Drawing on Chomsky's model of linguistic theory, this book provides an in-depth generative account of three major types of Arabic sentences: the... Læs mere
Covers the intersecting grammatical categories of modality, mood and aspect in spoken Arabic, focusing on features of the verb phrase in the Educated Spoken Arabic of Egypt... Læs mere
During the Japanese 'bubble' economy of the 1980's, the youth of Japan began to exert influence on Japanese culture through their spirited patronage of certain art forms... Læs mere
This book charts the sequence of events that lead to the outbreak of World War II. It also follows the intricacies of the struggle in Japan between the forces that favored the war and those who opposed it.
Addresses such topics as Chinese historiography; cultural policy; the new Indian Ocean Rim economic grouping; hunting in Japan in the context of Buddhist beliefs; minority rights of peoples such as the Yao of Southern China, and much more.
El Nazir and Desai reveal the bargaining and negotiations of the collaboration between the governments of Sudan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and private industry that resulted in the Kenana Sugar Company, the world's largest integrated sugar project.
A study of the interactions between ideological trends and economic reform in China in the era of Deng Xiaoping, this text explores the ideological transformation during... Læs mere
Contains 30 stories selected on the basis of historical interest and literary worth. Each represents an important moment in the history of Korean literature: the Korean... Læs mere