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Mysterious Ocean

Physical Processes and Geological Evolution

By: Peter Townsend Harris

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Mysterious Ocean

Physical Processes and Geological Evolution

By: Peter Townsend Harris

This book provides an introduction to ocean sciences that is engaging, evocative and accessible to non-experts interested in marine geoscience, while sparking readers' interest in important unsolved mysteries in marine science. The scope of the book is quite broad, but focuses on the physical ocean and its geological evolution, including the author's experiences working as an oceanographer over the last thirty years. Across ten chapters, the book traces the origins of the ocean from its formation 4 billion years ago, reviews the discoveries of the theory of plate tectonics, the ice ages and the great ocean conveyor, and discusses seafloor features (canyons, seamounts, trenches, abyssal plains, etc.), how they formed and their current environmental issues. The book concludes with a prognosis for the future ocean we might expect with global climate change and other human impacts.

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Springer

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303015632X

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Raising the Flag

America's First Envoys in Faraway Lands

By: Peter Eicher

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Raising the Flag

America's First Envoys in Faraway Lands

By: Peter Eicher

Since its inception the United States has sent envoys to advance American interests abroad, both across oceans and to areas that later became part of the country. Little has been known about these first envoys until now. From China to Chile, Tripoli to Tahiti, Mexico to Muscat, Peter D. Eicher chronicles the experience of the first American envoys in foreign lands. Their stories, often stranger than fiction, are replete with intrigues, revolutions, riots, war, shipwrecks, swashbucklers, desperadoes, and bootleggers. The circumstances the diplomats faced were precursors to today’s headlines: Americans at war in the Middle East, intervention in Latin America, pirates off Africa, trade deficits with China. Early envoys abroad faced hostile governments, physical privations, disease, isolation, and the daunting challenge of explaining American democracy to foreign rulers. Many suffered threats from tyrannical despots, some were held as slaves or hostages, and others led foreign armies into battle. Some were heroes, some were scoundrels, and many perished far from home. From the American Revolution to the Civil War, Eicher profiles the characters who influenced the formative period of American diplomacy and the first steps the United States took as a world power. Their experiences combine to chart key trends in the development of early U.S. foreign policy that continue to affect us today. Raising the Flag illuminates how American ideas, values, and power helped shape the modern world.

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U of Nebraska Press

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1640120408

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The A to Z of United States-Japan Relations

By: John Van Sant,Peter Mauch,Yoneyuki Sugita

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The A to Z of United States-Japan Relations

By: John Van Sant,Peter Mauch,Yoneyuki Sugita

The most important bilateral relationship in Asia since the end of World War II is assuredly between the United States and Japan. Despite the geographical and cultural differences between these two nations, as well as the bitterness leftover from the war, an amicable and prosperous relationship has developed between the two countries boasting the world's largest economies. As the 21st century progresses, the continuing goodwill between the U.S. and Japan is of the utmost importance, as the peace and stability of the Asia-Pacific depends on their cooperation and efforts to contain destabilizing factors in the area. The A to Z of United States-Japan Relations traces this 150 year relationship through a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, a bibliography, and cross-referenced dictionary entries on key persons, places, events, institutions, and organizations. Covering everything from Walt Whitman's poem, "A Broadway Pageant," commemorating the visit of the Shogun's Embassy to the U.S. in 1860, to zaibatsu, this ready reference is an excellent starting point for the study of Japan's dealings with the U.S.

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Scarecrow Press

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1461720397

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9781461720393

Historical Dictionary of United States-Japan Relations

By: John Van Sant,Peter Mauch, Western Sydney University,Yoneyuki Sugita

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Historical Dictionary of United States-Japan Relations

By: John Van Sant,Peter Mauch, Western Sydney University,Yoneyuki Sugita

The Historical Dictionary of United States-Japan Relations traces this one hundred and fifty year relationship through a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, a bibliography, and cross-referenced dictionary entries on key persons, places, events, institutions, and organizations. Covering everything from Walt Whitman's poem, A Broadway Pageant, commemorating the visit of the Shogun's Embassy to the U.S. in 1860, to zaibatsu, this ready reference is an excellent starting point for the study of Japan's dealings with the U.S.

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Scarecrow Press

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0810864622

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9780810864627

The Bakumatsu Currency Crisis

By: Peter Frost

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The Bakumatsu Currency Crisis

By: Peter Frost

Describes the background of the Bakamatsu currency crisis during the 1850s, including negotiations on the rate of exchange between Japanese currency and the Mexican silver dollar, and the effects of monetary upheaval produced by the opening of Japan to foreign trade.

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BRILL

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1684171679

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Opening a Window to the West

The Foreign Concession at Kobe, Japan, 1868-1899

By: Peter Ennals

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Opening a Window to the West

The Foreign Concession at Kobe, Japan, 1868-1899

By: Peter Ennals

The first book-length study of Kōbe's Foreign Concession, Opening a Window to the West situates Kōbe within the larger pattern of globalization occurring throughout East Asia in the nineteenth century.

