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Chinese Epigraphy in Singapore, 1819–1911

By: Kenneth Dean,Hue Guan Thye

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Chinese Epigraphy in Singapore, 1819–1911

By: Kenneth Dean,Hue Guan Thye

The history of Singapore’s Chinese community is carved in stone and wood: in the epigraphic record of 62 Chinese temples, native-place associations, clan and guild halls, from 1819 to 1911. These materials include temple plaques, couplets, stone inscriptions, stone and bronze censers, and other inscribed objects found in these institutions. They provide first-hand historical information on the aspirations and contributions of the early generation of Chinese settlers in Singapore. Early inscriptions reveal the centrality of these institutions to Chinese life in Singapore, while later inscriptions show the many ways that these institutions have evolved over the years. Many have become deeply engaged in social welfare projects, while others have also become centers of transnational networks. These materials, available in English with Chinese translation, open a window into the world of Chinese communities in Singapore. These cultural artifacts can also be appreciated for their exceptional artistic value. They are a central part of the heritage of Singapore.

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9971698714

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Ritual Alliances of the Putian Plain. Volume One

Historical Introduction to the Return of the Gods

By: Kenneth Dean,Zhenman ZHENG

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Ritual Alliances of the Putian Plain. Volume One

Historical Introduction to the Return of the Gods

By: Kenneth Dean,Zhenman ZHENG

Making ingenious use of a wide variety of sources, and old as well as modern technical resources, Kenneth Dean and Zheng Zhenman here set a new standard for an histoire totale for a coherently well-defined cultural region in China. At the same time it deals in-depth with the ongoing negotiation of modernity in Chinese village rituals. Over the past thirty years, local popular religion has been revived and re-invented in the villages of the irrigated alluvial plain of Putian, Fujian, China. Volume 1 provides a historical introduction to the formation of 153 regional ritual alliances made up of 724 villages. Early popular cults, Ming lineages, Qing multi-village alliances, late Qing spirit-medium associations, 20th century state attacks on local religion, and the role of Overseas Chinese and local communities in rebuilding the temple networks are discussed. Volume 2 surveys the current population, lineages, temples, gods, and annual rituals of these villages. Maps of each ritual alliance, the distribution of major cults and lineages, are included. Find information about a film related to the book here.

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904742946X

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Harmony Garden

The Life, Literary Criticism, and Poetry of Yuan Mei (1716-1798)

By: Jerry Dean Schmidt

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Harmony Garden

The Life, Literary Criticism, and Poetry of Yuan Mei (1716-1798)

By: Jerry Dean Schmidt

This is the first complete study of China's most popular eighteenth-century poet in any Western language. The work consists of a detailed biography, a study of Yuan's revolutionary reinterpretation of Chinese literary theory, and an analysis of his many contributions to the more original genres of Qing-dynasty (1644-1911) poetry such as narrative, historical, didactic, eccentric, and nature verse. The study is concluded by a generous and representative sampling of Yuan's poetry in translation, the first to do justice to the wide variety and richness of his oeuvre. Although many shorter poems are selected, this is the first translation to include his outstanding longer poetry. Harmony Garden will completely revise current attitudes in the west concerning classical Chines literature during the eighteenth century, a period that was long viewed as one of decline, but now appears to equal the golden ages of antiquity.

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Psychology Press

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0700715258

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Unbound

A True Story of War, Love, and Survival

By: Dean King

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Unbound

A True Story of War, Love, and Survival

By: Dean King

In October 1934, the Chinese Communist Army found itself facing annihilation, surrounded by hundreds of thousands of Nationalist soldiers. Rather than surrender, 86,000 Communists embarked on an epic flight to safety. Only thirty were women. Their trek would eventually cover 4,000 miles over 370 days. Under enemy fire they crossed highland awamps, climbed Tibetan peaks, scrambled over chain bridges, and trudged through the sands of the western deserts. Fewer than 10,000 of them would survive, but remarkably all of the women would live to tell the tale. Unbound is an amazing story of love, friendship, and survival written by a new master of adventure narrative.

