Since 1970s when the world was experiencing an "age of inflation", a great volume of academic research about hyperinflation has been conducted. However, it is also true that parrot-like superficial talks abound, without questioning the economic, political and social foundations existing underneath the economic phenomenon.Based on research results of contemporary economists, media reports and historical works, this book will be the most comprehensive narrative of all major events of...

Provides an authoritative resource on paper-based functional materials for advanced research, engineering innovation, and industrial applicationThe rapid advancement of paper-based functional materials marks a transformative moment in modern materials science. Once primarily associated with writing, printing, and packaging, paper has evolved into a versatile, multifunctional platform that integrates advances from chemistry, biology, engineering, and nanotechnology....

The first settlers to arrive here in 1869 purchased 160 acres for two dollars and change. La Jolla attracted artists, architects, writers and scientists over the years, contributing to today's prized reputation as a valuable world-class destination. Their stories shaped the fascinating history of this seaside village. Pirates and smugglers hid out in Sunny Jim's Cave. Ellen Browning Scripps, the Godmother of La Jolla, founded institutions and recreation areas for not only La Jollans but al...

Professor Chen-Ning Yang is best known for his achievements in Physics. He has also made significant contributions to the development of mathematics, as mathematics is extensively used in his research. In his long and fruitful academic career, he has witnessed many important events in the fields of Physics and Mathematics, and has collaborated or interacted with many great scientists in history. This book records eight interviews with Professor Chen-Ning Yang, which were conducted by the a...

Reviews latest research on understanding potato plant physiology and genetic varietyDiscusses major advances in conventional and hybrid breeding as well as their application in improved varietiesFocuses on ways of supporting smallholders in key regions such as Africa

Using a nationally representative data set, this book examines the characteristics of Chinese college students’ mobility since the expansion of higher education.It analyses college graduates’ mobility in both horizontal and vertical dimensions. The horizontal dimension shows college students’ migration directions and location changes, including migration for college, migration for employment, migration for grassroots positions, migration away from the capital and migration back to ...

Winner: Caroline Bancroft PrizeDenver in the Gilded Age may have been an economic boomtown, but it was also a powder keg waiting to explode. When that inevitable eruption occurred—in the Anti-Chinese Riot of 1880—it was sparked by white resentment at the growing encroachment of Chinese immigrants who had crossed the Pacific Ocean and journeyed overland in response to an expanding labor market. Liping Zhu’s book provides the first detailed account of this momentous ...

Pra todo veneno existe um antídoto. A obra Dramas de um Macho Intoxicado é uma produção que reúne poemas, poesias e aforismos escritos entre o ano de 2011 até 2019. Nasce inspirada nas vivências românticas entre amores, paixões, loucuras, ilusões, desilusões e Despertares do autor. É um reconhecimento de aspectos motivados pela má influência da masculinidade tóxica promovida pelo patriarcado como a carência emocional e a dependência afetiva. Dramas de um Macho Intoxicado é um grito de libe...

Whoever said all history is biography got it right. Reading about and listening to the stories Helen Holt has shared not only helps clarify some historical issues but should help the current generation learn from the past to improve the future. Issues like integrity in politics, the merits of education, aid for the elderly and so much more absorbed Helen's time. It is my hope this book about this special lady will serve to enhance those values for our readers.Patricia Daly-Lipe, fo...

Semiologia Pediátrica Liga Interdisciplinar de Pediatria (LIPED), da Universidade Regional de Blumenau, em Santa Catarina, de fomentar o ensino semiológico da cadeira de Pediatria da própria Universidade. Os autores aprofundam-se nos aspectos mais diversos que tangenciam a técnica semiológica, revelando uma infinidade de abordagens a serem discutidas sobre semiologia nesta área. Por isto, a obra tem a ambição de abranger a semiotécnica e atentar para os aspectos transformadores das últimas...

This volume presents the latest perspectives and practices on quality services and experiences in hospitality and tourism. It offers conceptual discourse, empirical evidence, application of existing and emerging theories, and considers the implications of practical findings to extend beyond the academic realm of service quality, and examine the quality issues of both services provided and experiences encountered across a wide spectrum of tourism sectors. As such, it provides new intelligen...

War is loud.Faith is quiet.History remembers the noise.In the trenches of World War I, where the earth shook and the future collapsed by the hour, Monsignor William A. Hemmick chose a different kind of courage. He did not advance with a rifle. He walked forward with prayers. He stood where men were breaking, listened where hope was failing, and stayed when survival itself felt unreasonable.Patriot Priest is not a story of conquest. It is the story o...