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Accelerating China's Rural Transformation

By: Albert Nyberg,Scott Rozelle

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Accelerating China's Rural Transformation

By: Albert Nyberg,Scott Rozelle

QUOTE...two issues remain central to the [Chinese] government's rural development objectives: food security and poverty alleviation. China has made remarkable progress in meeting these goals: the economy, including the rural sector, has grown at phenomenal rates during the reform period.QUOTEWhile China's rural products, input, labor, and land markets are improving, they remain nascent. China still needs to foster several critical institutions, such as an effective fiscal system, a more efficient rural financial system, a workable land tenure arrangement, and a revamped trade and investment environment for agriculture. The primary purpose of this report is to identify and consolidate information on these crucial issues that impact on rural development in China. This report assesses strategic options from the perspective of efficiency, equitable development, and growth. It is intended to assist government officials and World Bank staff to prioritize policy and institutional reforms and public investment decisions in the rural sector.

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World Bank Publications

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0821345761

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9780821345764

Hawaiian Language

Past, Present, Future

By: Albert J. Schütz

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Hawaiian Language

Past, Present, Future

By: Albert J. Schütz

With color and black-and-white illustrations throughout, Hawaiian Language: Past, Present, Future presents aspects of Hawaiian and its history that are rarely treated in language classes. The major characters in this book make up a diverse cast: Dutch merchants, Captain Cook’s naturalist and philologist William Anderson, ‘Ōpūkaha‘ia (the inspiration for the Hawaiian Mission), the American lexicographer Noah Webster, philologists in New England, missionary-linguists and their Hawaiian consultants, and many minor players. The account begins in prehistory, placing the probable origins of the ancestor of Polynesian languages in mainland Asia. An evolving family tree reflects the linguistic changes that took place as these people moved east. The current versions are examined from a Hawaiian-centered point of view, comparing the sound system of the language with those of its major relatives in the Polynesian triangle. More recent historical topics begin with the first written samples of a Polynesian language in 1616, which led to the birth of the idea of a widespread language family. The next topic is how the Hawaiian alphabet was developed. The first efforts suffered from having too many letters, a problem that was solved in 1826 through brilliant reasoning by its framers and their Hawaiian consultants. The opposite problem was that the alphabet didn’t have enough letters: analysts either couldn’t hear or misinterpreted the glottal stop and long vowels. The end product of the development of the alphabet—literacy—is more complicated than some statistics would have us believe. As for its success or failure, both points of view, from contemporary observers, are presented. Still, it cannot be denied that literacy had a tremendous and lasting effect on Hawaiian culture. The last part of the book concentrates on the most-used Hawaiian reference works—dictionaries. It describes current projects that combine print and manuscript collections on a searchable website. These projects can include the growing body of manuscript and print material that is being made available through recent and ongoing research. As for the future, a proposed monolingual dictionary would allow users to avoid an English bridge to understanding, and move directly to a definition that includes Hawaiian cultural features and a Hawaiian worldview.

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824869826

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Collection of Equivalent Proverbs in Five Languages

English, Taiwanese, Japanese, Chinese, Korean

By: Albert F. Chang

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Collection of Equivalent Proverbs in Five Languages

English, Taiwanese, Japanese, Chinese, Korean

By: Albert F. Chang

Proverbs are crystals of knowledge acquired from daily life and passed from generation to generation. The origin of these proverbs is usually not attributed to one specific person. It is interesting to note that equivalent proverbs exist in many languages, demonstrating the universal nature of humanity. This book provides a collection of equivalent proverbs in four Asian languages as well as English. Each of the Asian language proverbs is presented with its literal translation in English. Each proverb is compared and explained to point out similarities and differences in the languages due to the differences in culture. The book will be of interest for those who enjoy proverbs. It will also serve as a good reference to students of English as the second language or anyone who is trying to learn any of the five languages.

