This concise history examines the origins of the Korean War, the war itself and the major players.

The Korean War dramatically shaped the Cold War and provided a dress rehearsal for Vietnam ten years later. This book examines the social history of the conflict including material on the newly racially integrated US fighting forces, war and disease, women and the war, and life in the Prisoner of War camps. Unlike other Korean War books, Steven Hugh Lee carries the story through to the Geneva Conference in the spring of 1954 - the last major international effort before recent years to negotiate a permanent peace for the Korean peninsula.

This edited collection traces the social, economic, political, and cultural dimensions of Korea's dramatic transformation since the late nineteenth century. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the chapters examine the internal and external forces which facilitated the transition towards industrial capitalism in Korea, the consequences and impact of social change, and the ways in which Korean tradition continues to inform and influence contemporary South Korean society.
Transformations in Twentieth Century Korea employs a thematic structure to discuss the interrelated elements of Korea's modernization within agriculture, business and the economy, the state, ideology and culture, and gender and the family. The essays in this volume encompass the Choson dynasty, the colonial period, and postcolonial Korea. Collectively, they provide us with an original and innovative approach to the study of modern Korea, and show how knowledge of the country's past is critical to understanding contemporary Korean society.
With contributions from a number of prominent international scholars within sociology, economics, history, and political science, Transformations in Twentieth Century Korea incorporates a global framework of historical narrative, ideology and culture, and statistical and economic analysis to further our understanding of Korea's evolution towards modernity.

Learn to maximize tilapia production in different areas around the world Tilapia is the second-most cultured fish species in the world, and its production is increasing each year. However, for several reasons profit margins remain slim. Tilapia: Biology, Culture, and Nutrition presents respected international experts detailing every aspect of tilapia production around the world. Biology, breeding and larval rearing, farming techniques, feeding issues, post-harvest technology, and industry economics are clearly presented. This concise yet extensive reference provides the latest research and practical information to efficiently and economically maximize production in diverse locales, conditions, and climates. Tilapia: Biology, Culture, and Nutrition comprehensively explores all types of tilapia with a detailed biologic description of the fish that takes readers from egg through harvesting. The book authoritatively discusses production issues such as feed nutrition, temperature, water quality, parasites, and disease control to guide readers on how to best encourage fast, efficient growth. Economic and marketing information are examined, including industry data and projections by country. Each chapter approaches a specific facet of tilapia and provides the most up-to-date research available in that area. This resource gives the most current, detailed information needed for effective tilapia farming in one compact economical volume. Extensively referenced with an abundance of clear, helpful tables, photographs, and figures. Tilapia: Biology, Culture, and Nutrition discusses in detail: complete biology, including sex ratios, optimum temperatures for growth and spawning, water quality parameters, and disease tolerance industry predictions hormonal control of growth genetic improvement sex determination, manipulation, and control seed production culture practices earthen and lined pond production culture in flowing water cage culture feed formulation and processing, and feeding management soil, water, and effluent quality saline tolerance levels with optimum rate of acclimation to seawater polyculture of tilapia with shrimp bottom soil conditions nutrient requirements with non-nutrient components parasites and diseases Tilapia: Biology, Culture, and Nutrition is essential reading for aquaculturists, nutritionists, geneticists, hatchery managers, feed formulators, feed mill operators, extension specialists, tilapia growers, fish farmers/producers, educators, disease specialists, aquaculture veterinarians, policy makers, educators, and students.

This edited collection traces the social, economic, political, and cultural dimensions of Koreas dramatic transformation since the late nineteenth century. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the chapters examine the internal and external forces which facilitated the transition towards industrial capitalism in Korea, the consequences and impact of social change, and the ways in which Korean tradition continues to inform and influence contemporary South Korean society.
"Transformations in Twentieth Century Korea" employs a thematic structure to discuss the interrelated elements of Koreas modernization within agriculture, business and the economy, the state, ideology and culture, and gender and the family. The essays in this volume encompass the Choson dynasty, the colonial period, and postcolonial Korea. Collectively, they provide us with an original and innovative approach to the study of modern Korea, and show how knowledge of the country's past is critical to understanding contemporary Korean society.
With contributions from a number of prominent international scholars within sociology, economics, history, and political science, "Transformations in Twentieth Century Korea" incorporates a global framework of historical narrative, ideology and culture, and statistical and economic analysis to further our understanding of Koreas evolution towards modernity.

