Modern Asian Culture

1. Modern Asian Culture Tradition and Modernity in Tension

2. Culture and Criticism • Buddhism • Confucianism • Liberalism • Marxism • Sociobiology • Psychoanalysis • Feminism • Taoism

3. Conflict, Culture, Change • Sulak Sivaraksa - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulak_Sivaraksa • http://www.sulak-sivaraksa.org/en/ • International Network of Engaged Buddhists - http://www.inebnetwork.org/web/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46&Itemid=48

4. Burmese Harp • Kon Ichikawa - http://oldschoolreviews.com/rev_50/burma_harp.htm

5. The Cup • Kyentse Norbu - http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=980DE2D6123CF93BA15752C0A9669C8B63

6. Zen at War • Book Review - http://www.darkzen.com/Articles/zenholy.htm • Book Review - http://www.bpf.org/tsangha/loy-victoria.html

7. The Last Samurai • Edward Zwick - http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F05EFD7173DF936A35751C1A9659C8B63

8. Phoenix • Reviews of earlier works in the Phoenix series - http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/06/01/phoenix-volume-one-dawn-recommended/ • Review of volume 9 - http://oneofthejonesboys.wordpress.com/2007/02/16/buy-this-book-phoenix-volume-9/ • Review volume 11 http://www.mania.com/phoenix-volume-11-sun-part-two_article_56731.html

9. A Bitter Revolution • Book Review - http://dannyreviews.com/h/Bitter_Revolution.html • Book Review - http://www.olimu.com/Journalism/2004/Texts/BitterRevolution.htm

10. Hero • Zhang Yimou - http://www.chinesecinemas.org/hero.html

11. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress • Dai Sijie - http://ajapaneseandchinesemajor.aznaddict.com/balzac-and-the-little-chinese-seamstress/

12. China’s New Confucianism • Book Review - http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/JF07Ad03.html • Book Review - http://www.latimes.com/features/books/la-bk-levitin25-2008may25,0,5939733.story

13. Shower • Zhang Yang – film review - http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=980DEEDC143CF933A05750C0A9669C8B63

14. Blind Shaft • Li Yang interview – http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/03/27/li_yang.html