Our Company, a Multinational Company, world leader in the field of security systems, with headquarters Cortemaggiore (PC). STRATEGIC BUYER Dual reporting to General Manager and to SE Procurement Director, main functions and responsibilities will be: Responsible of Procurement activities including coordination of transactional sourcing activities; Strategic buyer of around 15 M€: Italy IS and other SE DM categories; In coordination with European Category Manager, will be responsible of definition and implementation of Sourcing strategies of the categories under his responsibility, to reach the economic and development targets; Leadership of the activities required to define and implement the Sourcing strategies of the categories under his responsibility across different entities: Supplier selection and development Supplier agreement negotiation New product development RFQ process Supply improvements activities together with Logistics and Quality The Best Candidate is Graduate (plus Degree in Engineering, preferably Mechanica l or Management) and have as least 5 years experience in similar roles. The successful Candidate will have strong leadership, proactive and positive attitude, analytic focus, result oriented, negotiation power, and decision making. Furthermore, the ability to work in a team, with a strong "sense" of problem solving and stress management. A fluent knowledge of the English language is essential, both spoken and written, for dialogue with suppliers and foreign customers (knowledge of Spanish will be considered a plus). Availability for possible transfers all over the world. Work place: Cortemaggiore (PC).
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ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kalisch, Isidor / Stenring, Knut, PUBLISHER: Book Tree, This book is considered to be the oldest known Jewish mystical text and is now an important part of Cabalistic studies. It first appeared in historical records during the first century C.E., but its principles had been passed down for centuries before this, with Jewish scholars believing that the patriarch Abraham had received the teachings directly. It is written from the perspective of an observer who is relating the work of God's creation step by step, as it unfolds. It covers not only the creation of the universe, but the formation of the earth and humanity as well. It reveals how the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet work symbolically and interact with one another, through God, to bring about our physical world. Most cultures agree that God created the universe, our world and our bodies but many creation stories beyond this one are less complete. By looking deeply at this story and studying its message, one can come away with meaningful insights that will not be available elsewhere. This book is often considered to be a meditative text, focused upon more in the first translation by Kalisch, and also as a magical text, covered more clearly in the second version by Stenring. If something is not made clear in one version it can be likely be found in the other, which is what makes this book so interesting. It is a very powerful mystical work and having access to two separate translations in one volume is of immense importance.
Our Multinational Company, world leader in the field of security systems, with headquarters Cortemaggiore (PC), for the enhancement of its internal structure, has instructed us to search for the following profiles: AREA MANAGER (CENTRAL-SOUTH ITALY) The Best Candidate is preferably graduated in Economy and have as least 5 years experience in Sales & Marketing. The Candidate have a consolidated experience in Sales Domestic Market, preferable in security doors sector, but at least in interior doors, windows, furniture, etc. He would have a solid experience in traditional domestic channels like show room, distributors, residential market and OEM. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Reporting to Sales Manager, main functions and responsibilities will be: Define and manage initiatives and actions to ensure that growth, profit and sales targets of the assigned area are achieved; Work with Sales Manager, consolidating actual markets/customers and developing new channel or customers; Collaborate and strengthen relationships with the existing distribution network to deliver sales targets; Identify new potential customer, ensuring the development of new sales and new markets; Manage a sales organization (agents), moving from the existing structure towards a better one, more efficient. The successful Candidate have a business approach, leadership, strong commitment, result orientation, collaborative approach and strong customer orientation. A good knowledge of the English language is essential, both spoken and written, for dialogue with suppliers and foreign customers. Work place: Central and South Italy, including Islands.