Learn to maximize tilapia production in different areas around the world Tilapia is the second-most cultured fish species in the world, and its production is increasing each year. However, for several reasons profit margins remain slim. Tilapia: Biology, Culture, and Nutrition presents respected international experts detailing every aspect of tilapia production around the world. Biology, breeding and larval rearing, farming techniques, feeding issues, post-harvest technology, and industry economics are clearly presented. This concise yet extensive reference provides the latest research and practical information to efficiently and economically maximize production in diverse locales, conditions, and climates. Tilapia: Biology, Culture, and Nutrition comprehensively explores all types of tilapia with a detailed biologic description of the fish that takes readers from egg through harvesting. The book authoritatively discusses production issues such as feed nutrition, temperature, water quality, parasites, and disease control to guide readers on how to best encourage fast, efficient growth. Economic and marketing information are examined, including industry data and projections by country. Each chapter approaches a specific facet of tilapia and provides the most up-to-date research available in that area. This resource gives the most current, detailed information needed for effective tilapia farming in one compact economical volume. Extensively referenced with an abundance of clear, helpful tables, photographs, and figures. Tilapia: Biology, Culture, and Nutrition discusses in detail: complete biology, including sex ratios, optimum temperatures for growth and spawning, water quality parameters, and disease tolerance industry predictions hormonal control of growth genetic improvement sex determination, manipulation, and control seed production culture practices earthen and lined pond production culture in flowing water cage culture feed formulation and processing, and feeding management soil, water, and effluent quality saline tolerance levels with optimum rate of acclimation to seawater polyculture of tilapia with shrimp bottom soil conditions nutrient requirements with non-nutrient components parasites and diseases Tilapia: Biology, Culture, and Nutrition is essential reading for aquaculturists, nutritionists, geneticists, hatchery managers, feed formulators, feed mill operators, extension specialists, tilapia growers, fish farmers/producers, educators, disease specialists, aquaculture veterinarians, policy makers, educators, and students.

Get up to speed with the new features added to Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Analysis Services and create models to support your business Key Features Explore tips and tricks to design, develop, and optimize end-to-end data analytics solutions using Microsoft's technologies Learn tabular modeling and multi-dimensional cube design development using real-world examples Implement Analysis Services to help you make productive business decisions Book DescriptionSQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) continues to be a leading enterprise-scale toolset, enabling customers to deliver data and analytics across large datasets with great performance. This book will help you understand MS SQL Server 2019's new features and improvements, especially when it comes to SSAS. First, you'll cover a quick overview of SQL Server 2019, learn how to choose the right analytical model to use, and understand their key differences. You'll then explore how to create a multi-dimensional model with SSAS and expand on that model with MDX. Next, you'll create and deploy a tabular model using Microsoft Visual Studio and Management Studio. You'll learn when and how to use both tabular and multi-dimensional model types, how to deploy and configure your servers to support them, and design principles that are relevant to each model. The book comes packed with tips and tricks to build measures, optimize your design, and interact with models using Excel and Power BI. All this will help you visualize data to gain useful insights and make better decisions. Finally, you'll discover practices and tools for securing and maintaining your models once they are deployed. By the end of this MS SQL Server book, you'll be able to choose the right model and build and deploy it to support the analytical needs of your business. What you will learn Determine the best analytical model using SSAS Cover the core aspects involved in MDX, including writing your first query Implement calculated tables and calculation groups (new in version 2019) in DAX Create and deploy tabular and multi-dimensional models on SQL 2019 Connect and create data visualizations using Excel and Power BI Implement row-level and other data security methods with tabular and multi-dimensional models Explore essential concepts and techniques to scale, manage, and optimize your SSAS solutions Who this book is forThis Microsoft SQL Server book is for BI professionals and data analysts who are looking for a practical guide to creating and maintaining tabular and multi-dimensional models using SQL Server 2019 Analysis Services. A basic working knowledge of BI solutions such as Power BI and database querying is required.

