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 Decolonizing Comparative Literature: Reading Across Southeast Asian Literatures by Chi P. Pham, Jose Monfred C. Sy, Thi Nhu Trang Nguyen English | November 24, 2025 | ISBN: 9819502764 | 498 pages | Epub, PDF | 9.83 Mb This book promotes a novel and nuanced understanding of how the practices of comparative literature have engaged with the politics of nation-building in postcolonial Southeast Asia. It provides readings of Southeast Asian literatures in a comparative context, demonstrating how such readings enable texts to engage with issues connected to postcolonial nation-building across the region. Such issues include social exclusion, urbanization and environmental destruction, post-war traumas, animal narratives, migration, identity, gender, and literature, and politics. In doing so, this book moves beyond traditional comparative literature which is overwhelmingly rooted in Western literature and scholarship. To this end, it extends an invitation to decolonize comparative literature as a discipline. Few studies have attempted to examine the alternative non-western literary traditions that emerge from this specific Asian region, and so this book presents a rich combination of theoretical and critical studies that contribute to advancing the discipline of comparative literature in Southeast Asian geographies. It is relevant to scholars working in Asian literature, comparative literature, and in postcolonial frameworks in philosophy and cultural studies.  Yuko Kasuya, "Decolonization and Regime Change in Asia: Historical Origins of Democracy and Dictatorship " English | ISBN: 9819690005 | 2026 | 390 pages | PDF | 3 MB This book analyzes and compares the history of decolonization throughout Asian countries.  Decolonising Gender: Literature, Enlightenment and the Feminine Real (Decolonizing Gender: Literature and a Poetics of the Real) By Caroline Rooney 2007 | 264 Pages | ISBN: 0415424186 | PDF | 2 MB Through examination of the functions of language and cross-cultural readings of literature- from African queer reading to postcolonial Shakespeare- Rooney explores the nature of the real, providing: a way out of some of the current deadlocks of feminist theory an anti-essentialist approach to gender in which both male and female readers may address a consciousness of the feminine a platform for postcolonial and postmodernist thinkers to engage in a dialogue around the status of the performative in regard to the other a new theory of poetic realism in both canonical and postcolonial literatures a re-reading of the Enlightenment legacy in terms of postcolonial liberation theory a comparison of contemporary debates on the real across the humanities and the sciences. Exploring current ideas of performativityin literature and language,and negotiating a path between feminist theory's common pitfalls of essentialism and constructivism, Caroline Rooney argues convincingly thatby rethinking our understanding of gender we might also equip ourselves to resistracism and totalitarianism more effectively.  Chris Knight, "Decoding Chomsky: Science and Revolutionary Politics" English | ISBN: 0300221460 | 2016 | 304 pages | MOBI | 769 KB A fresh and fascinating look at the philosophies, politics, and intellectual legacy of one of the twentieth century's most influential and controversial minds  Declutter Your Mind (2nd Edition): Stop Worrying, Reduce Anxiety and Stop Negative Thinking with Good Habits: Self Help by Jack Peace, #2 English | Feb 8, 2021 | ISBN: 9781393268345 | 195 pages | EPUB (True) | 276.48 KB Are you struggling with non-important tasks, negative thoughts, and overthinking? Or are you worried about your life, and anxiety about your daily activities? Declutter your mind (2ND EDITION) by Jack peace, give inspirations and solutions to dejunk your mind with professional techniques.  Decision in the Heartland: The Civil War in the West (Reflections on the Civil War Era) By Steven E. Woodworth 2008 | 208 Pages | ISBN: 0275987590 | PDF | 3 MB The verdict is in: the Civil War was won in the West-that is, in the nation's heartland, between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River. Yet, a person who follows the literature on the war might still think that it was the conflict in Virginia that ultimately decided the outcome. Each year sees the appearance of new books aimed at the popular market that simply assume that it was in the East, often at Gettysburg, that the decisive clashes of the war took place. For decades, serious historians of the Civil War have completed one careful study after another, nearly all tending to indicate the pivotal importance of what people during the war referred to as the West. In this fast paced overview, Woodworth presents his case for the decisiveness of the theater.Overwhelming evidence now indicates that it was battles like Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Chattanooga, and Atlanta that sealed the fate of the Confederacy-not the nearly legendary clashes at Bull Run or Chancellorsville or the mythical high-water mark at Gettysburg. The western campaigns cost the Confederacy vast territories, the manufacturing center of Nashville, the financial center of New Orleans, communications hubs such as Corinth, Chattanooga, and Atlanta, along with the agricultural produce of the breadbasket of the Confederacy. They sapped the morale of Confederates and buoyed the spirits of Unionists, ultimately sealing the northern electorate's decision to return Lincoln to the presidency for a second term and thus to see the war through to final victory. Detailing the Western clashes that proved so significant, Woodworth contends that it was there alone that the Civil War could be-and was-decided.  