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Negotiating Island Identities explores the history of interaction
between Crete and the Cycladic islands from the late Middle to Late
Bronze II periods when Minoan influence was at its peak. Based on a
thorough investigation of pottery assemblages from key sites, the
book advocates a rethink of established acculturation scenarios
(such as "Minoanisation") in relation to the Cycladic islands.
Openness or closure towards outside influences was not
predetermined by cultural, geographical or ecological variables but
was socially constructed. Island communities could consciously
fashion their worlds and make choices about the nature and degree
of interaction with their neighbours.
Barrett provides a complete guide to the Dewey Decimal and Library
of Congress classification of subjects relating to the First World
War.
Although there are many crossroads that lead to defining moments,
none is greater than deciding to accept Jesus as your Lord and
Savior. The second most important crossroad is whether to live in
obedience to God and His commandments or to ignore God's perfect
plan, be disobedient and go your own way. "A Call to Obedience"
leads you to face these crucial crossroads and asks you to examine
your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and your obedience to
God's Word. As you read this book, you will be prompted to answer
questions that will reveal your obedience to God. Do you have a
relationship with Jesus or do you have religion? Do you love God
enough to obey Him without reservation? Are you obeying God in your
marriage? What career choice is best for you? What is your role in
church? What is your ministry? Are you a good steward? Are you
honoring your parents? Are you walking obediently in the Holy
Spirit? Are you raising your children with God's Word as your
manual? When you get a call to obedience what are you going to do
with it? Are you going to reject the leading of the Holy Spirit or
are you going to yield and obey? Obedience is an expression of
absolute love for God. If you desire to love God with all your
heart, mind and soul, you need to commit to be obedient to God's
Word. If you want to know what the Word of God says about obedience
in the crucial areas of life, this book is for you.
An introduction to the history of graphic communication through
the ages which studies the role of books and printing in the
recording, preserving, and dissemination of ideas and its impact on
civilization. The readings and illustrations have been selected
from the extensive literature on the book to include items of value
and interest to the student, educator, librarian, historian, media
specialist, bibliophile, bookman and bookwoman--all who are
interested in the world of books and printing.
In 1996, Garland published the second edition of the Encyclopedia
of Police Science, edited by the late William G. Bailey. The work
covered all the major sectors of policing in the US. Since then
much research has been done on policing issues, and there have been
significant changes in techniques and in the American police
system. Technological advances have refined and generated methods
of investigation. Political events, such as the terrorist attacks
of September 11, 2001 in the United States, have created new
policing needs while affecting public opinion about law
enforcement. These developments appear in the third, expanded
edition of the Encyclopedia of Police Science. 380 entries examine
the theoretical and practical aspects of law enforcement,
discussing past and present practices. The added coverage makes the
Encyclopedia more comprehensive with a greater focus on today's
policing issues. Also added are themes such as accountability, the
culture of police, and the legal framework that affects police
decision. New topics discuss recent issues, such as Internet and
crime, international terrorism, airport safety, or racial
profiling. Entries are contributed by scholars as well as experts
working in police departments, crime labs, and various fields of
policing.
The efforts to improve on the conditions of human life by
individuals, private and public sector is doubtless a continuous
process. In any case, peace and security are necessary conditions
for any meaningful sustainable human development. To that effect,
both the League of Nations formed in 1919 after the World War I and
the United Nations Organization created in 1945after the World War
II are geared towards global peace and security, as requisites to
worthy conditions of human life. The Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs) which was established by the UN in the year 2000 is symbolic
of an enhanced commitment towards the betterment of man in the 21st
Century. The present work is an attempt to take a general look at
the MDGs so far. The book underscores however the fact that
progress has been actually made in some of the eight targeted areas
of the goals so far. Having said that the MDGs are confronted with
some challenges and fundamental gaps. Some of these gaps exist
because of the non inclusion of certain key elements into the
goals. In this vein, the philosophy and works of Fr. Prof. Emmanuel
M. P. Edeh could offer a veritable approach for the actualization
of the MDGs in general. For close to three decades, Edeh has
contributed enormously in MDGs related programme and his modus
operandi continues to remain efficacious and sustainably
functional. Hence, the need for its consideration for the strategic
realization of the MDGs.
The book relates the history of the Eastern Province of the Sisters
of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration. The Sisters of this
religious congregation first came to Lafayette, Indiana, from their
founding location in Olpe, Westphalia, Germany, in 1875. An earlier
volume, published in 1940, chronicled their history from 1875 to
1940. The congregation grew in membership and, in 1940, was divided
into two Provinces, one based in Lafayette, Indiana, (and later in
Mishawaka, Indiana), and the other in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The present volume relates the history of the Indiana Province from
1940 to 2006 and traces the development of the teaching and
healthcare ministries of the Eastern Province.
