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How often has an American or European businessman been astonished
to have his Mexican or Brazilian counterpart break off discussions
without explanation and refuse to return his calls? This book helps
non-Latin American businessmen or MBA students address the region.
If you want to study or work in Latin America this is a must read.
Working at the interface of historical and fictional writing, Ralph
Crane considers the history of India from the Revolt of 1857 to the
Emergency of 1975 as it is presented in the works of 20th-century
novelists, both Indian and British, who have written about
particular periods of Indian history from within various periods of
literary history. A constant thread in the book is the exploration
of the use of paintings as iconography and allegory, used in the
novels to reveal aspects of British-Indian relationships.
How Iraqi refugees navigate life, belonging, and exclusion in
America The US invasion of Iraq in 2003 caused the largest forced
migration in the Middle East since 1948, with millions of people
fleeing to Syria, Jordan, Turkey, Iran, European Union, Australia
and the United States. In Iraqi Refugees in the United States, Ken
R. Crane explores the uphill climb faced by Iraqi refugees who have
sought belonging in a country engaged in an ongoing War on Terror.
Drawing on numerous interviews and fieldwork, Crane explores the
diverse experiences of a community of Iraqi refugees, showing how
they have struggled to negotiate their place in the wake of mass
displacement. He highlights the promise of belonging, as well as
their many painful encounters with exclusion. Ultimately, Crane
provides a window into the complexities of what "becoming American"
means for Iraqi refugees, even as they are perceived by other
Americans as "security threats." As debates about immigration and
refugee status continue to play out in headlines and the courts,
Iraqi Refugees in the United States provides important insight into
the global refugee crisis.
The recent discovery of diverse fossil flowers and floral organs in
Cretaceous strata has revealed astonishing details about the
structural and systematic diversity of early angiosperms. Exploring
the rich fossil record that has accumulated over the last three
decades, this is a unique study of the evolutionary history of
flowering plants from their earliest phases in obscurity to their
dominance in modern vegetation. The discussion provides
comprehensive biological and geological background information,
before moving on to summarise the fossil record in detail.
Including previously unpublished results based on research into
Early and Late Cretaceous fossil floras from Europe and North
America, the authors draw on direct palaeontological evidence of
the pattern of angiosperm evolution through time. Synthesising
palaeobotanical data with information from living plants, this
unique book explores the latest research in the field, highlighting
connections with phylogenetic systematics, structure and the
biology of extant angiosperms.
How often has an American or European businessman been astonished
to have his Mexican or Brazilian counterpart break off discussions
without explanation and refuse to return his calls? This book helps
non-Latin American businessmen or MBA students address the region.
If you want to study or work in Latin America this is a must read.
"Raise your Sights and see the Possibilities" With these words
MILTON R. CRANE reveals his essence of his profound method for
mastering the need for volunteering & giving especially in
times like these. (Passion for the Mission) is a step by step guide
for people who wants to successfully give back their time of
service to their communities. This Beautifully written and tenderly
presented novel was lovingly prepared for those individuals who are
looking to volunteer their free time to help those who may be going
through Life's tough situations
Detailed Descriptions Of Methods Of Stoping And Mining In Narrow
And Wide Veins And Bedded And Massive Deposits Including Stull And
Square-Set Mining, Filling And Caving Methods, Open-Cut Work And A
Discussion Of Costs Of Stoping.
Estuaries are productive ecosystems of high ecological value. They
are important habitats for various species and those of highest
value are protected by national and international conventions. This
book highlights possible pollution impacts in a protected estuarine
ecosystem, Amvrakikos Gulf, considered as one of the most important
wetlands in Greece. In addition, the Changjiang (Yangtze) River is
known to contribute significantly to the ecosystems of the
Changjiang River estuary and adjacent waters. In this book, some
long-term data of freshwater discharge, sediment load, nutrient
concentrations and compositions in the river and estuary waters are
presented, as well as the long-term response of the ecosystem in
the estuary. Moreover, the literature on modern estuarine diatoms
from Argentina is revised in order to synthesise the available
ecological information and to detect possible modern analogues for
Quaternary diatom assemblages. The authors also discuss negative or
inverse estuaries, those where seawater is concentrated by the
removal of fresh water, in the Northern Gulf of California. The
challenges facing the sustainable management of temporarily
open/closed estuaries (TOCEs) is addressed as well, critical in
some cases because their ecological integrity, biodiversity and
nursery function have already been compromised.
Detailed Descriptions Of Methods Of Stoping And Mining In Narrow
And Wide Veins And Bedded And Massive Deposits Including Stull And
Square-Set Mining, Filling And Caving Methods, Open-Cut Work And A
Discussion Of Costs Of Stoping.
Detailed Descriptions Of Methods Of Stoping And Mining In Narrow
And Wide Veins And Bedded And Massive Deposits Including Stull And
Square-Set Mining, Filling And Caving Methods, Open-Cut Work And A
Discussion Of Costs Of Stoping.
Detailed Descriptions Of Methods Of Stoping And Mining In Narrow
And Wide Veins And Bedded And Massive Deposits Including Stull And
Square-Set Mining, Filling And Caving Methods, Open-Cut Work And A
Discussion Of Costs Of Stoping.
How Iraqi refugees navigate life, belonging, and exclusion in
America The US invasion of Iraq in 2003 caused the largest forced
migration in the Middle East since 1948, with millions of people
fleeing to Syria, Jordan, Turkey, Iran, European Union, Australia
and the United States. In Iraqi Refugees in the United States, Ken
R. Crane explores the uphill climb faced by Iraqi refugees who have
sought belonging in a country engaged in an ongoing War on Terror.
Drawing on numerous interviews and fieldwork, Crane explores the
diverse experiences of a community of Iraqi refugees, showing how
they have struggled to negotiate their place in the wake of mass
displacement. He highlights the promise of belonging, as well as
their many painful encounters with exclusion. Ultimately, Crane
provides a window into the complexities of what “becoming
American” means for Iraqi refugees, even as they are perceived by
other Americans as “security threats.” As debates about
immigration and refugee status continue to play out in headlines
and the courts, Iraqi Refugees in the United States provides
important insight into the global refugee crisis.
Winner of the Illinois State Historical Society Outstanding
Achievement Award Efforts to preserve wild places in the United
States began with the allure of scenic grandeur: Yosemite,
Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon. But what about the many significant
natural sites too small or fragile to qualify as state or federal
parks? Force of Nature reveals how George Fell initiated the
natural areas movement to save those areas. Fell transformed a
loose band of ecologists into The Nature Conservancy, drove the
passage of the influential Illinois Nature Preserves Act, and
helped spark allied local and national conservation organizations
in the United States and beyond.
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