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This book outlines the main technological, legal, and operational options that liberal democratic nations have when confronting challenges in cyberspace. It offers a range of policy ideas they can a……続きを見る

This book proposes a solution to three interrelated problems facing Japan: the rapidly declining population, a decrease in working age adults, and a lack of social and economic vitality. Hidenori Sa……続きを見る

This book examines rural poverty in Bangladesh. Based on detailed empirical research and surveys of households in Bangladesh, it provides an accurate portrait of the everyday situations faced by the……続きを見る

The first collection of short stories by award-winning scriptwriter-poet turned fiction writer, Taeko Tomioka. In an objective style reminiscent of Japanese puppet theater, Taeko deconstructs the di……続きを見る

In 2008 Ireland experienced one of the most dramatic economic crises of any economy in the world. It remains at the heart of the international crisis, sitting uneasily between the US and European ec……続きを見る

A photograph of two men, cowboy-hatted and -booted and discreetly holding hands, is the departure point in a groundbreaking study on masculinity and homosexuality in Mexico. Just Between Us, an ethn……続きを見る

“Servolution is a must-read. It is inspirational. It is practical. And it has the potential to revolutionize your life.” Mark BattersonーLead Pastor, National Community ChurchA movement is rumbling ……続きを見る

′Researching young people′s lives will be useful to both the novice researcher and anyone interested in learning about new methods of practice′ - Youth Studies Australia Researching Young People′s L……続きを見る

“Magnificent . . . interesting and clear . . . Signorile takes your hand and gently guides you through the entire self-outing process.”ーChaz Bono, The Advocate From the author of Queer in America c……続きを見る

This book deals with large-scale, systemic corruption, a phenomenon that it identifies as part of the political landscape in most, if not all, societies of the contemporary world. While the analysis……続きを見る

Ever since Japan's economy recovered in the 1960s, scholars have been searching for the reasons for its meteoric postwar success. Until now, much research has been based on the study of Japan's soci……続きを見る

This collection includes translated works by Japanese women writers that deal with the experiences of modern women. The work of these women represents current feminist perception, imagination and th……続きを見る

Le présent ouvrage aborde l’ensemble des aspects du droit international des relations diplomatiques et consulaires. Pour permettre une compréhension aisée de la matière les axes choisis sont : - La ……続きを見る

The study of poverty dynamics is important for effective poverty alleviation policies because the changes in income poverty are also accompanied by changes in socioeconomic factors such as literacy,……続きを見る

Writing in Tongues examines the complexities of translating Yiddish literature at a time when the Yiddish language is in decline. After the Holocaust, Soviet repression, and American assimilation, t……続きを見る

The gender gap in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) varies greatly from country to country, and the number of Japanese women in these fields remains relatively few. This prompt……続きを見る

Traveling Texts and the Work of Afro-Japanese Cultural Production analyzes the complex conversations taking place in texts of all sorts traveling between Africans, African Diasporas, and Japanese ac……続きを見る

Exposing the Common Core by a teacher from the inside. Our current education system is our nation s greatest tragedy. One that if not quickly remedied will have the longest lasting ill effects in th……続きを見る

The internet opens up new opportunities for citizens to organize and mobilize for action but it also provides new channels that established political, social and economic interests can use to extend……続きを見る

This book examines the lives and times of Japan’s postwar prime ministers, covering the period from 1945 to 1995. Written by Japan’s leading scholars, it is the first English-language biographical p……続きを見る

A presente obra visa abordar a importância da prova testemunhal no processo penal como meio eficaz de se chegar à elucidação do thema probandum, com o objetivo de que se dê solução justa e exata ao ……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2004 im Fachbereich BWL - Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte, Note: 1,0, Universität Mannheim, Veranstaltung: Einführung in die Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte, 23 Quelle……続きを見る

In Japanese culture, oni are ubiquitous supernatural creatures who play important roles in literature, lore, and folk belief. Characteristically ambiguous, they have been great and small, mischievou……続きを見る

This volume considers corruption as a multidimensional, complex phenomenon in which various forms of corruption may overlap at any given time. Extending the seemingly paradoxical notion of “legal co……続きを見る

In recent years, the U.S.–Japan alliance has marked several anniversaries, including 40 years since the 1969 decision on the reversion of Okinawa. These occasions have provided crucial opportunities……続きを見る

La Iglesia Centro de Sanidades sigue con pasión el ejemplo de servir a otros en los cuales vemos reflejada la persona de Jesús. De su implacable afán en buscar formas de bendecir a los afligidos en ……続きを見る

Heartford is Full of Drugs, prostitution and gangters.It was not hard for Merlin Noriega to get caught up in the mix. Not having the skills to maintain a job this was his alternative. It is his beli……続きを見る

This collection seeks to broaden the discussion of the child image by close analysis of the child and childhood as depicted in non-Western cinemas. Each essay offers a counter-narrative to Western n……続きを見る

Now in a thoroughly updated edition, Resistant Islands offers the first comprehensive overview of Okinawan history from earliest times to the present, focusing especially on the recent period of col……続きを見る

Che cosa facciamo se siamo colti da un dolore o un’emozione improvvisi? In genere prendiamo un farmaco, ma da oggi abbiamo un’arma in più. Le recenti ricerche scientifiche dimostrano che ogni nostro……続きを見る