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Verlag: Sydney University Press Dez 2016, 2016
ISBN 10: 0190219769ISBN 13: 9780190219765
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Asians have migrated to North America for centuries, in search of opportunities and conveyed by increasingly dense, international circuits of trade, labor markets, and family networks. Drawn by the riches promised by the relatively undeveloped, but not unpopulated, New World, Asians joined a diverse array of immigrants arriving in capacities such as merchants, farmers, fishermen, soldiers, missionaries, artists and artisans, industrial and agricultural laborers,technicians and scientists, journalists, sailors, diplomats, tourists, bankers, students, and entrepreneurs of every stripe. They contributed significantly to the massive transformation of the United States into the wealthiest and most powerful nation in the world, particularly on the west coast andHawaii. Unlike their European counterparts, however, Asians challenged American conceptions of racial homogeneity and national culture which produced legislative and institutional efforts to segregate them through immigration laws, restrictions on citizenship, and limits on employment, property ownership, access to public services, and civil rights. Only with World War II, the Cold War, and the Civil Rights era's remaking of racial ideologies and forging of a more egalitarian, multiethnicdemocracy Asian Americans have gained ground and acceptance, albeit in the still stereotyped category of 'model minorities'.Asian American History: A Very Short Introduction provides a narrative interpretation of key themes that emerge in the history of Asian migrations to North America. Clearly written and elegantly argued, this book complements typical American history narratives by highlighting how Asian immigration has shaped the evolution of ideological and legal interpretations of America as a 'nation of immigrants'.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. 184 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Sydney University Press Dez 2016, 2016
ISBN 10: 0198788304ISBN 13: 9780198788300
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Homer's mythological tales of war and homecoming, the Iliad and the Odyssey, are considered to be two of the most influential works in the history of Western literature. Yet their author, 'the greatest poet that ever lived' is something of a mystery. By the 6th century BCE, Homer had already become a mythical figure, and even today the debate continues as to whether he ever existed. Barbara Graziosi considers Homer's famous works, and their impact on readers throughout the centuries. She shows how the Iliad and the Odyssey benefit from a tradition of reading that spans well over two millennia, from the impressive scholars at the library of Alexandria, in the third and second centuries BCE, who wrote some of the first commentaries on the Homeric epics. Summaries of these scholars' notes made their way into the margins of Byzantine manuscripts; from Byzantium the annotated manuscripts travelled to Italy; and the ancient notes finally appeared in the first printed editions of Homer, eventually influencing our interpretation of Homer's work today. Along the way, Homer's works have inspired artists, writers, philosophers, musicians, playwrights, and film-makers. Exploring the main literary, historical, cultural, and archaeological issues at the heart of Homer's works, Graziosi analyses the enduring appeal of Homer and his iconic works. 144 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Sydney University Press Dez 2016, 2016
ISBN 10: 0190276525ISBN 13: 9780190276522
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this work, an internationally-respected authority in military ethics describes a wholly new kind of cyber conflict that has utterly confounded the predictions of earlier experts in information warfare. Comparing this 'state-sponsored hacktivism' to the transformative impact of 'irregular warfare' in conventional armed conflict, Lucas offers a critique of legal approaches to governance, and outlines a new approach to ethics and 'just war' reasoning (grounded in thepolitical philosophies of Alasdair MacIntyre, John Rawls, and Jürgen Habermas) that provides both a framework for understanding these newly-emerging norms of practice for cyber conflict, and the basis for a professional 'code of ethics' for the new generation of 'cyber warriors.'.
Verlag: Sydney University Press Dez 2016, 2016
ISBN 10: 0190624620ISBN 13: 9780190624620
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Out in the Rural is the unlikely story of the Tufts-Delta Health Center, which in 1966 opened in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, to become the first rural community health center in the United States.
Verlag: Sydney University Press Dez 2016, 2016
ISBN 10: 0190611480ISBN 13: 9780190611484
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - How can the United States craft a sustainable national security strategy in a world of shifting threats, sharp resource constraints, and a changing balance of power This volume brings together research on this question from political science, history, and political economy, aiming to inform both future scholarship and strategic decision-making.
Verlag: Sydney University Press Dez 2016, 2016
ISBN 10: 0198794622ISBN 13: 9780198794622
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Examines the key roles of Scots in central aspects of the Atlantic and imperial economies from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries, and demonstrates that an understanding of the relationship between Scotland and the British Empire is vital both for the understanding of the histories of that country and of many territories of the Empire.
Verlag: Sydney University Press Dez 2016, 2016
ISBN 10: 0190600683ISBN 13: 9780190600686
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Food Power brings together the history of food, agriculture, and foreign policy to explore the use of food to promote American national security and national interests during the first three decades of the Cold War.