Emphasizing the roles that family, religion, and history play in intercultural communication, COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CULTURES, 9E helps you increase your understanding and appreciation of different cultures while developing practical skills for improving your communication with people from other cultures. Bringing chapter concepts to life, the text is packed with the latest research and compelling examples that help you take a look at your own assumptions, perceptions, and cultural biases so you can see the subtle and profound ways culture affects communication. The ninth edition also includes insightful discussions of the impact of globalization, a new chapter on intercultural communication competence, and extensive coverage of new technology.

John Wayne and Ideology is an examination of John Wayne's legacy as a political force. It is no exaggeration to say that, playing the lead in over 150 movies, he is one of the most popular actors in the history of cinema. This book argues that his enduring popularity is historically mediated. Certainly an A-list actor before and during World War II, John Wayne nevertheless did not become an icon until after the war, when, because of the war and emerging calls for women's and minorities' rights, white masculinity anxieties spiked. The American political reaction to this new world was a radical shift to the right, with John Wayne and Ronald Reagan embodying that change. The racist, misogynous, and homophobic films of John Wayne, still hugely popular, bear witness to that right turn. Moreover, that legacy continues, with generations of "Johns Wayne"-such as, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, and post-9/11 superheroes-desperately trying to recenter white American masculinity.

A Student's Vocabulary for Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic has been a standard resource for students of Hebrew and Aramaic for over 30 years. This new edition has updated formatting and transliterations to be more useful for students in vocabulary acquisition. The book provides vocabulary lists of Hebrew words appearing ten times or more in the Hebrew Bible. A separate section contains all Aramaic words appearing in the Hebrew Bible. The lists are arranged according to word frequency, allowing students to pay special attention to the words they will encounter most often when reading and translating. Complete alphabetical indices of all Hebrew and Aramaic terms in the book are included to make it more user-friendly for students.The vocabulary lists provide:The basic meaning of each wordSyllabification in transliterationKey information about the word's part of speechThe number of times each word appears in the Hebrew BibleThis resource is a proven and effective tool to aid students in Hebrew and Aramaic vocabulary acquisition.

This book is about the drift, diffusion, and reaction of ions moving through gases under the influence of an external electric field, the gas temperature, and the number density. While this field was established late in the 19th century, experimental and theoretical studies of ion and electron swarms continue to be important in such varied fields as atomic and molecular physics, aeronomy and atmospheric chemistry, gaseous electronics, plasma processing, and laser physics. This book follows in the rigorous tradition of well-known older books on the subject, while at the same time providing a much-needed overview of modern developments with a focus on theory. Graduate students and researchers new to this field will find this book an indispensable guide, particularly those involved with ion mobility spectrometry and the use of ion transport coefficients to test and improve ab initio ion-neutral interaction potentials. Established researchers and academics will find in this book a modern companion to the classic references.

Prepare students for success in using applied mathematics for engineering practice and post-graduate studies - moves from one mathematical method to the next sustaining reader interest and easing the application of the techniques - Uses different examples from chemical, civil, mechanical and various other engineering fields - Based on a decade's worth of the authors lecture notes detailing the topic of applied mathematics for scientists and engineers - Concisely writing with numerous examples provided including historical perspectives as well as a solutions manual for academic adopters

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It's easy to feel powerless in the face of big environmental challenges--but we need inspiration more than ever. With political leaders who deny climate change, species that are fighting for their very survival, and the planet's last places of wilderness growing smaller and smaller, what can a single person do? In

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When it comes to a condition as serious as diabetes, the best way to solve problems is to prevent them from ever happening. Whether you're taking care of your own diabetes or caring for a spouse or child with diabetes, you need to know how to respond swiftly to life-threatening emergencies. Do you know what to do in case of an emergency? With Diabetes 911 in your hands, you'll have expert advice at your fingertips when you need it.

Larry A. Hickman presents John Dewey as very much at home in the busy mix of contemporary philosophy - as a thinker whose work now, more than 50 years after his death, still furnishes fresh insights into cutting-edge philosophical debates.

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The present volume encapsulates the contemporary scholarship on John Dewey and shows the place of Dewey's thought on the philosophical arena. The authors are among the leading specialists in the philosophy of John Dewey from universities across the US and in Europe.

When it comes to water, we are fed a daily diet of doom and gloom, of a looming crisis: wars of the future will be over water; nearly one-billion people lack access to clean water; river basins are closed so there is no more water to be allocated despite ever-growing demand; aquifers are overdrawn to such an extent that a global food crisis is just around the corner and major cities, such as Bangkok and Mexico, are sinking. And let us not forget about pollution or vector-borne diseases. The challenges for sustainable water management are massive. Yet, as shown in this book, there are many positives to be drawn from the southern African experience. Despite abiding conditions of economic underdevelopment and social inequality, people rise to the challenge, oftentimes out of necessity and through self-help, but sometimes through creative coalitions operating at different scales - from the local to the global - and across issue areas - from transboundary governance to urban water supply. This first volume in the Off-Centre series argues that we must learn to see water and the region differently if we are to meet present challenges and better prepare for an uncertain, climate-changing future.