Vendo videocassette VHS collezione Hitchcock i grandi capolavori del brivido composta da 36 pezzi la maggior parte ancora incartate originale De Agostini Elenco titoli: 1 Ricatto (Blackmail) Il Club dei Trentanove (The 39 Steps) L'agente segreto o Amore e Mistero (Secret Agent) Sabotaggio (Sabotage) Giovane e innocente (Young and Innocent) La signora scompare (The Lady Vanishes) La taverna della Giamaica (Jamaica Inn) Rebecca la prima moglie (Rebecca) Il Prigioniero di Amsterdam (Foreign Correspondent) Il sospetto (Suspicion) Il Signore e la Signora Smith (Mr. & Mrs. Smith) Sabotatori (Saboteur) L'ombra del dubbio (Shadow of a Doubt) Prigionieri dell'Oceano (Lifeboat) Io ti salverò (Spellbound) Notorious l'amante perduta Il caso Paradine (The Paradine Case) Nodo alla gola-Cocktail per un cadavere (Rope) Paura in palcoscenico (Stage Fright) L'altro uomo - delitto per delitto (Strangers on a Train) Io confesso (I Confess) Il delitto perfetto (Dial M for Murder) La finestra sul cortile (Rear Window) La congiura degli innocenti (The Trouble with Harry) Caccia al Ladro (To Catch a Thief) L'uomo che sapeva troppo (Man Who Knew Too Much) Il ladro (The Wrong Man) La donna che visse due volte (Vertigo) Intrigo Internazionale (North by Northwest) Psyco (Psycho) Gli Uccelli (The Birds) Marnie Il sipario strappato (Torn Curtain) Topaz Frenzy Complotto di famiglia (Family Plot)
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rowe, Peter G. / Kuan, Seng, PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), Built around snatches of discussion overheard in a Beijing design studio, this book explores attitudes toward architecture in China since the opening of the Treaty Ports in the s. Central to the discussion are the concepts of ti and yong, or "essence" and "form," Chinese characters that are used to define the proper arrangement of what should be considered modern and essentially Chinese. Ti and yong have gone through various transformations--for example, from "Chinese learning for essential principles and Western learning for practical application" to "socialist essence and cultural form" and an almost complete reversal to "modern essence and Chinese form." The book opens with a discussion of cultural developments in China in response to the forced opening to the West in the mid-nineteenth century, efforts to reform the Qing dynasty, and the Nationalist and Communist regimes. It then considers the return of overseas-educated Chinese architects and foreign influences on Chinese architecture, four architectural orientations toward tradition and modernity in the s and s, and the controversy over the use of "big roofs" and other sinicizing aspects of Chinese architecture in the s. The book then moves to the hard economic conditions of the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, when architecture was almost abandoned, and the beginning of reform and opening up to the outside world in the late s and s. Finally, it looks at the present socialist market economy and Chinese architecture during the still incomplete process of modernization. It closes with a prognosis for the future.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Chou, Chih-P'Ing / Chiang, Joanne / Eagar, Jianna, PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press, Originally published in , "A New China" has become a standard textbook for intermediate Chinese language learning. This completely revised edition reflects China's dramatic developments in the last decade and consolidates the previous two-volume set into one volume for easy student use. Written from the perspective of a foreign student who has just arrived in China, the textbook provides the most up-to-date lessons and learning materials about the changing face of China. The first half of the book follows the life of an exchange student experiencing Beijing for the first time. Chinese language students are guided step-by-step through the stages of arriving at the airport, going through customs, and adjusting to Chinese university dormitories. The revised edition includes new lessons on daily life, such as doing laundry and getting a haircut, as well as visiting the zoo, night markets, and the Great Wall. Later lessons discuss recent social and political issues in China, including divorce, Beijing traffic, and the college entrance examination. "A New China" provides detailed grammar explanations, extensive vocabulary lists, and homework exercises.Single-volume, user-friendly format New lessons and vocabulary reflecting daily living in China Includes China's recent social and political issues Detailed grammar explanations, vocabulary lists, and homework exercises Uses both traditional and simplified characters
