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The Politics of Ethnicity in Settler Societies: States of Unease
ISBN: 9780333636879 / Angielski / Twarda / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Why have settler societies moved from a traditional position of ethnic insularity to being at the forefront of multicultural change? This question is addressed through comparative study of Australia, Canada and New Zealand, set against the USA and UK experience. The Politics of Ethnicity in Settler Societies explores the linked processes of aboriginal dispossession, settler state formation and international migration, and argues these historical foundations are still closely related to recent trends in ethnic politics. Contemporary topics surveyed include, multiculturalism, national identity,...
Why have settler societies moved from a traditional position of ethnic insularity to being at the forefront of multicultural change? This question is ...
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Half and Half: Writers on Growing Up Biracial and Bicultural
ISBN: 9780375700118 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As we approach the twenty-first century, biracialism and biculturalism are becoming increasingly common.Skin color and place of birth are no longer reliable signifiers of one's identity or origin.Simple questions like What are you? and Where are you from? aren't answered--they are discussed.These eighteen essays, joined by a shared sense of duality, address the difficulties of not fitting into and the benefits of being part of two worlds.Through the lens of personal experience, they offer a broader spectrum of meaning for race and culture.And in the process, they map a new ethnic terrain that...
As we approach the twenty-first century, biracialism and biculturalism are becoming increasingly common.Skin color and place of birth are no longer re...
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76,02 |
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She Flies Without Wings: How Horses Touch a Woman's Soul
ISBN: 9780385335003 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From a renowned horsewoman and gifted storyteller comes this groundbreaking new book that explores a powerful relationship like no other: the magical kinship between women and horses.
Drawing from myth and literature, the author's own experiences, and interviews with countless women, we learn, through women's deeply personal stories, how horses enrich our lives and connect us to nature-making us readers of rhythm and invisible signs, helping us harness our youthful sexuality, sharing the "horsepower" we need to reach our dreams. And here we see how, for thousands of years, the deep... From a renowned horsewoman and gifted storyteller comes this groundbreaking new book that explores a powerful relationship like no other: the magical ...
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83,62 |
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Orientalism
ISBN: 9780394740676 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. More than three decades after its first publication, Edward Said's groundbreaking critique of the West's historical, cultural, and political perceptions of the East has become a modern classic. More than three decades after its first publication, Edward Said's groundbreaking critique of the West's historical, cultural, and political percep... |
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72,22 |
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Law, Labour and Society in Japan: From Repression to Reluctant Recognition
ISBN: 9780415068420 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Japanese trade unions are generally considered to be rather weak and their co-operative relationship with employers has been a major factor contributing to Japanese economic success. Paradoxically, Japanese labour law has hitherto been viewed as relatively pro-union.
Japanese trade unions are generally considered to be rather weak and their co-operative relationship with employers has been a major factor contributi...
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702,94 |
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Economic Reform and Social Change in China
ISBN: 9780415069731 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Economic growth in China has transformed both politics and society. Old orthodoxies are painfully being eroded in the drive for reform while new social and cultural tensions are coming to light. It has been argued that the cycles of reform and retreat since 1978 which culminated in the Tiananmen Square tragedy were induced by the tensions of the reform process. It is clear that the way in which China handles these issues in the future will have major implications for the next phase of the country's development. The authors of this book analyze how reform has affected major groups in society...
Economic growth in China has transformed both politics and society. Old orthodoxies are painfully being eroded in the drive for reform while new socia...
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702,94 |
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Cultural Nationalism in Contemporary Japan: A Sociological Enquiry
ISBN: 9780415071192 / Angielski / Twarda / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The debate about Japan's 'uniqueness' is central to Japanese studies. This book aims to illuminate that debate from a comparative and theoretical perspective. It also tests theories of ethnicity and cultural nationalism through the use of Japan as a case study.
Yoshino examines how ideas of national distinctiveness are produced' and consumed' in Japanese society through a study of intellectuals, teachers and businessmen. He finds that ideas of Japanese uniqueness, the nihonjinron, have been embraced more by those in business than in education. He looks at the Japanese perception... The debate about Japan's 'uniqueness' is central to Japanese studies. This book aims to illuminate that debate from a comparative and theoretical pers...
