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Rethinking Joseph Conrad’s Concepts of Community

Strange Fraternity

By: Kaoru Yamamoto

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Rethinking Joseph Conrad’s Concepts of Community

Strange Fraternity

By: Kaoru Yamamoto

Rethinking Joseph Conrad's Concepts of Community uses Conrad's phrase 'strange fraternity' from The Rover as a starting point for an exploration of the concept of community in his writing, including his neglected vignettes and later stories. Drawing on the work of continental thinkers including Jacques Derrida, Jean Luc-Nancy and Hannah Arendt, Yamamoto offers original readings of Heart of Darkness, The Nigger of the 'Narcissus', The Rover and Suspense and the short stories “The Secret Sharer”, “The Warrior's Soul” and “The Duel”. Working at the intersection between literature and philosophy, this is a unique and interdisciplinary engagement with Conrad's work.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1474250041

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9781474250047

Beyond Words: Instructor's Manual

By: Carol-Lynne Moore,Kaoru Yamamoto

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Beyond Words: Instructor's Manual

By: Carol-Lynne Moore,Kaoru Yamamoto

This guidebook is designed to facilitate the use of "Beyond Words" materials. By drawing on their own teaching experiences, the authors offer suggestions for attaining teaching/learning goals, and for overcoming difficulties in using the movement observation and analysis programme. Many of the creative adaptations described come from individuals at different institutions who tested "Beyond Words" while it was being developed. It is not intended, therefore, as a prescriptive document, but rather as a guide which provides many alternative ways of utilizing "Beyond Words", and which leaves the rest to the instructor.

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Routledge

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1136642315

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Beyond Words

Movement Observation and Analysis

By: Carol-Lynne Moore,Kaoru Yamamoto

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Beyond Words

Movement Observation and Analysis

By: Carol-Lynne Moore,Kaoru Yamamoto

Beyond Words presents a range of illuminating approaches to examining every day social interactions, to help the reader understand human movement in new ways. Carol-Lynne Moore and Kaoru Yamamoto build on the principles that they expertly explored in the first edition of the book, maintaining a focus on the processes of movement as opposed to discussions of static body language. The authors combine textual discussion with a new set of website-hosted video instructions to ensure that readers develop an in-depth understanding of nonverbal communication, as well as the work of its most influential analyst, Rudolf Laban. This fully-revised, extensively illustrated second edition includes a new introduction by the authors. It presents a fascinating insight into this vital field of study, and will be an invaluable resource for scholars and practitioners in many activities, from performing and martial arts, athletics, to therapeutic and spiritual practices, conflict resolution, business interactions, and intercultural relations.

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Routledge

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1136652744

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9781136652745

Risk Society and Education in Post-Disaster Fukushima

By: Kaoru Miyazawa

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Risk Society and Education in Post-Disaster Fukushima

By: Kaoru Miyazawa

In response to the explosion of the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in March 2011, this book examines how the concept of a risk society was handled in the various education programs implemented in post-disaster Fukushima. The explosion and subsequent radiation contamination that affected the biosphere of the Fukushima region and beyond, revealed that we live in a risk society. Despite this revelation, official discourses in Fukushima have been geared strictly toward the future, with the aim of restoring communities and resuming development projects. Based on the ethnographic data the author collected in Fukushima between 2013 and 2016, various contested emotions emerged in those education spaces as students and teachers remembered their romanticized and difficult past and dealt with the challenges presented by the risk society in their present lives. The emotionally-charged interactions between past and present also shaped their vision of their future community and of the actions they might take. The dialogues and actions that took places in these education spaces encourage readers to examine the meaning of development and question the basic assumptions and methods of education as society shifts to a risk society. A valuable resource for scholars and students in the fields of globalization and education, curriculum studies, sociology of education, and Japanese studies.