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Juster, Kenneth I. / Lazarus, Simon, PUBLISHER: Brookings Institution Press, One of President Clinton's first steps after his election in was to create the National Economic Council to integrate and coordinate his administration's economic policies. This new body was given a broad charter to address both international and domestic economic policy. Evidence of its importance was its location in the White House and the appointment of the assistant to the president for economic affairs as its head. Now that the NEC has been in operation for four years and a second Clinton administration is about to begin, the time seems ripe for an assessment of the council's usefulness and performance. Kenneth I. Juster and Simon Lazarus, who have served in Republican and Democratic administrations, undertook this evaluation for Brookings. They interviewed more than sixty senior officials from the Clinton administration and seven predecessor administrations, including two former presidents, in order to obtain a comparative perspective on how each occupant of the White House has established mechanisms for developing economic policy. Juster and Lazarus conclude that the NEC has served President Clinton well, but that it is still a fragile experiment that needs further institutionalization. They offer several recommendations for its improvement, including that economics should be given a more consistent role in foreign policymaking and that the NEC should annually undertake a systematic process for setting strategic economic priorities.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Vinton, John, PUBLISHER: New York University Press, For people over the age of sixty, New York City is a cluttered attic-a mess of valuables that cannot be ignored, but that for the most part remains buried in jargon, agencies, regulations, and eligibility forms. New York City is, after all, a place that offers seniors everything from discount tickets for Broadway shows to social service agencies for those who speak foreign languages including Spanish, Cantonese or Tagalog. It is a place of endless benefits for those who can dig through the junk in the attic, organize what is there and still have the desire to leave the house. Take Charge The Complete Guide to Senior Living in New York City is the first book to gather, in a single volume, information and advice for people over sixty who want to make the most of the city. Here at last is an all-inclusive guide that addresses every concern for senior New Yorkers, from entertainment and healthcare to housing and taxes. Take Charge reaches beyond merely listing phone numbers and programs to giving advice on a number of areas, from choosing an HMO, a reverse mortgage, or an elder law attorney, to receiving travel discounts and negotiating home care. Containing everything a person over sixty needs to know to make the most of life in New York City, Take Charge is the only comprehensive guide available for New York seniors and their families.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Love, Janice, PUBLISHER: Westview Press, These days, politics often seem to be local and global simultaneously, challenging people, politicians, and scholars to sort out what is domestic from what is international and how the two are related. Janice Love demonstrates the complex realities of how local and global politics are intimately interwoven, sometimes inextricably so, specifically in southern Africa. In southern Africa, like many other regions, such linkages have existed for decades, if not centuries. Yet the current era is different from previous times when human communities found themselves closely intertwined. Love examines military, political, and economic changes in recent decades. Students of international relations, comparative politics, and African studies will find the region's experience instructive in understanding larger trends in the world. Students particularly interested in Africa will gain insight not only about this region, but also its significance for the whole continent. Deliberately crosses the boundaries of domestic politics and foreign policy as well as comparative politics and international relations. By taking a globalization approach, connecting the local, regional and global, the book offers fresh insights into the dynamics of war and peace, wealth and poverty as well as local to global governance in southern Africa. Examines globalization in three arenas or domains (military, political, and economic), not only distinguishing them from each other, but also probing what has changed and what has remained the same across time.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Italiano, Francesca / Marchegiani, Irene, PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall, The first edition of "Percorsi "quickly became one of the best-selling elementary Italian texts. The new second edition features a new design, more focus on skills-development, updated cultural information and a full version of MyItalianLab. "Percorsi "is an introductory program that promotes the acquisition of Italian language and culture through the integration of the "5 Cs" principles of the National Standards for Foreign Language Education. "Percorsi " is designed to provide beginning learners with a variety of tools to develop their communicative competence in the four major language skills-listening, speaking, reading, and writing-as they acquire familiarity with Italian culture. All of the features in "Percorsi " have been carefully thought out to support the two key