Writers & revolutionaries /
The lives of Lu Xun, China's greatest modern writer, and Kita Ikki, the famous Japanese philosopher, are highlighted. Both revolutionaries explored the traditional strengths and weaknesses of their societies, with Lu Xun writing scathing satires aimed at China's ineffective leadership. K...
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| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | English |
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S. Burlington, VT :
Annenberg/CPB Project,
[1992]
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| Series: | Pacific century ;
4. |
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| Summary: | The lives of Lu Xun, China's greatest modern writer, and Kita Ikki, the famous Japanese philosopher, are highlighted. Both revolutionaries explored the traditional strengths and weaknesses of their societies, with Lu Xun writing scathing satires aimed at China's ineffective leadership. Kita Ikki, on the other hand, watched with alarm as his radical teachings were distorted by right wing extremists and used to design a monstrous blueprint for a Japanese world empire. |
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| Item Description: | A videocassette release of the college-level telecourse produced by the Pacific Basin Institute in association with KCTS/Seattle. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 1/2 in. |
| Format: | VHS. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Levie Isaacks ; Editor, George Waite ; music, Robert Boress. |
| ISBN: | 1559464100 |