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Routledge

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1000533549

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9781000533545

Clusters and Nanomaterials

Theory and Experiment

By: Y. Kawazoe,Kaoru Ohno,T. Kondow

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Clusters and Nanomaterials

Theory and Experiment

By: Y. Kawazoe,Kaoru Ohno,T. Kondow

Synthesizing specific clusters as a component of useful nanostructures or controlling them as an assembly of nanocomposites is the ultimate aim. In order to understand how to synthesize individual clusters or to investigate its properties, a variety of first-principles and empirical calculations and related computer simulations have been performed alongside numerous experiments.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3540418059

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9783540418054

Grid Connected Converters

Modeling, Stability and Control

By: Hassan Bevrani,Toshiji Kato,Toshifumi Ise,Kaoru Inoue

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Grid Connected Converters

Modeling, Stability and Control

By: Hassan Bevrani,Toshiji Kato,Toshifumi Ise,Kaoru Inoue

Grid Connected Converters: Modeling, Stability and Control discusses the foundations and core applications of this diverse field, from structure, modeling and dynamic equivalencing through power and microgrids dynamics and stability, before moving on to controller synthesis methodologies for a powerful range of applications. The work opens with physical constraints and engineering aspects of advanced control schemes. Robust and adaptive control strategies are evaluated using real-time simulation and experimental studies. Once foundations have been established, the work goes on to address new technical challenges such as virtual synchronous generators and synergic inertia emulation in response to low inertia challenges in modern power grids.The book also addresses advanced systematic control synthesis methodologies to enhance system stability and dynamic performance in the presence of uncertainties, practical constraints and cyberattacks. - Addresses new approaches for modeling, stability analysis and control design of GCCs - Proposes robust and flexible GCC control frameworks for supporting grid regulation - Emphasizes the application of GCCs in inertia emulation, oscillation damping control, and dynamic shaping - Addresses systematic control synthesis methodologies for system security and dynamic performance

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Elsevier

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0323999549

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9780323999540

Lady Joker, Volume 1

By: Kaoru Takamura

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Lady Joker, Volume 1

By: Kaoru Takamura

One of Japan’s great modern masters, Kaoru Takamura, makes her English-language debut with this two-volume publication of her magnum opus. Tokyo, 1995. Five men meet at the racetrack every Sunday to bet on horses. They have little in common except a deep disaffection with their lives, but together they represent the social struggles and griefs of post-War Japan: a poorly socialized genius stuck working as a welder; a demoted detective with a chip on his shoulder; a Zainichi Korean banker sick of being ostracized for his race; a struggling single dad of a teenage girl with Down syndrome. The fifth man bringing them all together is an elderly drugstore owner grieving his grandson, who has died suspiciously after the revelation of a family connection with the segregated buraku community, historically subjected to severe discrimination. Intent on revenge against a society that values corporate behemoths more than human life, the five conspirators decide to carry out a heist: kidnap the CEO of Japan’s largest beer conglomerate and extract blood money from the company’s corrupt financiers. Inspired by the unsolved true-crime kidnapping case perpetrated by “the Monster with 21 Faces,” Lady Joker has become a cultural touchstone since its 1997 publication, acknowledged as the magnum opus by one of Japan’s literary masters, twice adapted for film and TV and often taught in high school and college classrooms.

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Soho Press

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1616957018

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Lady Joker, Volume 2

By: Kaoru Takamura

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Lady Joker, Volume 2

By: Kaoru Takamura

“A novel that portrays with devastating immensity how those on the dark fringes of society can be consumed by the darkness of their own hearts.” —Yoko Ogawa, author of The Memory Police This second half of Lady Joker, by Kaoru Takamura, the Grand Dame of Japanese crime fiction, concludes the breathtaking saga introduced in Volume I. Inspired by the real-life Glico-Morinaga kidnapping, an unsolved case that terrorized Japan for two years, Lady Joker reimagines the circumstances of this watershed episode in modern Japanese history and brings into riveting focus the lives and motivations of the victims, the perpetrators, the heroes and the villains. As the shady networks linking corporations to syndicates are brought to light, the stakes rise, and some of the professionals we have watched try to fight their way through this crisis will lose everything—some even their lives. Will the culprits ever be brought to justice? More importantly—what is justice?

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Soho Press

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1641290307

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Industrial Applications of Fuzzy Technology in the World

By: Kaoru Hirota,Michio Sugeno

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Industrial Applications of Fuzzy Technology in the World

By: Kaoru Hirota,Michio Sugeno

The 1980s saw a whole wave of practical applications of fuzzy theory, mainly in the field of process control, with Japan as pioneer. In the '90s there has been a flood of applications to household electrical appliances, and?fuzzy? has become a high-tech buzz-word in Japan. Since then many countries have followed suit and developed their own fuzzy applications.This book reviews the burgeoning industrial applications of fuzzy theory. The contributors are mostly industrial engineers or research experts in the field. The areas covered include automobiles, home appliances, voice recognition, medical techniques, fuzzy design, process control, space operations and mobile autonomous robots.Very recently the development of fuzzy theory has become intertwined with fields such as neural networks and chaos. This volume also summarizes such trends in an industrial context.The book will be of use to senior undergraduates or graduate students, industrial research scientists, and anyone interested in the wide-ranging applicational aspects of fuzzy theory today.