aspects of the language acquisition process: language comprehension and language production. From the start, carefully structured communicative activities based on authentic materials and texts encourage students to use Italian in everyday situations. Generous use of authentic content also offers students a chance to develop reading skills while gaining cultural awareness and understanding of Italian communities and traditions throughout the world. In addition, each chapter explicitly promotes cultural exploration through illustrated presentations that are followed by activities facilitating comprehension and highlighting cultural comparisons. Students are encouraged to analyze and compare extremely varied aspects of Italian culture while making connections to their own experiences. MyItalianLab will be available for Fall courses.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Chapman, Maile, PUBLISHER: Graywolf Press, A brilliant and unnerving debut novel about the mysteriously ill patients at a remote hospital in Finland In a remote, piney wood in Finland stands a convalescent hospital called Suvanto, a curving concrete example of austere Scandinavian design. It is the s, and the patients, all women, seek relief from ailments real and imagined. On the lower floors are the stoic Finnish women; on the upper floors are foreign women of privilege--the "up-patients." They are tended to by head nurse Sunny Taylor, an American who has fled an ill-starred life only to retreat behind a mask of crisp professionalism. On a late-summer day a new patient arrives on Sunny's ward-- a faded, irascible former ballroom-dance instructor named Julia Dey. Sunny takes it upon herself to pierce the mystery of Julia's reserve. Soon, Julia's difficulty, her tightly coiled anger, places her at the center of the ward's tangled emotional life. This fraught dynamic animates Maile Chapman's ambitious first novel. As summer turns to fall, and fall to a long, dark winter, the patients hear rumors about changes being implemented at Suvanto by an American obstetrician, Dr. Peter Weber, who is experimenting with a new surgical stitch. Their familiar routine threatened, the women are not happy (they were not happy before), and the story's escalating menace builds to a terrifying conclusion.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Browne, Edward Granville / Browne, E. G. / Amanat, Abbas, PUBLISHER: Mage Publishers, More than eight decades later, Edward Browne's fears and hopes have a special resonance in the minds of contemporary readers. "The Persian Revolution of , an account of one episode in Iran's eventful annals, has maintained its relevance and freshness, even after the occurrence of a revolution more intense and all-embracing than the Constitutional Revolution of . When the aspirations of the Constitutional period are contrasted with those of the more recent revolution, the irony is poignant and inescapable, especially when it is noted that the occurrence of the second revolution was a distant protest against the failure of the first. What Browne primarily intended to achieve in his book was to allow the voice of the Persian people to be heard by his Western audience. He tried to demonstrate to his readers that the tumultuous events they were witnessing in Iran, often with suspicion if not disdain, were in fact no less than a genuine struggle by an oppressed and impoverished nation to establish a constitutional order despite the overwhelming odds of domestic tyranny, foreign intervention, and ideological divisions. "The Persian Revolution was more than a simple record of a revolution, for it influenced the very course of events it covered in its pages. An essential volume for anyone attempting to understand Persia's past and present, this new edition features an introduction by Abbas Amanat, Browne's correspondences, and contemporary reviews of the book, all of which provide a rich context for "The Persian Revolution of .
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dinubile, Nicholas A. / Scali, Bruce, PUBLISHER: Rodale Press, Manage and prevent lower back pain with the proven FrameWork philosophy Muscle and joint conditions have surpassed the common cold as the #1 reason for physician visits in the United States with lower back pain leading the charge. If you suffer from lower back pain, you know the frustration of having to miss out on activities you enjoy and having trouble finding an exercise program that does not exacerbate your pain or symptoms. In his book, FrameWork, renowned sports medicine physician Dr. Nicholas DiNubile provided readers with cutting-edge strategies for safely starting, maintaining, and building an exercise program designed to promote optimum muscle, bone, and joint function and health. Now in the first installment of his Active for Life series, Framework for the Lower Back, DiNubile provides lower back pain sufferers with a specific plan for treating and preventing sprains, strains, disc problems, arthritis, sciatica issues, and other injuries. Beginning with an explanation of the causes, preventative strategies, and treatment of common lower back problems, Framework for the Lower Back includes: · A comprehensive pre-exercise screening questionnaire to assess the extent of injury or pain · A tailor-made exercise plan that incorporates innovative exercises that can be done at home or in the gym · Nutritional advice designed to strengthen the muscles, joints, and bones of the lower back Lower back pain and injury doesn’t mean the end of an active lifestyle. All it takes is a balanced, customizable plan that acknowledges the fact that our bodies are all a little different and often need special attention. Framework for the Lower Back provides that plan and gives you all the tools you need to stay active for life.