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The Map is a practical guidebook introducing the basics of research
in translation studies for students doing their first major
research project in the field. Depending on where they are
studying, this may be at advanced undergraduate (BA) or at
postgraduate (MA/PHD) level. The book consists of ten chapters.
Chapter 1 offers an overview of 12 research areas in translation
studies in order to help students identify a topic and establish
some of the current research questions relating to it. Chapter 2 is
designed to assist students in planning their research project and
covers topics such as refining the initial idea, determining the
scope of the project, checking out resources, reading critically,
keeping complete bibliographic records, and working with a
supervisor. Chapters 3 to 7 provide some of the conceptual and
methodological tools needed in this area of research, with detailed
discussion of such topics as theoretical models of translation,
types of research, asking questions, making claims, formulating
hypotheses, establishing relations between variables, and selecting
and analyzing data. Chapters 8 and 9 are about presenting one's
research, in writing as well as orally. Finally, chapter 10 deals
with some of the criteria commonly used in research assessment,
especially in the assessment of theses. The authors provide
detailed guidance on further reading throughout. This is an
essential reference work for research students and lecturers
involved in supervising research projects and degrees.
The threats to security in Southeast Asia have been serious and
constant since the end of the Second World War. The book provides
an absorbing account of the evolution of a key axis of regional
stability - defence contacts between Japan and Australia, tracing
the relationship from the early post-war period to the post-9/11
present. Though most works have focused on their economic nexus,
Japan and Australia's defences and security ties have assumed
increasing importance since the mid-1990s. With problems such as
North Korea's nuclear program and the China-Taiwan standoff
threatening regional stability, the two countries have sought to
strengthen bilateral relations, and indications are that this
relationship is likely to grow in the future. Japan, Australia and
Asia-Pacific Security explores the evolution of their relationship
in the broader context of Asia-Pacific security, addressing
regional, sub-regional and transnational issues. This captivating
book will be welcomed by those with an interest in Asian politics,
international relations, and security studies.
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Girl on Fire (Hardcover)
Alicia Keys; Illustrated by Brittney Williams; Andrew Weiner
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R328
Discovery Miles 3 280
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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From New York Times bestselling author and 15-time GRAMMY (R)
Award-winning artist Alicia Keys comes a new authentic and poignant
coming-of-age young adult graphic novel, about finding the strength
within when your whole world changes in an instant. Lolo Wright
always thought she was just a regular fourteen-year-old dealing
with regular family drama: her brother, James, is struggling with
his studies; her dad's business constantly teeters on the edge of
trouble; and her mother . . . she left long ago. But then Lolo's
world explodes when a cop pulls a gun on James in a dangerous case
of mistaken identities. Staring down the barrel, with no one else
to help, Lolo discovers powers she never knew she had. Using only
her mind, she literally throws the cop out of the way. Problem is
that secrets like Lolo's don't stay a secret for long. Skin, a
dangerous dealer with designs on taking over the neighborhood,
hears of Lolo's telekinetic abilities and decides that he needs her
in his crew. Skin might not have Lolo's powers, but he's got
nothing to lose and is willing to do whatever it takes to get what
he wants. And what he wants is Lolo. Lolo's not willing to let Skin
use her to hurt the people-and neighborhood-that she loves. But
it's going to take a whole different kind of bravery to stand-up
for what's right, especially after Lolo's mom returns suddenly and
turns Lolo's whole world upside-down. For too long, it's true,
Lolo's had her head in the clouds, but this time, it's on her . . .
and she's not backing down. Girl on Fire is a young adult graphic
novel about a girl who's a flame. It's the first-ever graphic novel
from beloved GRAMMY (R) Award-winning artist Alicia Keys,
co-written by Andrew Weiner and illustrated by Brittney Williams.
The threats to security in Southeast Asia have been serious and
constant since the end of World War II. This book provides an
absorbing account of the evolution of a key axis of regional
stability - defense contacts between Japan and Australia, tracing
the relationship from the early post-war period to the post-9/11
present.
Though most works have focused on their economic nexus, Japan and
Australia's defenses and security ties have assumed increasing
importance since the mid-1990s. With problems such as North Koreas
nuclear program and the China-Taiwan standoff threatening regional
stability, the two countries have sought to strengthen bilateral
relations, and indications are that this relationship is likely to
grow in the future.
Filling a gap in the existing literature, the book explores the
evolution of their relationship in the broader context of
Asia-Pacific security, addressing regional, sub-regional and
transnational issues. Paying particular attention to how the US,
the UN and the events of 9/11 have impacted on bilateral defense
contacts and regional security dynamics, the book will be welcomed
by those with an interest in Asian politics, international
relations, and security studies.
