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Beijing Opera Costumes illuminates the links between theatrical attire and social customs of China, covering both the theory and practice of stage dress. Presenting the brilliant colors of the elaborately embroidered silk costumes together with the intricate makeup and glittering headdresses, this volume embodies the elegance of th

Beijing Opera Costumes illuminates the links between theatrical attire and social customs of China, covering both the theory and practice of stage dress. Presenting the brilliant colors of the elaborately embroidered silk costumes together with the intricate makeup and glittering headdresses, this volume embodies the elegance of th

This book discusses, in social, cultural, and political terms, the Russian immigrants from the former Soviet Union and their impact on Israel over the last three decades.

Expert coverage of ASCE 7-16-compliant, wind-resistant engineering methods for safer, sounder low-rise and standard multi-story buildings Using the hands-on information contained in this comprehensive engineering guide you will be able to design and construct safer buildings that will better withstand extreme wind forces. Written by a recognized structural design expert, the book explains the general concepts and principles involved in the des...

Ende 2004 brach für eine Frau am anderen Ende der Welt das Leben zusammen. Sie hatte sich bis zur Erschöpfung überarbeitet, ihr Vater war plötzlich gestorben, ihre Beziehungen waren eine einzige Katastrophe und sie war völlig verzweifelt. In dieser Situation bekam sie von ihrer Tochter ein altes Buch geschenkt, das ihr helfen sollte. Das Buch tat mehr als nur das. Es inspirierte sie zu einem Filmprojekt und veränderte ihr Leben damit total.Der...

Die Beiträge dieses Bandes basieren auf politikwissenschaftlichen, soziologischen und kriminologischen Forschungserkenntnissen, juristischen Analysen sowie Erfahrungen aus der Praxis. Sie stellen die erste umfassen-de Publikation zur komplexen Thematik "Drogen, Darknet und Organisierte Kriminalität" dar und beinhalten deutsch- und englischsprachige Beiträge. Die multidisziplinäre Ausrichtung macht deutlich, dass das neuartige Phänomen der anon...

The use of endoscopic orbital surgery is rapidly expanding in modern day rhinology and oculoplastic practice. In the past two decades, endoscopic techniques have been adapted for lacrimal and orbital surgery. Significant advances have been made in endoscopic endonasal and periocular approaches to the orbital apex and skull base, especially in the last 3 years. There has been no book dedicated to these recent surgical innovations until Endoscop...

This book offers new insights on the concept of postsecularity and the associated idea of the postsecular city and public sphere. It provides a detailed account of how emergent postsecularity co-produces key spaces and subjectivities in contemporary urban life, as well as addressing criticisms levelled towards the concept of the postsecular. Though innovative empirical accounts, this book offers an in-depth examination of the `whö and the `wha...

Recovers a comparative literary history of migration This collection initiates transnational, transcultural and interdisciplinary conversations about migration in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Migrants are by definition liminal, and many have existed historically in the murky spaces between nations, regions or ethnicities. These essays together traverse the globe, revealing the experiences - real or imagined - of eighteenth- and ni...

Explores Katherine Mansfield's engagement in the periodical culture of the early twentieth century This book considers Mansfield's ambivalent position as a colonial woman writer by examining her contributions to the political weekly The New Age, the avant-garde little magazine Rhythm and the literary journal The Athenaeum. Contextualising Mansfield's work against the editorial strategies and professional cultures of each periodical, the book ...

Through theoretical discussions and case studies, this volume explores how processes of contestation about knowledge, norms, and governance processes shape efforts to promote sustainability through international environmental governance.

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Title 41 sets forth practices of wage determination, health and safety standards, and employment practices expected of federal contractors. The system for property management covers inventories, management and use of records, acquisition, construction and alteration of public buildings.

Title 40 presents regulations governing care of the environment. Programs addressing air, water, pesticides, radiation protection, and noise abatement are included. Practices for waste and toxic materials disposal and clean-up are also prescribed.

Title 40 presents regulations governing care of the environment. Programs addressing air, water, pesticides, radiation protection, and noise abatement are included. Practices for waste and toxic materials disposal and clean-up are also prescribed.

Title 32 presents regulations governing grants, military and civilian personnel, military justice, security, defense contracting, closures and realignment, civil defense, environment, and other activities by the Department of Defense.

Title 29 presents regulations addressing labor management standards, wages and hours, equal employment, occupational safety, and pension and welfare benefits.

Miriam Green argues that representations of Burns and Stalker¿s text, fully legitimated in the academy in the UK and the US, are highly contestable and have important consequences for the understanding of change initiatives on the part of practitioners such as managers and consultants.

This book equips readers with the knowledge required in order to successfully treat coronary chronic total occlusion by means of percutaneous coronary interventions. All the essential background knowledge is provided, including with regard to procedurally relevant histopathology, assessment of chronic total occlusion by means of angiography and computed tomography, patient preparation, and selection and use of guidewires. Both basic and advanc...

Is it good to be proud? We sometimes happily speak of being proud of our achievements, ethnicities and identities, yet pride is also often described as the most serious of the seven deadly sins. This edited collection of original essays examines pride from a variety of perspectives in philosophy, psychology, sociology and anthropology. The volume seeks to explore such topics as the nature of pride, its connection to other human emotions, wheth...