Hakutulokset: Kirjoja kirjailijalta Watson Patricia
yhteensä 28 hakutulosta
Kinship Organization in Late Imperial China, 1000-1940
One of the most important questions facing scholars of China is how Chinese society is held together. It is now well known that China has been marked by great diversity. In the …
Juvenal: Satire 6
Juvenal's sixth Satire is a masterpiece of comic hyperbole, an outrageous rant against women and marriage which, in its breadth and density, represents the high point of the …
Martial
Marcus Valerius Martialis, or Martial (born between 38 and 41 CE, died between 102 and 104 CE) is celebrated for his droll, frequently salacious, portrayal of Roman high and low …
Martial: Select Epigrams
Despite his enduring popularity, Martial has recently suffered from serious critical neglect. The present work is the first edition of selections from Martial to be published for …
Marriage and Inequality in Chinese Society
Until now our understanding of marriage in China has been based primarily on observations made during the twentieth century. The research of ten eminent scholars presented here …
The Global Innovator
What makes a society innovative? Tracing the story of five great civilizations, from ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, to the Middle East, Europe, the United States and China, …
Successful Statistics for Nursing and Healthcare
Successful Statistics For Nursing and Healthcare helps students to gain an understanding of statistical methods within the evidence-based health care context. It builds confidence …
You Matter to God
As the Christmas season approached, I prayed and asked God, my heavenly Father, to let me enjoy this time of the year. It was my first Christmas since my mother had gone to her …
You Matter to God
As the Christmas season approached, I prayed and asked God, my heavenly Father, to let me enjoy this time of the year. It was my first Christmas since my mother had gone to her …
Innovations in Higher Education
Rising costs and increasing global competition press institutions to do more with less. At the same time, deep budget cuts and a general social and political impatience have …
Ethnocultural Perspectives on Disaster and Trauma
Crises do not occur in cultural vacuums, but help often does. Good intentions are not enough. Lack of cultural understanding, sensitivity, and competencies can hamper and even harm …