...Monica, California, based rock band Fu Manchu draws inspiration from Ozzy Osborne, early...x2019; s Tom Sinclair described Fu Manchu as, “ Invoking the legendary...
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Manchus
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Manchus A nomadic people who conquered China and...He ordered his people to call themselves Manchus, a name of obscure origin, and in 1636...first Qing emperor of China. While the Manchus adopted many aspects of Chinese life...
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Fu Manchu, Dr
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Fu Manchu, Dr a moustached Chinese master-criminal created by the British writer Sax Rohmer (1883?–1959), first appearing in the novel Dr Fu Manchu (1913).
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