: China and its Neighbourhood: Perspectives from India and Vietnam (Jacob Jabin T.)(Pevná vazba)

: China and its Neighbourhood: Perspectives from India and Vietnam (Jacob Jabin T.)(Pevná vazba)

Offers nuanced analysis of China's foreign, security and economic policies by bringing together perspectives from two of its most important neighbours, India and Vietnam. This is a unique exercise because these two countries have a long history of both contending and cooperating with the People's

Gender-Based Violence: Perspectives from Africa, the Middle East, and India (Djamba Yanyi K.)(Pevná vazba)

Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Grit: Contemporary Theories, Assessments, Applications and Critiques (Van Zyl Llewellyn Ellardus)(Pevná vazba)

This volume provides a multi-disciplinary perspective on grit, its measurement, manifestation and development. Specifically, it provides a comprehensive and balanced response to critiques associated with the construct within the contemporary positive psychological literature. These critiques

Management and Diversity: Perspectives from Different National Contexts (zbilgin Mustafa)(Pevná vazba)

International Perspectives on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion examines the complex nature of equality, diversity and inclusion in the world of work through interdisciplinary, comparative and critical

A New Literary History of Modern China (Wang David Der-Wei)(Pevná vazba)

Literature, from the Chinese perspective, makes manifest the cosmic patterns that shape and complete the world--a process of 'worlding' that is much more than mere representation. In that spirit, A New Literary History of Modern China looks beyond state-sanctioned works and official narratives to

Corporations and Sustainability: The South Asian Perspective (P. D. Jose)(Pevná vazba)

Corporations and Sustainability: The South Asian Perspective is a collection of contributions from leading academics and practitioners which provides an overview of the key challenges and opportunities related to sustainability in South Asia. The last two decades have seen rapid and often dramatic

Miller's Anesthesia, 2-Volume Set (Gropper Michael A.)(Pevná vazba)

Covering everything from historical and international perspectives to basic science and current clinical practice, Miller's Anesthesia, 9th Edition, remains the preeminent reference in the field. Dr. Michael Gropper leads a team of global experts who bring you the most up-to-date information

Globalization and the Environment of China (Bu Maoliang)(Pevná vazba)

This book is timely in its investigation of the environmental influence of globalization and China. Volume 14 focusses on: Theoretic modeling of environmental impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on host countries, international openness and corporate environmental performance in China,

Mitch Epstein: In India (Epstein Mitch)(Pevná vazba)

Indian scenes and subcultures from a decade of Epstein's family travels, from cabarets to BollywoodBetween 1978 and 1989, Mitch Epstein made eight trips to India and shot tens of thousands of photographs. He also made three films there with his Indian wife, director Mira Nair. The photographs in

Security, Strategy, and Military Dynamics in the South China Sea: Cross-National Perspectives (Houlden Gordon)(Pevná vazba)

This collection brings together international experts to provide fresh perspectives on geopolitical concerns in the South China Sea. The book considers the interests and security strategies of each of the nations with a claim to ownership and jurisdiction in the Sea. Examining contexts including

Little Refugee (Do Anh)(Pevná vazba)

Anh Do's inspirational story about his family's incredible escape from war-torn Vietnam and his childhood in Australia, told especially for children. Giant waves crashed down on our little boat. I was terrified but my mum hugged me tight and told me, 'Everything will be okay. Don't worry, it will

Challenges and Applications of Data Analytics in Social Perspectives (Sathiyamoorthi V.)(Pevná vazba)

Provides innovative insights into the prevailing challenges in data analytics and its application on social media and focuses on various machine learning and deep learning techniques in improving practice and research. Topics examined include collaborative filtering, data visualization, and edge

Perennial Empires: Postcolonial, Transnational, and Literary Perspectives (Zabus Chantal)(Pevná vazba)

'Focusing its concern through the often-neglected role of literature in shaping and influencing these forces, this powerful collection of essays addresses the complex new ways that international power exercises control over all aspects of life-from new forms of public governance to the construction

An Illustrated Collection of Fairy Tales for Brave Children (Grimm Jacob And Wilhelm)(Pevná vazba)

From wicked queens and fearsome beasts to sneaky witches and terrible giants, this stunning collection of darkly magical fairy tales gathers together stories of children who show true courage and face their fears. Rediscover seven classic emboldening tales from renowned storytellers the Brothers

Earthspinner (Roy Anuradha)(Pevná vazba)

Moving its protagonists between India and Britain, The Earthspinner shows the many ways in which the East encounters the West, fanaticism wars tirelessly against reason, and the individual's creative desires struggle against a populace's basic instinct for

Leading in a Vuca World: Integrating Leadership, Discernment and Spirituality (Kok Jacobus (Kobus))(Pevná vazba)

This open access book brings together works by specialists from different disciplines and continents to reflect on the nexus between leadership, spirituality and discernment, particularly with regard to a world that is increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA). The book spells

Tales of India: Folk Tales from Bengal, Punjab, and Tamil Nadu (Kohli Svabhu)(Pevná vazba)

A shape-shifting tiger and a pretentious rat.A generous goddess and a powerful demon.A clever princess and a prince who returns from the dead. This collection of 16 traditional tales transports readers to the beguiling world of Indian folklore. Transcribed by Indian and English folklorists in the

Texts and readers in the Age of Marvell (D'Addario Christopher)(Pevná vazba)

Texts and Readers in the Age of Marvell offers fresh perspectives from leading and emerging scholars on seventeenth-century British literature, with a focus on the surprising ways that texts interacted with writers and readers at specific cultural

Moonstone (Collins Wilkie)(Pevná vazba)

The moonstone is a yellow diamond of unearthly beauty brought from India and given to Rachel Verrinder as an eighteenth birthday present, but the fabled diamond carries with it a terrible

Market Frictions: Trade and Urbanization at the Vietnam-China Border (Endres Kirsten W.)(Pevná vazba)

Based on ethnographic research conducted during several years, Market Frictions examines the tensions and frictions that emerge from the interaction of global market forces, urban planning policies, and small-scale trading activities in the Vietnamese border city of L o Cai. Here, it is revealed

Santa's Special Gift (Jacob Catherine)(Pevná vazba)

One Snowy Christmas Eve, there's a knock at Kitty's window. Wow, it's Santa! And he's here to whisk her away on a truly spectacular

Sog Medic: Stories from Vietnam and Over the Fence (Parnar Joe)(Pevná vazba)

Stories from a medic serving with the highly classified SOG U.S. Special Forces unit in

Land of Fish and Rice - Recipes from the Culinary Heart of China (Dunlop Fuchsia)(Pevná vazba)

Lost Homestead - My Mother, Partition and the Punjab (Wheeler Marina)(Pevná vazba)

Through her mother's memories, accounts from her Indian family and her own research in both India and Pakistan, constitutional and human rights lawyer, Marina Wheeler, explores how the peoples of these new nations struggled to recover and rebuild their