The Bare Branch
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The Bare Branch
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Author : Marcia P. Lebhar
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-06-06
The Bare Branch written by Marcia P. Lebhar and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-06 with Religion categories.
A collection of essays for the Anglican Gulf Atlantic Diocese.
Bare Branches
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Author : Valerie M. Hudson
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2005-09-23
Bare Branches written by Valerie M. Hudson and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-09-23 with Political Science categories.
What happens to a society that has too many men? In this provocative book, Valerie Hudson and Andrea den Boer argue that, historically, high male-to-female ratios often trigger domestic and international violence. Most violent crime is committed by young unmarried males who lack stable social bonds. Although there is not always a direct cause-and-effect relationship, these surplus men often play a crucial role in making violence prevalent within society. Governments sometimes respond to this problem by enlisting young surplus males in military campaigns and high-risk public works projects. Countries with high male-to-female ratios also tend to develop authoritarian political systems. Hudson and den Boer suggest that the sex ratios of many Asian countries, particularly China and India—which represent almost 40 percent of the world's population—are being skewed in favor of males on a scale that may be unprecedented in human history. Through offspring sex selection (often in the form of sex-selective abortion and female infanticide), these countries are acquiring a disproportionate number of low-status young adult males, called "bare branches" by the Chinese. Hudson and den Boer argue that this surplus male population in Asia's largest countries threatens domestic stability and international security. The prospects for peace and democracy are dimmed by the growth of bare branches in China and India, and, they maintain, the sex ratios of these countries will have global implications in the twenty-first century.
Classic Haiku
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Author : Bash? Matsuo
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2002-01-01
Classic Haiku written by Bash? Matsuo and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-01 with Poetry categories.
This volume features dozens of Basho's poems as well as works by his predecessors and ten of his disciples — Kikaku, Ransetsu, Joso, and Kyoroku among them. Intended principally for readers with no knowledge of Japanese literature, the book includes the original Japanese text, a transliteration, and English translations for each verse.
New Global Dangers
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Author : Michael Edward Brown
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2004
New Global Dangers written by Michael Edward Brown and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Political Science categories.
Command of the commons : the military foundation of U.S. Hegemony / Barry R. Posen / - Why do states build nuclear weapons? Three models in search of a bomb / Scott D. Sagan / - Never say never again : nuclear reversal revisited / Ariel E. Levite / - Preventing nuclear entrepreneurship in russia's nuclear cities / Sharon K. Weiner / - Pathogens as weapons : the international security implications of biological warfare / Gregory Koblentz / - Dreaded risks and the control of biological weapons / Jessica Stern / - Beyond the MTCR : building a comprehensive regime to contain ballistic missile proliferation / Dinshaw Mistry / - Human security : paradigm shift or hot air? / Roland Paris / - Security, stability, and international migration / Myron Weiner / - HIV / AIDS and the changing landscape of war in Africa / Stefan Elbe / - Collateral damage : humanitarian assistance as a cause of conflict / Sarah Kenyon Lischer / - Market civilization and its clash with terror / Michael Mouusseau / - T ...
Broken Wings
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Author : Jia Pingwa
language : en
Publisher: ACA Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2019-05-03
Broken Wings written by Jia Pingwa and has been published by ACA Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-03 with Social Science categories.
Broken Wings tells the story of Butterfly, who is kidnapped and taken to a remote mountain village devoid of young women. There, she is imprisoned and, later, raped in the cave home of the wifeless farmer who has bought her. Butterfly's fading hopes of escape are described in her own voice, revealing the struggles of a spirited young woman.
Research Paper Srs
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Research Paper Srs written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Forests and forestry categories.
Sugarberry Dieback And Mortality In Southern Louisiana
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Sugarberry Dieback And Mortality In Southern Louisiana written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Celtis categories.
Discusses the sudden widespread decline of Sugarberry trees in Southern Louisiana in 1988. The most likely cause of the damage was an exotic pest, Tetragonocephala flava, a psyllid that causes defoliation and twig dieback.
China And International Security
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Author : Donovan C. Chau
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2014-04-17
China And International Security written by Donovan C. Chau and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-17 with Political Science categories.
The first work of its kind, this strategic assessment of China's national security reveals the nation's intentions, capabilities, and threats—and their implications for the United States and the world. As China continues to develop the strategic means to advance its national interests in Asia and around the world, assessing its role in international security is the greatest strategic challenge now faced by the United States and its allies. China and International Security facilitates this critically important understanding, analyzing topics that range from strategic geography and orientation to gender ratios. Using detailed case studies and sharing expert insights, the work provides historical, internal, and contemporary analyses that reveal the nature and character of China's national security. This three-volume set is written for scholars, students, and policymakers. The volumes offer in-depth articles penned by intelligence professionals and journalists, as well as entries by scholars in fields as diverse as international politics, history, and strategic studies. While other works may attempt to predict the future of China's rise or the nature of China's future bilateral relationships, none so thoroughly examines the totality of China's domestic, regional, and international security—and their implications.
Descriptive Translation Studies And Beyond
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Author : Gideon Toury
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 2012-11-21
Descriptive Translation Studies And Beyond written by Gideon Toury and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-21 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This is an expanded and slightly revised version of the book of the same title which caused quite a stir when it was first published (1995). It thus reflects an additional step in an ongoing research project which was launched in the 1970s. The main objective is to transcend the limitations of using descriptive methods as a mere ancillary tool and place a proper branch of DTS at the very heart of the discipline, between the theoretical and the applied branches. Throughout the book, theoretical and methodological discussions are illustrated by an assortment of case studies, the emphasis being on the need to take whatever one wishes to focus on within the contexts which are relevant to it. Part One discusses the pivotal position of the descriptive branch within Translation Studies, and Part Two then outlines a detailed rationale for that positioning. This, in turn, supplies a framework for the case studies comprising Part Three, where a number of exemplary issues are analysed and contextualized: texts and modes of translational behaviour are situated in their cultural setting, and textual components are related to their texts and then also to the cultural constellations in which they are embedded. All this leads to Part Four, which asks what the knowledge accumulated through descriptive studies of the kind advocated in the book is likely to yield in terms of both the theoretical and the applied branches of the field. All in all: an innovative, thought-provoking book which no one with a keen interest in translation can afford to ignore.
Descriptive Translation Studies And Beyond
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Author : Gideon Toury
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 1995
Descriptive Translation Studies And Beyond written by Gideon Toury and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
A replacement of the author's well-known book on Translation Theory, In Search of a Theory of Translation (1980), this book makes a case for Descriptive Translation Studies as a scholarly activity as well as a branch of the discipline, having immediate consequences for issues of both a theoretical and applied nature. Methodological discussions are complemented by an assortment of case studies of various scopes and levels, with emphasis on the need to contextualize whatever one sets out to focus on.Part One deals with the position of descriptive studies within TS and justifies the author's choice to devote a whole book to the subject. Part Two gives a detailed rationale for descriptive studies in translation and serves as a framework for the case studies comprising Part Three. Concrete descriptive issues are here tackled within ever growing contexts of a higher level: texts and modes of translational behaviour in the appropriate cultural setup; textual components in texts, and through these texts, in cultural constellations. Part Four asks the question: What is knowledge accumulated through descriptive studies performed within one and the same framework likely to yield in terms of theory and practice?This is an excellent book for higher-level translation courses.