Word: easternism
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...plot that propels the novella, but rather the intimate, unfolding portrait of village life in eastern Nepal that Chettri sketches in masterfully stark but occasionally lyrical prose - like a brisk, cold brook dappled with sun. Chettri vividly conjures the social and natural landscapes in which Dhané's miserable story takes place, from trade councils lorded by ruthless landowners, to placid livestock pastures and swollen rice paddies pleating the hills. The book "might not entertain its readers, because that is not its aim," Chettri has written. "I have simply tried to give a picture of the villages in the hills...
...Harris is also slated to teach four courses this spring—including a near eastern civilizations sophomore tutorial and a moral reasoning core class. [CORRECTION APPENDED...
...house just outside London, Pinewood has been used for some 1,500 movies - Great Expectations, Dr. Strangelove and Sweeney Todd among them. All the James Bond films, except Goldeneye, were shot here. In recent years, however, Pinewood and its nearby sister studio, Shepperton, have faced competition from low-cost Eastern European countries. Britain will never be an inexpensive place to make movies, but Pinewood hopes to remain competitive with this one-stop-shop concept, creating economies of scale by combing popular permanent sets with Britain's experienced, respected industry workforce. "It's not a pie-in-the-sky idea," says...
...over Brown (3-1, 2-1 EISL) and Boston University (7-2) this past weekend. With a decisive 202-98 win over the Bears on Friday and 176-120 finish over the Terriers on Saturday, the Crimson improved its season mark to 6-0 and 5-0 in the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League. “We swam really well,” said senior co-captain Sam Wollner of his team’s performance. “We went up against two teams who aren’t as competitive as us, but we pushed ourselves...
...Detractors accuse the tribunal of not wanting to be seen as protecting French nationals from a punishment meted out by a former French colony, and they contend that the ruling is colored by concerns about next month's deployment of 3,500 French-led European peacekeeping troops to eastern Chad, a foreign military presence Chadian leaders resent...