Decision Making for Improved Performance (Executive Essentials) By Ken E. Mack, Mary Ann Crawford, Mary C. Reed 2004 | 59 Pages | ISBN: 1567932215 | PDF | 1 MB Every decision healthcare executives make must at least enable the organization to meet its mission and to maintain its financial viability. As simple as those criteria sound, the traditional decision-making process is oftentimes inadequate for the fast-paced world of healthcare management. In the upcoming book, authors Ken Mack, Mary Ann Crawford, and Mary Reed provide healthcare leaders with a seven-step approach to improve decision making. Included in each chapter are: Hands-on material Tools Worksheets Checklists The final chapter features a real-life example of the use of the seven-step decision-making approach by a hospital and its physicians.  Decision Making & Problem Solving: Book 10 of the Corporate Compass Series English | 10 Jan. 2026 | ASIN: B0GG4HZLT5 | 119 pages | EPUB (True) | 100.80 KB Master the Art of Clarity in a World of Corporate Chaos. In the high-stakes arena of modern business, your career trajectory isn't defined by the problems you encounter, but by the quality of the decisions you make to solve them. As the tenth installment in the acclaimed Corporate Compass Series , Decision Making & Problem Solving provides a definitive roadmap for professionals looking to transition from reactive firefighting to strategic mastery. Are you tired of analysis paralysis? Do you find your team's innovation stalled by "safe" thinking or invisible biases? This practical guide bridges the gap between complex management theory and the frantic reality of the 9-to-5 workday. Inside this guide, you will discover: Proven Frameworks: Master the Rational Model, Root Cause Analysis, and the Cynefin Framework to diagnose and solve any workplace challenge. Bias-Busting Strategies: Learn to identify and neutralize cognitive traps like Groupthink, the Sunk Cost Fallacy, and Confirmation Bias. Creative Problem Solving (CPS): Unlock "out-of-the-box" solutions using structured techniques like SCAMPER and the Six Thinking Hats. The Nirmiti Nidra Advantage: A groundbreaking supplementary approach using deep relaxation to tap into subconscious creativity for non-linear breakthroughs. Interactive Mastery: Step-by-step guides, self-assessments, and a personal action plan designed for immediate implementation. Whether you are an aspiring lead or a seasoned executive, this book equips you with the mental models necessary to lead with confidence, foster innovation, and turn every obstacle into a career-defining win. Stop guessing. Start deciding. Build your Corporate Compass today.  Derek M. C. Yuen, "Deciphering Sun Tzu: How to Read The Art of War" English | ISBN: 0199373515 | 2014 | 256 pages | MOBI | 547 KB As the People's Republic's seemingly inexorable rise to economic and military power continues, never has the need for a better grasp of Chinese strategic thought by the West been more acute. In Deciphering Sun Tzu, Derek Yuen seeks to reclaim for the reader the hidden contours and lost Chinese and Taoist contexts of Sun Tzu's renowned treatise The Art of War, a literary classic and arguably one of the most influential books ever written. He also explains its historical, philosophical, strategic, and cross-cultural significance.  Decimus Laberius: The Fragments By Panayotakis Costas 2009 | 512 Pages | ISBN: 052188523X | PDF | 3 MB This is a newly revised, critical text of the fragments attributed to the Roman knight and mimographer Decimus Laberius, a witty and crudely satirical contemporary of Cicero and Caesar. Laberius is perhaps the most celebrated comic playwright of the late Republic, and the fragments of plays attributed to him comprise the overwhelming majority of the extant evidence for what we conventionally call 'the literary Roman mime'. The volume also includes a survey of the characteristics and development of the Roman mime, both as a literary genre and as a type of popular theatrical entertainment, as well as a re-evaluation of the place of Laberius' work within its historical and literary context. This is the first English translation of all the fragments, and the first detailed English commentary on them from a linguistic, metrical, and (wherever possible) theatrical perspective. |
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