When we make claims to each other, we're asserting. But what does it take to assert well? Do we need to know what we're talking about? This book argues that we don't. In fact, it argues that in some special contexts, we can lie.

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Bonas, France, July 6-19, 1980

In response to the leaders of China and Japan attacking each other for the way they deal with history, scholars from Japan, China, and the West held a conference in 2002, under the auspices of the Harvard Asia Center, to examine the Japanese invasion and occupation of China. The essays collected in this timely volume are the product of these scholars7; research on this historical problem. Delving deeply into the nature of the occupation, the authors examine local variations in the role of the Japanese in local politics, economics, and society, in such diverse localities as Manchuria, Mongolia, Shanghai, Jiangxi, and Yunnan, where the wartime experience has been little studied.
Contributors include: Timothy Brook, John Dower, Kubo Toru, Chang Jui-te, Shao Minghuang, Tsukase Susumu, Xie Xueshi, Lu Minghui, Odoric Y. K. Wou, Ju Zhifen, Zhuang Jianping, Wei Hongyun, Frederic Wakeman, Jr., and Peter Merker.

A compelling profile of a pioneer in social welfare and human rights policy development in Nova Scotia is provided in this autobiography of Fred MacKinnon. Discussions of key issues that MacKinnon advocated, including the modernization of social assistance, the extension of the child welfare service, and the development of a human rights program accompany personal accounts of his family, career choices, and educational experiences.

Alford, is the son of the Vampire King Darius, he wants nothing more than for his father to just leave him alone. Deadly Intrigue, is about Blaine, she has a case to solve but how is she going to accomplish that with Lord Ashton dogging her heels. Deep Longing, is about Charles Laurens, he is just trying to stay under the Alpha's radar but what happens when he suddenly fall right into the Alpha's arms. Deep Longing II, is about Pack Enforcer Nate, he has a job to do and it was not suppose to involve King Alder or becoming his mate. Deep Longing III, is about cousins Damien and Lucas, they fight hard to keep twin Lord Vampires, Steffen and Thorn from pushing them around but when the two decide that the cousins are their mates...the fur will literally hit the fan.

Once Upon A Bite; is about Valik, who is a prince and he is also a vampire. Rose is the human woman; who will do whatever it takes to save her father's life. Blood Lust is about; Marcus, who is the King of all Vampires and who had the misfortune to born in the wrong place at the wrong time. Aurora is his mate but she has made it abundantly clear that she does not want him. Deadly Enemies; his mother is the ruler over the vampire council. Her father is a vampire hunter; who will not stop until he rids the world of vampires. What happens when these two deadly enemies meet?

When ordinary young men who have been living their life right, are constantly being tempted by the benefits that come along with the rebellious lifestyle, it creates a struggle that is called: Tug of Conflict. This book provides understanding and knowledge as to why many young men who are ordinary young men battle the temptations of the rebellious lifestyle and sometimes lose those same battles daily. Read this book and find out why most young and adult men are not immune to the battle against the rebellious lifestyle. This book is not only for young men, but their loved ones as well.

During the spring of 1938, a flood of Chinese refugees displaced by the Anti-Japanese War (1937-1945) converged on the central Yangzi valley tricity complex of Wuhan. For ten remarkable months, in a highly charged atmosphere of carnage, heroism, and desperation, Wuhan held out against the Japanese in what would become a turning point in the war - and one that attracted international attention. Stephen MacKinnon for the first time tells the full story of Wuhan's defense and fall, and how the siege's aftermath led to new directions in the history of modern Chinese culture, society, and politics.

China Reporting is an oral history showing how the China correspondent of the 1930s and 1940s constructed his or her news reality or the network of facts from which their stories were written. How these men and women pooled information and decided upon the legitimacy of particular sources is explored. The influences of competition, language facility (or lack thereof), common personal backgrounds, camaraderie, and changes in American official China policy are also discussed, with special attention paid to the prescriptive, gatekeeping role of editors back home. This is an approach which has often been applied to the domestic journalist. China Reporting is a pioneering effort at using historical perspective to view the foreign correspondent in terms fo the total epistemological context in which he or she operates to produce the news that in turn provides the data base upon which the public and policy makers inevitably draw. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1987.

China Reporting is an oral history showing how the China correspondent of the 1930s and 1940s constructed his or her news reality or the network of facts from which their stories were written. How these men and women pooled information and decided upon the legitimacy of particular sources is explored. The influences of competition, language facility (or lack thereof), common personal backgrounds, camaraderie, and changes in American official China policy are also discussed, with special attention paid to the prescriptive, gatekeeping role of editors back home. This is an approach which has often been applied to the domestic journalist. China Reporting is a pioneering effort at using historical perspective to view the foreign correspondent in terms fo the total epistemological context in which he or she operates to produce the news that in turn provides the data base upon which the public and policy makers inevitably draw. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1987.