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Little, Brown

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0316072176

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Wolverine

The Amazing Immortal Man And Other Bloody Tales

By: Dean Motter,Zeb Wells,Rick Spears,Jimmy Palmiotti,Duane Swierczynski,Joshua Fialkov,David Lapham,Stuart Moore,Frank Tieri,Ryan Dunlavey

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Wolverine

The Amazing Immortal Man And Other Bloody Tales

By: Dean Motter,Zeb Wells,Rick Spears,Jimmy Palmiotti,Duane Swierczynski,Joshua Fialkov,David Lapham,Stuart Moore,Frank Tieri,Ryan Dunlavey

Collects Wolverine #900 And #1000; Wolverine Annual #2; Rampaging Wolverine #1; Wolverine: The Amazing Immortal Man & Other Bloody Tales, Under The Boardwalk, Wendigo!, Carni-Brawl, Savage, Mr. X, Dust From Above And Debt Of Death; And Material From Wolverine: Switchback. Wolverine unleashed in savage stories spanning his century-long life! Logans long life has taken him to every corner of the globe from terrifying crowds in a 1930s freak show; to battling Nazi werewolves during World War II; to fighting pirates in Korea, mobsters in New Jersey and a mythical creature in the American Southwest. Now, in rarely seen tales by an army of top talent, watch Wolverine take on ninjas, monsters, zombies, Morlocks and more and face off against both the Hulk and Thor! Plus: Grudge matches with Mojo, the Wendigo and more! Its Wolverine as you like him best!

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Marvel Entertainment

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1302504584

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Arthur of England

English Attitudes to King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance

By: Christopher Dean

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Arthur of England

English Attitudes to King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance

By: Christopher Dean

Today, popular imagination peoples the Middle Ages with damsels in distress and knights riding to their rescue. Of such knights, King Arthur and his companions are the most celebrated. It is certainly true that this is the time when the Arthurian story took shape and Arthurian literature flourished, and that most medieval historians included him in their histories of Britain, though some did so with a considerable degree of scepticism. But how widely was this literature known in its own day? How much credence did people generally place in this king who supposedly once ruled England? To answer these questions, Christopher Dean looks at medieval and Renaissance Arthurian literature in detail, and also examines contemporary chronicles and histories, chivalric theory and practice, popular myths and legends, folk-lore and place-names. The result is to show dramatically that Arthur was not at all as well known as popular belief today fancies. As a historical figure he was early discredited; had it not been for his artificial revival by the Tudor monarchy and the furor caused by the attack upon him by the 'foreigner' Polydore Vergil, which incensed many patriotic Englishmen, his credibility might have disappeared much sooner than it did. Except for Malory's work, medieval Arthurian literature, which often exists in no more than single manuscripts, did not have large audiences. And after 1500, only Edmund Spenser and Thomas Hughes attempted to write seriously on Arthurian themes. Among the ordinary citizens of England, Arthur was hardly known at all, any popular knowledge of him being almost entirely restricted to Wales, Devon, and Cornwall. Elsewhere in Britain the much more familiar figure was Robin Hood. For all the strength of the Arthurian legend as the ultimate medieval knight, he is essentially a modern hero.

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University of Toronto Press

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1442638141

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Ritual Alliances of the Putian Plain

By: Kenneth Dean,Zhenman Zheng

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Ritual Alliances of the Putian Plain

By: Kenneth Dean,Zhenman Zheng

This book documents the revival of local popular religion in Putian, Fujian. Volume 1 provides a historical introduction to 153 regional ritual alliances made up of 724 villages. Volume 2 surveys the population, lineages, temples, gods, and annual rituals of these villages.