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Hamilton Books

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0761859373

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9780761859376

The Constitutional System of the Hong Kong SAR

A Contextual Analysis

By: Albert H Y Chen,Po Jen Yap

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The Constitutional System of the Hong Kong SAR

A Contextual Analysis

By: Albert H Y Chen,Po Jen Yap

This book provides an account of the evolving constitutional arrangement known as One Country, Two Systems, as practised in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The British colony of Hong Kong, one of the Four Little Dragons of East Asia, reverted to Chinese rule in 1997. Since then, Hong Kong has continued to be an international financial centre, a free market, and a cosmopolitan city. At the same time, the tensions and contradictions inherent in One Country, Two Systems have given rise to constitutional controversies and social movements, culminating in the Umbrella movement of 2014, the anti-extradition law movement of 2019, the enactment of a National Security Law in 2020, and the electoral overhaul of 2021. This book discusses the structure and operations of Hong Kong's legal, judicial and political systems and their interactions with the national authorities of the PRC. The book provides a useful case study in comparative constitutional law, especially on autonomy and devolution issues within sovereign States. This comparative study is particularly interesting because Hong Kong is a common law jurisdiction within the PRC's socialist legal system. It will therefore be of interest to students and scholars of Chinese law, Hong Kong law and comparative politics, as well as lawyers whose practice involves Hong Kong.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1509956301

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9781509956302

Pōuliuli

By: Albert Wendt

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Pōuliuli

By: Albert Wendt

I lana tusi ʻua taʻua ʻo le Pōuliuli, tātou te fetaui ai ma le toeaʻina e ʻautū i ai le tala a le atamai o aliʻi, le susuga i le aliʻi tusitala ʻo Maualaʻivao Albert Wendt, ʻo Faleasa Osovae. E fitusefulu ma le ono lona matua, ma ʻo le aliʻi sili i le afioʻaga o Malaelua. ʻUa maleifua ʻo ia i se tasi taeao ma lona ʻinoʻino ʻua matuā mātuiā tele ʻi mea ma tagata ʻuma e pito ʻi sili ona pele ʻiā te ia, ʻaemaise le faʻateʻia ʻo ia lava ina ʻua ia iloa lona sao i lenei faʻalavelave. E puna le vai o le tōfā loloto ma le mamana o le utaga i le Pōuliuli, ʻona ʻo suʻesuʻga a le aliʻi tusitala e faʻamatala ai le māfuaʻaga o le faʻalēaogāina o le māfaufau o le saʻo matua o se nuʻu. ʻO le Pōuliuli ʻo se tusi e faʻaali ai māfaufauga loloto o le tusitala i pūlega faʻakolone i se sosaiete i fetāulaʻiga ala o tū ma aga faʻaonapō nei, ʻoloʻo tūmau pea le mālosi i aso nei e pei ʻo le taimi muamua na lōmia ai i tausaga ʻua mavae. ʻO le uluaʻi faʻaliliuga lenei o le Pōuliuli i le Gagana Sāmoa e le tamaʻitaʻi tusitala ʻo Sia Figiel (ma lana ʻaufaʻatonu āloaʻia o le Gagana Sāmoa: ʻo Niusila Faʻamanatu-ʻEteuati, Alvina Lutu, L.V. Letalu, ma Manumaua Luafata Simanu-Klutz). ʻOleʻā ʻavea lea ma se taimi muamua e momoli ai manatu ma māfaufauga o Maualaʻivao i la tātou gagana, ʻina ʻia faʻaopoopo i le tuputupu aʻe o tusitusiga ʻoloʻo ʻua ʻuma ona faʻaliliu mai i isi gagana, i le Gagana Sāmoa. Pouliuli, Albert Wendt's novel that explores the intricacies of the human condition and the complexity of Samoan society, is translated by Sia Figiel into the Samoan language for the first time.

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824894510

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9780824894511

The Songmaker's Chair

By: Albert Wendt

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The Songmaker's Chair

By: Albert Wendt

Auckland, one summer weekend. A family fused together by the energies of multicultural Aotearoa New Zealand faces meltdown as tensions build between migrant and New Zealand-born generations, and between Samoan, Mâori, and Pâlagi family members. Why is it we've strayed this far? We think we've found a firm fit to this land. To our children and mokopuna it's home. That's good enough pe ‘a o‘o mai le Amen and Papatûânuku embraces us ...

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824829255

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9780824829254

The Fijian Language

By: Albert J. Schütz

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The Fijian Language

By: Albert J. Schütz

This work is directed to those who want to learn more about the Fijian language. It is intended as a reference work, treating in detail such tropics as verb and noun classification, transitivity, the phonological hierarchy, orthography, specification, possession, subordination, and the definite article (among others). In addition, it is an attempt to fit these pieces together into a unified picture of the structure of the language.

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824881656

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9780824881658

A Latin Reader

By: Albert Harkness

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A Latin Reader

By: Albert Harkness

Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3382138727

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9783382138721

Technological Change and Productivity Growth

By: Albert N. Link

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Technological Change and Productivity Growth

By: Albert N. Link

This volume reviews the literature on productivity growth and relates it to the production function approach to technological change.

