D Hook: 13 books
The Ecology and Management of Wetlands
Volume 1: Ecology of Wetlands
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
This book contains the proceedings of a symposium held at the College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA, 16-20 June 1986. The seed for this symposium arose from a group of physiologists , soU scientists and biochemists that met in Leningrad, USSR in July 1975 at the 12th Botanical Conference...
Japan's International Relations
Politics, Economics and Security
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
The latest edition of this comprehensive and user-friendly textbook provides a single volume resource for all those studying Japan's international relations. It offers a clear and concise introduction to the most important aspects of Japan's role in the globalized economy of the twenty-first century....
Japan and Britain in the Contemporary World
Responses to Common Issues
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Britian and Japan in the Contemporary World provides up-to-date analyses of these two countries in terms of economics, politics, security and identity on the global, regional, subnational and civic levels.
The book moves beyond an analysis of state-to-state relations between Britain and Japan by examining...
(Post)apartheid Conditions
Psychoanalysis and Social Formation
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2013
(Post)apartheid Conditions: Psychoanalysis and Social Formation advances a series of psychoanalytic perspectives on contemporary South Africa, exploring key psychosocial topics such as space-identity, social fantasy, the body, whiteness, memory and nostalgia.
Japan's Contested Constitution
Documents and Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2004
Japan's Contested Constitution is essential reading for anyone with an interest in Japanese domestic politics and the international role of Japan. Subjects covered include;
* the no war, `pacifist' clause
* tension between the constitution and the US-Japan security treaty
* the political import of...
Regional Risk and Security in Japan
Whither the everyday
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2015
Japan’s unusual position in the realm of international politics encapsulates a three-fold juxtaposition: both in and out of Asia, both occupied by and a close ally of the United States, and both a key trade partner and a strategic rival of China. Whilst international relations theory offers a number...
by Glenn D. Hook
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2003
The intertwined issues of Japanese `identity' and `normality' are at the centre of the tension between internal and external pressures on Japanese defence and security policies. With chapters on peace thought, the militarisation and demilitarisation of language as well as the `hard' aspects of the...
Environmental Pollution and the Media
Political Discourses of Risk and Responsibility in Australia, China and Japan
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2017
This book offers a theoretically informed empirical investigation of national media reporting and political discourse on environmental issues in Australia, China and Japan. It illuminates the risks, harms and responsibilities associated with climate change through an analysis of pollution, adopting...
by Dr. Donald D. Hook
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2014
Published both by major U.S. houses as well as independently by the author, this book has been reissued at least every ten years since its initial appearance in 1976 by Jonathan David Publishers, Middle Village, NY. Its success has been remarkable, so much so, in fact, that schools and libraries have...
Beyond Bibliometrics
Harnessing Multidimensional Indicators of Scholarly Impact
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2014
A comprehensive, state-of-the-art examination of the changing ways we measure scholarly performance and research impact.
Bibliometrics has moved well beyond the mere tracking of bibliographic citations. The web enables new ways to measure scholarly productivity and impact, making available...
Supporting Students with Special Health Care Needs
Guidelines and Procedures for Schools, Third Edition
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
Essential for every school health office, this fully illustrated reference is the ultimate guide to caring for and supporting children with special health care needs in educational settings. A comprehensive update of the classic guide school nurses trust, this authoritative book compiles the latest...
Body Experience
The Subjective Dimension of Psyche and Soma Contributions to Psychosomatic Medicine
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
In this book body experience is seen as the subjective expression of psyche and soma and is discussed in relation to its significance in modern medical practice and psychoanalysis. The authors relate how the patient's subjective expression of his or her body frequently plays only a marginal role in...
by Jeffrey D. Klausner, Edward W. Hook III
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2007
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