[PDF] Sabu eBook

Author : Michael Lawrence
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 27,41 MB
Release : 2019-07-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1838717900

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The first Indian to become an international film star, Sabu rose to fame as a child actor in Elephant Boy (1937), and subsequently appeared in a succession of British pictures before relocating to Hollywood, where he died in 1963. Repeatedly cast in orientalist extravaganzas and jungle thrillers, he was associated with the 'exotic' and the 'primitive' in ways that reflected contemporary attitudes towards India and 'the East' more generally. In this captivating study, Michael Lawrence explores the historical, political, cultural contexts of Sabu's popularity as a star, and considers the technological and industrial shifts that shaped his career – from the emergence of Technicolor in the late 1930s to the breakdown of the studio system in the 1950s. Attending to the detail of Sabu's distinctively physical performances, Lawrence shows how his agency as an actor enabled him to endure, exceed and exploit his unique star image.

Author : Shugoro Yamamoto
Publisher : Shelley Marshall
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 30,93 MB
Release : 2023-04-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1959002066

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No one lives life alone. Edo, Japan Eiji is a smart, good-looking, young man dedicated to mastering the craft of scroll mounting and framing. Sabu, neither handsome nor clever, is his best friend and fellow apprentice. The future looks bright for these friends until Eiji is accused of stealing and vanishes.

Author : Lorraine Nepper C E S T
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 49,44 MB
Release : 2010-09
Category :
ISBN : 1426934254

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Sabu is born in the noble Kingdom of the Unicorns. His Mother, Aurora, is nurturing and attentive, but Sabu's curiosity leads him to the first adventure of his young life. He falls into the river and is swept away to a land that is far away from the Kingdom of the Unicorns. He is rescued by a calm and wondrous voice. Soon, he learns the identity of the Unicorn who saved his life-Leda. But he is in the Land of Obeah. It's not a friendly place, and he and Leda quickly realize that they must escape to save their lives. As they make their way home, they encounter many obstacles and vicious creatures. Join Sabu and Leda as they attempt a treacherous journey back to the Kingdom of the Unicorns, to home and safety.

Author : Sabu Kohso
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 10,60 MB
Release : 2020-09-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1478012536

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In Radiation and Revolution political theorist and anticapitalist activist Sabu Kohso uses the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster to illuminate the relationship between nuclear power, capitalism, and the nation-state. Combining an activist's commitment to changing the world with a theorist's determination to grasp the world in its complexity, Kohso outlines how the disaster is not just a pivotal event in postwar Japan; it represents the epitome of the capitalist-state mode of development that continues to devastate the planet's environment. Throughout, he captures the lived experiences of the disaster's victims, shows how the Japanese government's insistence on nuclear power embodies the constitution of its regime under the influence of US global strategy, and considers the future of a radioactive planet driven by nuclearized capitalism. As Kohso demonstrates, nuclear power is not a mere source of energy—it has become the organizing principle of the global order and the most effective way to simultaneously accumulate profit and govern the populace. For those who aspire to a world free from domination by capitalist nation-states, Kohso argues, the abolition of nuclear energy and weaponry is imperative.

Author : Maura Lane
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,72 MB
Release : 2009-08
Category : Children's writings
ISBN : 9780615288086

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Sabu & Me is the story of Maura Lane and her dog Sabu and the wonderful times they spent together during Mauras early life. Mauras words are complemented by the wonderful illustrations of Hazel Mitchell. Through a rainbow of colors, her illustrations bring the story of Sabu & Me to life.

Author : Kenny Casanova
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 14,80 MB
Release : 2020-10-20
Category :
ISBN : 9781941356135

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Co-written by Sabu himself, this tale parodies the original Three Little Pigs bedtime story with Sabu in the leading role as a camel! This children's book/coloring book "for grown-ups" line pits pro wrestlers against their toughest opponents ever - the classic Fairy Tales!

Author : Philip Leibfried
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,70 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781593936037

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Among the top child stars of the 1930s and 1940s was a former stable boy from southern India, the only star with a single name - Sabu. Born Selar Shaik in 1924, he vaulted to stardom in his first film, a British production entitled Elephant Boy (1937). For the next decade he either starred or was featured in several finely crafted adventure films, including the fantasy favorite The Thief of Bagdad (1940) and the definitive version of Rudyard Kipling's perennially popular Jungle Book (1942). Adapting to modern western ways proved remarkably easy due to his above average intelligence and innate charm. After moving to America, the popular performer became a U.S. citizen in 1944, and did his bit for the war effort as a belly gunner, seeing action in the Pacific theater. In the post-war years Sabu's career began its inevitable decline. Fantasy and exotic adventure films were not as popular as during the war, and Hollywood studios found the dark-skinned actor difficult to cast. In the early 1950s he journeyed to Europe, appearing in a pair of Italian films and two circuses. Sabu next made a triumphant return to his homeland where he acted in one film and tested for another. Returning to America, the still young actor was seen in some minor films and one final foreign film made in Germany. After appearing in a Disney film, India's first and most enduring international movie star passed away suddenly of a heart attack in December 1963, leaving behind an exceptional legacy of memorable motion pictures and an image of radiant youthfulness.

Author : Gayatri Gopinath
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 20,49 MB
Release : 2005-04-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0822386534

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By bringing queer theory to bear on ideas of diaspora, Gayatri Gopinath produces both a more compelling queer theory and a more nuanced understanding of diaspora. Focusing on queer female diasporic subjectivity, Gopinath develops a theory of diaspora apart from the logic of blood, authenticity, and patrilineal descent that she argues invariably forms the core of conventional formulations. She examines South Asian diasporic literature, film, and music in order to suggest alternative ways of conceptualizing community and collectivity across disparate geographic locations. Her agile readings challenge nationalist ideologies by bringing to light that which has been rendered illegible or impossible within diaspora: the impure, inauthentic, and nonreproductive. Gopinath juxtaposes diverse texts to indicate the range of oppositional practices, subjectivities, and visions of collectivity that fall outside not only mainstream narratives of diaspora, colonialism, and nationalism but also most projects of liberal feminism and gay and lesbian politics and theory. She considers British Asian music of the 1990s alongside alternative media and cultural practices. Among the fictional works she discusses are V. S. Naipaul’s classic novel A House for Mr. Biswas, Ismat Chughtai’s short story “The Quilt,” Monica Ali’s Brick Lane, Shyam Selvadurai’s Funny Boy, and Shani Mootoo’s Cereus Blooms at Night. Analyzing films including Deepa Mehta’s controversial Fire and Mira Nair’s Monsoon Wedding, she pays particular attention to how South Asian diasporic feminist filmmakers have reworked Bollywood’s strategies of queer representation and to what is lost or gained in this process of translation. Gopinath’s readings are dazzling, and her theoretical framework transformative and far-reaching.