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Psychology Press

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0415269296

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Technological Change and Economic Performance

By: Albert N. Link,Donald Siegel

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Technological Change and Economic Performance

By: Albert N. Link,Donald Siegel

Reviews of the literature on historical and theoretical developments of technology and economic growth including productivity measures, technical knowledge, technological spillovers and stock market reactions to technology investment.

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Routledge

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113448738X

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Breaking Connections

By: Albert Wendt

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Breaking Connections

By: Albert Wendt

A dynamic group has emerged in Auckland whose members refer to themselves as the Tribe. Mainly Polynesian, they grow up together, rise from poverty and become successful professionals, bound by love and fierce loyalty. At the centre, is Aaron, who lives at the edge of danger, shady dealings and self-destruction. When Daniel, receives a call in Hawaii telling him that Aaron has been killed, he returns to New Zealand, and steps into the most dangerous crisis the Tribe has faced. They must confront the truth about who Aaron is and what they, as the Tribe, have become, while facing the infidelity and greed that threatens to tear the group apart.

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Huia Publishers

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1775502678

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9781775502678

Paleobiology of the Williamsburg Formation (Black Mingo Group, Paleocene) of South Carolina, U.S.A.

By: Albert E. Sanders

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Paleobiology of the Williamsburg Formation (Black Mingo Group, Paleocene) of South Carolina, U.S.A.

By: Albert E. Sanders

This is a print on demand publication. The excavation of an immense pit near the Santee River in South Carolina has produced the first Paleocene vertebrate fauna from the South Atlantic coast of the U.S., as well as a rich flora that provides extensive knowledge of the paleoenvironmental setting in which those animals flourished nearly 60 million years ago. The excavation penetrated the Late Paleocene Williamsburg Formation & yielded many specimens collected from the spoil piles, among which were the first Paleocene mammal remains from the east coast of North America. Here, eight paleobiologists interpret the discoveries systematically & compare them with Paleocene floras & faunas from elsewhere in North America & around the globe. Auhors include: Bruce Erickson (crocodilians & a snake); Robert Weems (bony fishes); Weems & Laurel Bybell (geological setting); Lucy Edwards (dinoflagellates); Robert Melchior (pollen, spores, fossil wood, & amber); Robert Purdy (sharks & rays); Howard Hutchison & Robert Weems (turtles); Robert Schoch (mammals), Glenn Sawyer (coprolites); & Erickson & Melchior (trace fossils). "One of the most significant contributions to our knowledge of early Tertiary times in this region.

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American Philosophical Society

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0871698846

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9780871698841

The Changing Legal Orders in Hong Kong and Mainland China: Essays on “One Country, Two Systems”

By: Albert H.Y. Chen

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The Changing Legal Orders in Hong Kong and Mainland China: Essays on “One Country, Two Systems”

By: Albert H.Y. Chen

This collection of selected works by Professor Albert H.Y. Chen shows the contours of the author’s scholarship as it developed over 35 years of his academic career, from 1984 to the present. The essays are divided into three sections which cover the three major domains of Professor Chen’s research. Part I covers the legal developments and controversies of “One Country, Two Systems” since the Hong Kong interpretation on “the right of abode” in 1999 to the anti-extradition movement of 2019. Part II shifts to focus on tradition and modernity in Chinese Law, including China’s Confucian and Legalist traditions and how the socialist legal system in China evolved and modernized in the era of “reform and opening”. Part III examines the transplantation of Western thinking and constitutionalism to East Asia in modern times and discusses the achievements and failures of these efforts. In conjunction with an introductory chapter that sets out the basic orientation and paradigm of these legal and constitutional studies and an epilogue that reflects on the main themes, this collection exemplifies the author’s important contributions to the field and provides insight into how the legal orders in Hong Kong and mainland China have changed over the course of Professor Chen’s academic career.

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City University of HK Press

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9629374501

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9789629374501

Rosemary Remembered

By: Susan Wittig Albert

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Rosemary Remembered

By: Susan Wittig Albert

Something about the murder of an accountant just doesn't add up in this China Bayles mystery from New York Times bestselling author Susan Wittig Albert. China's herb shop in Pecan Springs wasn't a big business, but it kept her busy. So she brought her taxes to Rosemary Robbins, an accountant who reminded China a bit of her former self—preoccupied, distracted, maybe a bit overstressed. Still, Rosemary always seemed pleasant, and China wished she could get to know her better. Now, though, the chance is gone. Driving out to Rosemary's house on an errand, China discovers her accountant has been murdered. With one abusive ex-husband and plenty of former clients in the picture, there's no shortage of suspects. And with a vengeful ex-convict on the loose, there's plenty for China to worry about. And as the evidence unfolds, she's more determined than ever to make the killer pay...