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Alford, Amy, PUBLISHER: Xulon Press, Book Description This is the loving, true story about a young woman named Amy and her adopted grandmother, Sandy, sharing what the Bible teaches about living the Christian life. This unexpected relationship bound two women from different generations on the same journey in life. One woman was three steps ahead of the other-older and wiser. The other one was younger and not as wise as she once thought. At first, Amy was simply hoping a little bit of what Sandy had would rub off on her. Over time, she realized that God had more in mind. He wanted to use Sandy to bring her closer to Him than ever before. Amy Alford has photographed some of the world's most powerful and respected leaders, including President George Bush, Jr. and his wife Laura, as well as former President George Bush, Sr., Oprah Winfrey, Benjamin Netanyahu, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson and Bill Cosby. However, nothing excites her more than capturing the special moments of children and families. Her mentor, Sandy Edmonson (pictured), has taught a Bible Study at Grace Bible Church in Dallas for 45 years. Amy enjoys her involvement in door-to-door ministry in foreign countries, prison ministry, Bible Study and her involvement in Fellowship Bible Church. She and her husband, Ben, reside in Dallas, Texas with their dog, Buddy.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bagehot, Walter / Bernstein, Peter L., PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Lombard Street began as a series of articles the esteemed essayist and financial advisor, Walter Bagehot had written for The Economist during the s. First published in book form in , it is a vivid description of the money market that seamlessly brings together theoretical analyses, historical anecdotes, and incisive commentary on sociology, politics, and the Street's various personalities. Sharing his invaluable insights and unique observations, Bagehot touches on everything from the mechanics of deposit banking within a fractional reserve system to the nature of foreign deposits in Britain. Along with a clear explanation of why economic growth and rising living standards are dependent upon a well-managed financial system, he offers straightforward guidelines for the function of lender-of-last resort; a penetrating look at the consequences of uncontrolled credit and speculation; and an in-depth examination of the exchequer in the money market that includes a stimulating analysis of the interaction between the government's fiscal operations and the functioning of the Bank of England, the commercial banks, and the money market. Perhaps most importantly, Lombard Street features Bagehot's prescription for crisis management, which after nearly 150 years, remains the formula of choice for containing-and curtailing-financial crises. Filled with descriptions of Lombard Street that still ring true today, this jewel of a book has withstood the test of time to become a true investment classic-one that will appeal as much to the readers of today as it did to those of years ago.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dever, William G., PUBLISHER: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Following up on his two recent, widely acclaimed studies of ancient Israelite history and society, William Dever here reconstructs the practice of religion in ancient Israel from the bottom up. Archaeological excavations reveal numerous local and family shrines where sacrifices and other rituals were carried out. Intrigued by this "folk religion" in all its variety and vitality, Dever writes about ordinary people in ancient Israel and their everyday religious lives. "Did God Have a Wife?" shines new light on the presence and influence of women's cults in early Israel and their implications for our understanding of Israel's official "Book religion." Dever pays particular attention to the goddess Asherah, reviled by the authors of the Hebrew Bible as a foreign deity but, in the view of many modern scholars, popularly envisioned in early Israel as the consort of biblical Yahweh. His work also gives new prominence to women as the custodians of Israel's folk religion. The first book by an archaeologist on ancient Israelite religion, this fascinating study critically reviews virtually all of the archaeological literature of the past generation, while also bringing fresh evidence to the table. Though Dever digs deep into the past, his discussion is extensively illustrated, unencumbered by footnotes, and vivid with colorful insights. Meant for professional and general audiences alike, "Did God Have a Wife?" is sure to spur wide and passionate debate. Acquista Ora
