The tale of Murasaki Shikibu

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The modern novel was developed in 11th century Japan, where Murasaki Shikibu wrote 'The Tale of Genji'. She probably began the novel in 1001, when she was widowed, and it was finished in 1019. She was an attendant to Japan's Empress Akiko, and her novel became essential reading among Japan's upper classes, later spreading to a mass audience. There are a number of modern translations, including those of Arthur Waley, who first popularized Genji among a western readership, and Edward Seidensticker, who wrote a later and fuller version. The preferred version has become Seidensticker's.

Japan, Popular culture, Works, Fiction, Literature, Medieval, Medieval literature, Shikibu, Murasaki

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Rocking the vote: women won the battle of the ballot box 75 years ago, but take it for granted today

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An African American women of the twenty-something generation discusses the importance of voting. She voted for Pres Clinton in 1992, in part, because of her identification with Hillary Rodham Clinton. She also explains the influence of MTV on her generation's political views.

Social aspects, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Voting, African American youth, Suffragists, Voting rights activists

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Janice M. Beyer

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Janice M. Beyer was editor of the Academy of Management Journal from 1985 to 1987 during which she achieved all of her goals about attracting and improving and publishing the best papers in the field. She died on June 20, 2001.

Publishing industry, Biography, Management research, Academy of Management Journal (Periodical), Beyer, Janice M.

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