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Penguin

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042515405X

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9780425154052

Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

By: F. Albert Cotton,Geoffrey Wilkinson,Carlos A. Murillo,Manfred Bochmann

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Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

By: F. Albert Cotton,Geoffrey Wilkinson,Carlos A. Murillo,Manfred Bochmann

For more than a quarter century, Cotton and Wilkinson's Advanced Inorganic Chemistry has been the source that students and professional chemists have turned to for the background needed to understand current research literature in inorganic chemistry and aspects of organometallic chemistry. Like its predecessors, this updated Sixth Edition is organized around the periodic table of elements and provides a systematic treatment of the chemistry of all chemical elements and their compounds. It incorporates important recent developments with an emphasis on advances in the interpretation of structure, bonding, and reactivity.“/p> From the reviews of the Fifth Edition: "The first place to go when seeking general information about the chemistry of a particular element, especially when up-to-date, authoritative information is desired." —Journal of the American Chemical Society "Every student with a serious interest in inorganic chemistry should have [this book]." —Journal of Chemical Education "A mine of information . . . an invaluable guide." —Nature "The standard by which all other inorganic chemistry books are judged." —Nouveau Journal de Chimie "A masterly overview of the chemistry of the elements." —The Times of London Higher Education Supplement "A bonanza of information on important results and developments which could otherwise easily be overlooked in the general deluge of publications." —Angewandte Chemie

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John Wiley & Sons

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0471199575

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9780471199571

One-Dimensional Superconductivity in Nanowires

By: Fabio Altomare,Albert M. Chang

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One-Dimensional Superconductivity in Nanowires

By: Fabio Altomare,Albert M. Chang

The book introduces scientists and graduate students to superconductivity, and highlights the differences arising from the different dimensionality of the sample under study. It focuses on transport in one-dimensional superconductors, describing relevant theories with particular emphasis on experimental results. It closely relates these results to the emergence of various novel fabrication techniques. The book closes by discussing future perspectives, and the connection and relevance to other physical systems, including superfluidity, Bose-Einstein condensates, and possibly cosmic strings.

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John Wiley & Sons

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3527649069

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9783527649068

Encyclopedia Of Freemasonry

English Edition

By: Albert G. Mackey

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Encyclopedia Of Freemasonry

English Edition

By: Albert G. Mackey

Dr. Albert G. Mackey, also the author of The Lexicon of Freemasonry appears as author of this " Encyclopedia of Freemasonry and its Kindred Sciences," which, being a library in inself, superseded most of the Masonic works which have been tolerated by the craft—chiefly because none better could be obtained. Here, in one giant volume is a work which fulfils the hope which sustained the author through ten years' literary labor, that, under one cover he "would furnish every Mason who might consult its pages the means of acquiring a knowledge of all matters connected with the science, the philosophy, and the history of his order." For more than thirty years Dr. Mackey has devoted earnest and constant study and research to the history, the objects, and the condition of Masonry. In the present work, the crowning and successful result of a life's labors, he has received no assistance from any one. He says, " Every article was written by myself," and he adds, which would extenuate errors, had he fallen into any, "For twelve months, too, of the time occupied upon this work, I suffered from an affection of the sight, which forbade all use of the eyes for purposes of study. During that time, now happily passed, all authorities were consulted by the willing eyes of my daughters—all writing was done by their hands. I realized for a time the picture so often painted of the blind bard dictating his sublime verses to his daughters," and his preface closes with the words, "Were I to dedicate this work at all, my dedication should be—To Filial Affection." Up to the present time the modern literature of Freemasonry has been diffuse, lumbering, unreliable, and, out of all reasonable proportions.

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Jazzybee Verlag

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3849631567

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9783849631567

The Biomechanics of Impact Injury

Biomechanical Response, Mechanisms of Injury, Human Tolerance and Simulation

By: Albert I. King

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The Biomechanics of Impact Injury

Biomechanical Response, Mechanisms of Injury, Human Tolerance and Simulation

By: Albert I. King

This text acquaints the reader on the biomechanics of injury to the human body caused by impact and the use of computer models to simulate impact events. It provides a basic understanding of the biomechanics of the injuries resulting from the impact to the head, neck, chest, abdomen, spine, pelvis and the lower extremities, including the foot and ankle. Other topics include side impact, car-pedestrian impact, effectiveness of automotive restraint systems and sports-related injuries. Featuring problems and PowerPoint slides for lectures, the volume is ideal for students in graduate programs in biomechanics, as well as practicing engineers, and researchers in the life sciences concerned with orthopedics.

