Edward Lincoln analyzes why, in spite of a decade of economic stagnation, deregulation and other aspects of systemic economic reform have proceeded so sluggishly in Japan.
This study explores how leaders gain and use self-knowledge for continuous improvement and career development and describes how leaders help themselves and the people with whom they work, understand themselves, and become more self-determined, continuous learners, and make the most of resources.
As one of the greatest Yankee pitchers ever, Ford gives his assessment of all the current and former Yankee greats in a book that will delight, provoke, amuse, and challenge baseball fans of all ages. Photos.
This resource is filled with lists such as "Notable Books", "Editor's Choice", and "Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults". Compiled by expert librarians and book reviewers, the lists offer the finest in fiction, nonfiction and poetry of all ages.
This work examines the evolution of the RAF's operational requirements for its home defence air force - for bombers to mount a deterrent counter offensive and for fighters to provide direct defence of Britain. It discusses the management processes, policies and decisions relevant to operational requirements on the basis of a detailed study of Air Ministry papers of the time. By tracing the development of operational requirements, the author ex...
Europeanization" is a term increasingly used in the social sciences to descibe the impact, convergence or response of politicians and institutions in relation to the European Union. This volume explores the concept in a variety of different settings in order to clarify its meaning.
This special double issue of "Metaphor and Symbol" focuses on models of figurative language. The contributors address: salience and context effects, moment-by-moment reading of proverbs in literal and nonliteral contexts, convention, form and figurative language processing, and more.
This reference covers all the women who have held this esteemed "office" since the founding of the United States, including current First Lady Laura Bush. An introductory essay traces the history of the first lady, including changes in the idea of what a president's wife should do and be.
Designed for all trainee and newly qualified teachers, teacher trainers and mentors, this volume provides a contemporary handbook for the teaching of physical education, covering Key Stages 2, 3 and 4 in line with current DfEE and TTA guidelines.
This book offers a multidisciplinary approach to the medina, the traditional walled Arab city of North Africa, looking at its people, its history and architecture.
Gives an analysis of algebras of Colombeau-type generalized functions in the range between the diffeomorphism-invariant quotient algebra ${\mathcal G}^d = {\mathcal E}_M/{\mathcal N}$ introduced in part 1 and Colombeau's original algebra ${\mathcal G}^e$.