Achieve the best outcomes with expert, practical, highly visual guidance! Operative Techniques in Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery features the biliary system, liver, spleen, and pancreas surgery content from Operative Techniques in Surgery, the comprehensive 2-volume set edited by Michael W. Mulholland, MD, PhD. Ideal for practitioners who wish to focus on mastering today's best biliary system, liver, spleen, and pancreas surgery procedures, it guides you step-by-step through each technique in a consistent manner, using concise, bulleted text, full-color illustrations, and full-color intraoperative photographs to clearly convey exactly what to look for and how to proceed .Key Features: Master the full range of essential procedures with comprehensive coverage of virtually every surgical procedure of the liver, pancreas, bile ducts and spleen as well as surgical management of portal hypertension. Select the best open, laparoscopic, or endoscopic approach for each patient with balanced coverage of the available options. Gain rich, complete grasp of key nuances of technique by viewing photographs and medical illustrations side by side. Review intraoperative considerations for each procedure before making your way through the technique. Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition , which can be downloaded to your tablet and smartphone or accessed online and includes features like: Complete content with enhanced navigation A powerful search that pulls results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web Cross-linked pages , references, and more for easy navigation Highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text Ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues Quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use

The domestic unit is inseparable from its homestead, and the "house," at once a physical place and a social unit, is often also a unit of production and consumption, a cult group, and even a political faction. Inspired by Lévi-Strauss' suggestion that the multi-functional noble houses of Medieval Europe were simply the best-known examples of a widespread social institution, the contributors to this collection analyze "house" systems in Southeast Asia and South America, exploring the interrelationships among buildings, people, and ideas. They reveal some of the ways in which houses can stand for social groups and serve as images of process and order.

When it was first published in 1979, this book, together with its companion volume, From the Milk River, by Christine Hugh-Jones, was hailed as setting 'a new standard for South American ethnographers, one to be emulated' (Third World Quarterly). Both are now available for the first time in paperback. The book is an extended study in English of Amazonian ritual. Through an analysis of a secret men's cult widespread throughout Northwest Amazonia, Hugh-Jones builds up a general picture of a South American Indian society, and of a religious and cosmological system that is common to a large area of Northwest Amazonia. The book is also an exercise in the anthropological interpretation of ritual, myth and religious symbolism from a structuralist point of view.

International Protection Act 2015: Annotated is a new book that provides detailed annotations to each section of the International Protection Act 2015, which includes reference to case law and to relevant regulations and statutory provisions. This book also includes an analysis of the relevant practice and procedure throughout the International Protection application process and the relevant procedures in the Irish Courts.

"My earliest memories of my life were of a family in a constant state of emotional and psychological chaos and turmoil. ... Oftentimes, fear filled my mind as I tried to find a safe place to hide from that scary presence in my home. That presence, that person in my home, was my dad." Drew Brett, a child growing up in the Midwest in the 1970s, wants a place to feel safe in a stable home. His father, normal and well-adjusted in the eyes of everyone outside of the family, is abusive toward his wife and two children. Whenever someone challenges Dad, he becomes defensive and enraged and takes it out on the family. When attempting to turn to Dad's parents, there is no help at all; Drew's grandmother in particular defends Dad's behavior, and exhibits it herself. Drew's mother finally has had enough and divorces Dad, leaving Drew and his sister with a difficult situation to face: either move to the unfamiliar California, where Mom relocates, or to remain in Nebraska in familiar surroundings, but with Dad and his unpredictable behaviors. Regardless, the children will need to see Dad for several weeks out of the year in the custody arrangement. Although the children go to California to live with their mother, Drew finds that he is victimized there by other children who make fun of him for being different from them. He is unhappy there, and even though Dad takes out his frustrations over the divorce on Drew, he makes the difficult decision to move back to Nebraska, where he is at least accustomed to the lifestyle there. Drew, a bit older now, is able to understand better why his father functions as he does by becoming further acquainted with his grandmother's behaviors. Growing into adulthood, Drew begins not only to analyze his family's behaviors and roles, but his own behaviors, which he terms as "victimology." He is determined not to repeat this pattern, which appears to follow generations, but to become emotionally healthy. This is difficult to accomplish, since he still has ties with the family and spends much of his young adulthood living with or close to them. Dad continues to abuse Drew, but is surprised when he finally defends himself. He then turns his full energy to his own healing process, and seeks professional help to recover his emotional stability and unlock his "inner child." He finds the strength to drop the resentment he feels toward his family and to pursue peace and joy, as well as untapped talents. With the resentments diminished Drew is able to follow a healthy lifestyle and break the chain of codependency and enabling behaviors that characterized his family life for so long. Although Drew presently continues the healing process, he also persists in choosing healthy options and building a positive spirit to cope with the anxiety and depression of his early life. Through these choices, he hopes to assist others who have experienced similar events in their lives to heal in productive and satisfying ways.

