This supplemental volume for the "Images of Japan" textbook is aimed at intermediate and advanced-level students of Japanese language who are interested in present-day Japanese society. Its six thematic units focus on Japan's diversity; topics include women's lifestyles, young people's attitudes toward work, the changing education system, and foreigners in Japan. The Tasks, Vocabulary, and Sentence Patterns volume provides grammatical information, vocabulary in both Japanese and English, and exercises and worksheets to aid students in grasping the materials presented in the Text volume....
This supplemental volume for the "Images of Japan" textbook is aimed at intermediate and advanced-level students of Japanese language who are interest...
This book critically assesses the human security challenges faced by states, focusing on how and to what extent the state is influenced by global structures and operations.
Having grown rapidly since the 1990s, the field of human security has spawned a wide variety of academic research. This research has helped to reconceptualize the notion of security, both broadening and deepening it, and it has created a space where unconventional and multidimensional forms of security inform international policy practices. However, while various issues and cases of human security have...
This book critically assesses the human security challenges faced by states, focusing on how and to what extent the state is influenced by global s...