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- Summary, etc."This book explores critical pedagogy and issues relating to entrepreneurialism, commodification, and marketization in education, and their delete......cts on student agency and subjectivity. The central theme of the book is a cross-border critical ethnographic study of the shadow education practices of an overseas Japanese business community in Singapore which draws attention to the elaborate extent to which families are engaged in shadow or cram tutoring practices as part of their childrens education, supported......sence of overseas branches of well-established corporate tutoring businesses headquartered in Japan. The autho...
- Subject HeadingNon-formal education--Singapore Non-formal education--Japan Tutors and tutoring--Singapore Tutors and tutoring--Japan Éducation non formelle--Singapour Éducation non formelle--Japon Non-formal education Tutors and tutoring Japan Singapore
- Title HeadingPalgrave studies on global policy and critical futures in education
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- Summary, etc."This handbook aims mainly at an analytical documentation of all the known textual remnants and the preserved artifacts of Arabic shadow theatre, a long-lived, and still living, tradition - from the earliest sightings in the tenth cent......ists of three main parts and a cluster of appendixes. Part One presents a history of Arab shadow theatre through a survey of medieval and premodern accounts and modern scholarship on the subject. Part Two takes stock of primary sources (manuscripts), pub......ished studies, and the current knowledge of various aspects of Arabic shadow theatre: language, style, terminology, and performance. Part T...
- Subject HeadingShadow shows--Arab countries--History and criticism.
- Related MaterialHandbuch der Orientalistik = Handbook of Oriental studies
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- Summary, etc."The 1950s were a vital time in the history of science. In accordance with the intensification of the Cold War, many scientific talents were mobilized to several military-related research and development ......jects not only in the United States, but also in the Soviet Union. Contrary to the expectation of General Leslie Groves, a leader of the Manhattan Project, the ......nion succeeded in their nuclear weapon development in a very short time. And then, by the end of the decade, mankind reached the dawn of the Atomic Age proper with the beginning of the operation of the wor......rst civil nuclear power plant in Obninsk in 19...
- Contents...of Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Bikini.
- Subject HeadingCold War (1945-1989) S......n--History. Engineering--Soviet Union......story. Science and state--Soviet Unio......History. Cold War. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Pub......Policy / Cultural Policy SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture Engineering. Science. Science and state. Soviet Union.
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- Summary, etc."This collection examines how the use of the atomic bomb in Japan has been memorialized. The contributors analyze the cultural legacies of the atomic bomb in political, historical, literary, and artistic contexts"--
- ContentsIntroduction : an unfinished atomic bomb / David Lowe, Cassandra Atherton, and Alyson Miller Defending the indefensible : the tragic life of Hiroshima pilot Paul Tibbets, Jr.......ter J. Kuznick Article 9 as memorial / Carolyn Stevens Atomic bomb literature for children : Tatsuharu Kodama's the lunch box and Shin's tricycle / Alyson Miller Fading lights : digital visualization and the legacy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki / Mick Broderick Two-way mirror : the significance of Hiroshima and Nagasaki for the U.S.-North Korea nuclear crisis / Adam Broinowski Hibaku Jumoku, nature, and Hiroshima's recovery after the A-bomb / Glenn Moore ...
- Subject HeadingAtomic bomb--Japan--History. Col......ctive memory--Japan. Hiroshima-shi (Japan)--History--Bombardment, 1945. Nagasaki-shi (Japan)--History--Bombardment, 1945.
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- ContentsIntroduction Shadow banking: the political economy of financial innovation / Anastasia Nesvetailova Scoping the shadow banking system Shadow banking: a view from the USA / Zoltan Pozsar The tranformation of banking / Robert Guttmann How shadow banking became non-bank finance : the conjuctural power of economic ideas / Ewald Engelen Shadow banking, German banking and the question of political order / Oliver Kessler and Benjamin Wilhelm Shadow banking in China: instruments, issues, trends / Jianjun Li and Sara Hsu The two shadow banking systems in Russia / Natalia Kaurova Crisis and beyond. shadow banking and its origins The shad...
- Subject HeadingNonbank financial institutions. Financial services industry--Law and legislation. Banks and banking.