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fisk, Robert, PUBLISHER: Nation Books, With the Israeli-Palestinian crisis reaching wartime levels, where is the latest confrontation between these two old foes leading? Robert Fisks explosive Pity the Nation recounts Sharon and Arafats first deadly encounter in Lebanon in the early s and explains why the IsraelPalestine relationship seems so intractable. A remarkable combination of war reporting and analysis by an author who has witnessed the carnage of Beirut for twenty-five years, Fisk, the first journalist to whom bin Laden announced his jihad against the U.S., is one of the world's most fearless and honored foreign correspondents. He spares no one in this saga of the civil war and subsequent Israeli invasion: the PLO, whose thuggish behavior alienated most Lebanese; the various Lebanese factions, whose appalling brutality spared no one; the Syrians, who supported first the Christians and then the Muslims in their attempt to control Lebanon; and the Israelis, who tried to install their own puppets and, with their invasion, committed massive war crimes of their own. It includes a moving finale that recounts the travails of Fisks friend Terry Anderson who was kidnapped by Hezbollah and spent days in captivity. Fully updated to include the Israeli withdrawl from south Lebanon and Ariel Sharon's electoral victory over Ehud Barak, this edition has sixty pages of new material and a new preface. Robert Fisks enormous book about Lebanons desperate travails is one of the most distinguished in recent times.Edward Said
Vendo videocassette VHS collezione Hitchcock i grandi capolavori del brivido composta da 36 pezzi la maggior parte ancora incartate originale De Agostini Elenco titoli: 1 Ricatto (Blackmail) Il Club dei Trentanove (The 39 Steps) L'agente segreto o Amore e Mistero (Secret Agent) Sabotaggio (Sabotage) Giovane e innocente (Young and Innocent) La signora scompare (The Lady Vanishes) La taverna della Giamaica (Jamaica Inn) Rebecca la prima moglie (Rebecca) Il Prigioniero di Amsterdam (Foreign Correspondent) Il sospetto (Suspicion) Il Signore e la Signora Smith (Mr. & Mrs. Smith) Sabotatori (Saboteur) L'ombra del dubbio (Shadow of a Doubt) Prigionieri dell'Oceano (Lifeboat) Io ti salverò (Spellbound) Notorious l'amante perduta Il caso Paradine (The Paradine Case) Nodo alla gola-Cocktail per un cadavere (Rope) Paura in palcoscenico (Stage Fright) L'altro uomo - delitto per delitto (Strangers on a Train) Io confesso (I Confess) Il delitto perfetto (Dial M for Murder) La finestra sul cortile (Rear Window) La congiura degli innocenti (The Trouble with Harry) Caccia al Ladro (To Catch a Thief) L'uomo che sapeva troppo (Man Who Knew Too Much) Il ladro (The Wrong Man) La donna che visse due volte (Vertigo) Intrigo Internazionale (North by Northwest) Psyco (Psycho) Gli Uccelli (The Birds) Marnie Il sipario strappato (Torn Curtain) Topaz Frenzy Complotto di famiglia (Family Plot) Se scrivete lasciatemi il vostro indirizzo e-mail perché a volte non arriva la risposta utilizzando il link.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Holden, Robert H. / Zolov, Eric, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Latin America and the United States: A Documentary History brings together the most important documents on the history of the relationship between the United States and Latin America from the nineteenth century to the present. In addition to the standard diplomatic sources, the book includes documents touching on the transnational concerns that are increasingly taught in the classroom, including economic relations, environmental matters, immigration, human rights, and culture. Among the less frequently cited works reproduced here are Domingo Sarmiento's nineteenth-century reflection on life in the United States, the Andrews Sisters' hit song, "Ru and Coca Cola," Jack Kerouac's beatnik observations on Mexico, the U.S. Senate's investigation of CIA assassination plots, and the World Court decision condemning the Reagan administration's Nicaragua policy. The collection illuminates key issues while representing a variety of interests and views as they have both persisted and shifte over time, including often-overlooked Latin American perspectives and U.S. public opinion. A special feature of this book is the extensive introductions highlighting the historical context and significance of each of the 124 documents. A detailed index provides the thematic and national cross-referencing that both students and instructors will appreciate. Latin America and the United States: A Documentary History is an ideal text for undergraduate and graduate courses in Latin American history as well as in U.S.-Latin America relations. In addition, it serves as a unique reference tool for foreign policy professionals, international law specialists, journalists, and scholars in a variety of disciplines.
