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With more than 150,000 Japanese restaurants around the world, Japanese cuisine has become truly global. Through the transnational culinary mobilities of migrant entrepreneurs, workers, ideas and cap……続きを見る

This open access book conducts systematic and comprehensive research on urban spatial development problems in China from territorial perspectives, based on the scientific theory on human settlements……続きを見る

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Groups most severely affected by COVID-19 have tended to be those marginalised before the pandemic and are now being largely ignored in……続きを見る

Japan was sometimes described as a country of "peace" during the Cold War period, in contrast to the continental border conflicts taking place at the time, such as the China-Soviet rivalry. However,……続きを見る

The rationing of health care is universal and inevitable, taking place in both poor and affluent countries, in publicly funded and private health care systems. Someone must budget for as well as dis……続きを見る

Despite many scholars noting the interdisciplinary approach of Aboriginal knowledge production as a methodology within a broad range of subjects – including quantum mathematics, biodiversity, sociol……続きを見る

Chinese Tour Groups: Pigs on the Loose looks at the behaviours displayed by these groups in differnt scenarious. This includes places such as airports, restaurants, toilets,hotels. It delves into th……続きを見る

This book comprehensively analyses financial technology law and regulation in Africa and provides domestic and regional perspectives on regulating FinTech in Africa. It studies policy considerations……続きを見る

Hat nicht jeder ein Geheimnis? Lebt nicht jeder sein Leben wie ein Saubermann, obwohl tief verborgen die eigenen Abgründe lauern? Juana lässt ihre eigenen Trümmer in Mexiko zurück, als sie nach L.A.……続きを見る

This book explores the measurement of learning effectiveness and the optimization of knowledge retention by modeling the learning process and building the mathematical foundation of multi-space lear……続きを見る

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the nature of explanations as given in both natural and social sciences. It discusses models of explanation adopted in natural and social sciences. The……続きを見る

This book provides a comprehensive overview of technology start-up arenas in Nairobi and examines their global place. These start-ups are popularly perceived as representing future prosperity that i……続きを見る

Dafydd Iwan rose to fame with his 1960s protest songs and has been performing ever since. Welsh football’s recent adoption of his anthem 'Yma o Hyd' (Still Here) has twice taken it to No.1 in the iT……続きを見る

Finalist, 2024 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion in Analytical-Descriptive Studies, American Academy of Religion Honorable Mention, 2024 Francis H.K. Hsu Book Prize, Society for East Asi……続きを見る

In the wake of the global financial crisis, there has been a worldwide search for alternative investment opportunities, away from advanced markets. The African continent is now one of the fastest-gr……続きを見る

Only when we transform our minds can we break the chains of our mental enslavement and find true liberation from our misperceptions about race, crime, and justice. Social commentators and scholars h……続きを見る

This lab manual is a companion to the third edition of the textbook Computational Methods and GIS Applications in Social Science. It uses the open-source platform KNIME to illustrate a step-by-step ……続きを見る

Wang offers an empirically based exploration into work-integration social enterprises as a means for delivering social services in China. Focusing on the political economy of social enterprise devel……続きを見る

This book examines the relationship between the newly independent Indian state and its New Cinema movement. It looks at state formative practices articulating themselves as cultural policy. It prese……続きを見る

Finalist, 2024 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion in Analytical-Descriptive Studies, American Academy of Religion Honorable Mention, 2024 Francis H.K. Hsu Book Prize, Society for East Asi……続きを見る

Desde 2017 el Perú alberga a más de un millón de extranjeros, en particular venezolanos. Esto ha significado un cambio radical en nuestras vidas, pues hasta entonces estábamos acostumbrados a apoyar……続きを見る

Politics and Government in South Africa introduces readers to all aspects of government and politics in South Africa, from local, to provincial, national, and on to international considerations. The……続きを見る

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) play a pivotal role in the field of urban planning and management and provide better solutions for numerous urban problems. With GIS, one has the ability to bett……続きを見る

This book presents a series of studies on the status quo, characteristics of and trends in China’s eSports industry, while also analyzing key problems to help the industry avoid potential risks, sei……続きを見る

Since its establishment in 1980 the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has largely been a state driven organization, with the people of Southern Africa, though enshrined in the treaty, re……続きを見る

Explore the enduring legacy of Stephen Bantu Biko through the insightful Steve Biko Memorial Lectures, delivered by Africa's foremost scholars, artists, and leaders. The Steve Biko Memorial Lectures……続きを見る

This book consists of global scholars’ views on mankind’s wishes for the future, the Belt and Road Initiative, bilateral cooperation, inter-civilization exchanges, and mutual learning among Asian ci……続きを見る

Integration in the Southern African Development Community Region: Peoples' Agency, Popular Participation, and Democratization, edited by Korwa Gombe Adar, Dorothy Mpabanga, Kebapetse Lotshwao, Theki……続きを見る

Scientific explanation, laws of nature, and causation are crucial and frontier issues in the philosophy of science. This book studies the complex relationship between the three concepts, aiming to a……続きを見る

Many citizens from Basel in Switzerland were disgusted when they heard that their city canton's government had selected Syngenta as the main sponsor of Basel's appearance at the 2015 World Fair in M……続きを見る