The Map is a practical guidebook introducing the basics of research
in translation studies for students doing their first major
research project in the field. Depending on where they are
studying, this may be at advanced undergraduate (BA) or at
postgraduate (MA/PHD) level. The book consists of ten chapters.
Chapter 1 offers an overview of 12 research areas in translation
studies in order to help students identify a topic and establish
some of the current research questions relating to it. Chapter 2 is
designed to assist students in planning their research project and
covers topics such as refining the initial idea, determining the
scope of the project, checking out resources, reading critically,
keeping complete bibliographic records, and working with a
supervisor. Chapters 3 to 7 provide some of the conceptual and
methodological tools needed in this area of research, with detailed
discussion of such topics as theoretical models of translation,
types of research, asking questions, making claims, formulating
hypotheses, establishing relations between variables, and selecting
and analyzing data. Chapters 8 and 9 are about presenting one's
research, in writing as well as orally. Finally, chapter 10 deals
with some of the criteria commonly used in research assessment,
especially in the assessment of theses. The authors provide
detailed guidance on further reading throughout. This is an
essential reference work for research students and lecturers
involved in supervising research projects and degrees.
When twenty-year-old Anna Carlson travels from America to a Korean
orphanage to locate her birth mother, she's devastated to learn the
woman is already dead. But just when it seems her search is over, a
stranger hands her a parcel containing an antique comb-and an
address. That scrap of paper leads Anna to the Seoul apartment of
the poor yet elegant Hong Jae-hee. Jae-hee recounts an epic tale
that begins with the Japanese occupation of Korea and China during
World War II, when more than two hundred thousand Korean women were
forced to serve the soldiers as "comfort women." Jae-hee knows the
story well-she was one of them. As Jae-hee's narrative unfolds,
Anna discovers that the precious tortoiseshell comb, with its
two-headed ivory dragon, has survived against all odds through
generations of her family's women. And as its origins become
clearer, Anna realizes that along with the comb, she inherits a
legacy-of resilience and courage, love and redemption-beyond her
wildest imagination. Revised edition: This edition of Daughters of
the Dragon includes editorial revisions.
From the bestselling author of Daughters of the Dragon comes the
story of one of the most extraordinary queens in history. As
tensions rise on the Korean peninsula, US diplomat Nate Simon is
sent to Seoul to gauge the political situation and advise the
president. He also needs to find out why someone sent the president
an ancient, intricately carved comb with an ivory inlay of a
two-headed dragon. Though familiar with Korea's language and
culture, Nate knows little of its troubled history. Beautiful and
mysterious embassy aide Anna Carlson believes it's time he learns,
starting with the extraordinary story of Korea's last queen. Seoul,
1866. The beautiful orphan Ja-young is chosen to be the child bride
of Gojong, Korea's boy king. Highly intelligent but shy, Ja-young
faces a choice: she can be a stone queen-silent and submissive-or
she can be a dragon queen and oppose enemies and empires that try
to rule Korea during the age of imperialism. Her choice leads her
to forge a legend that will endure far beyond her lifetime. The
more Nate discovers, the more he comes to realize that Queen Min's
story is still relevant today. Now the choice is up to him: be
submissive and accepting...or change the world.
"Andrews does a superb job in offering solutions to familiar
problems for African Americans. Complete with charts, graphs, facts
and figures, the author provides readers with a vivid display of
how the scales of equality, wealth and power are tipped against
people of color."
--Upscale
"Andrews' aim is to paint an intellectually defensible and
decidedly anti-conservative picture of the complicated tie between
race and economic wellbeing."
--Booklist
"Fiery, passionate, and provocative, but also unflinchingly
rigorous in its argument. It is rare for an economist to write with
such fire bolstered by such a commitment to logical
reasoning."
--William A. Darity, Jr
"Marcellus Andrews has written a fascinating and theoretically
grounded account of the relationship between America's market
economy and the prospects faced by African Americans."--"The
Journal of Economic Issues"
Popular liberal writing on race has relied on appeals to the
value of "diversity" and the fading memory of the Civil Rights
movement to counter the aggressive conservative assault on liberal
racial reform generally, and on black well-being, in particular.
Yet appeals to fairness and justice, no matter how heartfelt, are
bound to fail, Marcellus Andrews argues, since the economic
foundations of the Civil Rights movement have been destroyed by the
combined forces of globalization, technology, and tight government
budgets.
The Political Economy of Hope and Fear fills an important
intellectual gap in writing on race by developing a hard-nosed
economic analysis of the links between competitive capitalism,
racial hostility, and persistent racial inequality in post-Civil
Rights America. Andrewsspeaks to the anger and frustration that
blacks feel in the face of the nation's abandonment of racial
equality as a worthy objective by showing how the considerable
difficulties that black Americans face are related to fundamental
changes in the economic fortunes of the U.S.