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Plunkett, Hazel, PUBLISHER: Latin America Bureau, This new series of country guides is designed for travellers and students who want to understand the wider picture and build up an overall knowledge of a country. Each In Focus guide is a lively and thought-provoking introduction to the country's people, politics and culture. The In Focus guides will brief you on: The history: Conquest, life as a colony, quest for independence and the building of a modern nation. How history can help explain today's society and politics. The people: Who lives where, how they live. The different worlds of the poor and the rich; blacks, Indians and whites; Arabs and Jews; indigenous, disenfranchised and dispossessed peoples; human rights. The culture: What to read, what to see, what to hear. Who's who in literature, music, dance, theater and cinema. Roots and rites of different religions. Folk traditions and indigenous cultural celebrations. The politics: Who runs the country, who wants to run the country. Power and conflict between political parties, the military, guerillas and grassroots organizations. Historical ties to the U.S. The economy: What the country produces and exports, how the economy has developed, the impact of foreign debt and free market reforms, who gains and who loses, presence and role of U.S. corporations. Where to go, what to see: Must-see landmarks, lists of monuments and historical sites as well as the author's expert tips on what to see and do to get the most out of a short trip to the country. Plus... -- Facts and figures -- Chronology -- Practical advice -- Nontourist travel -- Further reading -- Useful addresses -- Color and b&w photos -- Maps
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Chen, Nai-Ruenn / Galenson, Walter, PUBLISHER: Aldine, Over sixty years have elapsed since the Communists gained control of the Chinese mainland. The years between and were a time of constant change and periodic cataclysm--the initial purges, the Great Leap Forward, and the Cultural Revolution--all bound up with the Communist conception of how to move the country into modernity in the shortest possible time. The Chinese Economy under Maoism summarizes and evaluates the economic consequences of the Communist path to development in a concise, factual presentation that can be readily comprehended by non-economists. The authors review the major features of the Chinese economy prior to the Communist takeover and discuss the policies, performance, and problems of the individual sectors of the Chinese economy during its initial years under Communism. Included in their review are industry, agriculture, foreign trade, resource allocation, population, employment, and living standards. A concluding chapter summarizes Chinese economic growth and presents a discussion of future policy alternatives and an optimum economic policy for China. Based on important findings of Western scholars, with many original interpretations by the authors, this material is presented from a developmental point of view. Since it was originally published in , sections of the book devoted to comparative studies of progress in India and the former Soviet regime will be of particular interest now. Free of technical language and providing insights into the economy of one of the most important countries in the world, this book will be useful not only to economists but to a broad range of sinologists, political scientists, sociologists, and historians interested in the path of revolution.
Disponibili cuccioli bianchi e neri di BEARDED COLLIE (non Border Collie), il meraviglioso collie barbuto noto per la caratteristica lunghezza del pelo e l'eleganza innata. Il Beardie è un cane molto socievole verso tutti (gatti compresi), allegro, estroverso e spesso impavido, adatto a persone di qualsiasi età - bambini compresi - sempre pronto a seguire i suoi "padroni" ovunque perché molto versatile e desideroso di compiacere i propri esseri umani. La sua indole vivace e mai aggressiva lo rende un compagno ideale. E' un cane da pastore e di esso conserva la tipicità e la robustezza, ottimo anche per coloro che desiderano cimentarsi nell'agility dog. Perfetto anche come cane da show (esposizioni cinofile) purchè si abbia la volontà di dedicarsi alla cura del mantello. Il Bearded Collie può dare veramente tante soddisfazioni in molti campi lavorativi (discipline sportive) come anche nel semplice quotidiano come cane di casa. Solo chi ha avuto la fortuna di incontrarne uno può comprendere la gioia del vivergli accanto, perché il bearded collie è tutto questo e molto di più ancora. I cuccioli vengono ceduti con pedigree, microchip, iscrizione all'anagrafe canina e prima due vaccinazioni. I genitori, esenti da displasie di anche e gomiti, sono entrambi visibili in allevamento. Moonlight Shadow (Elettra Cuore Impavido x Seagull Foreign Heartbreaker - HD B ED 0, Giovane Promessa Enci, Campionessa Italiana, Campionessa di San Marino, qualificata per il Cruft ) x Firstprizebears JohnnyCash (Firstprizebears DonaSummer x Firstprizebears Enfield - HD A ED 0, Campione Italiano, Campione Estero, CANT superato) Disponibili anche cuccioli bianchi e marroni.