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Lord of the Three in One

The Spread of a Cult in Southeast China

By: Kenneth Dean

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Lord of the Three in One

The Spread of a Cult in Southeast China

By: Kenneth Dean

Lin Zhao'en (1517–1598) set out to popularize Confucianism by combining Confucian studies with Daoist inner alchemical techniques and Buddhist Chan philosophy into something he called the Three in One Teachings. Despite periods of clandestine activity since its inception, the Three in One cult has undergone a remarkable revival in post-Mao China: today Lin is worshipped throughout Southeast China and Southeast Asia as Lord of the Three in One in over a thousand temples by tens of thousands of cult initiates. Many of the temples have been restored since 1979, when China began to experience an explosive resurgence of popular culture and religion. In this book, based on ten years of field work, Kenneth Dean vividly documents the reemergence of this cult, which seeks to transmit a universal vision of truth yet retains a strong local appeal through its healing rituals and spirit mediumism. Although the Chinese government still tries to suppress these resurgences in the interest of modernization, the cult's locally based networks appear in this account as unstoppable social forces. Dean explores the organization and transmission of the Three in One's unique cultural vision, the reception of this vision, and the construction of subjectivity within a vibrant ritual tradition. Outlining such features as inner alchemical meditation, scripture and iconography, ritual practice, and spirit mediumism, he demonstrates the cult's transformative potential as well as its contemporaneity and dynamism. Rural Chinese popular culture as a whole emerges here as highly complex and always evolving--traditional and resilient.

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Princeton University Press

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0691261210

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Music, Wellness, and Aging

Defining, Directing, and Celebrating Life

By: Scott F. Madey,Dean D. VonDras

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Music, Wellness, and Aging

Defining, Directing, and Celebrating Life

By: Scott F. Madey,Dean D. VonDras

This definitive account of the intersection between music, wellness, and aging explores deeper aspects of human nature and later life.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108844693

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The Brown Shoelace Chronicles

A collection of short stories from far off lands

By: Dean W Oliver

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The Brown Shoelace Chronicles

A collection of short stories from far off lands

By: Dean W Oliver

Early one February I was fortunate enough to be selected to make a short business trip to visit my company’s office in the Philippines. I was looking forward to see the faces and shaking the hands of several of the names I had been working with over the phone and through e-mail over the years. However since the trip was for only 4 days I thought the 24-hour plane flight was going to be the only adventure I had in store. Well the four-day trip turned out to be a 14-day trip, which ended up being a several month trip and eventually ended up almost a year in duration that spanned several countries. So I had plenty of time to get into trouble, experience a new culture and be a little adventurous. This is a collection of the short stories that I sent home during my assignments in Manila, Trinidad and Indonesia, I hope you enjoy them.

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1499017235

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Globalization

A Basic Text

By: George Ritzer,Paul Dean

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Globalization

A Basic Text

By: George Ritzer,Paul Dean

An accessible and comprehensive introduction to key concepts in globalization written by leading authors in the field In the comprehensively revised Third Edition of Globalization: A Basic Text, distinguished researchers and authors George Ritzer and Paul Dean deliver an up-to-date introduction to major trends and topics related to the study of globalization. The book includes accessible and rigorous material on the key theories and major topics in globalization, as well as modern developments like the rise of populism and far-right political groups, Brexit, migration and backlash to it, trade negotiations, social media and the spread of misinformation, climate change, social justice issues, and COVID-19. The new edition includes a greater focus on the structures of inequality that encourage or discourage global flows. Additionally, new examples and sources from Central and South America, Africa, and Asia are used to illustrate key concepts, and round out the international coverage of book. Throughout, the authors use clear and helpful metaphors including solids, liquids, gases, and flows to introduce and explain the complex nature of globalization in an engaging and understandable way. Readers will also benefit from the inclusion of: A thorough introduction to globalization and related processes, including imperialism, colonialism, development, and westernization An exploration of neoliberalism, including its roots, principles, criticisms, and Neo-Marxist alternatives A practical discussion of global political structures and processes, as well as global economic flows of production and consumption A concise treatment of negative global flows and processes, including dangerous imports, diseases, crime, terrorism, and war Analysis of the changing nature of globalization and de-globalization, and the social movements and technological developments driving these changes More images, charts, and graphs to help illustrate and highlight the concepts contained in the book Perfect for advanced undergraduates studying globalization across sociology, political science, geography, anthropology, and economics, Globalization: A Basic Text, Third Edition will also be essential reading for students taking courses in culture, economy and inequality, and migration taught from a global perspective.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119527317

