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admired as a cultural hero as he portrays the authenticity and the charming life of the indigenous Malay children who mostly live in villages.2 Readers are typically charmed by the nostalgic sketches that call to mind their own carefree childhood in a kampong (village) and spontaneously start laughing at
ZitiiJ. He was born in the small ancient state of Zou in modern Shandong province, close . to Confucius 's home state Lu . Just like Confucius he devoted his life to teaching and, especially, to trying to convince state leaders to adopt his teaching as a means of achieving peace and order under Heaven
Departement van Justitie (Department of Justice). Before the war Mrs Blom led a fairly peaceful life as the wife of a Shell em ployee in Plaju; a life she herself describes as 'living in a golden cage'. Du ring the Second World War, she became involved in the recruitment of women for the Women's Corps in
459 he fatalistically propounded that all life and death are pre-ordained. His thought developed later in a Chu Hsi direction, perhaps motivated by the Prohibition of Heterodox Studies. He was an important scholar at the end of the eighteenth century and during the first half of the nineteenth
white, forcibly suggesting to the audience the drabness of present life and highlighting the colourful romance of the past. The film being set mainly in a simple village over forty years ago, when the people were still enjoying a honeymoon with the Communist government, it appears to represent
ordered; nevertheless, alterations have occurred, rooted in governmental policy fostering hygienic housing, and in religious influ ences aimed at a decent family life. Furthermore, seasonal migration of the men, who venture out along the coast of Flores to make a living, has led to the incorporation
, picking their way between floors of different levels, and when passing through low doors they have to stoop in order not to bump their heads. The modem house is considered more convenient for daily living. Perhaps the most valid argument is simply an interest in change and a wish to keep up with the
discussion of this issue. 6 For one account of the history of the notion of ‘everyday life’ in Marxist thought and Cultural Studies see Roberts (2006:1–2,14). Roberts is interested in recovering the concept ‘everyday’ as a basis for a criticism of culture. His discussion reveals just how diverse and
sought an ally to confront the dominant Dutch in the English East India Company. In contrast to the other ‘rebels’, Prince Nuku understood he was living in a changing world. Instead of implicating himself in self-defeating strategies and mystical scenarios, he reached out for the assistance which could
preserving Confucianism as a religious faith. Throughout his life he attached great importance to the importance of faith , as a complement to philosophical reflection and insight, in motivating people to partic- ipate in improving the world. However, as he was exposed to Western cultural traditions he