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Japanese security, economic, institutional, and developmental policies have undergone a remarkable evolution in the 70 years since the end of World War II. In this volume, distinguished Japanese scholars reflect on the evolution of these policies and draw lessons for the coming decades. The pillars of Japan's reentry into the international community since 1945 remain no less important seven decades later as Japan's economy and society enter th...

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A multifaceted series that comprises of reference handbooks on global tourism regions, research volumes, texts and monographs. It is designed to provide readers with the thinking on tourism worldwide and pushes back the frontiers of tourism knowledge. It introduces a new generation of international tourism authors writing on various topics.

From colonial times to the modern day, two things have remained constant in American history: the destructive power of fires and the bravery of those who fight them.Fighting Fire! brings to life ten of the deadliest infernos this nation has ever endured: the great fires of Boston, New York, Chicago, Baltimore, and San Francisco, the disasters of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, the General Slocum, and the Cocoanut Grove nightclub, the wildfire...

Das neue große Engel-Buch der BestsellerautorinWir leben in einer Ära des tief greifenden Bewusstseinswandels, die Energien auf der Erde erhöhen sich zunehmend. Bei diesem Aufstieg in eine höhere Dimension stehen die Erzengel helfend zur Seite: Wir können uns mit diesen mächtigsten aller himmlischen Helfer verbinden, um unsere eigene Schwingungsfrequenz anzuheben und innerlich zu wachsen.Bestsellerautorin Diana Cooper stellt die Geistige Welt ...

A leading resource for K-8 literacy programs, this extremely popular reading methods text has a simple goal: to provide aspiring teachers (including you) with the tools to help every student learn to read and write. LITERACY: HELPING STUDENTS CONSTRUCT MEANING, 10th Edition has been completely reorganized to better meet the needs of its readers, for instance, with early coverage of assessment in recognition of its foundational nature. Distingu...

The formal systems of logic have ordinarily been regarded as independent of biology, but recent developments in evolutionary theory suggest that biology and logic may be intimately interrelated. In this book, William S. Cooper outlines a theory of rationality in which logical law emerges as an intrinsic aspect of evolutionary biology. He examines the connections between logic and evolutionary biology and illustrates how logical rules are deriv...

The authors outline an approach to the study of literacy that does not neglect the cognitive or individual aspects of literacy but rather sees them as largely shaped by the social forces of our political, economic, and educational systems.

In April of 1948, Boston University history professor Evan Sinclair receives a telegram notifying him that his father, Professor Clive Robert Sinclair, has been reported missing from his post at the Palestine Archaeological Museum. Fearing for his father's well-being, Evan and Clive's longtime friend, Mervin Smythe, travel to Palestine on the eve of the first Arab-Israeli War. Evan finds his father and far more-a lost love, a son he never knew...

In April of 1948, Boston University history professor Evan Sinclair receives a telegram notifying him that his father, Professor Clive Robert Sinclair, has been reported missing from his post at the Palestine Archaeological Museum. Fearing for his father's well-being, Evan and Clive's longtime friend, Mervin Smythe, travel to Palestine on the eve of the first Arab-Israeli War. Evan finds his father and far more-a lost love, a son he never knew...

Die bekannte Journalistin Elsa (Diane Kruger) wird bei einem Rechercheauftrag für eine Reportage in Afghanistan von Taliban überfallen und entführt. Ihr afghanischer Führer wird sofort getötet und die Verbrecher machen keinen Hehl daraus, das auch sie umgebracht werden soll - und das möglichst öffentlich. Ihre einzige Chance ist die Spezialeinheit, die losgeschickt wird, um sie zu retten. Dies gelingt den Spezialisten auch, aber auf dem Rückwe...

This is the first in-depth historical study of Byzantine Cappadocia. The authors draw on extensive textual and archaeological materials to examine the nature and place of Cappadocia in the Byzantine Empire from the fourth through eleventh centuries.

This comprehensive handbook is designed to act as a single source of reference for tourism in Oceania, a region that is growing in significance as a tourism destination. It provides a detailed anatomy of tourism in the region on a country by country basis, plus a view of the future and an analysis of key issues contributed by experts in the field.

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This is the first book-length study in English of the Japanese mission to Europe and provides important new insights into the work of the Jesuits in Japan and the nature of the legation's impact on late-sixteenth-century European perceptions of Japan.

An Introduction to Paralegal Studies is a concise, easy-to-read book that provides basic coverage of the topics most important for a beginning paralegal student. It is aimed primarily at mid-level courses, but is an excellent choice for an introductory course in any paralegal program. This text is unique from other introductory texts in two important ways. The first is that paralegal skills are taught in the context of a single fictional case,...

A multifaceted series that comprises of reference handbooks on global tourism regions, research volumes, texts and monographs. It is designed to provide readers with the thinking on tourism worldwide and pushes back the frontiers of tourism knowledge. It introduces a new generation of international tourism authors writing on various topics.

In celebration of Allan Hoffmana (TM)s 70th birthday, a symposium entitled Gels, Genes, Grafts and Giants was held in Maui in December 2002. This symposium, organized by The University of Washington Engineered Biomaterials (UWEB) NSF Engineering Research Center, was a great success, with many excellent papers presented by scientists from all over the world. All those who made oral or poster presentations at the symposium, but also those who wo...

Die bekannte Journalistin Elsa (Diane Kruger) wird bei einem Rechercheauftrag für eine Reportage in Afghanistan von Taliban überfallen und entführt. Ihr afghanischer Führer wird sofort getötet und die Verbrecher machen keinen Hehl daraus, das auch sie umgebracht werden soll - und das möglichst öffentlich. Ihre einzige Chance ist die Spezialeinheit, die losgeschickt wird, um sie zu retten. Dies gelingt den Spezialisten auch, aber auf dem Rückwe...