Trick-or-treat It's Halloween, but Pepper the Peppy Puppy can't seem to find her boy. Will she find him before the night is over? The Halloween Hunt is a delightful and clever tale that engages both young children and adults. Children will love learning how to read as they follow the humorous Halloween adventure of our brave little corgi. Make sure to keep an eye out for all of the fun surprises throughout Pepper's journey

Living in the Blessing Many of us get on our knees and pray each night. We ask that God bless us with this, or that. We repent of our sins and ask forgiveness. I still pray each night and from time to time I'll find myself asking for a blessing. I usually find that God has already answered it because He knew what I needed before I did. I ask that God watch over those that are not as fortunate as I am. I know that people prayed for and are praying for me, so I feel that it's only right that I pray for others. I was thinking, which can be dangerous, as I was driving my new car. Gods favor must be with me because I was able to buy it without a down payment, or giving a pint of blood, or losing an arm or a leg. I realized that I had just received a blessing, or should I say another blessing. I had been asking and praying for a blessing or some kind of sign from God. I had been asking for His favor and until that moment I hadn't realized that I had been LIVING IN THE BLESSING all along. I was alive and alert, I have family that loves and cares for me and not to put Him last, but I had The Lord. My life is good and I am living in a continuous blessing. What a blessing it was to find myself in a blessing. Some of you know just what I mean, others will find out soon. God does not forget or forsake His chosen people. We are those chosen people, you and I. Hallelujah this is why I write and praise the Lord the way I do. G. Stephen Hughes

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone

If you thought the west was wild... A deadly train robbery takes place; Ted Skerrat and his gang are rampaging again. This time they end up with more than they expected - the Southern Star, a huge diamond. Storm Force Alpha - who else could take on such a mission? - are sent across the Atlantic to retrieve it. Cowboys, Indians, Mounties, sheriffs, ambushes, shoot- outs, hearts of gold and nerves of steel... nineteenth century America and Canada have never seemed so real as in The Special Counter-Intelligence Bureau: The Southern Star. From the strangely likeable Mad Dog Murdoch to the ruthless Colonel, from the calculating ringleader Ted to the foolhardy Kid Pisco... And, of course, William, Paddy, Sandy and Charlotte. Yes, Storm Force Alpha are back - and they're not afraid to take on their toughest challenge yet! A sequel to The Special Counter-Intelligence Bureau: The Colonial Gold Robbery.

The Iraqi Threat, is the only currently available book which provides comprehensive and current estimation of Iraq's Military Forces, Armor Forces, Republican Guard Corps, Special Republican Guard, Air Defenses, Special Operation Forces, their structures, military equipment and capability. Covered in detail, is Iraq's Cruise & Scud Missiles, Drones, Chemical and Biological Warfare Munitions, of Missiles, Artillery, and more.
Over 500 pages of research material taken, from Military, Scientific Institutes, and UNSCOM. Such sources as the Wisconsin Project, Iraq-Watch. With more than 5,000 pages of material, Iraq Watch is a comprehensive repository of open source information about Iraq's mass destruction weapon programs. The Armed Forces Institute Research, which has worldwide investigative resource capability, and reporting. The Federation of American Scientists. The major problem confronting the U.S. Military and our politicians, is a concise comprehensive information of Iraq placed in a single volume of work. To this, is this book. Indexed and categorized, and heavily illustrated detailing the Iraq threat and Saddam Hussein's Weapons of Mass Destruction. Format is designed for military personnel.