- Author HeadingNesvetailova, Anastasia.
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- ContentsIntroduction : now or never? / Marie Söderberg, Axel Berkofsky, ......pher W. Hughes and Paul Midford The strategic partnership agreement : new and better or more the same EU-Japan security cooperation? / Axel Berkofsky Abe's pro-active pacifism, values diplomacy, China, and EU-Japan political and security cooperation / Paul Midford Ordinary/civilian, not normative/post-moder......om the EU for Japanese security policy / Paul Bacon and Hidetoshi Nakamura Japan and EU defence p......oduction cooperation : a strategically important but nascent relationship / Chri...... W. Hughes EU-Japan relations in the age of competitive econom...
- Subject HeadingEuropean Union countries--Foreign relations--Japan. Japan--Foreign relations--European Union countries. European Union countri......gn economic relations--Japan. Japan--Foreign economic relations--European Union countries. China--Foreign relations--21st century. China--Strategic aspects.
- Alternative TitleEuropean Union-Japan partnership in the shadow of China
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- ContentsHow leading states respond to rising regional powers Egypt's bid for mastery of the Middle East, 1831-1841 The Confederacy's quest for intervention and independence, 1861-1862 Japan and the creation of a new order in East Asia, 1894-1902 India's rise and the struggle for South Asia, 1962-1971 The......emergence of Iraq and the competition to control ...
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- Subject HeadingHegemony. Great powers--Foreign relations. Great powers--Histo......th century. Great powers--History--20th centur...
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- Summary, etc.This book is written in honor of Horst Brezinski and explores a wide and diverse range of topics related to comparative economic studies. Containing contributions from a number of form......s of the European Association for Comparative Economic Studies, the chapters discuss the hard budget constraint, economic transformation in Central Eastern Europe, illiberal democracy, sovereign wealth fund, higher education, the euro, the shadow economy, multinational companies, and economic power. Additional attention is given to new areas of study such as the digital economy and sports econo......ics. This book aims to examine comparative eco...
- Contents... and reforms Chapter 9: Brexit:......of the neoliberal thought collective Chapter 10: The li......Brexit Union Chapter 11: Eurozone membership and foreign direct investment Chapter 12: Central Eastern European multinationals Chapter 13: Non-ob...... economy vs. shadow economy and informal employment in Poland: A range of mismatching estimates Chapter 14: The Yugoslav successor states: From self-management socialism to political capitalism Chapter 15: Is (po......t-communist) China becoming a dominant economic power in South East Asia? Chapter 16: The po...... of technology in the United States and China: A comparison Pa...
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- Summary, etc."This book presents an interdisciplinary examination of cross-Taiwan Strait relations and the complex dynamics at play in the region. Since the election of Ma Ying-jeou as Taiwan's president in 2008, the relationship across the Taiwan Strait--long viewed as one of Asia's most volatile potential flashpoints--has experienced a remarkable detente. Whether the relationship has been truly transformed, however, remains an open question and the Taiwan Strait remains a central regional and global security issue. A return to turbulence in the Taiwan Strait could also add a new dimension of instability in the already tense maritime di...
- Contents...eter C.Y. Chow and Bo-Xiang Hsu Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions between China and Taiwan 1997-2010 / Monica Yang Globalization, Ma Ying-Jeou, and the Future of Transnational Criminal Networks / Justin V. Hastings Cyberpower and Cross-Strait Security / Paul J. Bolt and Benjamin Shearn Rethinking Globalization-Security Linkages with Refere...... Semiconductor Industry across the Taiwan Strait / Ming-chin Monique Chu China's Defense Industry in the Age of Globalization : Opportunities vs. Challenges / Arthur S. Ding.
- NDLCA99-C8C9 A99-C9C8
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- Summary, etc."Ip uses Hong Kong as a case study in how the produc......re for "the local" lies at the heart of global cultural economy. Perhaps more so than most places, the construction of a local identity in Hong Kong has come about through a complex interplay of neoliberalism, postcoloniality and reaction to the consequent anxieties and uncertainties. As its importance as an economic centre has diminished and its relationship with Mainland China has become more strained, its people have become more ......oncerned to define a "Hong Kong" identity that can be defended from external threat. Ip analyses the working and reworking of power relat...