Since 2004, the US Army has started a revolution of reorganization
and doctrine development throughout its Combat, Combat Support and
especially Combat Service Support "logistics" organizations, known
as "Transformation." In the logistics or "Sustainment" arena, the
Army's concept towards supporting other units has changed from the
old "out-stockpile" the enemy concept towards a system used by
modern civilian distributors - "Just-In-Time" sustainment, leaving
planning and synchronizing throughput of commodities and support to
the customer with little margin of error. To successfully
accomplish this, Sustainment planners must thoroughly understand
the Military Decision Making Process or "MDMP" for short.
Conducting a Sustainment oriented MDMP is essential in integrating
the Sustainment War Fighting Functional Area into the unit's plan
and for ensuring a synchronized and supportable course of action.
Successful integration is a result of having the right personnel,
available tools, correct MDMP methodology, and synchronized
timeline throughout the process. If this guide can assist
logistics' planners in accomplishing this process, then it has
accomplished its intent and mission.
It's Worth Doing is a must read for anyone engaged in cross-border
dealings with Japan in the pharmaceutical industry. This book
offers a wealth of insight that you will find invaluable whether
you are a veteran Japan hand or new to the nation, whether you are
a senior executive or a newly hired medical representative.P. Reed
Maurer shares his decades of experience and expertise through
brilliantly penned colums that are always interesting, frequently
funny, and sometimes--as in the title piece--gripping. In succinct
and thoroughly enjoyable prose, Maurer imparts the esence of what
you will need to know to succeed in Japan.The columns collected in
this volume provide a sweeping historical perspective on Japan's
pharmaceutical industry and an inside view of how companies in that
industry compete. They furnish practical hints about how to manage
and motivate people effectively at pharmaceutical operations in
Japan and how to build a strong corporate image there. Maurer
exposes myths and misunderstandings about doing business in Japan,
refuting them with an objective clarity that is a joy to read.It's
Worth Doing is even more, however, than a treasure trove of
information and insight. True to its title, the book is a
compelling reminder of why you are in the pharmaceutical
business.Rob SchrullPresidentGlobal Business Leaders Association
This book is a study of the economics of the large international
firm, but is at the same time a study of one of the world's most
important industries. International firms face difficult problems
in attempting to deal with the conflicts between their own interest
as world-wide economic organisations on the one hand, that of the
countries in which they operate on the other, and with the
conflicts of interest among the countries which are related to the
international policies of the firms. The author analyses the
underlying problems and points to possible solutions. When it was
first published this was the first book by a professional economist
to look widely at the economics of the international petroleum
industry outside the industrialized countries.
Kant's groundbreaking philosophical treatise concerning the
processes of reason is presented here, complete with all appendices
and notes. Viewed by scholars of philosophy as one of the landmark
texts of the Enlightenment era, The Critique of Pure Reason is
often a primary text in higher educational courses concerning
philosophy. First published in 1781 and revised in 1787, this book
is generally agreed to be the masterwork of Immanuel Kant for its
embracing scope, and the gargantuan influence it has wrought upon
philosophers. In composing his most famous critique, Kant consulted
the works of contemporary philosophers such as John Locke and David
Hume. Their work, which discusses the extent to which human beings
can perceive and utilise knowledge, forms the grounding for many of
Kant's arguments. This edition of The Critique of Pure Reason
contains the original appendices and is presented in a format ideal
for students, scholars and enthusiasts of philosophy.
This book reveals Marx's moral philosophy and analyzes its nature.
The author shows that there is an underlying system of ethics which
runs the length and breadth of Marx's thought. The book begins by
discussing the methodological side of Marx's ethics showing how
Marx's criticism of conventional morality and his views on
historical materialism, determinism and ideology are compatible
with having an ideological system of his own. In the light of
contemporary social, moral and political philosophy the insights
and defects of Marx's major ethical themes are discussed.
Excerpts from City Minutes highlighting Law Enforcement in unison
with the creation of the City of Havre de Grace on the banks of the
Susquehanna River at the top of the Chesapeake Bay from 1800-1975.
Interesting historical facts about the City in general and the
metamorphosis of the law enforcement from Inspectors of Goods.
Employees, associates and volunteers listed from 1800-2016.
Shaila Bhatti's immersive study of the Lahore Museum in Pakistan is
one of the first books to offer an in-depth historical and
ethnographic analysis of a South Asian museum. Bhatti thus presents
an alternative example of visitor experience and museum practice to
that of the West, which has been the dominant museological model to
date. This examination of the Lahore Museum's objects, staff, and
visitors (past and present) provides an informative case study that
reveals local perceptions and uses of museums in non-Western
societies to be fraught with social, political, and cultural
implications and appropriations. Through Lahore, Bhatti examines
the history of exchange between Britian and South Asia and advances
our current understanding of what constitutes postcolonial museum
interpretation and its public.
A book about the AS 350 and the AS 355, and its operating
characteristics.
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