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World Scientific

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9810223668

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9789810223663

Impacts of Climate and Human Activities on Water Resources and Quality

Integrated Regional Assessment

By: Weili Duan,Kaoru Takara

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Impacts of Climate and Human Activities on Water Resources and Quality

Integrated Regional Assessment

By: Weili Duan,Kaoru Takara

With the rapid increase of world population, the global water shortage is set to be the major crises of the twenty-first century; that is, population dynamics (growth, age distribution, urbanization and migration) create pressures on freshwater resources due to the increased water demands and pollution. Moreover, water resources management faces a new uncertainty- i.e. the potential for longer-term and more persistent climate change nowadays, which, in coming years, may significantly affect the availability of supply and patterns of water demand. This book mainly focuses on the impact of climate change and human activities on water quality and water resources in Asia Countries. It begins by describing the characteristics of water related disasters in the world. Then, the book analyzes the changes of floods and associated socio-economic damages for whole China over the last century, and assesses water quality and pollution source for the Yangtze River Basin, suggesting water-related disasters would become more intense, longer lasting, and/or more frequent in a future warmer climate. Then, after investigating spatiotemporal trends and causes of water quality and water quality incidents (Chapter 4) and precipitation extreme events (Chapter 5) in Japan, subsequent two chapters mainly evaluate the climate and human impacts on precipitation variations, water quality and water resources in the Hokkaido area. The final chapter comprehensively analyzes climate change impacts on water resources in the Aral Sea Basin, and then estimate the water requirements and water deficits for irrigation, future agricultural yields of seven major crops, and land and water productivity in four provinces of Turkmenistan considering climate change, population growth, and three socio-economic development scenarios. All results obtained from this book may provide a means to reduce water quality incidents and mitigate future negative impacts by adapting water management. Furthermore, the improved methods for water quality modeling in data scarce regions are transferable to other study areas and applicable in future research.

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Springer Nature

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981139394X

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9789811393945

Colloquial Kansai Japanese

The Dialects and Culture of the Kansai Region: A Japanese Phrasebook and Language Guide

By: D. C. Palter,Kaoru Slotsve

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Colloquial Kansai Japanese

The Dialects and Culture of the Kansai Region: A Japanese Phrasebook and Language Guide

By: D. C. Palter,Kaoru Slotsve

This is a compact and convenient guide to learning the Kansai dialect of the Japanese language Maido, maido and welcome to the Kansai region of western Japan. Whether visiting or living in this area, you will quickly notice the locals aren't speaking standard Japanese taught in textbooks and classrooms. The language on the streets is Kansai-ben: a dialect said to be earthier and more direct, but with its own polite language. With clear explanations of grammar, a Kansai-ben dictionary, and a helpful index, Colloquial Kansai Japanese is an indispensable guide to the rich speech of Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe. Hundreds of sample phrases, sentences and conversations show how the dialect works in everyday situations, ranging from shopping to dealing with the boss. And while you're leaning about the nuances of Kansai-ben, you will have fun reading about Kansai cuisine, sports and specialties. So open your mouth when you speak, roll your r's, and try out this colorful dialect. With your copy of Colloquial Kansai Japanese, you will soon be among friends in Kansai.