- LCCJQ1539.5.A91
- Subject HeadingIdentity politics--China--Hong Kong. Gr......up identity--China--Hong Kong. Hong Kong (China)--Politics and government--1997-
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- Subject HeadingSeattle Camera Club. Photography, Artistic. Japanese Americans--Pictorial works. Pictorialism (Photography movement)--Washington (State)--Seattle.
- Note (General)"In association with University of Washington Libraries and the Henry Art Gallery."
- Author HeadingMartin, David F. (David Francis), 1953- Br......University of Washington. Libraries. Henry Art Gallery.
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- Summary, etc.This book examines the trend and growth of non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), both from balance sheet and regulations view-points. It further investigates the role of NBFCs in furthering financial inclusion, last-mile delivery of credit and their contribution to financial sector. Since the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) formally recognised the NBFCs in India in 1964, they have increased significantly in terms of size, form and types of products and instruments. They have also managed their asset quality better than banks. Traditionally they were dependent on banks for funds, but after the global financial crisis they began ...
- Contents...y Developments and Prudential Norms3.1 Need for Regulation; 3.2 Tracing the NBFC Regulatory Path; 3.3 Shah Working Committee; 3.4 Khanna Committee; 3.5 Usha Thorat Working Group; 3.6 Ou......on the RBI Working Group Report; 3.7 Regulatory Guidelines of the RBI (......014); 3.8 NBFC-Account Aggregator; 3.9 Peer-to-Peer Lending; 3.10 Summing Up; Appendix; 4 Acceptability of NBFCs......Public; 4.1 Retail Business Growth; 4.2......duct Differentiation; 4.3 Procedural Convenience; ......ffect on Borrowing Capacity; 4.5 Diluting Obsolescence .......6 Time Tested and Borrower Friendly Appraisal Methods4.7 Summing Up; 5 Demand for NBFCs' Cred...
- Subject HeadingFinancial institutions--India. Economic development--India. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General. Economic development. Financial institutions. India.
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- ContentsPart One. Life as a Play: Act 1. Eye doctor and street buffoon; Act 2. Court panegyrist and jester; Act 3. Satirist and shadow playwright Part Two: Legacy and Controversy: The making of the Arabic shadow play; The ornament of the poetry; The many faces of a performer Part Three. The Play: The phantom: a shadow play.
- Subject HeadingIbn Dānīīyāl, Muḥammad, 1249 or 50-1...... 11--Criticism and interpretation. Arabic poetry--125......-1800--History and criticism. Shadow shows--Egypt--Cairo--History--1......entury. Performing arts--Islamic Empire--History.
- Title HeadingṬayf al-khayāl fī maʻrifat khayāl al-ẓill. English. Islamic history and civilization ; v. 93.
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- Contents...yment of European Union military operations Revelations: A multi-level collective action approach Out of the shadows: Operation Althea in Bosnia and Herzegovina To tame a land: Operation Artemis in the Democratic Republic of......the Congo-- Deja-vu: EUFOR RD Congo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Gangland: Operation Atalanta off the coast of Somalia The aftermath: Conclusions and final thoughts.
- NDLCAE5-651 A652
- Subject HeadingEurope--History, Military--21st century. European Union countries--Military policy. European Union countries--Foreign relations.
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- ContentsThe politics of economic transition: Surpri......, perspectives and the Indian experience From bhadraloks to party-society: Trends in bengali lift politic......The production and legitimisation of hegemony: Political rational of the CPIM Reforming by compulsion? fiscal, federal and ideological choices The politics of transition: Contradictions, negotiation and consensus Land, consent and violence: 'I......sion' of the shadow-state.
- Subject HeadingLeft Front (West Bengal, India) Communist Party of India (Marxist) Economic......rnment policy--India--West Bengal. West Bengal (India)--Economic policy. West Bengal (India)--Politics and government. ......licy. Politics and government. India--West Bengal.
