This collection of papers is the sixth volume in the Comparative Austronesian series. The papers that comprise this volume examine the concept of precedence as a form of local discourse and as a mechanism for ordering status, at different levels, within specific Austronesian-speaking societies. This is the first volume of its kind to focus entirely on precedence and to provide an explication of…
Sejak edisi pertama kami diterbitkan, penggunaan polimer dan kompositnya dalam struktur, perangkat, obat-obatan, dan semua jenis produk komersial terus meningkat. Kita telah menyaksikan peluncuran apa yang dijuluki oleh media sebagai "pesawat plastik", yaitu Boeing 787 Dreamliner, dengan lebih dari 50% komposit polimer yang menyusun strukturnya. Telah terjadi ledakan teknologi pencetakan 3D yan…
This book focuses on the global financial crisis of 2008-2009 and its implications for democracy. Why and how did the crisis come about? Are there any instructive lessons to be drawn from comparisons with the Great Depression of the 1930s? What are the democratic response mechanisms to cope with serious crises? Do they work? Is China a new trend setter? Do values matter? Are global democratic r…
Virginia Claypool Meredith's role in directly managing the affairs of a large and prosperous farm in east-central Indiana opened doors that were often closed to women in late nineteenth century America. Her status allowed her to campaign for the education of women, in general, and rural women, in particular. While striving to change society's expectations for women, she also gave voice to the i…
Television is on the edge of both decline and rebirth. Vast technological change has brought about financial uncertainty and creative possibilities for producers, distributors and viewers. The proliferation of platforms from Amazon and Netflix to YouTube and the vlogosphere means extreme competition for audiences traditionally dominated by legacy broadcasters.
In this book, the author introduces belonging from a sociolinguistic perspective as a concept that is accomplished in interaction. Belonging can be expressed linguistically in social, spatial and temporal categories – indexing rootedness, groupness and cohesion. It can also be captured through shared linguistic practices within a group, e.g. collectively shared narrative practices. Using conv…
The theory of dynamical systems is a major mathematical discipline closely intertwined with all main areas of mathematics. It has greatly stimulated research in many sciences and given rise to the vast new area variously called applied dynamics, nonlinear science, or chaos theory. This introduction for senior undergraduate and beginning graduate students of mathematics, physics, and engineering…
Jika kita melihat sejarah kimia lingkungan dari sekitar tahun 1970, masa-masa awal terutama disibukkan dengan upaya mengidentifikasi polutan dalam berbagai media. Pada saat itu alat analisis sangat lambat dan jauh lebih tidak presisi dibandingkan saat ini. Sebagian besar polutan seperti senyawa polar, senyawa yang muncul sebagai jejak, dan senyawa yang muncul di media alami yang kompleks, misal…
This book is one of the first comprehensive works to fill the knowledge gap resulting from the limited number of empirical studies on interfirm networks. The in-depth empirical research presented here is based on a massive transaction relationship database of approximately 400,000 Japanese firms. This volume, unlike others, focuses on the role of interfirm networks in three different fields: (1…
Penelitian yang mengkaji hubungan antara politik, pasar, dan keamanan pasokan gas di Uni Eropa, dengan fokus pada studi kasus Inggris dan Jerman, akan mencakup berbagai aspek yang berkaitan dengan pasokan gas di wilayah ini. Beberapa elemen yang mungkin menjadi fokus penelitian ini termasuk: (1). Ketergantungan Pasokan Gas: Analisis akan mencakup tingkat ketergantungan Inggris dan Jerman terhad…