Scholarship is a multi-generational collective enterprise with a commitment to advancing knowledge, inspiring reflection, and facilitating stronger neighborhoods, cities and countries. This book explicitly adopts this lens as a recognition of the contributions of Prof. Terry Cooper to scholarship and practice, and as a mechanism to connect the past to the present and ultimately the future of scholarship in public ethics and citizen engagement. This “multi-generational” approach is designed...

Japan in a Dynamic Asia examines a new phenomenon in Japanese foreign policy: Japan's increasing activism under the Koizumi administration. Behind this policy shift are the end of the Cold War, drastic growth of China, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and new transnational security threats. This book updates our understanding of Japan's rapidly changing foreign policies in the contexts of the new regional power balance and security concerns. Unlike most books on Japanese forei...

Der Autor beschäftigt sich mit der rechtshistorischen Entwicklung des Anwartschaftsrechts beim Kauf unter Eigentumsvorbehalt. Er untersucht die Fragen: Warum hielt die Rechtsprechung die richterrechtliche Anerkennung der Position des Vorbehaltskäufers als Anwartschaftsrecht für notwendig? Warum griff sie dabei auf den Begriff «Anwartschaftsrecht» zurück und welche Überlegungen wurden dazu in Betracht gezogen? Der Autor schlussfolgert aus den Ergebnissen der Untersuchung, dass das Anwartsch...

Provides a comprehensive coverage of recent research into the nutritional components of cereals, such as wheat, oats, rye, spelt, sorghum and milletOffers key discussions on the importance and implications of cereal-based products on human health (e.g. cardiovascular, cancer, diabetes)Builds on the foundations for the future development of nutritionally-enhanced cereal products

An in-depth exploration of the strategic dynamics shaping East Asia's future on the world stageEast Asia is the epicenter of twenty-first-century geopolitics, where military, economic, and diplomatic strategies intersect in complex and often unpredictable ways. As the region becomes increasingly central to global power dynamics, understanding the strategies that drive the actions of powers there is more critical than ever.East Asia's Grand Strategies

Tositarina uskomattomasta matkasta, Pohjois-Korean epäinhimillisistä olosuhteista sekä ennen kaikkea sinnikkyydestä ja toivostaJi Seong-ho onnistui pakenemaan Pohjois-Koreasta tavalla, joka rohkeudessaan ja sinnikkyydessään hakee vertaistaan. Vaikeasti invalidisoitunut ja nälkiintynyt nuorukainen vaelsi Kiinan ja Kaakkois-Aasian halki vapauteen.Ji Seong-ho kasvoi Pohjois-Koreassa 1990-luvun pahimman nälänhädän aikaan. Hän näki, miten koulutovereiden pulpetit jäivät tyhjiksi,...