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University of Toronto Press

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1442614161

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Mysterious Ocean

Physical Processes and Geological Evolution

By: Peter Townsend Harris

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Mysterious Ocean

Physical Processes and Geological Evolution

By: Peter Townsend Harris

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Geography and Japan's Strategic Choices

From Seclusion to Internationalization

By: Peter J. Woolley

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Geography and Japan's Strategic Choices

From Seclusion to Internationalization

By: Peter J. Woolley

Geography, this author contends, is the indisputably unique feature of any country. Geography and Japan's Strategic Choices begins by explaining Japan's unique location and topography in comparison to other countries. Peter Woolley then examines the ways in which the country's political leaders in various eras understood and acted on those geographical limitations and advantages. Proceeding chronologically through several distinct political eras, the book compares the Tokugawa era, the opening to the West, the Meiji Restoration, the long era of colonialization, industrialization and liberalization, the militarist reaction and World War II, the occupation, the Cold War, and finally the rudderless fin de siecle. Finally Woolley demonstrates how Japan's strategic situation in the twenty-first century is informed by past and present geo-strategic calculations as well as by current domestic and international changes. For students and scholars of U.S.-Japan relations and of Japanese history and politics, this book offers any informed reader a fresh perspective on a critical international relationship.

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Potomac Books, Inc.

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1612342574

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Understanding Mathematics Through Problem Solving

By: Alfred S Posamentier,Peter Poole

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Understanding Mathematics Through Problem Solving

By: Alfred S Posamentier,Peter Poole

This book will present a collection of mathematical problems — lighthearted in nature — intended to entertain the general readership. Problems will be selected largely for the unusual and unexpected solutions to which they lend themselves. Some interesting contents included: All in all, the book is meant to entertain the general readership and to convince them about the power and beauty of mathematics.

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World Scientific

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9814663697

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The Caring Heirs of Doctor Samuel Bard

Profiles of Selected Distinguished Graduates of Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

By: Peter Wortsman

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The Caring Heirs of Doctor Samuel Bard

Profiles of Selected Distinguished Graduates of Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

By: Peter Wortsman

The alumni of Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (VP&S) have made remarkable strides in medicine, academia, public health, and industry. In this they follow in the footsteps of Samuel Bard (1742–1821), a prominent early American physician and a founder of what would become VP&S. In The Caring Heirs of Doctor Samuel Bard, Peter Wortsman offers a selection of profiles of Columbia-educated doctors who have made a fundamental difference in the lives of others. The physicians profiled in this book represent the complete spectrum of MDs. They have charted new fields of medicine, resolved long-standing biochemical mysteries, discovered the causes and cures of diseases, developed vaccines, pioneered surgical procedures, helped halt epidemics, and cared for imperiled populations. Some have run hospitals, medical schools, universities, the National Institutes of Health, the National Library of Medicine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, city health departments, and major pharmaceutical concerns. Others practiced at the White House, climbed mountains, or flew to outer space. Still others wrote pioneering papers, edited prestigious medical journals, and authored prize-winning books and best-selling novels. In each case, the clinical training, scientific thoroughness, and humanistic values inculcated at Columbia had a formative influence on their thinking and practice. In telling their stories, The Caring Heirs of Doctor Samuel Bard illustrates the importance of clinical rigor and humanistic caring in the practice of medicine and offers readers a rare insight into the heart and soul of American medicine at its best.

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Columbia University Press

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0231549326

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9780231549325

The Business, Life and Letters of Frederick Cornes

Aspects of the Evolution of Commerce in Modern Japan, 1861-1910

By: Peter N. Davies

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The Business, Life and Letters of Frederick Cornes

Aspects of the Evolution of Commerce in Modern Japan, 1861-1910

By: Peter N. Davies

Given the scarcity of data relating to trade with Japan in this period, 1861–1910, the Cornes archive is of great significance. A complete transcript on CD forms part of this volume, which in turn is supported in Part 2 by content summaries of all the private letters and copy books. Part 1 considers the life and times of Frederick Cornes and his legacy.

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Global Oriental

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9004213139

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The Chrysanthemum Throne

A History of the Emperors of Japan

By: Peter Martin

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The Chrysanthemum Throne

A History of the Emperors of Japan

By: Peter Martin

In this first general study of the Japanese imperial institution throughout its history, Peter Martin brings together inaccessible material, much of it available only in Japanese. He surveys the history and political and religious status of the monarchy of Japan from its mythological origins to our own times.