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Empty Meeting Grounds

The Tourist Papers

By: Dean MacCannell

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Empty Meeting Grounds

The Tourist Papers

By: Dean MacCannell

Empty Meeting Grounds continues Dean MacCannell's search for the cultural subject that is about to emerge from the encounter of the ex-primitive and the post-modern. It contains fascinating chapters on `Cannibal Tours', `The Desire to be Postmodern', the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C., the Statue of Liberty Restoration Project and the urbanization of Yosemite Park.

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Routledge

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1134933983

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Improvisation Hypermedia and the Arts since 1945

By: Roger Dean,Hazel Smith

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Improvisation Hypermedia and the Arts since 1945

By: Roger Dean,Hazel Smith

First Published in 1997. The authors’ purpose in this book is to dissect developments in improvisation in the arts since 1945, with a particular emphasis on process and technique. The approach is analytical and theoretical but is also relevant to practitioners and their audience. Their key argument is that improvisation has been of great importance and value in the contemporary arts, particularly because of its potential to develop new forms (often by breaking definitions).

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1134376065

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Medicine Without Meds

Transforming Patient Care with Digital Therapies

By: Dean Ho,Yoann Sapanel,Agata Blasiak

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Medicine Without Meds

Transforming Patient Care with Digital Therapies

By: Dean Ho,Yoann Sapanel,Agata Blasiak

Digital therapeutics (DTx) is a dynamic, emerging subcategory within the larger supercategory field of 'digital health' or 'digital medicine'. As defined by the nonprofit trade group, Digital Therapeutics Alliance, "DTx deliver clinical-grade therapeutic interventions to patients [that] may be used independently or in tandem with in-person or remote clinician-delivered therapy to optimize patient outcomes." In this new book, three expert editors have enlisted the support of contributors to explain what DTx represents (and how it differs from other digital health solutions), how DTX solutions can help individuals and their healthcare providers meet their health goals, and how DTx tools can be conceptualized, created, and brought to market"--

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JHU Press

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1421447037

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Managing and Breeding Wheat for Organic Systems

Enhancing Competitiveness Against Weeds

By: Muhammad Asif,Muhammad Iqbal,Harpinder Randhawa,Dean Spaner

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Managing and Breeding Wheat for Organic Systems

Enhancing Competitiveness Against Weeds

By: Muhammad Asif,Muhammad Iqbal,Harpinder Randhawa,Dean Spaner

Genetically uniform cultivars in many self-pollinated cereal crops dominate commercial production in high-input environments especially due to their high grain yields and wide geographical adaptation. These cultivars generally perform well under favorable and high-input farming systems but their optimal performance cannot be achieved on marginal/organic lands or without the use of external chemical inputs (fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides). Cereal breeding programs aim at evaluating candidate lines/cultivars for agronomic, disease and quality traits in a weed free environment that makes it impossible to identify traits conferring competitive ability against weeds. Moreover, quantification of competitive ability is a complex phenomenon which is affected by range of growth traits. Above (e.g. light) and below (e.g. water and nutrients) ground resources also influence competitiveness to a greater extent. Competitiveness is quantitatively inherited trait which is heavily influenced by many factors including genotype, management, environment and their interaction. Sound plant breeding techniques and good experimental designs are prerequisites for maximizing genetic gains to breed cultivars for organically managed lands. The brief is focused on breeding wheat for enhanced competitive ability along with other agronomic, genetic and molecular studies that have been undertaken to improve weed suppression, disease resistance and quality in organically managed lands. The examples from other cereals have also been highlighted to compare wheat with other cereal crops.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3319050028