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Tuttle Publishing

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1462901689

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9781462901685

Computational Materials Science

From Ab Initio to Monte Carlo Methods

By: Kaoru Ohno,Keivan Esfarjani,Yoshiyuki Kawazoe

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Computational Materials Science

From Ab Initio to Monte Carlo Methods

By: Kaoru Ohno,Keivan Esfarjani,Yoshiyuki Kawazoe

This textbook introduces modern techniques based on computer simulation to study materials science. It starts from first principles calculations enabling to calculate the physical and chemical properties by solving a many-body Schroedinger equation with Coulomb forces. For the exchange-correlation term, the local density approximation is usually applied. After the introduction of the first principles treatment, tight-binding and classical potential methods are briefly introduced to indicate how one can increase the number of atoms in the system. In the second half of the book, Monte Carlo simulation is discussed in detail. Problems and solutions are provided to facilitate understanding. Readers will gain sufficient knowledge to begin theoretical studies in modern materials research. This second edition includes a lot of recent theoretical techniques in materials research. With the computers power now available, it is possible to use these numerical techniques to study various physical and chemical properties of complex materials from first principles. The new edition also covers empirical methods, such as tight-binding and molecular dynamics.

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Springer

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3662565420

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9783662565421

Too Clever for Our Own Good

Hidden Facets of Human Evolution

By: Kaoru Yamamoto

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Too Clever for Our Own Good

Hidden Facets of Human Evolution

By: Kaoru Yamamoto

Too Clever for Our Own Good closely studies the phenomenon of "evolution through culture." Unlike the "evolution through genetics," typical in other creatures, this uniquely human process hinges upon making and using myriad cultural extensions of our own creation, devices both material and nonmaterial. These concrete and abstract cultural extensions, such as clothing, shelter, tools, language, ethics, and social organizations, have enormously enhanced our capacity for controlling nature, other people, and ourselves. The author draws upon his own background in the natural and social sciences to examine a wide array of human experiences, ranging from the use of concrete technological inventions to that of more symbolic extensions like logic, metaphor, and self-image. In this exploration, attention is called not only to the constructive power of these "tools," but also, and more significantly, to their often overlooked, negative consequences. The critical analysis of the role of cultural extensions in human evolution is relevant for both general readers and students or specialists in human sciences and education. Book jacket.

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University Press of America

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0761837620

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Too Clever for Our Own Good

Hidden Facets of Human Evolution

By: Kaoru Yamamoto

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Hidden Facets of Human Evolution

By: Kaoru Yamamoto

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0761837620

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The River of Heaven

Poems

By: Garrett Kaoru Hongo

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The River of Heaven

Poems

By: Garrett Kaoru Hongo

In The River of Heaven, Garrett Hongo has drawn from his unusual background (born in Volcano, Hawaii, of Japanese ancestry, and educated in California at Pamona) to provide the materials for poems that would be highly exotic were they not infused with a level-headed sense of realism and a strong feeling that mundane realities are perfectly natural material for the poetry of our time."--from lower cover.

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Alfred A. Knopf

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0394568435

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9780394568430

Beyond Words

Movement Observation and Analysis

By: Carol-Lynne Moore,Kaoru Yamamoto

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Beyond Words

Movement Observation and Analysis

By: Carol-Lynne Moore,Kaoru Yamamoto

Combines text, videotaped exercises and photographs to provide readers with the means to improve their perceptual ability and powers of observation of human life through the medium of movement.

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Taylor & Francis US

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2881242502

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9782881242502

Rethinking Joseph Conrad’s Concepts of Community

Strange Fraternity

By: Kaoru Yamamoto

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Rethinking Joseph Conrad’s Concepts of Community

Strange Fraternity

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1474250033

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Beyond Words: Instructor's Manual

By: Carol-Lynne Moore,Kaoru Yamamoto

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Beyond Words: Instructor's Manual

By: Carol-Lynne Moore,Kaoru Yamamoto

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Routledge

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1136642315

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Izima Kaoru

2000 - 2001

By: Kaoru Ijima,Chris Townsend

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Izima Kaoru

2000 - 2001

By: Kaoru Ijima,Chris Townsend

Izima Kaoru is a prominent Japanese fashion photographer. Since 1993 he has combined his career with his own artistic pursuits, within his work Kaoru collaborates with an actress or model to photograph her fantasy of a perfect death. The collaboration extends to location, the actress' outfit and the manner of her death. He then constructs scenes and shoots a series of images from the panoramic to the close-up. The current series features Barbara Rudnik wearing Yohji Yamamoto, Helena Noguerra wearing Vivienne Westwood and Sato Yasue wearing John Galliano. The work asserts the artist's firm belief that death be viewed as an integral part of life; harnessing the power of beauty and horror and considering the part notions of death and beauty play in Japanese culture and psyche.

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Art Books International Limited

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1874044481

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9781874044482

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