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824820290

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9780824820299

Biographical Dictionary of North American and European Educationists

By: Richard Aldrich,Peter Gordon

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Biographical Dictionary of North American and European Educationists

By: Richard Aldrich,Peter Gordon

This is a guide to the lives and work of more than 500 Americans, Canadians and Europeans in the categories subsumed under the term "educationists". Entries are almost entirely restricted to those with main careers in the 19th and 20th centuries; none of the subjects is still living.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000948358

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9781000948356

Jewish Major Leaguers in Their Own Words

Oral Histories of 23 Players

By: Peter Ephross,Martin Abramowitz

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Jewish Major Leaguers in Their Own Words

Oral Histories of 23 Players

By: Peter Ephross,Martin Abramowitz

Between 1870 and 2010, 165 Jewish Americans played Major League Baseball. This work presents oral histories featuring 23 of them. From Bob Berman, a catcher for the Washington Senators in 1918, to Adam Greenberg, an outfielder for the Chicago Cubs in 2005, the players discuss their careers and consider how their Jewish heritage affected them. Legends like Hank Greenberg and Al Rosen as well as lesser-known players reflect on the issue of whether to play on high holidays, responses to anti-Semitism on and off the field, bonds formed with black teammates also facing prejudice, and personal and Jewish pride in their accomplishments. Together, these oral histories paint a vivid portrait of what it was like to be a Jewish Major Leaguer.

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229

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McFarland

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0786489669

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9780786489664

Total Health

By: Peter Burwash

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Total Health

By: Peter Burwash

With a background as a nutritionist and a professional athlete, Peter Burwash brings together a vast knowledge of both the science and tradition of nutrition and exercise. He explains with simplicity and compassion how our food and lifestyle choices have a life-changing impact not only on our own future, health, and happiness, but also on that of the entire planet. -John Robbins

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Torchlight Publishing

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0977978532

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9780977978533

Surviving the Fall

The Personal Journey of an AIDS Doctor

By: Peter A. Selwyn

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Surviving the Fall

The Personal Journey of an AIDS Doctor

By: Peter A. Selwyn

Annotation This poignant and eloquent book is a memoir of the first decade of the AIDS epidemic, written by a physician whose encounters with his dying patients allowed him to come to terms with his own losses, history, and family secrets. It is a story with an important message for anyone dealing with the challenges of living, dying, and being human.

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Yale University Press

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0300082762

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9780300082760

Nineteenth-Century Travels, Explorations and Empires, Part I Vol 4

Writings from the Era of Imperial Consolidation, 1835-1910

By: Peter J Kitson,William Baker,Indira Ghose,Susan Schoenbauer Thurin

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Nineteenth-Century Travels, Explorations and Empires, Part I Vol 4

Writings from the Era of Imperial Consolidation, 1835-1910

By: Peter J Kitson,William Baker,Indira Ghose,Susan Schoenbauer Thurin

A collection of writings on travels undertaken in the Victorian era. The texts collected in these volumes show how 19th century travel literature served the interests of empire by promoting British political and economic values that translated into manufacturing goods.

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Routledge

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1000558967

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9781000558968

Pioneer Photographers of the Far West

A Biographical Dictionary, 1840-1865

By: Peter E. Palmquist,Thomas R. Kailbourn

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Pioneer Photographers of the Far West

A Biographical Dictionary, 1840-1865

By: Peter E. Palmquist,Thomas R. Kailbourn

This extraordinarily comprehensive, well-documented, biographical dictionary of some 1,500 photographers (and workers engaged in photographically related pursuits) active in western North America before 1865 is enriched by some 250 illustrations. Far from being simply a reference tool, the book provides a rich trove of fascinating narratives that cover both the professional and personal lives of a colorful cast of characters.

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Stanford University Press

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0804738831

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New State-Making in the Pacific Rim, 1850–1974

Gold, Silver, Oil, Greed, and Government

By: Peter J. Aschenbrenner

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New State-Making in the Pacific Rim, 1850–1974

Gold, Silver, Oil, Greed, and Government

By: Peter J. Aschenbrenner

European colonial empires were built on private wealth-seeking (gold, silver and oil). These extractive activities required massive public subsidies. Drawing on the experience of three Pacific Rim nations — Australia, Japan and Canada and two territories in the US (Hawaii and Alaska) — New State-Making in the Pacific Rim, 1850-1974: Gold, Silver, Oil, Greed and Government demonstrates how 19th century colonialism contained the seeds of its own destruction. Peter J. Aschenbrenner identifies three factors that marked the turning point in the history of colonialism. First, governments demanded a greater return to the public treasury from private extractive activities and a reduced footprint (measured in environmental devastation and obliteration of local cultures. Second, first residents acquired considerable skill in ‘adaptation for survival,’ that is, fighting back against oppression (manifested in programs of extermination, forced population movement and hostility to language, religion and traditional subsistence practices). Third, colonial nations’ participation in World War I required their armed forces to fill manpower needs by calling on minorities to perform military service. This gave minorities significant leverage in their struggle to achieve equal political rights and access to their fair share of government benefits. Rethinking colonial practices became a realistic option, once national survival was at risk.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1666921904

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9781666921908

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