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Fundamentals of Preparative and Nonlinear Chromatography

By: Georges Guiochon,Attila Felinger,Dean G. G. Shirazi

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Fundamentals of Preparative and Nonlinear Chromatography

By: Georges Guiochon,Attila Felinger,Dean G. G. Shirazi

Fundamentals of Preparative and Nonlinear Chromatography, Second Edition is devoted to the fundamentals of a new process of purification or extraction of chemicals or proteins widely used in the pharmaceutical industry and in preparative chromatography. This process permits the preparation of extremely pure compounds satisfying the requests of the US Food and Drug Administration. The book describes the fundamentals of thermodynamics, mass transfer kinetics, and flow through porous media that are relevant to chromatography. It presents the models used in chromatography and their solutions, discusses the applications made, describes the different processes used, their numerous applications, and the methods of optimization of the experimental conditions of this process.

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Elsevier

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0080457223

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Nonlinear Dynamics, Chaos, and Instability

Statistical Theory and Economic Evidence

By: William A. Brock,David Arthur Hsieh,Blake Dean LeBaron

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Nonlinear Dynamics, Chaos, and Instability

Statistical Theory and Economic Evidence

By: William A. Brock,David Arthur Hsieh,Blake Dean LeBaron

Brock, Hsieh, and LeBaron show how the principles of chaos theory can be applied to such areas of economics and finance as the changing structure of stock returns and nonlinearity in foreign exchange.

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MIT Press

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0262023296

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9780262023290

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

By: Alan Dean Foster

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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

By: Alan Dean Foster

“THE FALLEN SHALL RISE AGAIN. . . .” This cryptic warning is ignored by the national security adviser who feels the ruthless Decepticon threat is no more. The allies are victorious, the enemy has been defeated, and the world is safe. Small attacks around the world have been contained, and the remaining pieces of the coveted Allspark are locked in an electromagnetic vault on one of the most secure Naval bases in the world. But nothing is at it seems, and there is a shift in the shadows. Things can change in an instant–and fragile peace will become all-out war.

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Del Rey

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0804180520

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Escape to the Fifth Dimension

By: Dean Yang

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Escape to the Fifth Dimension

By: Dean Yang

When Keatnot an ordinary man but a high-ranking member of the triad that controls the Tanjung Bungah area on the tropical island of Penangrobs a goldsmith shop, his life takes quite a turn. Though a hoodlum from childhood, Keat now finds himself the fugitive, hunted by the efficient and relentless Inspector Hassan along with the Sarawak Rangers. A chance encounter with an aborigine and the mysterious Bird Man changes Keats destiny. Meanwhile, meet a doctor whose interests lie outside of his medical field and who tries to understand the changing universe. As the whole world faces an apocalypse, the only way out is to escape to another planet or into another dimension. To be successful, theyll need the help of the extraterrestrials and the Agarthans and Lemurians from inner Earth. Set in Penang, Malaysia, Escape to the Fifth Dimension presents a fast-paced science fiction novel that offers a possible look into the near future.

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Partridge Publishing Singapore

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1482828359

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Polycentric Games and Institutions

Readings from the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis

By: Michael Dean McGinnis

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Polycentric Games and Institutions

Readings from the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis

By: Michael Dean McGinnis

Uses game theory to model institutions

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University of Michigan Press

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0472067141

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The Price of War

Urbanization in Vietnam, 1954-1985

By: Nigel Thrift,Dean Forbes

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The Price of War

Urbanization in Vietnam, 1954-1985

By: Nigel Thrift,Dean Forbes

Much rare material is incorporated in this unique account of urbanization in a developing country that was ravaged by war for twenty years. With due emphasis on the experience of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), the authors present an account of what happened to the towns and cities of Vietnam between the establishment of Ho Chi Minh's socialist state in 1954 and the mid 1980s. The story is introduced through a general theoretical and empirical account of urbanization in socialist Third World countries. The book stresses the importance of the turmoil created by warfare in directing urbanization, but it also refers to the more conventially studied determinants of the process such as the institution of a planned economy. As one of the few books highlighting the impact of warfare on urban settlements, The Price of War will interest all those interested in urbanization, development and South-East Asia. This book was first published in 1986.