The Political Economy of Hope and Fear is an economist's plea
for unsentimental thinking on matters of race to replace the
mixture of liberal hand wringing and conservative mythmaking that
currently passes for serious analysis about the nation's racial
predicament.
A new title in the 'Buster Laugh-a-lot' series and an ideal
stocking filler, this hilarious collection has hundreds of jolly
jokes for funny kids to share at Christmas. Who delivers presents
to baby sharks at Christmas? Santa Jaws. What do you call an elf
who has just won the lottery? Welfy. How does Rudolph know when
Christmas is coming? He looks at his calen-deer. Stuffed full of
festive fun, this book has over 300 Christmas jokes, including
cracking one-liners, silly puns, tongue twisters, knock knocks and
much more. Designed to be easy to read with wonderfully silly
illustrations for extra laughs, this hilarious collection will keep
jokers entertained for hours over Christmas. Also available in the
'Buster Laugh-a-lot' series: 9781780556260 Jokes for Funny Kids: 6
Year Olds 9781780556246 Jokes for Funny Kids: 7 Year Olds
9781780556253 Jokes for Funny Kids: 8 Year Olds 9781780557168 The
Jumbo Joke Book for Funny Kids
Much has been written about the use of tanks in battle. Little,
however, has appeared about the gunnery systems that are at their
core. This book describes and examines the main gun systems of
medium and heavy tanks from first use in 1916 in World War I to
those fielded in numbers to the end of World War II in 1945,
including tanks of the interwar period. Specifically considered are
guns of a calibre greater than 35 mm, which have been deployed in
numbers greater than 100\. The emphasis is on guns mounted in
turrets on heavier tracked armoured fighting vehicles (greater than
15 tonnes) which were considered tanks. There are, though,
exceptions, in that the naval 6 pounder guns in First World War
British tanks, as well as the 75 mm guns in French medium tanks of
the same period (all turretless) are included. The treatment of gun
systems includes sighting and fire control equipment, gun laying
equipment, mounts and the array of munitions fired, as well as the
actual gun, including its, barrel, cradle, breech, firing
mechanism, sights and recoil system. Related to this are issues of
gun handling (loading and unloading), ammunition design and rates
of fire. Also examined are the maximum impulse and energy generated
by firing some of the munitions available that must be absorbed by
the gun recoil system.
This book is the first in-depth study of the debates over
devolution in the four nations of the UK in the period up to 1939.
It explores divergent trends and attitudes towards the principle of
devolution at both local and national (UK) levels, explains the
limitations of devolution as a political ideal and the inherent
contradictions in the debates over devolution which were
unresolvable in the period under study. The book also demonstrates
the enduring potency of an all-British context and of the influence
and power of those who wished to defend the status quo. It
investigates the role of national - and Imperial - identities in
the debates over devolution, highlighting the continuing value and
importance of 'Britishness' and British identity as vital factors
in moulding popular opinion and support for established systems of
governance. In so doing, the book offers fresh perspectives on the
development of nationalisms in the 'Celtic fringe' during this
period and demonstrates the problems and limitations of such
identities as ways of mobilizing political opposition. -- .
This incisive interpretation of American foreign policy ranks as a
classic in American thought. First published in 1959, the book
offered an analysis of the wellsprings of American foreign policy
that shed light on the tensions of the Cold War and the deeper
impulses leading to the American intervention in Vietnam. William
Appleman Williams brilliantly explores the ways in which ideology
and political economy intertwined over time to propel American
expansion and empire in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The
powerful relevance of Williams s interpretation to world politics
has only been strengthened by recent events in Central Asia and the
Persian Gulf. Williams allows us to see that the interests and
beliefs that once sent American troops into Texas and California,
or Latin America and East Asia, also propelled American forces into
Iraq."
This book is the first in-depth study of the debates over
devolution in the four nations of the UK in the period up to 1939.
It explores divergent trends and attitudes towards the principle of
devolution at both local and national (UK) levels, explains the
limitations of devolution as a political ideal and the inherent
contradictions in the debates over devolution which were
unresolvable in the period under study. The book also demonstrates
the enduring potency of an all-British context and of the influence
and power of those who wished to defend the status quo. It
investigates the role of national - and Imperial - identities in
the debates over devolution, highlighting the continuing value and
importance of 'Britishness' and British identity as vital factors
in moulding popular opinion and support for established systems of
governance. In so doing, the book offers fresh perspectives on the
development of nationalisms in the 'Celtic fringe' during this
period and demonstrates the problems and limitations of such
identities as ways of mobilizing political opposition. -- .
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Literary Byways
William Andrews
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R434
Discovery Miles 4 340
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