East West (or East and West) may refer to:
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East–West dichotomy
In sociology, the East–West dichotomy is the perceived difference between the Eastern and the Western worlds. Cultural and religious rather than geographical in division, the boundaries of East and West are not fixed, but vary according ...
, the contrast between Eastern and Western society or culture
Arts and entertainment
Books, journals and magazines
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East, West'', an anthology of short stories written by Salman Rushdie
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''East and West'' (book), a 1998 book by Christopher Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong
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Philosophy East and West
''Philosophy East and West'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering non-Western traditions of philosophy in relation to Anglo-American philosophy, integrating the discipline with literature, science, and social practices. Special issues have ...
'', an international, interdisciplinary academic journal
*''East and West'', a quarterly English-language journal published 1950 to 2009 by the
Istituto Italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente
The Istituto Italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente (IsIAO), known in English as the Italian Institute for Africa and the Orient, was established in Rome in 1995, as the result of the merging of (IsMEO) with the Istituto Italo-Africano (IIA). It clo ...
Film, TV and theatre
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East and West (film)
''East and West'' (German: ''Ost und West'') is a 1923 Austrian silent drama film directed by Ivan Abramson and Sidney M. Goldin and starring Molly Picon, Jacob Kalich and Sidney M. Goldin.Goldberg p.144 It is also known by the alternative ti ...
'', a 1923 Austrian silent film
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East/West
''East/West'' (french: Est-Ouest; russian: Восток-Запад, Vostok-Zapad) is a 1999 drama film directed by Régis Wargnier, starring Sandrine Bonnaire, Oleg Menshikov, Catherine Deneuve and Sergei Bodrov Jr. It received generally positi ...
'' (also known as ''Est-Ouest''), a 1999 film by Régis Wargnier
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East West Players
East West Players is an Asian American theatre organization in Los Angeles, founded in 1965. As the nation's first professional Asian American theatre organization, East West Players continues to produce works and educational programs that give v ...
, an Asian American theatre organization
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East West 101
''East West 101'' was a drama series airing on the SBS network. The series was produced and created by Steven Knapman and Kris Wyld, the team behind other drama series such as '' Wildside'' and ''White Collar Blue''. It ran from 2007–2011, ...
'', an Australian television drama series
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Purab Aur Paschim
''Purab Aur Pachhim'' () is a 1970 Indian Hindi-language drama film. The movie was produced and directed by Manoj Kumar, and it stars Manoj Kumar, Saira Banu, Ashok Kumar, Pran and Prem Chopra in the lead roles. The music is by Kalyanji Anandji. ...
'' (East and West), a 1970 Bollywood movie
Music
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''East-West'' (The Butterfield Blues Band album), 1966
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''East West'' (Julia Fordham album), 1997
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''East West'' (East West album), 2003
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''East/West'' (album), 2005, by Bill Frisell
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East West (band)
East West was an American Christian rock band from Irvine, California, United States, who later re-located to Corona. The band takes its name from the Bible verse Psalms 103:12.
While many members were replaced during East West's timeline, ...
, a Christian metal band
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''East and West'' (album), a 1963 jazz album by Toshiko Akiyoshi and Charlie Mariano
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East West Records
East West Records (stylized as east''west'') is a record label formed in 1955, distributed and owned by Warner Music Group, headquartered in London, England.
History
Upon its creation in 1955 by Atlantic Records, the label had one hit with t ...
, an American record label
*"East West", a 1966 single by
Herman's Hermits, later covered by Morrissey
Companies and institutions
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East-West Airlines (India), a former airline
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East-West Airlines (Australia)
East-West Airlines was an Australian regional airline founded in Tamworth, New South Wales in 1947. It operated to major regional city-centres and connected these centres to various state capitals, and by the 1980s it was Australia's third lar ...
, a former airline
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East West Bank
East West Bank (), the primary subsidiary of East West Bancorp, Inc., is the largest publicly traded bank headquartered in Southern California, United States. It was founded in 1973 in Los Angeles to serve the Chinese American community in Sou ...
, a Chinese American bank in California
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East West Bank (Philippines)
EastWest Bank (), more formally known as East West Banking Corporation, is the eleventh largest bank in the Philippines in terms of assets. It was founded in 1994 in Manila by Andrew Gotianun. It is a member of the Filinvest Group, also foun ...
, a commercial bank
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East West Bus Company
East West Bus Company was a privately owned bus operator in Melbourne, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operated three bus routes under contract to the Government of Victoria.
History
East West Bus Company was formed in August 1980 as ...
, a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Australia
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East West University
East West University ( bn, ইস্ট ওয়েস্ট বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, also known as EWU), is a private university located in Aftabnagar, Dhaka of Bangladesh. It was established in 1996 under the Private Uni ...
, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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East–West University
East–West University is a private university in Chicago, Illinois. The university was founded in 1980. It offers associate and bachelor's degrees. The university has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission since 1983.
Buildings
Th ...
, Chicago, Illinois, US
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East and West Railroad of Alabama
The East and West Railroad of Alabama was a railroad in the U.S. states of Alabama and Georgia. The railroad started out with narrow gauge track, but it was eventually converted to track.
The Alabama end of the line began at Pell City, where it ...
, a railroad in the US states of Alabama and Georgia
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East and West Riding Regiment
East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sunrise, Sun rises on the Earth.
Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from ...
, British Territorial Army
Other uses
* Two of the four
cardinal directions
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prime vertical
In astronomy, astrology, and geodesy, the prime vertical or first vertical is the vertical circle passing east and west through the zenith of a specific location, and intersecting the horizon in its east and west points.
In other words, the prime v ...
direction
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East–West Highway (New England)
The East–West Highway is a long-proposed east–west highway corridor in northern New England (Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont), intended to link remote northern communities in those states with markets in the Maritimes, Quebec, and upstate Ne ...
, a proposed highway corridor
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East West Line (disambiguation) East West Line may refer to several rapid transit lines:
* East West MRT line, Singapore
* East West Corridor, the construction codename of the Tuen Ma line in Hong Kong
* East-West Line, former name of the Blue Line (MARTA) in Georgia, United Stat ...
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East–West Schism, the 1054 break between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches
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East–West Shrine Game, an annual college football game
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East-west traffic
In computer networking, east-west traffic is network traffic among devices within a specific data center. The other direction of traffic flow is north-south traffic, data flowing from or to a system physically residing outside the data center.
T ...
, computer network traffic within a data center
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