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The main emphasis of this book is upon political, social and economic developments, as conditioned by Japan”s interaction with the outside world, the advance of industrialisation and the emergence o …

This text prepares future professionals for success in the workplace through identifying interpersonal communication skills and strategies and exploring when, how, and why to use them. Informed by ac …

The essays in this volume were published across the 1984-2011 period, and range across a variety of topics and approaches to investigate the changing nature of global capitalism as a social order. As …

A comprehensive introduction to the important economic, social and political processes and development issues in this extremely popular region. South Asia provides one of the world”s most challengin …

How do scholars transform qualitative data into analysis? What does making analysis imply? What happens in the space in-between data and finalized analysis is notoriously difficult to talk about. In …

Since Japan’s economic recession began in the 1990s, the female workforce has experienced revolutionary changes as greater numbers of women have sought to establish careers. Employment trends indicat …

In the nineteenth century, as the Russian empire expanded eastwards and the Japanese empire expanded onto the Asian continent, the Russo-Japanese border became contested on and around the island of S …

The deep state ranks among the most critical issues in Turkish politics. This book traces its origins and offers an explanation of the emergence and trajectory of the deep state; the meaning and func …

This book deals with the conflict between Northern and Southern Sudan over the Abeyi region and other border areas. This area has historically been a model of peaceful coexistence and cooperation but …

At the time of America’s 2003 invasion of Iraq, the term ‘neoconservative’ was enjoying wide currency. To this day, it remains a term that engenders much debate and visceral reaction. The purpose of …