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There is great social tension in the aftermath of 'Tiananmen Square', uncertainty about political and economic policy and the constant burden of over-population. Serious flooding of the Yellow River adds more than a hundred million to the 'floating population' of destitute and semi-destitute peasant refugees. Disaster is imminent ...

This glossary is an up-to-date research tool for the study of population. Based on the technical literature in the three languages listed, it comprises more than 7500 technical terms accessible in three directions: English-Japanese -German, Japanese-English-German and German-Japanese-English.

This book is an introduction to the contrastive phonetics of English and Dutch aimed at the Dutch-speaking student from both the Netherlands and Belgium. Numerous self-study exercises are provided in pronunciation and transcription together with a workbook.

This wide-ranging handbook presents an overview of our current knowledge on the history of the Bible. Divided into three parts, it shows how the collections of canonical and apocryphal books were formed, explains the transmission and translation of the Biblical texts and describes biblical interpretation in Judaism and Christianity. Incorporating the immense amount of information that has become available since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the author sets out to bridge the gaps between widely different areas and trends in the field of Biblical Studies: canonical and apocryphal literature, written and oral traditions, rabbinic and Christian exegesis and modern critical exegesis, and literal and allegorical interpretation, among others. Uniquely, Trebolle Barrera also looks at the "Wirkungsgeschichte of the Bible in relation to the Greek and Roman world, the Renaissance and the Enlightenment. Scholars, students and interested lay persons alike will benefit from the wealth of general information found here as well as detailed discussion on many topics currently under debate, from the significance of Qumran to the influence of the Semitic and Greek world on Christianity.

Choose from classics such as profiteroles, lemon meringue pie and apple crumble ot experiment with more exotic international dishes like tiramisu or brandy-soaked borracho cake from Spain.

The cowboy — that enigmatic, larger-than-life icon of our culture —has long been considered a figure of fast hands, steel nerves, and few words. But according to Ramon Adams, cowboys, once among themselves, enjoyed a vivid, often boisterous repartee. You might say that around a campfire they could make more noise than “a jackass in a tin barn.” Here in one volume is a complete guide to cowboy-speak. Like many of today’s foreign language guides, this handy book is organized not alphabetically but situationally, lest you find yourself in Texas at a loss for words. There are sections on the ranch, the cowboy’s duties, riding equipment, the roundup, roping, branding, even square dancing. There are words and phrases you’ll recognize because they’ve filtered into everyday language — “blue lightnin’,” “star gazin’,” “the whole shebang” — plus countless others that, sadly, are seldom heard in current speech: “lonely as a preacher on pay night,” “restless as a hen on a hot griddle,” “crooked as a snake in a cactus patch.” As entertaining as it is authoritative, COWBOY LINGO captures the living speech of the Great Plains and serves as a window into the soul of the American West.

An easy-to-use bilingual dictionary for both Spanish language and ESL students. Spanish-English/English-Spanish Practical Dictionary features over 35,000 word-to-word entries, making it suitable for standardized testing. It also includes a phonetic guide to pronunciation in both languages, a handy glossary of the country's menu terms, a bilingual list of irregular verbs, and a bilingual list of abbreviations. Sturdy and portable, this paperback edition also makes a great option for travelers.

The completely revised, second edition of the largest mass market Spanish/English, English/Spanish dictionary available-with over 3 million copies in print! The most up-to-date, most detailed dictionary of its kind with over 3,000 new words, phrases, and meanings and more than 70,000 entries. Ideal for Students and travelers.• Up-to-date vocabulary, including idiomatic phrases, expressions, and slang• Selective labeling to show nuances of meanings in different contexts in Spanish and Latin American usage• Full pronunciations in International Phonetic Alphabet• Summaries of Spanish and English grammar• Extensive tables and lists of model verbs, prefixes and suffixes, and georgraphic names and their derivativesEl diccionario más corriente, más detallado de su categoría. Más de 3.000 palabras, frases y significados nuevos. Más de 70.000 artículos. Ideal para Estudiantes y Viajeros• Vocabulario corriente, además de frases, modismos y expresiones familiares• Signos clasificantes de significación que distinguen matices de sentido en varios contextos del uso español e hispanoamericano• Pronunciaciones completas en el Alfabeto Fonético Internacional• Resúmenes de gramática española e inglesa• Amplias tablas y listas de berbos modelos, prefijos y sufijos, nombres geográficos y sus derivados

In the first part of this useful book, the author shows how to solve common problems of writing. The reader will learn how to recognize common problems of writing. The reader will learn how to recognize words and phrases that should be cut; how to shorten cumbersome sentences; how to arrange the elements of pairs, series, and compound subjects and predicates; how to recognize and rectify mismanaged participles; and how to be on the lookout for the better word.The second part of the book consists of more than 1500 recommendations for cuts, changes, and comparisons that editors make to produce writing that is concise and effective.

The book "" Bushido, the Soul of Japan "" has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies and hence the text is clear and readable.

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The Routledge Handbook of Social Change provides an interdisciplinary primer to the intellectual approaches that hold the key to understanding the complexity of social change in the twenty-first century.

This handbook presents cutting-edge research on Asian transnationalism written by experts in the areas of migration, diaspora, ethnicity, gender, language, education, politics, media, art, popular culture, and literature for academics, researchers, and students of international migration, Asian diaspora, and transnationalism.

The Routledge Handbook of Critical Kashmir Studies presents emerging critical knowledge frameworks and perspectives that foreground situated histories and resistance practices in order to challenge colonial and postcolonial forms of governance and state building.

Comprising vignettes from the author's own experience as first a divorce lawyer and then a divorce mediator, combined with self-assessment tests, California Marriage License Handbook is a groundbreaking reality check about the legal and financial obligations people accept, often unwittingly, when they agree to legally join their life with someone else...until death or divorce court do they part.After 10 years of slogging through divorce courts for clients, the author turned to actual problem solving to help people not just dissolve their marriage, but even try to retain it whenever possible. To that end, California Marriage License Handbook explains the confusing truth about community property, the difference between marriage and domestic partnerships, and the depth of fiduciary obligation most people simply just don't understand before they say, "I do."