This book explores how Japanese views of nuclear power were influenced not only by Hiroshima and Nagasaki but by government, business and media efforts to actively promote how it was a safe and integral part of Japan’s future. The idea of “atoms for peace” and the importance of US-Japan relations were emphasized in exhibitions and in films. Despite the emergence of an anti-nuclear movement, the dream of civilian nuclear power and the “good atom” nevertheless prevailed and became more accep...

Sixty years on from the end of the Pacific War, Japan on Display examines representations of the Meiji emperor, Mutsuhito (1852-1912) and his grandson the Showa emperor, Hirohito who was regarded as a symbol of the nation, in both war and peacetime. Much of this representation was aided by the phenomenon of photography.The introduction and development of photography in the nineteenth century coincided with the need to make Hirohito’s grandfather, the young Meiji Emperor, m...

How Paris, London, Chicago, Berlin, and Tokyo created modernity through science and technology by means of urban planning, international expositions, and museums.At the close of the nineteenth century, industrialization and urbanization marked the end of the traditional understanding of society as rooted in agriculture. Urban Modernity examines the construction of an urban-centered, industrial-based culture—an entirely new social reality based on science a...

East Asia is now the world’s economic powerhouse, but ghosts of history continue to trouble relations between the key countries of the region, particularly between Japan, China and the two Koreas. Unhappy legacies of Japan’s military expansion in pre-war Asia prompt on-going calls for apologies, while conflicts over ownership of cultural heritage cause friction between China and Korea, and no peace treaty has ever been signed to conclude the Korean War.For over a decade, the region...

New and Improved 2nd Edition!Would you like to never have to worry about picking stocks again? To have a portfolio that you literally set up once, and then touch just 4 times a year? A portfolio that is not only safe during crashes, but also averages over 11% a year? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this book is for you!In The Set & Forget Portfolio, aut...

Written by an interdisciplinary team, Low Back Syndromes is the first truly comprehensive multidisciplinary text for low back disorders. Because today’s patients expect their clinicians to possess an in-depth understanding of available treatments, this text covers the broad spectrum of clinical options currently available. From chiropractic to osteopathy, from medicine to physical therapy, from occupational medicine to evidence based health care, from psychology to surgery...

Since the first world's fair in London in 1851, at the dawn of the era of industrialization, international expositions served as ideal platforms for rival nations to showcase their advancements in design, architecture, science and technology, industry, and politics. Before the outbreak of World War II, countries competing for leadership on the world stage waged a different kind of war—with cultural achievements and propaganda—appealing to their own national strengths and versions of modern...

A collection of 60 soulful, comforting, and wonderfully convenient recipes for Southern favorites—from Black Eyed Peas with Stewed Tomatoes to Country-Style Pork Ribs and Molasses Gingerbread.Cooking delicious, soul-warming Southern food that the whole family will love has never been easier! Whether it’s a big pot of black-eyed peas, fall-apart tender pulled pork, or creamy apple butter, the greatest Southern dishes have one thing in common: they taste best when th...

What happens when success arrives before understanding?Book of Law II: The Lost Years is the deeply personal continuation of Lawrence I. Morris's journey through the years that shaped his worldview, tested his convictions, and ultimately transformed his understanding of God, humanity, suffering, love, and purpose.Spanning a remarkable period of professional achievement, international travel, entrepreneurial ambition, devastating loss, spiritual confusion, and profound revelation, t...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This comprehensive guidebook unravels the intricacies of labor law, transforming complex legal jargon into accessible knowledge. Whether you're a business owner, human resources professional, or legal practitioner, this book empowers you with a thorough understanding of the fundamental principles that govern the workplace. Through meticulously explained concepts and real-world examples, you'll gain clarity on essential topics such as em...

The Jewish leftist lawyer Ernst Fraenkel was one of twentieth-century Germany's great intellectuals. During the Weimar Republic he was a shrewd constitutional theorist for the Social Democrats and in post-World War II Germany a respected political scientist who worked to secure West Germany's new democracy. This book homes in on the most dramatic years of Fraenkel's life, when he worked within Nazi Germany actively resisting the regime, both publicly and secretly. As a lawyer, he represent...

Lawrence I. Morris has lived a life shaped by curiosity, reinvention, and an unrelenting pursuit of truth. Born in Louisiana and raised at the crossroads of two powerful faith traditions—Southern Baptist and Latter-day Saint—he grew up navigating questions of belief, identity, and purpose long before he had the vocabulary to articulate them. His journey would eventually lead him far from the places that formed him, yet closer to the person he was meant to become.From the rural Sout...