- Title HeadingRoutledge/Edinburgh South Asian studies series (Unnumbered)
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- ContentsMade of coal and surrounded b...... fish, 1945-51 A final farewell, 1951-55 An impenetrable fog, 1952-64 Upheavals, 1964-70 Cri......, 1970-74 The party is over, 19......79 The soul of a marketplace, 1979-87 Venus in capitalist furs, 1987-90 The long shadows, 1990-97 New dawn, new politics, new Britain, 1997-2001 Fixing the planet, 1997-2005 Crashing and burning, 2005-10.
- Subject HeadingWelfare state--Great Britain. Environmental policy--Social aspects--Great Britain. Environmental policy--Social aspects. Politics and government. Social policy. Welfare state. Great Britain--Social policy. Great Britain--Politics and government--1945- Great Britain.
- Note (General)"Earthscan from Routledge."
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- Summary, etc."This edited volume is a sequel to, and a development of, "The Long Aftermath: Cultural Legacies of Europe at War, 1936-2016" (......es on the six major European countries and states that remained officially neutral throughout th...... Second World War, namely Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Vatican. Its transnational, comparative and interdisciplinary approach addresses comple...... questions pertaining to collective remembrance, national policies and politics, and intellectual as well as cultural responses to neutrality during and after the confli...... contributions are from a broad range of schol...
- NDLCGA82
- Subject HeadingWorld War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Europe World War, 1939-1945--Public opinion Neutrality--Europe--H......emory--Europe War and society--Europe Arts and society--Eur......pe Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Aspect social--Europe Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Opinion publique Neutralité--Europe--......iété--Europe Arts et société--Europe Arts and society Coll......ve memory Neutrality Public opinion Social aspects War and society Europe
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- Summary, etc."This book makes an original contribution to Russia-EU literature by analysing constructions and trans-formations of the Russian 'self' in relation to the European 'other'. It provides an orientation towards understanding Russian foreign polic......ourse under Putin and offers a thorough analysis of the actions of key policy actors to ground the Russian discourse ideationally, historically, psychologically, and politico-sociologically. Providing a rich analysis of how Russian foreign policy towards the EU evolved from cooperation to competition and ultimately conflict, the author argues that to understand these changes and continuit...
- NDLCA99-R6E5 A99-E5R6
- Subject HeadingNational characteristics, Russian Europe--Foreign relations--Russia (Federation) Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--Europe E......pe--Foreign relations--20th century Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--20th cen......pe--Foreign relations--21st century Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--21st century
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- ContentsThe notion of organised crime : why definitions matter / Stefania Carnevale, Serena Forlati and Orsetta Giolo Definitions : some methodological remarks / Baldassare Pastore What is organised crime? / Federico Varese The notion of organised crime in the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime / Gioacchino Polimeni Reconsidering transnational organised crime in the shadow of globalisation : the case of human smuggling across the Mediterranean / Monica Massari Development of organised crime : the phenomenon and definition / Ivan Kleimenov The relationship between transnational organised crime and terroris...
- NDLCA751
- Subject HeadingUnited Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime (2000) Organized crime--European Union countries. Transnational crime--European Union countries. Mafia. Criminal law.
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- Summary, etc."Even before Japan joined Nazi Germany in the Axis Alliance, its leaders clarified to the Nazi regime that the attitude of the Japanese government and people to the Jews was totally different than that of the official German position and that it had no intention of taking measures against the Jews that could be seen as racially motivated. During World War II some 40,00......mselves under Japanese occupation in Manchuria, China and countries of South East Asia. Virtually all of them survived the war, unlike their brethren in Europe. This book traces the evolution of Japan's policy towards the Jews from the beginning of the 20th century, the ...
- Contents...wish question" in Japanese-German relations, 1936-1945 The Japanese, the Holocaust of European Jewry, and Israel.
- Subject HeadingJews--Japan--History--20t......ish refugees--Japan. Jewish refugees--China. Antisemitism--Japan. Japan--Politics and government--1926-1945. Japan--Ethnic relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE--Jewi......dies. HISTORY--Asia--Japan. HISTORY--Asia--General. Antisemitism. Ethnic relations. Jewish r......Jews. Politics and government. China. Japan. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Japan--Influence. Juden ......envernichtung Japan