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Fate and Freedom in Korean Historical Films
This open access book examines the depiction of Korean history in recent South Korean historical films. Released over the Hallyu (“Korean Wave”) period starting in the mid-1990s, these films have reflected, shaped, and extended the thriving public discourse over national history. In these works, the balance between fate and freedom—the negotiation between societal constraints and individu…
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- 978-3-031-27267-7
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- XIX, 255
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Prudence and Pressure: Reproduction and Human Agency in Europe and Asia, 1700…
A study of human reproduction and social organization in preindustrial communities that reveals important similarities between Europe and Asia.This pioneering study reconceptualizes the impact of social organizations, economic conditions, and human agency on human reproduction in preindustrial communities in Europe and Asia. Unlike previous studies, in which Asia is measured by European standar…
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- 9780262326476
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- 1 online resource (xxv, 380 pages) :illustrations, maps.
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Race and Social Problems; Restructuring Inequality
Meskipun orang Amerika percaya pada janji masyarakat yang egaliter dan tidak memandang warna kulit, kenyataannya jauh dari cita-cita itu. Orang kulit berwarna secara konsisten tertinggal dari rekan-rekan kulit putih mereka dalam bidang-bidang utama kualitas hidup. Meskipun banyak kemajuan yang signifikan, ketidaksetaraan struktural yang meluas terus ada dan berkembang. Ras dan Masalah Sosial me…
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- 978-1-4939-0863-9
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- 305.8 BAN r
Race and Entrepreneurial Success: Black-, Asian-, and White-Owned Businesses …
A comprehensive analysis of racial disparities and the determinants of entrepreneurial performance--in particular, why Asian-owned businesses on average perform relatively well and why black-owned businesses typically do not.Thirteen million people in the United States--roughly one in ten workers--own a business. And yet rates of business ownership among African Americans are much lower and hav…
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- 9780262272476
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- 1 online resource (x, 240 pages) :illustrations
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Fighting words :language policy and ethnic relations in Asia
Project sponsored by the BCSIA Studies in International Security in cooperation with the Center for Peace and Security Studies, and the Pacific Basin Research Center.Language policy is a sensitive issue in most countries. In countries where more than one language is spoken--the vast majority--language policies affect the ability of individuals and groups to participate in government, to be trea…
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- 9780262269353
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- 1 online resource (xi, 480 pages) :maps.
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Public-Key Cryptography -- PKC 2015; 18th IACR International Conference on Pr…
Konferensi Internasional IACR tentang Praktik dan Teori Kriptografi Kunci Publik (PKC 2015) ke-18 diadakan dari tanggal 30 Maret hingga 1 April 2015, di Gaithersburg, MD, AS, di kampus Institut Nasional Standar dan Teknologi (NIST) . Disponsori oleh Asosiasi Internasional untuk Penelitian Kriptologi (IACR), konferensi ini berfokus pada semua aspek teknis kriptografi kunci publik. Prosiding ini …
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- 978-3-662-46447-2
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- Security and Cryptology
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Prospects for monetary cooperation and integration in East Asia
East Asian countries were notably uninterested in regional monetary integration until the late 1990s, when the Asian financial crisis revealed the fragility of the region's exchange rate arrangements and highlighted the need for a stronger regional financial architecture. Since then, the countries of East Asia have begun taking steps to explore monetary and financial cooperation, establishing s…
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- 9780262265980
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- 1 online resource (xvi, 320 pages) :illustrations
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Thinking Strategically: The Major Powers, Kazakhstan, and the Central Asian N…
More than ten years after the breakup of the Soviet Union, none of the major powers, including Russia, has developed a cohesive geopolitical strategy for dealing with the countries and regions that once made up the USSR. Even after September 11 and the sudden importance of Central Asia in the struggle against global terrorism, the United States continues to deal with the region in fragmented an…
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- 9780262278133
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- 1 online resource (xii, 243 pages).
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A History of Christianity in India 1707–1858
This book, a sequel to Bishop Neill's A History of Christianity in India: The Beginnings to 1707, traces its subject from the death of Aurunzib to the so-called Indian Mutiny. The history of India since 1498 is of a tremendous confrontation of cultures and religions. Since 1757, the chief part in this confrontation has been played by Britain; and the Christian missionary enterprise, especially …
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A History of Bangladesh
Bangladesh is a new name for an old land whose history is little known to the wider world. A country chiefly famous in the West for media images of poverty, underdevelopment, and natural disasters, Bangladesh did not exist as an independent state until 1971. Willem van Schendel's history reveals the country's vibrant, colourful past and its diverse culture as it navigates the extraordinary twis…
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