What is a Provost-and what does a Provost do? Don't look for the answers on the bookshelf. There is scant literature devoted to the Provost-ship - for which the author advances a number of hypotheses - so, until this informal and autobiographical account, there has been little for aspirants or new appointees to draw on for guidance or to provide a feel for what the role entails.Larry Nielsen offers a highly personal account of his tenure as Provost of North Carolina State University, from his unexpected invitation by the Chancellor to act as interim Provost, to the events that forced his resignation four years later, and brought him unwanted notoriety. In a fast-paced, self-deprecating style he invites the reader to share the activities that crowded his schedule, the symbolic character of the role, its opportunities to shape policy, and its limitations, as well as the joy and satisfaction he derived from making a difference in people's lives and the institution. We see him in action, and get a sense of the role, as he addresses problems large and small. He shares insights on the governance of a large public institution, on how monies are allocated, and funds made available for strategic initiatives. By the end of the book, we gain an understanding of the myriad roles of the "number two" position of the institution, responsible for the direction and functioning of all its academic and curricular affairs, that Larry Nielsen characterized for himself as "the University's stay-at-home Dad."He concludes the book with a look back at the Provost's job from his renewed perspective as a faculty member, further demonstrating the truth of his assertion that "where you stand depends on where you sit."This is an entertaining and insightful read for anyone who wants to get a glimpse of how a large university functions, as seen through the eyes of an ultimate "insider." For those interested in taking on the highest administrative positions in higher education it offers a window into that world, including the perils to which incumbents can be exposed when their actions become front-page news.

International Business Law and the Legal Environment provides business students with a strong understanding of the legal principles that govern doing business internationally. Not merely about compliance, this book emphasizes how to use the law to create value and competitive advantage.DiMatteo's transactional approach walks students through key business transactions-from import and export, contracts, and finance to countertrade, dispute resolution, licensing, and more-giving them both context and demonstrating real world application. This new edition also includes:New material on comparative contract and sales law & European private law; joint ventures and collaborative alliances.A new part on foreign direct investment that includes a chapter on emerging markets.New chapters on privacy law, and on environmental concerns.Greater coverage of the World Trade Organization."Case highlights" and court opinions that feature edited court transcripts which expose students to actual legal reasoning and an understanding of the underlying legal principles. These decisions are drawn from a broad range of countries, offering a truly international look at the subject.Students of business law and international business courses will find DiMatteo's clear writing style easy to follow. A companion web site includes an instructor's manual, PowerPoints, and other tools to provide additional support for students and instructors.

This text presents and explains theories from the epistemological perspectives of the researchers who use them. Rather than representing a specific theoretical paradigm (social scientific, interpretive, or critical), the author team presents the three major paradigms in one text, each writing in his or her area of expertise. Every theory is explained in a "native" voice, from a position of deep understanding and experience, improving clarity for readers.The text also provides insights on using communication theory to address real-life challenges. Considering that theories are developed to guide scholarly research more than to provide practical advice, this feature of the book helps students create realistic expectations for what theories can and cannot do and makes clear that many theories can have practical applications that students can use to their advantage in everyday life.Offering a comprehensive exploration of communication theories through multiple lenses, Exploring Communication Theory provides an integrated approach to studying communication theory and to demonstrating its application in the world of its readers.

The book describes formal models of reasoning that are aimed at capturing the way that economic agents, and decision makers in general think about their environment and make predictions based on their past experience. The focus is on analogies (case-based reasoning) and general theories (rule-based reasoning), and on the interaction between them, as well as between them and Bayesian reasoning. A unified approach allows one to study the dynamics of inductivereasoning in terms of the mode of reasoning that is used to generate predictions.

Boken om Bob Dylan, 2016 års Nobelpristagare i litteratur Få artister är lika viktiga, älskade och oändligt studerade som Bob Dylan, och likväl förblir han en gåta. Vem är den riktige Dylan? Är det Bobby Zimmerman, som så gärna ville fly Hibbing i Minnesota, eller är det Woody Guthrie-imitatören som uppträdde på småställena i Greenwich Village?Folkmusikens Messias, den sjudande amfetaminhipstern, den pånyttfödde Bob, den sentida Elvis, Jack Fate eller den levande nationalskatten? David Dalton kulturhistoriker, journalist och författare målar här ett avslöjande porträtt av rockikonen genom att blottläggahans avancerade lek med identiteter.Vägledda av Daltons insikter och strävan att röja myter får vi följa Dylans liv och konstnärsskap, ta del av Dylans egna ord samt vittnesbörder från dem som kännerhonom allra bäst. Med hjälp av vänner och andra vittnen däribland Marianne Faithfull, Allen Ginsberg, Larry »Ratso« Sloman, Andrew Oldham och Nat Finkelstein ger denna bok ett nytt och underhållande perspektiv på mannen och på myten, och på den musikaliska erasom formade dem båda. Mystiken kring Bob Dylan fascinerar. Dalton är bra på att skriva underhållande om vadhan vet eller hört om Mr D.ExpressenSom ett Dylan-fan är det underbart att ännu en gång dyka ner i hans värld och det här är en av de mer välskrivna och intressanta böckerna i ämnet.Gefle Dagblad