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Springer

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3319497928

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9783319497921

All About Hawaiian

By: Albert J. Schütz

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All About Hawaiian

By: Albert J. Schütz

This quick and lively tour of the Hawaiian language begins by uncovering its fascinating and often controversial history. With the help of a clear and concise guide to pronunciation, learn the importance of the okina () and the kahako (macron) and how these marks affect the meaning as well as the pronunciation of words. Helpful vocabulary lists introduce words heard and seen most often in place names, in restaurants, and in Hawaiian songs--including those commonly mispronounced even by life-long Hawaii residents. The author also discusses ongoing efforts to preserve Hawaiian as a living language through language-teaching programs.

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824816862

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9780824816865

Primary Care Medicine

Office Evaluation and Management of the Adult Patient

By: Allan H. Goroll,Albert G. Mulley

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Primary Care Medicine

Office Evaluation and Management of the Adult Patient

By: Allan H. Goroll,Albert G. Mulley

Clinicians and students at all levels and in all primary care disciplines will benefit from the clear, practical, evidence-based writing and recommendations that address the full spectrum of clinical problems encountered in the adult primary care practice. Whether it’s the answer to a screening, prevention, evaluation, or management question or a comprehensive approach to a complex condition, the reader will find a review of best evidence integrated with considerations of affordability, cost-effectiveness, convenience and patient preference. Chapters present actionable, scientifically validated guidance that allows physicians to go beyond standard consensus guidelines and provide highly personalized care. Special consideration is given to team-based approaches of primary care delivery, recognizing its increasing importance to achieving high levels of practice performance. Primary Care Medicine’s digital format and quarterly updates ensure current, point-of-care decision support. New, online resources include a recommended curriculum for trainees and faculty, emphasizing a core knowledge base needed for all members of the primary care team, and access to state-of-the-art, condition-specific decision grids to facilitate patient participation in shared decision-making.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1469883694

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New Television, Globalisation, and the East Asian Cultural Imagination

By: Michael Keane,Anthony Y.H. Fung,Albert Moran

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New Television, Globalisation, and the East Asian Cultural Imagination

By: Michael Keane,Anthony Y.H. Fung,Albert Moran

Challenging assumptions that have underpinned critiques of globalisation and combining cultural theory with media industry analysis, Keane, Fung and Moran give a groundbreaking account of the evolution of television in the post-broadcasting era, and how programming ideas are creatively redeveloped and franchised in East Asia. In this first comprehensive study of television program adaptation across cultures, the authors argue that adaptation, transfer, and recycling of content are multiplying to the point of marginalising other economic and cultural practices. They also show that significant re-modelling of local TV production practices occur when adaptation is genuinely responsive to local values. Examples of East Asian format adaptations include Survivor, Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, The Weakest Link, Coronation Street, and Idol.

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Hong Kong University Press

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9622098207

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9789622098206

The Craft of Oblivion

Forgetting and Memory in Ancient China

By: Albert Galvany

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The Craft of Oblivion

Forgetting and Memory in Ancient China

By: Albert Galvany

The Craft of Oblivion is an innovative and groundbreaking volume that aims to study, for the first time, the intersections between forgetting and remembering in classical Chinese civilization. Oblivion has tended to be relegated to a marginal position, often conceived as the mere destructive or undesirable opposite of memory, even though it performs an essential function in our lives. Forgetting and memory, far from being autonomous and mutually exclusive spheres, should be seen as interdependent phenomena. Drawing on perspectives from history, philosophy, literature, and religion, and examining both transmitted texts and excavated materials, the contributors to this volume analyze various ways of understanding oblivion and its complex and fertile relations with memory in ancient China.

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State University of New York Press

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1438493770

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9781438493770

Ancestry

By: Albert Wendt

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Ancestry

By: Albert Wendt

Albert Wendt�s new collection of short stories explores the nature of family, tradition and culture through the eyes of those seemingly caught between the realities of modern contemporary life and the ancestral ties of their heritage. With a deft touch, he draws us into his characters� lives and with equal parts wisdom and wit, he exposes them to us. This is a masterful meditation on the ties that bind people together across time and place.

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