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727,18 |
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The Japanese and the Jesuits: Alessandro Valignano in Sixteenth Century Japan
ISBN: 9780415088138 / Angielski / Twarda / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Japanese and the Jesuits examines the attempt by sixteenth century Jesuits to convert the Japanese to Christianity. Directing the Jesuits was the Italian Alessandro Valignano, whose own magisterial writings, many of them not previously translated or published, are the principle source material for this account of one of the most remarkable of all meetings between East and West.
Valignano arrived in Japan in 1579. In promoting Christianity, he always sought the support of the ruling classes, but an important part of his strategy was also to have the missionaries adapt... The Japanese and the Jesuits examines the attempt by sixteenth century Jesuits to convert the Japanese to Christianity. Directing the Jesuits...
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727,18 |
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The Politics of Nation Building and Citizenship in Singapore
ISBN: 9780415100526 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since independence in 1965 Singapore has strengthened its own national identity through a conscious process of nation-building and promoting the active role of the citizen within society. Singapore is a state that has firmly rejected welfarism but whose political leaders have maintained that collective values, instead of those of autonomous individuals, are essential to its very survival.
The book begins by examining basic concepts of citizenship, nationality and the state in the context of Singapore's arrival at independence. The theme of nation-building is explored and how the creation... Since independence in 1965 Singapore has strengthened its own national identity through a conscious process of nation-building and promoting the activ...
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727,18 |
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Classical Readings on Culture and Civilization
ISBN: 9780415105170 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In recent times, especially under the influence of postmodernism, culture has often been construed as a critique of modernity. This wide-ranging and comprehensive collection of readings shows that such issues have always been at the centre of thought about the relationship between culture and civilization
The readings are divided into three sections, linking the civilization debate to political theory, to the cultural debate and to the sociology and anthropology. The substantial extracts included give students a rare chance to engage at length with classic texts to appreciate the nature... In recent times, especially under the influence of postmodernism, culture has often been construed as a critique of modernity. This wide-ranging and c...
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164,78 |
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Britain, Japan and Pearl Harbour: Avoiding War in East Asia, 1936-1941
ISBN: 9780415111713 / Angielski / Twarda / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Recent controversies about Pearl Harbour have highlighted the need for a new assessment of British policy towards Japan during the period leading up to the Pacific War. Britain, Japan and Pearl Harbour provides a thorough and authoritative account of British efforts to avert conflict with Japan, and makes use of the most recently released material from British archives, including information from intelligence sources.
This is the most comprehensive study so far of British policy towards East Asia in this period. It illustrates the extent of British weakness in the region and the... Recent controversies about Pearl Harbour have highlighted the need for a new assessment of British policy towards Japan during the period leading up t...
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727,18 |
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Political Change in South-East Asia: Trimming the Banyan Tree
ISBN: 9780415113489 / Angielski / Twarda / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Political Change in South-East Asia takes up the debate between those who resist the pressure for democracy and point to unchanging 'Asian' values, and those who believe that the appeal of democracy is universal.
The author examines the case for both sides and concludes that the strong state will be a fixture of South-East Asian politics for some considerable time to come. Increasingly close links between the ten states of South-East Asia are likely to reinforce perceptions of a common culture and in the end put up more effective defences against external cultural influence. Political Change in South-East Asia takes up the debate between those who resist the pressure for democracy and point to unchanging 'Asian' v...
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727,18 |
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Communitarian Ideology and Democracy in Singapore
ISBN: 9780415120548 / Angielski / Twarda / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The economic success of Singapore has established the country as a model for other nations. Yet until now the ideas behind this accomplishment have not been critically examined.
Communitarian Ideology and Democracy in Singapore fills this gap. The book outlines the policies the ruling party has adopted over the past three decades. It charts the government's move away from Western concepts towards the evolution of 'Asian democracy'. The author analyses this anti-liberal democracy and the government's motives for repackaging cultural heritage into a national ideology of Asian... The economic success of Singapore has established the country as a model for other nations. Yet until now the ideas behind this accomplishment have no...