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Artificial Intelligence, Strategic Communicators and Activism

By: Lukasz Swiatek,Marina Vujnovic,Chris Galloway,Dean Kruckeberg

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Artificial Intelligence, Strategic Communicators and Activism

By: Lukasz Swiatek,Marina Vujnovic,Chris Galloway,Dean Kruckeberg

In a world that is increasingly wary of artificial intelligence (AI), this book explores the pressing need for strategic communicators to move away from being advocates for AI and move towards a more critical activist role that enables them to counter AI-driven threats to communities and relationships. AI is contributing to inequality, misinformation and environmental damage, among other problems. This book argues that strategic communicators are uniquely placed to help counter AI-driven challenges because of their skills in relationship-building and their ability to craft and deliver messages effectively. By discussing the different professional activist approaches that communicators can take in relation to growing AI challenges, the book offers multiple perspectives that will help to build knowledge in diverse settings and develop practice, especially in community and activist strategic communication. Research-based and combining theory with practice, this thought-provoking book will be welcomed by strategic communication scholars and practitioners alike eager to develop a critical approach to the challenges surrounding AI.

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1000990702

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Mountain Mysteries

A Collection of Short Stories

By: James W. Dean

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Mountain Mysteries

A Collection of Short Stories

By: James W. Dean

This book is a collection of short stories. These stories are inspired by my love for the Appalachian Mountains, and by the mysterious legends that can take on a life of their own. So will you come travel the mountain tops, valleys and hollows of the mysterious Appalachian Mountains. Find a witch on the mountain, walk with a phantom mountain lion, look for a raven in the attic, and fly with the eagle on the rock. Follow the ghost to the gold mine, spend two days in the haunted house, or find love by the river. It is all waiting for you to discover here in the pages of this book. The reader will be taken into a world that can only be seen if you are willing to see it. Even if only for a short time you can let your mind get lost in the pages of this book, Mountain Mysteries, your time will be well spent.

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1478769173

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China and Great Britain

The Diplomacy of Commercial Relations, 1860–1864

By: Britten Dean

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China and Great Britain

The Diplomacy of Commercial Relations, 1860–1864

By: Britten Dean

Describes the expansion and transformation of China's economic relations with Great Britain, when China was forced to agree to a treaty settlement to open a larger number of ports to foreign trade.

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1684171814

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Taoist Ritual and Popular Cults of Southeast China

By: Kenneth Dean

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Taoist Ritual and Popular Cults of Southeast China

By: Kenneth Dean

Most commentators imagine contemporary China to be monolithic, atheistic, and materialist, and wholly divorced from its earlier customs, but Kenneth Dean combines evidence from historical texts and extensive fieldwork to reveal an entirely different picture. Since 1979, when the Chinese government relaxed some of its most stringent controls on religion, villagers in the isolated areas of Southeast China have maintained an "underground" effort to restore traditional rituals and local cults. Originally published in 1993. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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1400863406

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Cross-Cultural Management

Foundations and Future

By: Dean Tjosvold

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Cross-Cultural Management

Foundations and Future

By: Dean Tjosvold

Academics worldwide need empirically developed, concise ideas to make their cross-cultural teams and organizations productive. This invaluable reference tool provides an essential resource for academics to develop their understanding and professional practice in working across cultural boundaries. It considers the fundamental theories and frameworks of cross-cultural management and deepens our understanding of how they can be applied to management knowledge. Managers, researchers, students, HRM practitioners, and specialists in international business and cross-cultural affairs, will find this book a valuable reference source. Chapters suggest how frameworks can be further developed and how managers and employees can put them to use so as to build cross-cultural understanding and productive cross-functional teams.

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1351947230

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