David Steinberg: 14 books
Demanding Devaluation
Exchange Rate Politics in the Developing World
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2015
Exchange rate policy has profound consequences for economic development, financial crises, and international political conflict. Some governments in the developing world maintain excessively weak and "undervalued" exchange rates, a policy that promotes export-led development but often heightens tensions...
Burma/Myanmar: What Everyone Needs to Know
What Everyone Needs to Know®
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2013
No country in Asia in recent years has undergone so massive a political shift in so short a time as Myanmar. Until recently, the former British colony had one of the most secretive, corrupt, and repressive regimes on the planet, a country where Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was held...
by United States Labor Party, Konstandinos Goldman, David Steinberg
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
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Burma
The State of Myanmar
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2001
Long isolated by rigid military rule, Burma, or Myanmar, is one of the least known, significantly sized states in the world. Possessed of a rich cultural history yet facing a range of challenges to stability and growth, it has struck the imaginations of those concerned not only with geopolitical or trade...
Hiking the Road to Ruins
Daytrips and Camping Adventures to Iron Mines, Old Military Sites, and Things Abandoned in the New York City Area...and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2015
In this easy to use, informative, and occasionally eccentric guidebook, David A. Steinberg blazes the trail to more than twenty-five unusual landmarks and hard-to-find destinations that are mostly within a two-hour drive of New York City. Suitable for the experienced hiker or camping adventurer—as...
Rethinking Social Movements
Structure, Meaning, and Emotion
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2003
This landmark volume brings together some of the titans of social movement theory in a grand reassessment of its status. For some time, the field has been divided between a dominant structural approach and a cultural or constructivist tradition. The gaps and misunderstandings between the two sides—as...
by Stephen Addiss, Minh Nguyen, Yuriko Saito
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2017
This collection presents twenty-seven new essays in Japanese aesthetics by leading experts in the field. Beginning with an extended foreword by the renowned scholar and artist Stephen Addiss and a comprehensive introduction that surveys the history of Japanese aesthetics and the ways in which it is...
by David H. Steinberg, Chattanooga Choo Choo
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2013
Chattanooga�s 138-year public transportation heritage is a complex and colorful conglomeration of some 32 companies that were initially comprised of horse-drawn streetcar lines. They were later upgraded to electric traction operations, steam dummy lines, and finally to the motor-coach buses of today....
Psycholinguistics
Language, Mind and World
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2013
How do we learn to produce and comprehend speech? How does language relate to thought?
This second edition of the successful text Psycholinguistics- Language, Mind and World considers the psychology of language as it relates to learning, mind and brain as well as various aspects of society and culture....
The Philippines
A Singular And A Plural Place, Fourth Edition
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2018
A unified nation with a single people, the Philippines is also a highly fragmented, plural society. Divided between uplander and lowlander, rich and poor, Christian and Muslim, between those of one ethnic, linguistic, and geographic region and those of another, the nation is a complex mosaic formed...
Lead Like the Legends
Advice and Inspiration for Teachers and Administrators
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2016
Based on the popular presentation of the same name, Lead Like the Legends uses the inspiring words of musical legends to help teachers and administrators learn the principles of effective leadership.
The book is organized around 14 musical greats, including Ray Charles, Duke Ellington, Marian...
Korean Attitudes Toward the United States: Changing Dynamics
Changing Dynamics
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2015
This is the first book-length work in English dealing with the crucial and troubled relationship between Korea and the United States. Leading scholars in the field examine the various historical, political, cultural, and psychological aspects of Korean-American relations in the context of American global and East Asian relationships, especially with Japan.
by Russell G. Almond, Robert J. Mislevy, Duanli Yan
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2015
Bayesian inference networks, a synthesis of statistics and expert systems, have advanced reasoning under uncertainty in medicine, business, and social sciences. This innovative volume is the first comprehensive treatment exploring how they can be applied to design and analyze innovative educational...
Disorders of Hemoglobin
Genetics, Pathophysiology, and Clinical Management
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2009
This book is a completely revised new edition of the definitive reference on disorders of hemoglobin. Authored by world-renowned experts, the book focuses on basic science aspects and clinical features of hemoglobinopathies, covering diagnosis, treatment, and future applications of current research....