... himself’.11 The western savanna also experienced two jihads during the nineteenth century, but they created less stability. The first, in 1818, was inthe internaldelta of the Niger, hitherto controlled ... 16:0Regional diversity inthe nineteenth century 179southern africaDuring the early nineteenth centurythe African peoples of southern Africaused two strategies in attempting to overcome segmentation ... year during the late nineteenth century. The main export was ivory,whose continuously rising price drove the traders ever deeper inland. Slaveexports rose to rival it during the mid -century, ...
... Carlyle, as a result of the contagion passed from one to another through the air they both breatheor the water they both drink, then in Engels, as in Gaskell, it is the interpenetration of English ... from the millowners themselves, who at one point had the Representing the immigrant Irish in urban England around mid -century [the working-man] can protest with most violent passion against the ... English bodies, linking the imperialand industrial feats of the nineteenth century to an aboriginal ethnicprinciple.Inspired by Alton’s viewing of a boat race at Cambridge – in which‘‘some...
... institutions attended the discussion. The theme for the roundtablediscussion was “Human resource challenges facing the hotel and travel industry inChina . The discussion was led by Dr Hanqin ... toexplore these issues by interviewing industry executives andacademics and via the authors’ own experiences of teaching andresearch in China. It is hoped that these issues will be noted by the Chinese ... 300vacant posts, there are likely be around 200applications. This is due to the rapid increase in the number of hotel properties inChina and the related rise in demand for employees. Inthe 1990s,many...
... hertenacity in holding the castle in 1217. Indeed, Nichola’s defence ofpower and portrayal 23 Lincoln in 1217 was a significant factor in turning the tide of events in favour of King John. According ... appliesto other twelfth -century saints.44 Women’s testimony and role as sourcesof information on the saint are therefore one way in which they could in uence the shape and content of the text. ... research into the history of women and gender since the 1970s has changed the face of history. Using the insights of feminist theoryand of historians of women, gender historians have explored the...
... be justified depend-ing on the willingness of policy makers to intervene into family life. In addition, there is an argument to be made to intervene on the well-being of the individual. Although ... through the interjection of a reverse economic model originally intended to give the middle tier the monopoly of economic control. As authors in the original text point out, in an ever-expanding ... alcohol brands sponsoring drivers and cars in the sport of motor racing. Addressing the impact of advertising and marketing upon intemperate consumption is the challenge for the future and requires...
... 2004:54). The influence of Yin & Yang can also be seen inthe naming accounting technique of both Longmen Zhang bookkeeping, which emerged at the end of the Ming and the beginning of the Qing ... Until the introduction of western accounting methods inthe second half of the nineteenth century, Bookkeeping inthe Qing dynasty was shaped by these basic modes (Gardella, 1992:324): • the ... restructuring under their advice. Inthe opposite side, the ‘reformationist’ strove to retain the forms of native Chinese accounting while linking them to certain key features of modern Western theory...
... Cooperation in Business: Managing Dilemmas inthe 21st Century, we take the first steps in exploring thisemerging field of knowledge and practice, lookingfor ways to think about two key business ... result of the largely unconscious evolution ofinstitutions of collective action. Ostrom has taken the lead in making the management principles forthese institutions explicit, combining theory ... exam-ple, in Ostrom’s study of water-use arrangements in the Los Angeles basin, an outside institution (the U.S. Geological Survey [USGS]) was charged withmonitoring, among other things, the salinity...
... http://www0.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/indepth/docs /china0 91900.htm. Internet in China: Big Mama is Watching You 153. The Internet inChina This chapter will provide information about the origin and history of the internet in China. ... basic information on the internet in China, laying the foundation for further discussion. First, we will try to explain why the Chinese government insisted in introducing and developing the internet, ... numerous occasions that since China reacted too late to the Industrial Revolution, they definitely do not want China to miss the Information Revolution. China s interest inthe Information Revolution...
... pounds sterling.[21] In view of the prevailing east wind in these regions, and the maze of reefs, cays and shoals extending far outto sea from the Mosquito Coast, the galleons, in making their course ... workmen, the increase of imposts, and the prejudice against the mechanic arts, industry was being ruined; while the increased depopulation of the realm, the mainmort of ecclesiastical lands, the majorats ... between the Virginian Capes and the Bermudas to about 38°, in order to recover the strong northerly winds, and then east to the Azores. In winter the galleons sometimes ran south of the Bermudas,...
... with the addition of new vaccine products to the recommended childhood schedule. In diagnosing the problems facing the vaccine financing system, the Insti-tute of Medicine’s Committee on the ... caresetting. Assuring access and sustaining incentives that contribute to the availability of safe and effective vaccines are the twin goals that mustguide vaccine finance strategies inthe 21st century. 16 ... Berlin.20 FINANCING VACCINES INTHE 21ST CENTURY health sectors in adapting to foreseeable changes in vaccine development in the decades ahead. The public and private partnership that supports the immunization...
... at the end of the19th and beginning of the 20th century. Maintaining stability is likely to become more difficult because the region is producing two rising great powers: China and India. Theyare ... challenge continues to be the continuing inabilityof the United States, its allies, and the Iraqi opposition to get rid of the Iraqi strongman, Saddam Hussein. Through the end of the Clinton administration, ... role in securing U.S. interests, in promot-ing American values, and in protecting human rights. While the USAF has had significant success in employing aerospace power in the recent past, emerging...
... flingingthemselves into the water and swimming off to the ships. At the same instant the guns of the galleons and of the shore batteries opened fire on the Jesus and her consorts, and inthe ... The English, being greatly inferior in numbers, lay waiting for them inside the Spit. The morning after the French came in was still and sultry. The English could not move for want of wind. The ... won, the wisest inthe devising ofenterprises, the calmest in danger, the first to set an example of energy in difficulties, and, above all, the firmest in maintaining order and discipline. The...
... always involved the hiding and covering up of one’sflaws.Think of the many presidents who had an affair during the course of their tenure inthe WhiteHouse. In some cases the press knew about the ... that the group believes promotes its best interest. In seeking to avoid shame, group members areimpelled to submerge their own personal interests for the sake of the common good. In the increasingly ... became increasinglyunwilling to deny their own personal needs for the good of the group. They rebelled againstauthority — the man” — and the idea that a common good should be dictated. In the...