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702,94 |
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Multicultural States: Rethinking Difference and Identity
ISBN: 9780415121583 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The idea of the nation is globally in crisis, but multiculturalism has often seemed to name a specifically national debate. Multicultural States challenges the national focus of these debates by investigating theories, policies and practices of cultural pluralism across eight countries with historical links in British colonialism: the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, South Africa, Ireland and Britain.
This important book combines discussions of the principles of multiculturalism with studies of specific local histories and political conflicts. The contributors discuss:... The idea of the nation is globally in crisis, but multiculturalism has often seemed to name a specifically national debate. Multicultural States
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702,94 |
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The State and Ethnic Politics in Southeast Asia
ISBN: 9780415127929 / Angielski / Miękka / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ethnic tensions in Southeast Asia represent a clear threat to the future stability of the region. David Brown's clear and systematic study outlines the patterns of ethnic politics in:
* Burma * Singapore * Indonesia * Malaysia * Thailand The study considers the influence of the State on the formation of ethnic groups and investigates why some countries are more successful in 'managing' their ethnic politics than others. Ethnic tensions in Southeast Asia represent a clear threat to the future stability of the region. David Brown's clear and systematic study outlines th...
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242,34 |
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Marginalization and Social Welfare in China
ISBN: 9780415133128 / Angielski / Twarda / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book provides a systematic analysis that defines and accounts for the contours and operation of China's welfare system. It is underpinned by recent empirical research and strong comparative theory, and will be welcomed as a significant advance in furthering our understanding of social welfare in China.
This book provides a systematic analysis that defines and accounts for the contours and operation of China's welfare system. It is underpinned by rece...
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751,42 |
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Political Change in South-East Asia: Trimming the Banyan Tree
ISBN: 9780415134842 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Political Change in South-East Asia takes up the debate between those who resist the pressure for democracy and point to unchanging 'Asian' values, and those who believe that the appeal of democracy is universal.
The author examines the case for both sides and concludes that the strong state will be a fixture of South-East Asian politics for some considerable time to come. Increasingly close links between the ten states of South-East Asia are likely to reinforce perceptions of a common culture and in the end put up more effective defences against external cultural influence. Political Change in South-East Asia takes up the debate between those who resist the pressure for democracy and point to unchanging 'Asian' v...
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252,04 |
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Business Relationships with East Asia: The European Experience
ISBN: 9780415137058 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This collection of articles analyzes the business environment in East Asia with reference to trade and FDI flows within the region and between East Asia and Europe. Focusing on the two-way flow of management ideas, investment and technology, this study highlights the way in which both sides can benefit. Neither Europe or East Asia behave as homogenous entities, but within each, important cultural and economic differences affect the success and failure of business ventures.
This collection of articles analyzes the business environment in East Asia with reference to trade and FDI flows within the region and between East As...
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193,86 |
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The Politics of Economic Development in Indonesia: Contending Perspectives
ISBN: 9780415145022 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This collection translates key speeches and articles from the debates surrounding Indonesian economic development, previously rarely available in English.
This collection translates key speeches and articles from the debates surrounding Indonesian economic development, previously rarely available in Engl...
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727,18 |
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The Police In Occupation Japan : Control, Corruption and Resistance to Reform
ISBN: 9780415145268 / Angielski / Twarda / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This study focuses on the problems that attended the reform of the Japanese police during the Occupation. Drawing on a wide range of primary sources, the author explores the extent to which America failed in it's goal of democratizing the Japanese police force, arguing that deeply-rooted tradition, the pivotal importance of the black market, and the US decision to opt for an indirect occupation produced resistance to reform. His study concludes with a consideration of the postwar legacy of the Occupation's police reform, and touches on a number of recent controversies, most notably the case...
This study focuses on the problems that attended the reform of the Japanese police during the Occupation. Drawing on a wide range of primary sources, ...
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702,94 |
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