Disponibili cuccioli bianchi e neri di BEARDED COLLIE (non Border Collie), il meraviglioso collie barbuto noto per la caratteristica lunghezza del pelo e l'eleganza innata. Il Beardie è un cane molto socievole verso tutti (gatti compresi), allegro, estroverso e spesso impavido, adatto a persone di qualsiasi età - bambini compresi - sempre pronto a seguire i suoi “padroni” ovunque perché molto versatile e desideroso di compiacere i propri esseri umani. La sua indole vivace e mai aggressiva lo rende un compagno ideale. E' un cane da pastore e di esso conserva la tipicità e la robustezza, ottimo anche per coloro che desiderano cimentarsi nell’agility dog. Perfetto anche come cane da show (esposizioni cinofile) purchè si abbia la volontà di dedicarsi alla cura del mantello. Il Bearded Collie può dare veramente tante soddisfazioni in molti campi lavorativi (discipline sportive) come anche nel semplice quotidiano come cane di casa. Solo chi ha avuto la fortuna di incontrarne uno può comprendere la gioia del vivergli accanto, perché il bearded collie è tutto questo e molto di più ancora. I cuccioli, nati il , vengono ceduti con pedigree, microchip, iscrizione all'anagrafe canina e prima vaccinazione. I genitori, esenti da displasie di anche e gomiti, sono entrambi visibili in allevamento. Moonlight Shadow (Elettra Cuore Impavido x Seagull Foreign Heartbreaker – HD B ED 0, Giovane Promessa Enci, Campionessa Italiana, Campionessa di San Marino, qualificata per il Cruft ) x Firstprizebears JohnnyCash (Firstprizebears DonaSummer x Firstprizebears Enfield – HD A ED 0, Campione Italiano, Campione Estero, CANT superato) Disponibili anche cuccioli bianchi e marroni nati il
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lindee, M. Susan, PUBLISHER: Johns Hopkins University Press, Genetic research increasingly dominates medical thought and practice in the United States and in many other industrialized nations. Susan Lindee's original study explores the institutions, disciplines, and ideas that initiated the reconfiguration of genetic medicine from a marginal field in the mid-s to a core research frontier of biomedicine. Tracing the work of geneticists and other experts in identifying and classifying disease during the explosive period between and , Lindee identifies the individual "moments of truth" that moved the field away from its eugenic past to the center of a new world view in which nearly all disease is understood to be fundamentally genetic. She suggests that these moments of truth were experienced not only by scientists but also by those who had familial, intimate, emotional knowledge of hereditary disease: patients, family members, and research subjects. Focusing on benchmarks in the field -- such as the rise of neonatal testing in the s, genetic studies of unique human populations such as the Amish, the development of human cytogenetics and human behavioral genetics, and the efforts to find genes for rare diseases such as familial dysautonomia -- she tracks the emergence of a biomedical consensus that nearly all disease is genetic disease. Using the success of this field as a point of entry, Lindee chronicles both the production of knowledge in biomedicine and changes in the cultural meaning of the body in the late twentieth century. She suggests that scientific knowledge is a community project that is shaped directly by people in many different social and professional locations. The power to experience and report scientific truth may be much more dispersed than it sometimes appears, because people know things about their own bodies, and their knowledge has often been incorporated into the technical infrastructure of genomic medicine. Lindee's pathbreaking study shows the interdependence of technical and social parameters in contemporary biomedicine.